Gnosis in a Hundred PagesPage 40 of 100 · Part III

Part III · The energy

The couple’s path

For a loving couple, the tradition teaches a way of making love in which the energy is kept and raised rather than spent.

Read to me

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Two people who have chosen the same road.

This page is for adults in a loving relationship. It speaks plainly.

The tradition of Gnosis does not ask couples to stop making love. It asks them to change one thing. The books describe this practice for a man and a woman. They make love slowly and tenderly, and before the climax comes, they stop. Neither reaches orgasm. The energy that would have been released is kept, and raised.

People who practice this describe something they did not expect. Desire turns into tenderness. The warmth spreads through the whole body instead of ending in a moment. Afterward there is no emptiness and no turning away from each other. Over months, many feel more energy, a calmer mind and a deeper bond.

It is not easy at first, and slips will happen. A slip is not a failure. It is something to learn from. Begin again next time, without blame.

Three things matter more than any technique.

A fire kept low and glowing lasts the whole night.

Love, not lust

If the mind fills with pictures, the practice becomes ordinary lust in disguise.

Agreement

Both partners choose it freely, and either may stop at any time.

Moderation

The tradition advises at most once a day, and many couples practice far less.

During the act, the attention can turn inward. You might say a silent prayer, or ask the Divine Mother of page 31 to take one self you have understood.

The couple’s path · practice nine

  1. Read this page together first, and agree on it freely. Nothing here should ever be pressed on a partner.
  2. Begin with a few minutes of the breath from page 38, side by side, and a short prayer in your own words.
  3. Make love slowly. Keep the attention on each other and on the warmth in the body, not on pictures in the mind.
  4. Well before the climax, stop. Withdraw if you need to, lie still, breathe long in and short out, and gently tighten the muscle you would use to stop the flow of urine.
  5. When the wave has passed, you may continue, and stop again before it returns. Afterward, rest together, then sit quietly for a few minutes or sing the vowels of page 39.

If either of you has a health condition, pain during sex or a past that makes this hard, go gently and speak with a doctor or counselor. This practice never asks anyone to ignore pain or to go past what they have agreed to. This practice is not a method of birth control. If pregnancy or infection is a concern, use protection and ask a doctor.

Words on this page

Sexual alchemy
The books’ name for this practice. It is also called white tantra. The Divine Mother — the deepest feminine power within each person; see page 31.

In the old words

“What is important is that the couple learns how to withdraw from the sexual act before the spasm, before seminal spillage.”

The Perfect MatrimonySamael Aun Weor
On the next pageIf you have no partner, the energy can still be kept and raised.41. If you are alone