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Rejuvenation through sexual energy, September 18, 2001
This review is from: The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress: Secrets of the (Paperback)
As a practitioner of sexual transformative practices from other traditions, I was curious about the similarities and differences so I couldn't put the book down until I finished reading it - and this book is very easy to read. The book is divided in three parts. First part deals with the Origins and Sexual Philosophy of the White Tigress as well as Taoist Alchemical Correlations. The second part describes the Sexual Triad - The White Tigress, The Green Dragon and The Jade Dragon. Part three describes the Restoration (rejuvenation) Methods of the Tigress as well as The Transformation Techniques. Some of the exercises are practiced without the partner (such as exercises for restoring and enlarging the breasts and for slimming the waist line), while other exercises require the partner (the focus of these exercises is on oral stimulation and absorption of the male sexual energy for the purpose of rejuvenation). I should point out that not all of the practices are suitable for every woman, however every woman could pick out the exercises that she feels comfortable with and experience the increased vitality, youthfulness, self-confidence and intensified sexual enjoyment. I would also recommend the book Healing Love Through Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy by Mantak and Maneewan Chia.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
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Sexuality for spirituality, January 7, 2006
This review is from: The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress: Secrets of the (Paperback)
The White Tigress practice is the woman's side of men's Jade Dragon: similar in ways, complementary in others. This book (written by a man) describes the early stages of White Tigress training. The goal of that training is to heighten a woman's sexual awareness and power, partly for health and long life, but also to direct that power towards enlightenment.
Because of the secrecy of the teachings, Hsi describes only the first third of White Tigress training. That includes yogic exercises and self-massage, but centers heavily on fellation as a way to focus attention and to collect the male energy for the woman's betterment. Unlike other authors, Hsi generally identifies this as harmless or beneficial to the male partner, when done properly. Hsi discusses how older texts could have created incorrect impressions. Sometimes, though, he presents interpretations that echo feminist rewritings of Western history and tradition. This alternative view interests me, but its differences from more widely held interpretations interfere with easy acceptance.
White Tigress practice is based on the theories of traditional Chinese medicine. Hsi aligns many of these beliefs with Western scientific knowledge. As I've found elsewhere, the spiritual beliefs of scientists generally show better understanding than the scientific beliefs of mystics. This applies especially to Hsi's claims about the relative immunity of White Tigresses to STDs - I encourage any serious reader to treat Hsi's discussion with caution.
Although sexually oriented and often dependent on male partners, this is not about relationships other than ones that further her development. White Tigress teaching is based wholly on its benefit to the woman who practices it. It's not a predatory practice, though. Strengthening her "Jade Dragon" strengthens her, and Hsi makes clear that gentleness and joy are basic rules as well as outcomes.
That is the real goal of White Tigress teaching: joy. The Tigress is happy in herself. The practice is said to strengthen her body so that she remains happy long after others start to suffer from the failures of age. Once her training is complete, the Tigress is free to join the world, not just as Tigress teacher, but as mother, professional, or whatever she wants, bringing her joy with her. I value the happiness of the women in my life - it must be a wonderful honor to meet a Tigress who has so much happiness in her.
//wiredweird
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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Love forbidden?, April 16, 2005
This review is from: The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress: Secrets of the (Paperback)
I have become familiar with taoist sexual practises through the books "The Tao of Love and Sex" and "The Tao of the Loving couple" by Jolan Chang. But, as you can tell from the title already, for Jolan Chang taoism means experiencing an hour lasting bliss while being united with a *beloved* partner, whereas Hsi Lai teaches women to consider men as something like "walking gas pumps" their penisses being the "nozzles".
Women are taught to seduce men (which are called "green dragons") to perform oral (and, with few exceptions, *only* oral) sex on them in order to tap yang energy off them, which, after the women has aggregated enough yang energy, is supposed to rejuvenile her and sort of even carry her up to heaven.
"Normal" sexual intercourse on the other hand, according to Hsi Lai, is supposed to be allegedly too much of a strain for the female organism. But isn't the vagina by nature designated for sexuality even more than the mouth? Can a woman be sexually satisfied without having the vagina involved?
And, what I found most disconcerting: Any kind of romantic feelings, let alone love, between the "white tigresses" (the women) and the "green dragons" (the men) is explicitly forbidden.
Once the man has served his pupose of providing the woman with yang energy, he is simply discarded.
How different are Jolan Chang's books on this subject, how much more poetry, sensitiveness and above all LOVE they contain.
Just find out for yourself.
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