… Hierogamy (Greek ἱερὸς γάμος, ἱερογαμία "holy marriage") refers to a sensual rite that plays out a marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ceremony where human participants embody Divinity. This sacred rite is the acknowledgment of the harmonization and interplay of opposites. At its core, the sacred marriage is a rite of divine restoration; a celebration of a sacred union that is blessed in the Divine present in the act of lovemaking. Examples of couples embo …

Tantra          I started this group so that people from any spiritual background in our community could share spiritual insight and experiment with Tantra; the ancient science of purity, expansion, and complete identification with Divinity, through the body; the temple of our Essential nature.       Many of us have heard about Tantra or have come across a piece of literature in the, “Sexuality,” or “Spirituality,” section of a bookstore…I find that it is often misunderstood.       Tantra is a r …

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