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SecRED Snx IN EvERYDAY Lms taken to the bed oflnnana'shigh priestess' Thisbedwas adornedwithflowers, grasses and qrain stalksfor the marriage' As the unio'n was consummated, so it was asked that the harvest Would be good' It was believed that the spirit of the lovegoddess herself was present in her priestess and that the shepherd god overlaid the king' Tw enty-First Century S acred Sex Of course, you may not be able to arrange a bed of flowers for you and your lovebut the principle is the same'Whether you make love, smoky after a barbecue'oily after fixing the car, smelling of baby sick in spite of scrubbing your skin raw or youi lover hasthe fragrance of an intense La[ game rather than of sacred oils, you are part of the same sacred tradition' You mav occasionally feel the presence of the Mother Goddess and the Father God during intense moments of lovemaking and that You arefloating or flYing' Consummating I'ove or Increasing Pas sio n in an Establi shed Relati on shiP - Wo rking w ith Y o ur Fwourite Fragrance The Seven Chakra Powers of I'ove Anointing a Partner and being anointed with fragrance or oils on your seven matn spirituai energy centresas a prelude to lovemaking is a truly magicalexperience' If you have a lover who is very nervous about the idea of sacred sex You can anoint yourself before lovemaking' You will then act as a channel for his or her chakras and as you touch your lover's body,you transmit the magical energies' For the ritual You will need ' ' o A bottle of your favourite perfume' roseor lavender cologneor water' rose or lavender essential oil, well-diluted in slightlY warmed almond or olive oil. If your man is very macho he maY orefer to use his cologne (buY him a subtle one) or an oil like patchouli or rosewood.Aerosols do not work for this! . Four small,scented candles in jasmine' rose, sandalwood or Ylang Ylang' Open your fragrance or prepare the oil mix. Put the liquid in a small bowl on a flat surface next to the bed' Ifyour partner is willing to share the ritual, anoint each other'schakras in turn. Light the four candles in the four corners of the room. Anoint eachofyour partner'schakras' He or she can thenmirror the same action and position on the same chakra on your body as you say the words' Guide your Dartner's hands to locate your energy centres if necessarY. Begin with your partner's base or root .haLi.. Put vour hands in the small of vour partnerls backor very gently on the pe.in.u- and press gentlyto awaken the iundalini, the serpent power named after a Hindu lor e goddess that is coiled round the baseof the spine. You will feelthis as a swirling pulsatingsensation' This is the .huku oitile .urth and of pure instinctual earth po*'er' It will help you both to shed inhibiiions and tune into the seasonal flowing of earth energy where sexuality is one of the most natural forces'rooted in the ancient annual fertility festivals to bring new life to animals, cattleand corn' Tat the fragrance bottle or oil mix and anoint the small of your partner'sback' oerineum or if a very shy partner' tne solesof the feet where the earth energy enters your body as you walk' Then guide him/her to anoint your root chakra' Say as your chakrais anointed,'I am the earth and I take into mYself mY own Power very act of making love, when You care for the Person you are with and respect Your own and their bodY, is an act of sacred love.The act of release is in itself a gift of Pure love to the cosmos and will bring blessings on You and your loved one in the waYs most needed. As vou make love, You share in the tradition of sacred marriage that dates backthousands ofyears to when the Earth Mother and Sky Father or in the Middle East, for example, in Ancient Egypt' Nut the skv goddess covered in stars and Geb' whose Lody formed the fertile earth' came togetherto ensurefertiliry of land' humans*and animals and to bring the warming sun and fertilising ratn' TheFirst SatedMarciage The first sacred marriage or Hieros Gamos, as it was called by the Ancient Greeks, was celebrated around 3300BCE in rituals marking the annual renewal of love between the Sumerian goddess' Innana, the fertility goddess and Queen of Heaven, to the shepherd king/earth god,Dumuzi, in the Middle East area of modern lraq. However' Palntmgs on an ancientvase iuggest there may have been earlier rites, p.thup. to a more localised fertility goddess,in the 4th millennia BCE. The annual sacred marriage'we know fiom various Sumerian contemPorary songs,began with the journeY of the kirti to ttre temple of Innana where he was" ritually prepared with bathing and anointed with sacred oils, followed by a symbolic wedding feast' Thekingwas then 8 spsLlcnnrr

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Page 1: Sacred Sex

SecRED Snx INEvERYDAY Lms

taken to the bed oflnnana's high priestess'

