A brief look at Hindu erotic mysticism, its emasculation by misogynist priests, and its evolutionary messages for our age. Centralized power hierarchies don't just suck humanity dry politically and economically, they have been stealing our sensual and spiritual thunder as well for a very long time. We show here how they did it and how to get it back.

1. A Sacred Animals Party PresentationA Sacred Animals Party Presentation
Act 1: ReAct 1: Re--MemberingMembering SivaSiva
Ending hierarchical religionEnding hierarchical religion’’s wars war
on women, grace & nature with ecoon women, grace & nature with eco--erotic arterotic art

2. A Short Visual Meditation on Siva,A Short Visual Meditation on Siva, ShaktiShakti
& Do& Do--ItIt--Yourself Erotic EnlightenmentYourself Erotic Enlightenment
Or how open secrets a half billion HindusOr how open secrets a half billion Hindus
forgot may still be used to wake the worldforgot may still be used to wake the world.
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3. Our Premise & PrologueOur Premise & Prologue
The best religious figures are like good electricians.
They connect you to the power and then go home.
A lusty god called Siva was once pretty good at that
and deserves a ring today.
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4. According to archeologists, Siva first appeared
around 45 centuries ago in the Indus Valley as
Pashupati, Lord of the Animals.
He’s shown meditating in a garden with a handsome
hard-on and attracting all manner of beasts.
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The Origins of Siva

5. The message of his images was pretty straightforwardThe message of his images was pretty straightforward.
When aroused with Shakti (erotic energy),
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6. the meditative spirit becomes god-like,
electrified across all chakras and
in harmony with all living things.
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7. For males aspiring to thisFor males aspiring to this
hallowed state, the necessityhallowed state, the necessity
for female energy was obvious,for female energy was obvious,
understood and often clearlyunderstood and often clearly
depicted as well.depicted as well.
Either implicitly with dakini in
background...
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8. Or explicitly withOr explicitly with ShaktiShakti lending a helping handlending a helping hand……
But neither Siva nor his adepts could experience or enjoyBut neither Siva nor his adepts could experience or enjoy
their latent powers without provocative erotic help.their latent powers without provocative erotic help.
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9. And this is not a dead perception.And this is not a dead perception.
Even GandhiEven Gandhi--jiji slept naked with twoslept naked with two
young maids toyoung maids to ““ritually steel himselfritually steel himself””.
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10. This simple recognitionThis simple recognition
that female erotic powerthat female erotic power
is key to male rapture,is key to male rapture,
transcendence & potencytranscendence & potency
elevated womenelevated women’’s statuss status
immensely and goddessimmensely and goddess
worship was the backdropworship was the backdrop
of Sivaof Siva’’s earliest days.s earliest days.
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11. But then a funny thing happened,But then a funny thing happened,
funny in a sad and curious wayfunny in a sad and curious way.
Temple hierarchs stepped in, banished Shakti,
drained & veiled Siva’s phallus; and all the beasts
(except a cow & tiger rug) quickly faded away.
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12. But then another funny thing happenedBut then another funny thing happened
in an even stranger wayin an even stranger way.
Some hardcore fans salvaged Siva’s erection, planted it in
an open vagina and set them up for worship on their own.
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13. Thus was born the Sacred Lingam,Thus was born the Sacred Lingam,
phallic icon of Sivaphallic icon of Siva’’s robust creativitys robust creativity.
At first the imagery was quite explicit with
Shaktic energy holding up the shaft…
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14. Then it gradually became more subtle..Then it gradually became more subtle...
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15. And more and more abstractAnd more and more abstract.
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16. Nonetheless Lingam/Yoni worship continued to grow in
import and popularity til they eclipsed Siva himself and
became the main attraction.
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Proportional
Parity
Preponderance

17. Today 90% ofToday 90% of ““Siva shrinesSiva shrines”” displaydisplay
only the Lingam/Yoni and sometimesonly the Lingam/Yoni and sometimes
his bull but little otherhis bull but little other ShivanaliaShivanalia..
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Predominance Uncontested

18. The Main & Mantic PointThe Main & Mantic Point
In the outside world, Lingam worship is oft deplored
as an antiquated sexist rite for lionizing males.
Yet what all can see, but few discern is each Lingam
still arises from & through a Yoni or sacred vulva icon.
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19. So discomfiting as this may be to many devotees,
the actual setting of these rites is deep within
a vagina that’s entertaining an ardent beau.
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The Hindu Insider’s View

