07-25-2013, 12:00 AM
RG asks;"are the tantric gates of dreaming the same as the tantric gates of the physical?" do they mirror/mimic them?what of consent in dreams? what of subconsious abuse?"
Interesting questions. Since I'm not an accomplished dreamer, I can only answer intuitively and through other experience. The word "gate" to me in the CC context is much like the word "threshold". It is a point of major change, a transition from a less sophisticated level of development to a more sophisticated one. In ALL of the energy and consciousness work I've ever done, I've come across thresholds, both minor and major. To cross them one needs extra energy and focus, but once crossed, the new level affords new advantages.
Tantric sex is definitely energy work, and it is a spiritual discipline. Practitioners will find that as they engage such high-vibration energy practice, that thresholds of gain (gates?) will present themselves. Whether these can be adequately compared to the gates of dreaming is perhaps unlikely, except in these general terms.
To give examples;Pleasure energy, (high vibration chi) is very dynamic and it is easy to use as a conduit to gain even more energy. But at the same time, because it is dynamic, it can be difficult to control, (especially if one is avoiding orgasm so as to not lose energy and polar charge). One can gain a lot of chi when in a pleasure state. That state makes it easy to draw chi from the environment for oneself and one's counterpart, (see the chi gaining focus in my "gaining and storing of chi" post). By gaining a large amount of energy, one will suddenly notice a fairly abrupt shift, an abrupt change of feeling and power level. That is a threshold. Some are barely noticeable, others are very extreme. The same is true when using intent to raise vibration in tantra, (level of pleasure). Go far enough, and thresholds (gates) will occur, both minor and major.
As for consent and the potentials for abuse, here's a thought for practitioners. Gain such energy, clarity and inner strength, that one is really not vulnerable to much abuse. It is quite difficult to abuse or control a powerhouse of chi, clarity and high feeling.
Interesting questions. Since I'm not an accomplished dreamer, I can only answer intuitively and through other experience. The word "gate" to me in the CC context is much like the word "threshold". It is a point of major change, a transition from a less sophisticated level of development to a more sophisticated one. In ALL of the energy and consciousness work I've ever done, I've come across thresholds, both minor and major. To cross them one needs extra energy and focus, but once crossed, the new level affords new advantages.
Tantric sex is definitely energy work, and it is a spiritual discipline. Practitioners will find that as they engage such high-vibration energy practice, that thresholds of gain (gates?) will present themselves. Whether these can be adequately compared to the gates of dreaming is perhaps unlikely, except in these general terms.
To give examples;Pleasure energy, (high vibration chi) is very dynamic and it is easy to use as a conduit to gain even more energy. But at the same time, because it is dynamic, it can be difficult to control, (especially if one is avoiding orgasm so as to not lose energy and polar charge). One can gain a lot of chi when in a pleasure state. That state makes it easy to draw chi from the environment for oneself and one's counterpart, (see the chi gaining focus in my "gaining and storing of chi" post). By gaining a large amount of energy, one will suddenly notice a fairly abrupt shift, an abrupt change of feeling and power level. That is a threshold. Some are barely noticeable, others are very extreme. The same is true when using intent to raise vibration in tantra, (level of pleasure). Go far enough, and thresholds (gates) will occur, both minor and major.
As for consent and the potentials for abuse, here's a thought for practitioners. Gain such energy, clarity and inner strength, that one is really not vulnerable to much abuse. It is quite difficult to abuse or control a powerhouse of chi, clarity and high feeling.