Humans and Eroticism
Humans from the beginning of their time on the planet seem to have been instinctively connected to the erotic. We see stone carvings and cave paintings 30,000 years ago reflecting humankinds fascination with the beauty of the reproductive act.
Early civilizations glorified and exalted sexuality as part of the fertility that connected humans with gods and thus brought fertility to crops and animals. In many ancient cultures rain itself was considered the spurting seminal fluid of the gods, drenching mother earth with the divine energy of life.
Sexuality was considered intrinsically divine and celebrated in the Egyptian, Minoan, Greek, Roman, Keltic, Mocha, Nazca, Indian, Chinese and Japanese ancient cultures to name just a few. In Ancient times these cultures viewed sexual union as the highest physical connection to the godhead. As we shall see, sexuality was openly celebrated with numerous depictions of phallus and Yoni in public places. Tantra and Taoist methods elevate sex to a transcendent experience. Still today, in In Katmandu valley of Nepal, one finds dozens of temples decorated with sculptures of couples in divine union. The art and the knowledge of sexual positions are for public use. Sexuality is not separated from the spiritual but is gloried in, as part of the wonder of life. Every conceivable position and sexual act is depicted for the enjoyment and education of worshipers. These are only “modern” examples of erotic sculptures celebrating the god force of sexuality that were located all over India and much of the world in ancient days.
Before the current Era starting 1 CE, most of the societies on planet viewed sexuality as an intrinsically holy joyous expression of and connection the godhead. The arrival of a father-only centered religion on the world scene 2000 years ago largely ago destroyed this perception. This puritanical desert philosophy brought forth a suppression of the natural human celebration of sexuality that continues with us to this day.
These unnatural ideas still pervade the thinking of the religions of Christianity, Islam and Orthodox Judaism and continue to dominate large areas of the planet.
In India and Nepal we finds hundreds of temples decorated with sculptures of couples in divine union. They display almost every conceivable sexual position between men and women. They also celebrate sexuality solo, and with groups to celebrate the creative god force of sexuality. There are numerous pictures of men manipulating their organs without women present and many with women present. These indicate a deliberate organ sensitization in preparation for long tantric sex. They also indicate Tantric masturbation, using auto-manipulation sex for Tantric training and for visualization, (union with the goddess without her physical incarnation). They are also a visual representation of the Tantric view that copious ejaculate is created by bringing the penis to ejaculation point often, even prior to partner sex,
Rajah sports with lover in this 18th century miniature