In Ancient India there were many aspects to the art of making love. Making love is one of the 64 tantric arts that was described and taught in ancient India. As an art it took dedication and practice to become a master of it. I have always thought of tantric lovemaking as not only an art but as the science of sex because it teaches us how to cultivate and use our sexual energy for the greatest amount of pleasure and expanded states of awareness.
Learning how to cultivate your sexual energy and your bio-energetic fields is truly something that will allow you and your partner to access a deeper and more profound way of connecting than you would have thought possible. One of the most powerful ways to cultivate your energetic field is to practice Karezza, from the Italian word carezza or caress.
The premise behind karezza is,
There is a magnetic force in humans that is exchanged during sexual intercourse.” This is called “social magnetism.
I have mentioned in some of my other articles the importance of slowing down, breathing and sensual touch. In addition to those things understanding how your energy flows to your partner is key when practicing tantric lovemaking.
The energy you and your partner exchange while loving each other is a powerful force. It is actually an electric charge that can be felt between you. The longer you sustain connection through caressing, kissing and touching without penetration, and if there is penetration the lingam (penis) is actually flaccid, the bigger the charge between you and the higher your vibration will go. You might remember that in Victor Gold’s book, The Potency Principles, which I wrote about in Soft Style Lovemaking and the Art of Surrender, he mentions lovemaking that is done in a very relaxed state can bring you into one of the most expanded orgasmic states that you can have. Karezza is specifically characterized by prolonged caressing and motionless union for at least 30 minutes.
I have personally felt this electric charge both from being touched and from touching my partner. It never ceases to astound and delight me. Our skin being the largest organ of the body is filled with thousands of nerve endings that become electrically charged by being touched. When we allow this energy to build in a deep and relaxing way this charge will expand and can actually leap off our bodies.
So you may be asking what is the value of Karezza? The primary value of practicing this art is that with it comes a deep fulfillment that is not found with normal sexual intercourse. One of the reasons that people in the West are often addicted to having sex often is because it is only physically satisfying and not truly nourishing to the spirit, mind and body. Tantric lovemaking offers you an opportunity to satisfy all of your senses as well as your heart. Osho often described true tantric lovemaking as a complete and total experience that fulfills all of your deepest longings and needs, so that your inner hunger for connection as well as your physical hunger for union is satiated and therefore there is no longer an urgent need to repeat the act.
Of course you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you were only interested in maintaining what you have already been doing sexually. By trying out new techniques and experimenting with new styles of lovemaking you can experience for yourself first hand its value. After all you really have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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