
Tantra * Kama Sutra * Tantric Sex
Dance is one of the Sixty-four Arts enumerated in the Kama Sutra, the
classical Indian books on the Art of Love. It is suggested that men and
women alike be well versed in as many of these arts as possible, for the
Art of Love relies on the other arts for its fullest expression. In the
book Sexual Secrets by Nik Douglas and Penny Slinger it is stated that
"Tantric sexual ritual implies the weaving together of the Sixty-four
Arts into an all expansive ecstatic experience". And, "many ancient
ecstasy teachings point to the harmonizing power inherent in mystic
dance." Mystic dance, made up of natural movements and gestures mirrored
by each partner, greatly aids in the harmonizing of mood. Personality
limitations are quickly overcome by the joyous opening dance allows us.
Dance art speaks to the many forms of relationships we have in our
lives. Those relationships can be with one's self, others or with our
relationship to our divine source. For example, belly dance, which can
often be seen performed by a solo artist, portrays the dancers own
emotions, erotic nature and the relationship to the viewer. There are
even movements in this dance form that could be interpreted as the
artistic rendering of female orgasmic bliss. In fact, some of these
movements have the potential to bring on full body orgasmic waves! Other
sacred dances of the East depict our relationship with archetypes of
Gods and Goddesses - all various aspects and reflections of the divine
within us. Dance always reflects life. In the sacred dances we
experience creativity and express our divine nature in relationship to
the universe.
In "sacred-erotic" dance, partners engage one another with loving and
passionate intent for the purpose of "harmony of mood", as well as, the
pure pleasure of moving sensually and creatively together. "Natural
movements" express our attraction, affection and desire for our beloved.
Eye gazing and synchronized breathing help to quickly align the energies
of the two into one. This, in turn, opens the paths to deeper ecstatic
experiences.
Try some erotic, sensual dance with your partner or on your own. After
setting a sensual space for a tantric ritual, put on some
"sacred-erotic" music that especially moves you. You may wish to use a
prop, say a scarf or a fan to enhance your dance. It is deeply
pleasurable to begin your ritual with such movement, adding breath,
touch and eye contact, if partnered, to your interactions. Behold one
another in mutual admiration. In both performing and private ritual, I
have discovered through interacting with my partner that we have become
attuned to one another in many subtle ways. Dance is an opening into
uncharted, multi-dimensional realms of communication, connection and
expression, which are truly ecstatic!