(Excerpt from ‘Sacred Sexual Healing: The Shamanic Method of Sexual Magic’ by Baba Dez Nichols and Kamala Devi) Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?… Therefore, adore God with your body. Corinthians 6:19-20
The human body is built for pleasure. We are wired with sensory nerves: large as the sciatic nerve that runs through the buttock and thigh, and small as the estimated 8,000 nerve endings in the clitoral head. This tangled highway of nerves sends and receives sensual signals between the body and the brain.
Our body interprets vast amounts of information about our safety, our state of arousal, and our most subtle energetic impulses that we call the sixth sense.
We will explore three tools that are involved in the sacredness of our body temple: breath, boundaries, and chakras. These practices are prerequisites on the path of embodied enlightenment that offer a solid foundation on which to base your sacred sexual practice.
breathing: Breathing is like sex. Without her none of us would be here. One of the great secrets of breathing is that it creates a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious. It connects the sympathetic nervous system with the parasympathetic. You can visit (pp. 243-246) to see three variations of breathing exercises.
Boundaries: The temple of the body works best when it is protected by healthy boundaries. Boundaries create the container that provides security for the body, emotions, and heart.
Examples of setting limits include:
o Ask permission before touching
o When asked, if your answer is yes, say YES; if you are a no, say NO
o If you are a maybe, say NO
o We encourage you to change your mind
You can find a list of 10 tips for communicating limits (p47) and a free exercise on setting limits (p. 246).
Chakra system:
There is significance to the number seven in astrology, world organized religions, sacred geometry, music, and in our chakra system which is closely associated with our endocrine system.
The following is a list of the seven main chakras, their locations, properties, sacred geometry, and corresponding mantra or sound.
Chakra Name Location Property Sacred Geometry Mantra 1 – Muladhara Root – Earth – Red Between the anus and the genitals Foundation, primary impulses Lotus with four petals LAM 2 – Sex Svadhisthana – Water – Orange Sexual organs, spleen Sexuality, creativity, emotions Lotus with six petals VAM 3 – Solar plexus Manipura – Fire – Yellow Stomach Power, Will, the Female Lotus ten petals RAM 4 – Anahata Heart – Air – Green Heart Seat of the Soul Lotus twelve petals AH or YAM 5 – Vishudda Throat – Sound – Blue Throat Communication, Hearing Lotus sixteen petals HAM 6 – Ajna Ajna – Light – Indigo Third Eye Intuition, Precognition, the Masculine Lotus two petals KSHAM or ONG 7 – Sahasrara Crown – Thought – Violet Top of the Head Lotus of Higher Consciousness 972 petals HAMSA or AUM
You can visit (p. 248) to practice rainbow relaxation.
As we become more proficient in these energy centers, we can draw divine inspiration into many aspects of our lives. In essence we become divine conduits.
