I. VAMA MARGA Foundations Of The Left-Hand Path - staticfly.net

When one looks at sexual sorcery as a kind of non-corporeal parenting, the
importance of choosing one's sex magical partner judiciously becomes
apparent. Surprisingly, this question has been little addressed in previous
modern works on sex magic.
The Mystery Of The Other
The aspiring erotic initiate who wades through the extant Western sexmagical
literature – most of it superficial dross aimed at a sentimental,
emotion-driven New Age market – will find detailed charts of how to choose
an appropriate "lover" or " soulmate" based on such factors as astrology, tarot
cards, and other popularized divination systems. This prevalent – and
irrelevant – women's magazine approach is grounded on the fixed idea that
sex magic can only function properly if the connection between the two
partners conforms with maudlin popular notions of love. But as we have
previously taken pains to establish, the mysterium of the sinister current
sexual exchange rises above the social casting assigned to the genders
symbolized by that frequently debased and trivialized panacea called "love."
Indeed, once confronted with the hidden nature of sexuality and gender that
left-hand path union can ideally reveal, it becomes increasingly impossible
for the initiate to return to that stunted soap opera. Therefore, it should be
understood that the unique bond between left-hand path erotic consorts does
not fall under the aegis of the relatively recent pop psychology concept of the
"relationship," which is invariably a charade shackling the transcendent
powers of sex and desire to the safe playing of societally scripted roles. The
harmless but ill-informed bastardization of some Tantric left-hand path
techniques by profane marriage counselors and sex therapists for couples has
also contributed to spreading the false idea that sexual initiation must
automatically be centered on discovering or preserving a romantic
relationship.
Other sex magical texts are written with the apparent assumption that
the reader already has at his or her disposal the ideal companion with whom
the sexual mysteries of the Other may be effectively accessed. But as we
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have previously suggested, once the would-be magician examines the actual
erotic environment of his or her own everyday life – as opposed to
romanticized occult fantasies – this may not at all be the case. We have
explained earlier why the sexual vampire and the partner who awakens no
desire in you must be ruled out. But what pragmatic criteria should you be
looking for? If you wait for the perfect consort to materialize before your
experiments begin, an error we have often observed among those new to the
left-hand path, you will never develop the basic skills required for physical
initiation. There is no way of avoiding the fact that initiation in the modern
world is often a trial and error affair. You may be fortunate enough to locate
a sex-magical consort with some prior experience and knowledge, a situation
which can greatly maximize your opportunities for genuine awakening. But it
is just as likely that you will make your first attempts at erotic initiation with
a partner who can teach you nothing – a case of the blind leading the blind
which can prove to be a frustrating dead end.
The traditional criteria for a sexual initiator or initiatrix sought by the
Eastern Tantrika, as outlined in Chapter Three, are obviously of little value in
the modern West, although one can attempt to adapt some of them to
contemporary culture. Let us consider a few examples of viable sex-magical
alliances, drawn not from distant Tantric lore, but from the real lives of some
current practitioners of the left-hand path.
Long-Term Partners
If you are currently romantically and/or erotically involved with one specific
sex partner, you might presume that this person would logically be your best
preference in choosing a sex-magical associate. The advantages of working
with the sexual energies of many different partners has long been a tradition