3.7.10 Tantra: Deity worship
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This article is from the Magick Tantra FAQ, by Tyagi Nagasiva nagasiva@luckymojo.com, Catherine Yronwode cat@luckymojo.com with numerous contributions by others.
3.7.10 Tantra: Deity worship
Some branches of tantra yoga and tantra-like sexual-
spiritual practices of non-Hindu cultures involve the
devotee in the worship of a sexualized goddess or god
(e.g. Siva and/or Shakti as Durga, Parvati, Kali et al);
some take this farther and ask that the devotee worship
the sexual partner as a living incarnation of a sexualized
goddess or god; others subsume the practice of spiritual
sexuality under the worship of a deity who is not
sexualized. Taoist sexual alchemy does not decree the
worship of a sexualized deity, although the lover is
identified with a mythological figure (the Green Dragon,
if male, and the White Tiger if female). Karezzans
presume that one will experience religio-sexual-mystical
bliss, but may frame this in terms of the individual's
ascent to "heaven" or "celestial realms," or may seek to
dedicate the resultant ecstasy to the deity-of-choice
(e.g. Jesus Christ).
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