20. The ancients saw & celebrated the perspective calling
the chamber Garbhagriha, Sanctum of the Womb.
.
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21. Alas, this lovely name also gave many priestly temples
an “odd/unnatural” pretext to bar women at the door.
The gist: “Vaginas are natural hangouts for us guys,
but a woman’s presence would be, well, strange.”
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Patriarchal Perversity Revisited

22. In truth women are obviously the most vital presence here
since these rites are literally pointless without erotic energy.
But priests feared women’s charisma and banned them
as impure so most are forced to pay respects outdoors.
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23. Misogynist priests aside, the central point remains:
Hindus worship erections from the womb’s POV
and these ceremonies’ most hallowed moments
graphically reenact their orgasmic release.
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Sometimes the rite’s climax is lightly camouflaged
by bathing the icon with less graphic rivulets.
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or disguising the phallus totally and/or hilariously…

26. But for every veiled or censored rite, a hundred
more starkly depict its seminal significance.
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27. Every day in tens of thousands of Siva shrines,
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the same orgasmic theater is repeated over

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and over

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and over

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and over

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and over again.

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The Ignorance of Bliss
Do not forget that all this
xxx drama is occurring
in public & “houses of God”,
not some kinky Tijuana dive.
So what is really going on?
There are two interpretations
neither of which often cross
the orthodox Hindu mind.

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Offer What Pleaseth
1) Divine worship is usually
embellished with things that
give us human pleasure and are
thus felt worthy of our gods:
art, music, fragrance, foods,
blossoms, alms, etc.
Since nothing gives our kind
more joy than sexuality, isn’t it
our greatest gift and worthiest
possible offering, ideally in the
flesh but even symbolically?

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Desperately Seeking Siva
2) We humans visit holy places
to experience divinity and our
rituals are supposed to bring us
nearer to its power.
If your highest rites present slow
intercourse & prolonged orgasm
as the peak incarnation of divine
energy, isn’t that how you should
seek sanctity yourself instead of
just watching from afar?

35. Teaching Energy with ImageryTeaching Energy with Imagery
Ancient mystics sharedAncient mystics shared
discoveries with theirdiscoveries with their
prepre--literate fellowsliterate fellows
via parables & images.via parables & images.
One critical addition to SivaOne critical addition to Siva
iconography was the debuticonography was the debut
of the Nag, a sacred serpent thatof the Nag, a sacred serpent that
symbolizedsymbolized kundalinikundalini oror
ShaktiShakti’’ss psychosomatic fire.psychosomatic fire.
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The Kundalini Postscript
Kundalini’s serpent power rising
from the lingam/yoni union

36. Power from the Bottom Up
Kundalini literally means “coiled”
and signifies the sensual energy
or Shakti coiled at the base of
the spine. It is envisioned as a
sleeping serpent wrapped 3.5
times around the sacrum that
must be awakened and ascend
the body to vitalize the upper
chakras & evoke enlightenment.
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Kundalini’s serpent power rising
from the lingam/yoni union

37. The Advent of Yoga
This energetic conjugation of
our erotic, emotive and psychic
centers is in fact the true goal
of “yoga” which literally means
to yoke together or conjoin.
Adepts from countless cultures
have intuited this latent power
around the perineum, and found
ways to catalyze and channel it
to drive psycho-sensual growth.
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Kundalini’s eros-evoked arising was clearly
seen by some ancients as a very big deal.

38. Observe, Absorb, Emulate.Observe, Absorb, Emulate.
IndiaIndia’’ss ShaiviteShaivite mysticism depictsmysticism depicts
this dynamic erotically and getsthis dynamic erotically and gets
quite specific about whatquite specific about what’’s goings going
on and what weon and what we’’re meant to do.re meant to do.
Orgasms are to be savored asOrgasms are to be savored as
numinousnuminous ShakticShaktic visitationsvisitations
and foretastes of the sensuallyand foretastes of the sensually
spiritualized consciousness Sivaspiritualized consciousness Siva
represents and adepts aspire to.represents and adepts aspire to.
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Artist’s conception of Shaktic
evocation & kundalini arising