Thisbedwas adornedwithflowers, grasses

and qrain stalks for the marriage' As the

unio'n was consummated, so it was asked

that the harvest Would be good' It was

believed that the spirit of the love goddess

herself was present in her priestess and

that the shepherd god overlaid the king'

Tw enty-First Century S acred Sex

Of course, you may not be able to arrange

a bed of flowers for you and your love but

the principle is the same' Whether you

make love, smoky after a barbecue' oily

after fixing the car, smelling of baby sick

in spite of scrubbing your skin raw or

youi lover has the fragrance of an intense

La[ game rather than of sacred oils, you

are part of the same sacred tradition' You

mav occasionally feel the presence of the

Mother Goddess and the Father God

during intense moments of lovemaking

and that You are floating or flYing'

Consummating I'ove or Increasing

P as sio n in an E st abli shed

Relati on shiP - Wo rking w ith Y o ur

Fwourite Fragrance

The Seven Chakra Powers of I'ove

Anointing a Partner and being anointed

with fragrance or oils on your seven matn

spirituai energy centres as a prelude to

lovemaking is a truly magical experience'

If you have a lover who is very nervous

about the idea of sacred sex You can

anoint yourself before lovemaking' You

will then act as a channel for his or her

chakras and as you touch your lover's

body, you transmit the magical energies'

For the ritual You will need ' '

o A bottle of your favourite perfume'

rose or lavender cologne or water' rose

or lavender essential oil, well-diluted

in slightlY warmed almond or olive

oil. If your man is very macho he maY

orefer to use his cologne (buY him a

subtle one) or an oil like patchouli or

rosewood. Aerosols do not work for

this!

. Four small, scented candles in jasmine'

rose, sandalwood or Ylang Ylang'

Open your fragrance or prepare the oil

mix. Put the liquid in a small bowl on a

flat surface next to the bed' Ifyour partner

is willing to share the ritual, anoint each

other's chakras in turn.

Light the four candles in the four

corners of the room.Anoint each ofyour partner's chakras'

He or she can then mirror the same action

and position on the same chakra on your

body as you say the words' Guide your

Dartner's hands to locate your energy

centres if necessarY.Begin with your partner's base or root

.haLi.. Put vour hands in the small of

vour partnerls back or very gently on the

pe.in.u- and press gently to awaken the

iundalini, the serpent power named after

a Hindu lor e goddess that is coiled round

the base of the spine. You will feel this as

a swirling pulsating sensation' This is the

.huku oitile .urth and of pure instinctual

earth po*'er' It will help you both to shed

inhibiiions and tune into the seasonal

flowing of earth energy where sexuality

is one of the most natural forces' rooted

in the ancient annual fertility festivals to

bring new life to animals, cattle and corn'

Tat the fragrance bottle or oil mix and

anoint the small of your partner's back'

oerineum or if a very shy partner' tne

soles of the feet where the earth energy

enters your body as you walk' Then guide

him/her to anoint your root chakra' Say

as your chakra is anointed,'I am the earth

and I take into mYself mY own Power

very act of making

love, when Youcare for the Personyou are with and

respect Your own

and their bodY, is an act of sacred

love. The act of release is in itself

a gift of Pure love to the cosmos

and will bring blessings on Youand your loved one in the waYs

most needed.As vou make love, You share in the

tradition of sacred marriage that dates

back thousands ofyears to when the Earth

Mother and Sky Father or in the Middle

East, for example, in Ancient Egypt' Nut

the skv goddess covered in stars and Geb'

whose Lody formed the fertile earth'

came together to ensure fertiliry of land'

humans*and animals and to bring the

warming sun and fertilising ratn'

TheFirst SatedMarciageThe first sacred marriage or Hieros

Gamos, as it was called by the Ancient

Greeks, was celebrated around 3300 BCE

in rituals marking the annual renewal

of love between the Sumerian goddess'

Innana, the fertility goddess and Queen

of Heaven, to the shepherd king/earth

god, Dumuzi, in the Middle East area of

modern lraq. However' Palntmgs on an

ancient vase iuggest there may have been

earlier rites, p.thup. to a more localised

fertility goddess, in the 4th millennia

BCE.The annual sacred marriage' we know

fiom various Sumerian contemPorary

songs, began with the journeY of the

kirti to ttre temple of Innana where he

was" ritually prepared with bathing and

anointed with sacred oils, followed by a

symbolic wedding feast' The kingwas then

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