The Anal Age of Aquarius

by L. J. Williamson

Humankind is gradually moving closer to a blissful state of inner peace. I know this because according to an article on msnbc.com, anal sex among straight couples in on the rise.

According to results of a federal study released two years ago, 40 percent of men and 35 percent of women surveyed in 2002 said they have had anal sex with an opposite-sex partner. An earlier study published in 1994 showed that among heterosexuals, 26 percent of men and 20 percent of women had ever engaged in anal sex.

From a Tantric-sex-leads-to-enlightenment perspective, this is wonderful news. According to Tantric philosophy, the root chakra, between the anus and the penis or/vagina, is the place where kundalini, the serpentine power of enlightenment, is said to lie coiled and sleeping.

French Indologist Alain Danielou, in his book Shiva and Dionysus, explains the Tantric rite of anal penetration thus:

In Tantric yoga, the centre of Ganesha — the guardian of the gates — is found in the region of the rectum. The male organ, in directly penetrating the area of coiled energy, may help its brutal awakening and thus provoke a state of enlightenment and sudden perception of realities of a transcendental order.

What is the catalyst for such magnificent cultural metamorphosis? The MSNBC article theorizes that "The first and most obvious reason is the influence of porn, which is always trying to come up with new ways to titillate and to be naughtier," and quotes film studies professor Constance Penley of (my alma mater) University of California, Santa Barbara. “Anal sex did not used to be de rigeur in porn and now it pretty much is even for mainstream porn.”

This brings us to a chicken-and-egg question. Did pornographers start putting more anal sex in films because people like it, or did people start liking it because they saw it in films? Would it not have occurred to many people to go in through the back door until they saw it in a movie? Or were people too scared to try it until they saw "Annie's All-Anal Action 3"? Or maybe it was the filmmakers who were too scared to feature anal sex in their films until they read the above-mentioned federal study?

I'd like to think that the answer is none of the above. There may in fact be a higher collective unconscious operating here, and this unconscious messenger is gently whispering to us all, "Do me in the butt."

| 03/28/07 | Love and Sex

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"French Indologist Alain Danielou, in his book Shiva and Dionysus, explains the Tantric rite of anal penetration thus:
In Tantric yoga, the centre of Ganesha — the guardian of the gates — is found in the region of the rectum. The male organ, in directly penetrating the area of coiled energy, may help its brutal awakening and thus provoke a state of enlightenment and sudden perception of realities of a transcendental order."

if danielou is correct, many (all?, and does this explain their style sense?) gay men are enlightened, and many of the ancient greeks.
i agree, kundalini is coiled up, sleeping peacefully. If we suddenly jab that sleeping serpent with a sharp stick, she will wake up......and possibly bite us on the ass and slither off, and thus, as toxins enter our blood stream, we may feel enlightened or at least 'lightheaded'...or maybe a few days later the enlightenment will be 'don't jab sleeping snakes with sharp sticks'.....either way, you have a sore ass and the kundalini snake is long gone.

luved your post! a very ancient, taboo, kinda dirty practice, but a very hot topic

shanti,
my dakini

Comments

If the Kundalini is to be awakened correctly through anal penetration, certain preparations must considered first; the anus and rectum must be ritually cleansed inside and out so that there is no fecal bacteria or waste to speak of and secondly, the person who is being penetrated must be completely relaxed so that there is no trauma to the delicate rectal tissues and last but not least, the person who is getting the penis inserted into their asshole must have an open mind so that the experience is of ultimate joy for all parties involved.