The Historical Roots of Neo-Tantra

What are the historical roots of neo-tantra?

The way the word “Tantra” is used in Western culture typically conflates this ancient spiritual practice with, as one practitioner describes it, “a hand job with a stick of incense”, or candlelit orgies, or, “hands-free” energy orgasms that somehow “heal trauma” by bypassing the physical body entirely – even though trauma is a physiological issue with psychological repercussions.

 

But, for those of us who practice authentic, lineage-based Tantra, the conflation of Tantra with group orgies and erotic massage is a gross misrepresentation of these ancient wisdom traditions, and is, in fact, profoundly racist – as the misinterpretation and misappropriation of the word “tantra” is firmly rooted in the white supremacist ideology of colonialism.

 

Join Devi Ward Erickson and Relationship Coach and practitioner of ​​​​Kashmir Shaivism, Mel Cassidy, as they discuss the historical roots of Neo-Tantra in the West.

 

In this episode, find out:

• The importance of lineage in authentic Tantra
• The signs and symptoms of not practicing Tantra within a lineage
• The sinister roots of Neo-Tantra
• How “sex magick” started as ritualistic abuse of underage boys and girls and how it is NOT in any way related to authentic Tantra.
• How to be an ethical practitioner of Neo-Tantra

 

Join us for a joyfully expressive interview in which we are sure to press many Neo-Tantra buttons!

 

 

Articles for reference:

Tantra and Its Impact on Modern Western Esotericism

Aleister Crowley, Tantra and Sex Magic in Late Victorian England 

 

 

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