The Essential Tantra

TANTRIC MASSAGE

Invitation Introduction What You Need Meditative Massage Guidelines Reminders Health Preparations The Massage, the Meditation Beginning Back Back of Legs

Back Side Conclusion Arms Hands Front of Legs Feet Front Torso Genitals: Male Genitals: Female Neck and Head Face Conclusion

Appendix: Eroticizing Safer Sex Acknowledgments Epilogue

SENSUAL CEREMONY

Acknowledgments Preface Invitation Introduction 1. Touching the Heart: Ceremonial Sensual Pleasuring 2. Kissing the Joy as It Flies: Giving the Gift

The Secret Garden Ceremony 3. Ritual Accouterments: Accessories 4. The Inner Garden: Guided Imagery 5. Sensual Communion: Feeding 6. Ceremonial Waters: Body and Foot Bathing 7. Temple of the Spirit: Massage

Tantric Explorations 8. Equanimity: Solo Meditations 9. Energy Dance: Mutual Meditations

Epilogue

SACRED ORGASMS

Sources Acknowledgments Introduction

I. Sex and Orgasm: Ordinary and Out-of-the-Ordinary 1. The Spirit and the Flesh 2. Out-of-the-Ordinary Orgasms

II. Four Paths 3. Tantra 4. Taoism 5. Quodoushka 6. Massage as Meditation

III. Orgasm as Transformation 7. Signposts 8. The Anatomy of a Being 9. The Four Types of Orgasms 10. The Two Functions of Orgasm 11. The Integration Meditations 12. Conclusion

Epilogue

AFTERWORD: SACRED SEXUAL POSITIONS

Introduction Visual Essay

About the Author and Illustrators