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 energy 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 to 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 sexual life force energy, the essence of life, to permeate every aspect of ourselves.
There are two dimensions to the sexual life force energy:
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The first dimension is the creative spark that feeds and sustains us throughout our lives.
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The second dimension is the pleasure that is built in the sexual energy.
Stifling creative energy
Now, what happens when sexual energy is suppressed 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 that results in the disconnection of a life force within us.
We are seeing the results of this repression today through the breakdown of our relations as shown in the Catholic Church, for example, or through the #MeToo movement. When sexual energy is suppressed, it tends to come out “sideways” in unhealthy ways, such as through sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. From an early age people are told, “Don’t draw on your sexual energy. Don’t touch yourself. Wait until you’re married.” As if suddenly the sexual energy was available to you.
Unleashing your creative self
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 across 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 self. Most people don’t know how to have a healthy relationship with their sexual life force energy, which is why all the meltdowns are happening.
I remember my dad calling me a whore the first time I had sex at 18. While I didn’t agree with him, I was left with a sense of shame and a sense of diminishment as a woman. It took me a lot of self-discovery and work to reconnect with my life force energy so that I could learn to imbue my entire life (my health, my well-being, 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. Up until that point, I had pursued a couple of different careers, but I didn’t feel passion until I did my own healing of my sexual wound and set myself 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 our life activities.
If you would like more information on accessing and channeling your creative life force energy, please visit TantraNova.com.