I've always considered myself a spiritual person. I also have been very sensual and enjoy sex. It seemed quite a paradox. I knew that sex was a gift from God; and that sex and spirituality went together somehow, I just didn't know how.
For years I've searched for the meaning and connection between sex and spirituality. After many years, I've finally been lead to the Great Work that leads to Spiritual liberation...liberation of the Spiritual Essence from the self-willed, pluralized Ego. I am talking about the Great Work of Sexual or Chemical Alchemy.
Metaphysical Chemical Alchemy can be practiced for healing when all other ways fail. They failed because some illnesses are Karma and can only be healed by starting and continuing on the Spiritual Path and consciously eliminating the egos and praying for divine help during the alchemy, or by repaying the karmic debt, which could take many lifetimes.
The ego states (or demons) of lust, anger, jealousy, etc. have their abode in the 49 subterranean levels of our subconscious minds. They manipulate us like puppets and most of us aren’t even aware of them. Until we are aware, and consciously work on eliminating them, we can never be the free spiritual beings God created us to be in the beginning….that is my goal…to free my Consciousness or Essence. That should be the goal of every human being.
Ordinary wo/man only uses about 3% of consciousness….if we could free just 10% there would be no wars, crime, famine, or any other of the horrors that the intellectual mammal mistakenly called man, faces now. However, within us are seeds that when rightly cared for and developed, can turn us into Solar or True wo/men.
We know in our heart of hearts (souls) that in sexual energy exists a terribly Divine power which can either liberate or enslave us. Through sexual alchemy, with the Divine help of Mother/Father God, we can eliminate these egos that enslave us. That can only be accomplished with the love between a man and a woman.
The chemical alchemy can only be practiced between a husband and wife because the positive-negative poles are necessary. It must be done with love, not lust. And, it must be done without orgasm. Good luck on this one (esp. the men)! This is called White Tantra. For more on the different types of Tantra check out this site: The Forms of Tantra
[Sidebar: This is very heavy stuff...I, personally, am having a difficult time understanding it; however, at some level it makes perfect sense to me, rings true. That's the way it is when you 'seek' the truth... I feel I am being divinely guided on my quest.]
Here is one site about it that is a little lighter reading: The Tao of Sexuality
During love making, one must pray unceasingly for Divine Mother/Father God to raise the sexual energy and transmute it into healing energy where it is needed.
If any thought of lust tries to enter, immediately ask your Divine Mother to eliminate it and turn it into cosmic dust, then continue with your prayers for healing and elimination of any ego states that you are aware of. Asking your Divine Father for strength.
During coitus between a man and woman all the creative forces of the Universe are present. Just think of it; the power to create life.
That's why it is best if both husband and wife work consciously on eliminating the egos and pray together. However, even if your are the only one walking the Path, you can demonstrate healing in this way. It may just take a little longer.
I am speaking from experience; this is not a theory.
The ultimate purpose of sexual alchemy is to create our Solar bodies, mental, astral, and causal, by transmuting the sexual energy into creative energy. When perfected, these Solar bodies are transmutted by the alchemy into pure Gold (figuratively speaking).
This can only be done by first eliminating the pluralized ego through awareness and self-knowledge, and the chemical Alchemy with the help of our Divine Mother/Father God through our personal, inner Savior, Jesus Christ.
For more information on Tantra, check out this site: gnosticteachings.orgRef.: Pistis Sophia Unveiled by Samael Aun WeorFor more information I suggest you take the courses at Gnostic Web