SPIRITUAL SEX: Secrets of Tantra From the Ice Age to the New Millennium (Paperback)

by Nik Douglas (Author)

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Outlines the art of Tantra, explaining how it can be used to maximize one's true spiritual potential and revealing the secrets to developing sensuality through simple and practical instruction. Original."

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Discover the liberating joys of Spiritual Sex.

It's wondrous, exhilaration, and true: you can use sexual pleasure as a guide to spiritual fulfillment. Not only is the sensual path to personal enlightenment enriching and joyful, but it's delightfully accessible with Tantra, the ancient sexual practice explored and impeccably researched in this lavish volume.

Encyclopedic in scope, Spiritual Sex is the most complete and authoritative guide on Tantra, covering every aspect of the venerable practice—its origins and evolution as the oldest and most natural religion, its history, rites, sects, rituals, magical powers, and its exquisite panoply of Indian and Near Eastern gods and goddesses.

Spiritual Sex takes you into the fascination world of erotic beauty and wonder. Read about Shiva and the power of the erect male organ; India's temple of the sacred vulva; Kundalini, or sexual Yoga; the Kama Sutra; how Tantra has affected civilizations from old Egypt and tribal Africa to modern-day America' and the influence of Tantra on such illustrious individuals as Alexander the Great and Jesus Christ.

Looking toward a future in which sex is increasingly accepted as a spiritual practice, Spiritual Sex liberates both body and soul. A revolutionary volume sure to become a watershed work for sexuality in the coming millennium, Spiritual Sex celebrates the mystical and religious aspects of sexuality while revealing the secrets that allow men and women to reach a zenith of ecstasy in divine communion.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671537393
• ISBN-13: 978-0671537395
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #491,894 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource tool to be taken seriously, September 16, 1997

By A Customer

When most westerners hear the term Tantra, they typically think of Oriental erotic sex using secret rites. In reality (a strange word to use in this context), the Tantra is Sanskrit and means to expand, spread like a universal "cosmic weave". Tantra deals with a spiritual sex that when applied correctly expands the horizon of the individual and subsequently that of society.

Nik Douglas, renowned for his previous works on erotica and the Orient, provides the definitive work on the Tantra with this intriguing work. The book provides a historical perspective, but is not limited to just the east or the ancients from which Mr. Douglas affectionately provides information. Instead readers are also guided through the interface of sexuality and spirituality in the Judeo-Christian philosophy, and in other western thought. Mr. Douglas also provides more fresh insight into spiritual sexual topics than this reviewer or her spouse has ever seen in any book, including college social science courses. Finally the book provides a section for those readers who want to delve deeper into this concept with a comprehensive list of other sources.

SPIRITUAL SEX - Secrets of Tantra From the Ice Age to the New Millennium is an intriguing nonfiction work that is clearly not for everyone. It is for anyone either interested in the New Age, Oriental philosophy that wants to set their spirit free, or is just plain curious about an intriguing new concept. Not only will they want to read this book, they will find themseves opening their psyches to an radically different but believable mindset. One warning : although sexual topics are graphically pictured and described, this is not a pornographic book. Those looking for a quick thrill, need to turn elsewhere because this nonfiction work is a serious tool designed to enhance the mind and body of the reader.

Harriet Klausner

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Serious Seekers of Sexual Ecstasy, July 19, 2003

By	Carolyn G. McGovern-Bowen, Ph.D. (Southern California) - See all my reviews

A liberating and fascinating introduction to the historical evolution and practice of Tantric sexual ecstasy. This book goes a long way toward promoting a healthy understanding between men and women of their differing sexual personalities. Intriguing and candid, Nik Douglas' "Spiritual Sex: Secrets of Tantra from the Ice Age to the New Mellennium" deftly explores how the concept of consciousness expansion, human sexuality and spirituality are intricately bound. His detailed review encompasses not only the historical origins and nature of Tantra, but also its diffusion and practice in the Judeo-Christian sphere. The author's thorough presentation of Tantric sexual techniques, culminating in "The Tantric Great Rite of the Five Essentials", offers a no-nonsense guide for serious seekers of sexual ecstasy. The abiding relevance of "The Science of Tantra" and "The New Tantric Sexual Paradigm" is clearly articulated in the closing chapter. The works useful "Chronology: People and Events Pertinent to Tantra, in a Historical Context", its exhaustive bibliography and comprehensive listing of germane Internet sites render this scholarly book an invaluable reference tool. Highly recommended reading.