39. Sketching Shortcuts to SanctitySketching Shortcuts to Sanctity
Such climactic moments offerSuch climactic moments offer
glory inglory in excelsisexcelsis, but prolonging, but prolonging
that splendor is a far harder taskthat splendor is a far harder task
so masters offered graphic clues.so masters offered graphic clues.
The work: steadily arouseThe work: steadily arouse ShakticShaktic
heat and coax its sentient powerheat and coax its sentient power
upward to fuse the chakra centersupward to fuse the chakra centers
above, awaken selfless awareness,above, awaken selfless awareness,
and open consciousness to divineand open consciousness to divine
grace and the sacred unity of life.grace and the sacred unity of life.
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The individual workspace

40. Ecstatic Engineering 101Ecstatic Engineering 101
The more helpfulThe more helpful ShaiviteShaivite iconsicons
depict the desired state withindepict the desired state within
the vagina: phallus resolute andthe vagina: phallus resolute and
moist provokingmoist provoking kundalinikundalini, but, but
not ejaculating full force.not ejaculating full force.
This portraysThis portrays ShaktiShakti’’ss powerpower
at a simmer when her heat andat a simmer when her heat and
juice can be gratefully guidedjuice can be gratefully guided
and the real work gets done.and the real work gets done.
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Typical Shivling shrine schema depicting the
lingam, yoni, semen trickle & kundalini aloft.

41. Many shrines suggest this with milk slowly dripping fromMany shrines suggest this with milk slowly dripping from
aa dharapatradharapatra (streaming urn) hung above the lingam head(streaming urn) hung above the lingam head..
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India’s dharapatra imagery in which ecstasy’s protracted & milky seepage equals bliss.

42. Outward visual aids includedOutward visual aids included yabyumyabyum images that depictimages that depict
fitting poses to evoke and sustainfitting poses to evoke and sustain ShakticShaktic fire.fire.
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Though hierarchs claim such imagery is all just poetic, symbolic or allegorical, it’s not.
It details a sensuous personal path to the enlightenment religions promise but rarely manifest.

