Yoga and Sex Scandals: No Surprise HereAn article about the scandals and hypocrisy of so called spiritual leaders and the women who've suffered from this kind of abuse. As the article notes, it's not new or surprising.
But what is of interest to me is the fact that yoga as we know it was derived from old tantric practices, that taps into and channels sexual energy which is enhanced by breath control, meditation, as well as exercise of the body.
This can cover a range of practices and energies, such as
chi, qi, vril, odic, mana, or anything developed by meditations, exercise, or breath control. Meditation alone has been known to enhance libido.
Prana and
Bindu, is part of these disciplines, both of these words also meaning a lifeforce or subtle energy, both stemming from
kundalini, a life force often associated with lifeforce and sexual desire.
Libido was initially coined by Freud to denote an actual sexual energy. Wilhelm Reich, a student of Freud's, followed this line of thinking even further in his studies of what he called
orgone, a popular subject with many who practice occult traditions. In fandoms, it doesn't take much to extend that to
magicka or the Force.
The Jedi are especially known for meditations and yoga like disciplines to enhance their connections to the Force.
Prana-bindu is a common practice in
Dune. And it doesn't take much to see wizards in different settings as randy fellows (or gals). In the Elder Scrolls: Morrowind it could be said that the thousands of years old Telvanni wizards are quite perverse. Or how about Anders and other wizards in Dragon Age? How about what we like to put into fic about the wizards in Harry Potter?
So, any surprise that Jedi and so many other characters who have tapped into lifeforces have a heck of a time with scandals in their personal lives ;p
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