What does creativity have to do with Tantra? Tantra is a practice that connects us with our inherent creative energy by bringing awareness to our energetic body. There is a current that runs through us all the time and we can use it to feed all facets of our lives. Let’s delve a little deeper into this concept.
The ancient yogis used the term ‘Kundalini’ or ‘life force’ to describe the energy that flows through us. This energy is with us from the moment we are conceived until the moment we leave this planet. It is inherently creative in nature as it literally creates life! The very act of designing a baby is creative. None of us would be here on this planet, reading this article, without this life-giving energy. Sexual energy, therefore, is life force energy. And through tantric practice we learn how to access our life force sexual energy, the essence of life, to permeate every aspect of ourselves.
There are two dimensions to sexual life force energy:
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The first dimension is the creative spark that fuels and sustains us throughout our lives.
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The second dimension is the pleasure that is built on the sexual energy.
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Now, what happens when sexual energy is repressed or restricted? We lose access to our creative Self. This is what has been going on for millennia: the shame, guilt, and evil of sexuality resulting in the disconnection of a life force within us.
We are seeing the results of this repression today through the breakdown of our relationships as shown in the Catholic Church, for example, or through the #MeToo movement. When sexual energy is repressed, it tends to come out “on the side” in unhealthy ways, such as through sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. From a young age people are told, “Don’t tap into your sexual energy. Don’t touch yourself. Wait until you’re married.” As if sexual energy was suddenly available to you.
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The reality is that your sexual energy has always been available to you from the moment you were born. We can feel very pleasant as babies and children. The simple act of playing can be pleasurable, or even the gentle breeze blowing on your skin. All this is considered in the range of sexual energy and sensitivity. But very few people have grown up in an environment that teaches sexual energy as a healthy and beautiful expression of oneself. Most people don’t know how to have a healthy relationship with their sexual life force energy, which is why all the breakdowns are happening.
I remember my dad calling me a whore the first time I had sex when I was 18. Although I did not agree with him, I was left with a sense of shame and a sense of diminishment as a woman. It took a lot of self-discovery and work for me to reconnect with my life force energy so that I could learn to imbue my whole life (my health, my wellness, my work) with that wonderful creative essence.
Once I had access to my creative energy again, I was able to be clear about what I wanted to dedicate my life to and what I had come to this planet to do in the first place. Until that point, I had pursued a couple of different career paths, but I didn’t feel passion until I did my own healing of my sexual wound and broke free. Becoming a Tantra teacher was then the natural expression of my creative spark.
Once the sexual life force energy is released, we can use it to connect with and heal our body, heart, and spirit. We can then channel this life-giving energy through our physical and energetic body into the activities of our life.
If you would like to learn more about accessing and channeling your creative life force energy, please visit TantraNova.com.