43. Finally & factually most important is the agency of love,Finally & factually most important is the agency of love,
which is by nature hardest to portray and most ominouswhich is by nature hardest to portray and most ominous
to male supremacists, priests & patriarchs.to male supremacists, priests & patriarchs.
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44. Lost in ElationLost in Elation
Each pair in Siva/Each pair in Siva/ShaktiShakti couplingscouplings
arenaren’’t just equal willing partners,t just equal willing partners,
they should also be beloveds whothey should also be beloveds who
are transparently in touch.are transparently in touch.
The only way passion can buildThe only way passion can build
to transcendent power is whento transcendent power is when
each lover can sense the othereach lover can sense the other’’ss
excitement internally and beexcitement internally and be
reciprocally aroused.reciprocally aroused.
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45. Modern rendering
of the Siva/Shakti enterprise
The Path UpwardThe Path Upward
He feels her thrills and is elated,He feels her thrills and is elated,
she feels his elation and is thrilled.she feels his elation and is thrilled.
Boundaries dissolve as both spiralBoundaries dissolve as both spiral
higher in a crescendo of delight.higher in a crescendo of delight.
These are the momentsThese are the moments the earth movesthe earth moves,,
the whole exceeds the parts and the realthe whole exceeds the parts and the real
import ofimport of rapturerapture is finally understood.is finally understood.
And once the ego armor melts away,And once the ego armor melts away,
lovers not only lose themselves in onelovers not only lose themselves in one
another, they compassionately resonateanother, they compassionately resonate
with the whole living world.with the whole living world.
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46. Empathy embodied
The BioThe Bio--Chemistry of TranscendenceChemistry of Transcendence
This is not idle poetry. Thanks to newThis is not idle poetry. Thanks to new
fields likefields like psychoneuroendocrinologypsychoneuroendocrinology, we, we’’rere
seeing why erotic spiritual quests are soseeing why erotic spiritual quests are so
threatening to hierarchic societies and whythreatening to hierarchic societies and why
teachings that promote them are officiallyteachings that promote them are officially
feared and loathed.feared and loathed.
SensualitySensuality’’s threat tos threat to ““established orderestablished order””
is twois two--fold. First, like psychedelics, it canfold. First, like psychedelics, it can
awaken radical empathy with the sacredawaken radical empathy with the sacred
nature of reality by melting egoistic walls.nature of reality by melting egoistic walls.
This awareness refutesThis awareness refutes ““civilized creedscivilized creeds””
that preach our separateness, superioritythat preach our separateness, superiority
and manifest right & destiny to exploit alland manifest right & destiny to exploit all
life on Earth.life on Earth.
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47. Pushback from savvy shrinks
The BioThe Bio--Chemistry of TranscendenceChemistry of Transcendence
Secondly, it arouses & amplifies Big T orSecondly, it arouses & amplifies Big T or
testosterone, our most risky molecule fortestosterone, our most risky molecule for
the powersthe powers--thatthat--be and the status quo.be and the status quo.
Long associated with courage as theLong associated with courage as the
term ballsy suggests, testosterone is theterm ballsy suggests, testosterone is the
hormone of arousal in both men andhormone of arousal in both men and
women & reaches a peak during sensualwomen & reaches a peak during sensual
embrace. Itembrace. It’’s also the prime driver ofs also the prime driver of
individuation, maturation, creativity andindividuation, maturation, creativity and
independent thinking (aka heresy), i.e.,independent thinking (aka heresy), i.e.,
the whole evolutionary enterprise.the whole evolutionary enterprise.
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48. The Big T
in attitudinal action
The BioThe Bio--Chemistry of TranscendenceChemistry of Transcendence
Testosterone provokes an egalitarianTestosterone provokes an egalitarian
demand for equal rights & respect, whichdemand for equal rights & respect, which
is the main reason slaves were castrated,is the main reason slaves were castrated,
the clergy neutered with celibacy, andthe clergy neutered with celibacy, and
““sex for reproduction onlysex for reproduction only”” became thebecame the
mantra everywhere.mantra everywhere.
AspirationalAspirational eroticism is thus doublyeroticism is thus doubly
subversive of hierarchical values & aims,subversive of hierarchical values & aims,
which is doubtless why itwhich is doubtless why it’’s demonized.s demonized.
But you can also defuse sexualityBut you can also defuse sexuality’’s powers power
by trivializing it as sport,by trivializing it as sport, ““funfun”” or porn,or porn,
which now seems the shrewdest path.which now seems the shrewdest path.
But to return to our Indian storyBut to return to our Indian story……
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49. IndiaIndia’’s erotic internal path to epiphany birthed two uniques erotic internal path to epiphany birthed two unique
genres of sacred art that dramatized its consequences.genres of sacred art that dramatized its consequences.
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One illustrated the feelings of power it conferred
with flaming coronas and diverse magic arms.

50. When he’s Shakti-aroused and kundalini-enlivened,
Siva himself arises to embody dynamic virtuosity.
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Now called Natraj, he is the master of percussion
and is worshipped as Lord of the Dance.

51. ChhinnamastaChhinnamasta ““the Selfthe Self--BeheadingBeheading””
The other big theme depictsThe other big theme depicts ShaktiShakti
arising from a couple making love,arising from a couple making love,
decapitating herself and pouring outdecapitating herself and pouring out
her blood to feed others & herself.her blood to feed others & herself.
In the millennium since this imageIn the millennium since this image
first appeared, it has become a cultfirst appeared, it has become a cult
classic among Hindu, Buddhist andclassic among Hindu, Buddhist and
Jain mystics seeking hiddenJain mystics seeking hidden
keys in ancient myths.keys in ancient myths.
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52. Slay Cerebral Domination,Slay Cerebral Domination,
Renew the Living WorldRenew the Living World
ChhinnamastaChhinnamasta’’ss mission & messagemission & message
are wildly veiled but perceptible.are wildly veiled but perceptible.
KundaliniKundalini aroused and ascendantaroused and ascendant
routs the intellectrouts the intellect’’s hegemonys hegemony
and the egoand the ego’’s selfish greeds selfish greed
releasing fountains of vitalityreleasing fountains of vitality
for all those outside in need.for all those outside in need.
She thus offers a rare dual path toShe thus offers a rare dual path to
personal liberation & social justicepersonal liberation & social justice
where the spirit of the yogi and thewhere the spirit of the yogi and the
revolutionary finally harmonize.revolutionary finally harmonize.
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53. The Whole Fiery EnchiladaThe Whole Fiery Enchilada
Some later artists apparentlySome later artists apparently
could not decide which lessoncould not decide which lesson
-- mystic powers or ego lossmystic powers or ego loss --
was more important to stresswas more important to stress
and tried to have it both ways.and tried to have it both ways.
Gradually all these expressionsGradually all these expressions
ofof aspirationalaspirational eroticism in art,eroticism in art,
poetry, practice, etc. came topoetry, practice, etc. came to
be calledbe called TantraTantra, playing on the, playing on the
sexual overtones of the loom.sexual overtones of the loom.
Though now messily used, it onceThough now messily used, it once
celebrated applied sensual magiccelebrated applied sensual magic..
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54. Eco-Erotic Entheogens
So that’s our beta intro to
Siva’s deft erogenous tech,
but the tale would hardly be
complete without a reverent
nod to his beloved guides:
ganja,ganja, charascharas & bhang.& bhang.
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Siva consulting his oracle

