Positive Expression of Life

Ecstatic love could be beyond the physical, writes Miss. Linda E Savage (A psychologist and sex educator)

Imagine living in a culture where sex was sacred and not a sin and sexuality was seen as a positive expression of the life force. This perspective was the norm in many cultures pre-dating Greek and Roman times and these societies date back 30,000 years. Even as late as 3,500 years ago, these who lived on the island of Crete recognised sexual pleasure as a wonderful way to connect with spirit, renew the abundance of the land, and unite deeply with one another. In this culture, sexuality was understood as a pathway to spiritual ecstasy.

Nothing Lower or Higher

The fact is that sexuality and spirituality were never split until well into the first millennium of the Common Era when denial of the body became the popular theology of the day. It may seem outrageous to view sexuality in such lofty terms. Yet, it no longer makes sense to deny the spiritual dimensions of our sexuality, as if we had ‘lower physical urges and ‘higher’ spiritual functions, disconnected from the body.

Before you read on, let me define what I mean by spiritual sex; it is sexual energy that goes beyond physical sensations of pleasure and genital orgasm. It is not limited to genital stimulation and the release of tension through a quick and simple orgasm. When spiritual sex is consciously practiced, there is a quality of ‘mindfulness’, which is heightened awareness and expanded consciousness. The more cosmic experiences utilising sexual energy create ecstatic states. The essence of spiritual sex is enhanced awareness, extraordinary inspiration, and a sense of merging with the life force.

For simplicity’s sake, I have divided the spiritual sex into two levels, the first is conscious loving which is sexual energy that generates intense, loving feeling for the partner. The result is greater partner connection, reinforcing commitment in a long-term relationship through loving communion, enhancing the bond.

The second level is spiritual union which is the ultimate expression of sexuality. Often one receives inspiration and illumination that can be translated into divine guidance or simply experienced as pure bliss. These transcendental sexual experiences produce a sense of merging with the source of energy and losing physical boundaries during orgasm. It is often described as ‘being in the moment of boundless bliss’.

Many ancient and modern visionary experiences are described as feeling of being ‘bathed in pure light’. It is cosmic orgasm, the direct experience of the self as pure energy, in union with a divine source. This level of spiritual sex may occur without a partner and even without any physical stimulation.

Many of you intuitively know the link between spirituality and sexuality through direct experience. One woman, I’ll call Carrie, related the following;”At the moment of orgasm I knew that I was in a great, golden light and I experienced myself a transparent, luminous energy. I saw seven stars like, golden, swirling points that lined up in my body. I didn’t know about the Chakras at the time but later I discovered that that’s what I saw. My energy centres looked like radiant golden lights in my body.”

What she has visualised was the life force freely flowing through all seven energy centres that were illuminated and energised by her orgasm. Many people who become interested in spiritual sex have had initial spontaneous ecstatic experience such as Carrie’s.

Since sexual energy is the source of our connection to the life force, the benefits to physical, emotional, and mental health are obvious. Developing conscious rituals and techniques allow you to become more open to such transcendent experience. It prepares you to be receptive to the possibility of connecting in higher states of awareness from peak sexual moments.