Introduction to Sexual transmutation

The fundamental premise of both Alchemy and Tantra is the transformation of energy. If one considers that the foundation of the spiritual work is to achieve a transformation of one's own "psyche" or soul, it then becomes evident that this foundation is elaborated within alchemical and tantric works. In reality, Tantra and alchemy are the same exact thing.

The most potent transformation of a system occurs by utilizing its most concentrated center of energy, and within the physical organism this center is precisely located at the sex. For this reason, the transmutation of sexual energy is the basis of all physical, psychological and spiritual transformation. This is a tremendous key that lies hidden at the center of every sacred tradition.

Within the Bible transmutation is spoken of as the foundation we must place our spiritual temple upon (Matt 7:24). This foundation, the sexual energy, is the same as the cornerstone of the temple, the rock of offense and the stone of stumbling (1 Peter 2:4), it is the same Philosopher's Stone of Alchemy, the Cubic Stone of Masonry, the "foundation" (Yesod) of the Kabbalah, the black Heliogabalus stone, the Amphorasep stone, etc., etc.

This "stone" emerges from the waters of sexuality, the same Waters of Genesis, which pour out from the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life that exists in the center of the Garden of Eden is the same "Otz Chiim" studied in the Kabbalah. The Tree is found everywhere, it is astounding to see the same imagery of the waters of the Tree of Life in Tibetan, Egyptian and Mayan cultures.

If we map the Tree of Life over the human organism it becomes clear that Yesod is related with the sexual function, yet Yesod does not denote Tantra per se. Where we do find tantrism is in Yesod's upper counterpart, Daath. Daath means knowledge, or gnosis, and it is exemplified as the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. There is a special and extremely important relationship between sexuality and knowledge, and this is why it is stated that "Adam knew Eve" when they performed the sexual act. True Gnosticism is the study of Gnosis, Daath: Tantric Knowledge.

The Seal of Solomon or the Star of David is a tantric symbol found throughout the world. The triangle is the fundamental geometrical construct, and it represents the three primary forces of creation: positive, negative, and neutral. These three forces exist within any cosmos, including the human being, itself being the microcosmos. Joining together equal but oppositely polarized triangles produces the transformation of energy that is tantrism itself. Physically this is the union of man and woman, yet it is a process that reverberates throughout all the levels of existence, within all the creative cosmoses.

In general society today sexuality is understood in a very gross and material fashion. Only when it is comprehended that sexuality is anterior to the act between a man and a woman - and far beyond the lusts of sensation that it is normally associated with – can the true meaning of tantrism be known. Tantrism is not "sex" as far as this term is understood by society, yet, at its root there is no way to deny that tantrism is nothing more than a sophisticated term for sexuality. Indeed it is true that the union of man and woman is tantric, yet so is the union of wisdom and compassion, or the skillful union of willpower and imagination which forms the basis of meditation. Therefore, tantrism is the science of harnessing the energy that forms from the crossing of elements.

The cross is the fundamental tantric symbol. It represents the crossing of archetypal opposites and of all the marvelous outcomes of such a process. The cross is also ubiquitous: there is the Egyptian Ankh cross, the Christian cross, Oden’s cross, the Tau cross. The bent cross or swastika finds itself in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, within the religions of the Native Americans, the Greco-Roman mysteries, etc. The swastika is a transcendental symbol that, at its depth, is nothing more than a cross that is rotating due the tantric energies manifested through the act of crossing.

All of this invites us to reflect upon the topic of sexuality and the tantric symbolism deposited within all religious tradition.

Types of Sexuality

There are three fundamental classes of sexuality:

1. Suprasexuality: Characterized by the transmutation of sexual energy, the pinnacle of which is the type of functioning that prophets such as Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Mohammad, etc. possess. Their bodies, minds, and spirits are the outcome of incessant and innumerable sexual transmutations. They perfectly transform each moment of existence, thus they perfectly perceive the true nature of all cosmic phenomena.

2. Normal sexuality: The functioning related with the procreation of the species where no psycho-sexual conflict exists.

3. Infrasexuality: The functioning of any and all forms of fornication or sexual misconduct. Including: masturbation, adultery, and homosexuality. This area is divided by the Kabbalah into the spheres of Lilith and Nehamah.