55. Siva worship has embraced cannabis for centuriesSiva worship has embraced cannabis for centuries
and his fiercest devotees, theand his fiercest devotees, the SadhusSadhus, revere the, revere the
Herb as godHerb as god--given and an essential sacrament.given and an essential sacrament.
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Since cannabis clearly enhances intuition, sensation & insight, adepts
also gratefully invoke it for healing, creative arts and tantric quests.

56. Wrapping Up, Winding DownWrapping Up, Winding Down
Now that youNow that you’’ve got theve got the picture(spicture(s),),
pray think long and hard on whatpray think long and hard on what
youyou’’ve seen, what it means and whyve seen, what it means and why
““modernmodern”” folks should even care.folks should even care.
By our lights, the real takeaway is:By our lights, the real takeaway is:
the most truthful maps to epiphanythe most truthful maps to epiphany
emerge from sacred erotic arts, notemerge from sacred erotic arts, not
the bafflegab of hierarchs pumpingthe bafflegab of hierarchs pumping
temple take with fear and fairytales.temple take with fear and fairytales.
And somehow across all traditionsAnd somehow across all traditions
the essential meme remains the same:the essential meme remains the same:
“This is as close as we get to godhead,
people. Go to bed and learn to pray.”
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Typical naïve gringo devotees dutifully
pouring it on, but missing the point.
Yanqui See, Yanqui Do

57. The Mystery of Beatific Blindness
That hundreds of millions of Hindus
still meekly trudge to watch such rites
repeatedly and have for ages is a grim
tribute to propaganda’s power to cloud
our vision & make the obvious obscure.
    
A closing heretical navigation aid:
When you can’t seem to find the keys
to grace, rapture or sanctity in your
church or temple, try asking your lover
and looking in your pants.
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Hint to weary pilgrims: sometimes,
even in the eerie theater of religion,
things are exactly what they seem.

58. As Cool Hand Shiv lamented re modern Hinduism,
“What we got here is a failure to communicate…”
So allow us to repeat: Siva worship apotheosizes intercourseSiva worship apotheosizes intercourse
and faux orgasms inside a stylized vagina, which suggests:and faux orgasms inside a stylized vagina, which suggests:
1) Erotic bliss offers humanity its closest bridge to divinity;1) Erotic bliss offers humanity its closest bridge to divinity;
2) Gender equality here is implicit, explicit and mandatory;2) Gender equality here is implicit, explicit and mandatory;
3) Sensual heat ignites epiphanies far faster than priestly rit3) Sensual heat ignites epiphanies far faster than priestly rituals;uals;
4) This isn4) This isn’’t a show to watch, itt a show to watch, it’’s a miracle to experience;s a miracle to experience;
5) More ascents per hour of effort accelerate human evolution;5) More ascents per hour of effort accelerate human evolution;
6) A beloved6) A beloved’’s body is the only temple yous body is the only temple you’’ll ever really need;ll ever really need;
7) Hindus may forget all this, but their ancestors did discover7) Hindus may forget all this, but their ancestors did discover it.it.
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59. And thatAnd that’’s about all wes about all we
have to say about thathave to say about that……
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60. Credits
(in process)
Blessings to our brilliant visual benefactors,
most as yet unknown. The beautiful images
shown here were often forwarded by friends
and/or scavenged from the net without
much news on provenance. As the project
matures, however, we’ll try to track down
what we can and offer proper homage.
In the meantime please note this is not a
commercial effort and is presented solely as
an evolutionary educational aid & remedial
public service. Pray cut us a little slack.
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