Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy [Paperback]

Mantak Chia (Author), Michael Winn (Collaborator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1984

Mantak Chia reveals for the first time to the general public, the ancient sexual secrets of the Taoist sages. These secrets enable men to conserve and transform sexual energy through its circulation in the microcosmic orbit, invigorating and rejuvenating the body's vital functions. Hidden for centuries, these esoteric techniques and principles make the process of linking sexual energy and transcendent states of consciousness accessible to the reader. This revolutionary and definitive book teaches: higher taoist practices for alchemical transmutation of body, mind and spirit; the secret of achieving and maintaining full sexual potency; the Taoist "valley orgasm" - pathway to higher bliss; how to conserve and store sperm in the body; the exchange and balancing of male and female energies, within the body and with one's partner; and, how this practice can fuel higher achievement in career and sports.

Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Aurora Press; 1st edition (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943358191
• ISBN-13: 978-0943358192
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Other Eastern Religions > Taoism

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63 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Microcosmic orbit: Read Awaken Healing Energy of the Tao, June 8, 1999

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This review is from: Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy (Paperback)

When I was fourteen, my father sent me Taoist Secrets of Love. I started to use some techniques, including the microcosmic orbit. At the age of nineteen, I had to start using anti-psychotic medicine. When I was twenty-six I discovered that the microcosmic orbit necessifies precautions and can otherwise lead to dangerous side-effects such as hallucinations. I stopped using the techniques. In the following year I was able to function better socially and could use half the usual dose of the anti-psychotic medicine. However, I had been achieving well intellectually for all those years, and in the year without the techniques those abilities became weaker. Now I am starting over by following every precaution mentioned in Awaken Healing Energy of the Tao when using the microcosmic orbit. I expect the prospect of sanity in addition to the usual good intellectual functioning. Mantak Chias summary of the microcosmic orbit in Taoist Secrets of Love is careless, because it implies that there are no side-effects and no precautions to be taken. Be aware that you must read Awaken Healing Energy of the Tao if you want to use the microcosmic orbit safely.

59 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You must read Awaken Healing Energy Through Tao as well, March 8, 2000

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Widar Jaensch - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy (Paperback)

He's done it again. In Taoist Ways to Transform Stress into Vitality as well as in this book, Mantak forgets the extremely important collection of energy at the navel after doing the microcosmic orbit. In both books, he summarizes the orbit sloppily, as if all that is needed is to let the energy flow from the eyes, down the body and up to the head. If the energy is not collected at the navel, it can damage your mind or your organs. If anyone wants to do the microcosmic orbit, read the book devoted to it: Awaken Healing Energy Through Tao, which describes the dangers and the precautions and lots more. It's a minor investment that can save you lots of trouble.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not an easy read but well worth the effort, April 27, 2006

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Al Link and Pala Copeland "4 Freedoms Sacred ... (Pembroke, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy (Paperback)

Mantak Chia is a master who gives detailed descriptions of the how-to of moving sexual energy. The methods he proposes are very disciplined and therefore work best for people who like structure and have lots of patience and self-motivation. This book is also good for individuals not in relationship, because so much of the work is done on one's own. Because Chia's work derives from the Taoist tradition (as opposed to Tantric), there is more emphasis on the physical and practical than the mystical and emotional aspects of the work.