Lord Shiva
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya |
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Introduction & A Brief Retrospect of the Cult of Phallus Worship
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय
Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya[1]
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |
Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |
Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |
Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih ||
You know something about the history of the divine phallus, the liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गम्). I’m going to teach you a little about the vajra (वज्र) (general term for penis), the liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गम्) (the sacred erect penis, the phallus), ejaculation, and orgasm. Just a little; enough to get the juices flowing. If you want more, I’ll provide you with a literature list. But what I provide here should be a good basis.
It is my experience and my conviction that you really can’t get the most out of tāntric erotosensory practices, ejaculation control, cultivation of ecstasy and bliss, adoration of the liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गम्), or the sacrificial ritual of amṛta (अमृत), or even the awesomeness of your Tāntric Lover, unless you appreciate your own male body. I hope you agree.
This is the first of a series of articles that provide an orientation of sorts to the science — ranging from anthropology to archeology to anatomy and physiology — of the sacred symbol of male creative power, the phallus.[2]
Homoerotic Tantra is an erotospiritual practice and engages the triad of mind, body and spirit in alchemy of Eros. In order to derive the whole range of benefits from the practices and rituals, you will peacefully use all of your senses and energies to attain awareness; you must trust your perceptions, you must be willing to be authentic (genuine and truthful), self-forgetful (leave the ego at the door). You must be willing to surrender to truth and grace, and accept your responses and reactions with abandonment and freedom. In our homoerotic Tantra practice we will integrate esoteric and mystical traditions of erotospiritual practices that are conceived to overcome the separation of sacred (psychospiritual) and profane (physical erotosensual) love
This is the first of a series of articles that provide an orientation of sorts to the science — ranging from anthropology to archeology to anatomy and physiology — of the sacred symbol of male creative power, the phallus.
The penis or phallus in its erect state, upastha (उपस्थ) in Sanskrit, was not simply plucked at random from the universe of available symbols.[3]
The ascent of the male organ of generation to the symbol of divine creativity must have occurred at some time in our early history when humankind noted that it was the penis and the semen that created life in the inert female womb. It was certainly not long after that observation that parallels were drawn to buttress and support that primal observation. Take for instance the ancient belief that the rain is celestial semen that falls to the earth (female) to impregnate her and make her bear fruit. Without the celestial semen, the womb of the earth would be dry and barren.
It would not be long before the phallus, the liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गम्) would be made a deity worthy of worship and adoration. While the feminists and those who cower before them would take litigious offense at such a statement, particularly in its interpretation as degrading the female, the fact remains that (1) the statement is true and borne out in objective historical and anthropological/archaeological research, (2) that there is no world religion that does not have some sort of phallic worship in its origins, and (3) despite political, social, and religious suppression, world literature is brimming with references to the sacredness of the male organ![4]
The cult of the phallus or liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गम्) — which is estimated to have originated some 8,000 years ago — is also closely associated with serpent and bull cults, which survive in various forms even today, most visibly in India, but can be identified worldwide in cultures as diverse as the Middle East, Africa, Meso- and South and North America, and in a multitude of other regions.
Throughout the early history right up to the present — think Stonehenge or Filitosa (Corsica)[5] — humankind has been fascinated with the penis, the phallus.[6] The megalithic monuments to the power and divinity of the liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गम्) appears to have their source — at least in Europe — in the Eastern Mediterranean, and very likely owes its origin in proto-Tantra, whose parent is early Sanātanadharma (सनातनधर्म). That shouldn’t be a surprise to any of my readers familiar with the history and development of Western Philosophy, most notably after the expeditions led by Alexander the Great into the Indus region.
While it is true and must be noted that in Classical Vedic teachings there is no phallic worship and the cult of the phallus has no place in Vedic ritual and, in fact, is banned, it is mentioned in several classical religious texts, including the Ṛgveda (7.12.5 and 10.99.3) as well as in the Nirkuta (4.29). One of the mainstays of some Hindu religious denominations’ opposition to Tantra (तन्त्र) was the fact of the teaching of māyā (माया) or illusion. Tantra (तन्त्र) emphasized the importance of physical creation, and made pioneering forays into alchemy and medicine. The mainstream Hindu denominations, however, emphasized that creation is an illlusion, so why bother with such things as medicine?[7]
I do not want to belabor an indisputable and scientifically based statement that the cult of phallic worship and the identification of the male organ with divine creative power has been with us for a very long time and, despite the inglorious attacks of prudes and prigs, politicians and priests, freaks and feminists, is here to stay. The major contemporary problem we face in the 21st century comes from within our ranks as gay and bisexual men, in fact as men in general: it’s our alienation from our divine masculine spirit, from the deity within. Men today have been toxically conditioned and stereotyped into becoming worms and not gods!
A sci-fi mystery–and a very dark comedy–about several (mostly white) men who are systematically driven insane by a series of bizarre events. One of the men wakes up in the woods one day with amnesia and is confronted by a dominatrix who tells him they are on a mission from God. She takes him to Atlanta, where he comes upon an unapologetically racist and sexist book called The Total Emasculation of the White Man–which sets him off on a stranger quest. Another man, a college mathematics professor turned stay-at-home-dad, finds himself losing his mind when his son’s demonic teddy bear comes to life. Other men see even stranger horrors, but all these seemingly unconnected stories are part of a grand scheme that is either the work of a mischievous god or something weirder. Blending elements of fantasy, mystery, science fiction and comedy, The Total Emasculation of the White Man is a provocative exploration of gender and race relations in America today– (Unedited summary from the book by D V. Bernard, The Total Emasculation of the White Man. Strebor Books (2015))
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ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Oṃ śānti, śānti, śāntiḥ ||
Peace to you in body, mind, and spirit!
Dāka Karuṇā T.(William)
दाक करुणा
Reference TerminologyYou should be or become familiar with the following terms and their definitions as used in this exercise:
Sanskrit
(saṃskṛtam, संस्कृतम्) |
Devanāgarī
(देवनागरी) |
Meaning |
| Upastha |
उपस्थ |
General term in Sanskrit and Hindi for upright, erect, the genitals |
| Liṅgaṃ |
लिङ्गम् |
Penis, erection, phallus |
| Sanātanadharma |
सनातनधर्म |
The Eternal Way |
| Narapaśu |
नरपशु |
Beast-man, instinct-driven man |
| Dvaita |
द्वैत |
The philosophy or principle of dualism |
| Advaita |
अद्वैत |
The philosophy or principle of non-dualism |
| Vajra |
वज्र |
Penis, generally |
| Maithuna |
मैथुन |
Divine union, spiritual marriage/physical union of the Tantric Lovers |
| Amṛta |
अमृत |
Elixir of life, divine nectar, the Tāntric Lover’s semen |
| Somā |
सोम |
= Amṛta (अमृत) |
| Retas |
रेतस् |
Semen, generally |
ॐ नमः शिवाय
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