(L) Now I'm not going to go through and ask specific detailed questions about everything here, but I've got this document, which I published part of yesterday on my Substack, and I'll get to the more detailed part probably in the next few days. But in general, would you say that this is a correct analysis or comparison between the ideas of Ibn al-'Arabi and the Cassiopaeans and the perennial tradition and esoteric Christianity, et cetera?
A: Yes
Q: (L) Is there anything you would like to correct?
A: Yes. Masculinity should not be compared to the STS part of the dichotomy at higher levels. STS is only a reflection for balance at 6th level, the level of the names.
Q: (L) So are you saying that actual STS, as say a choice or an option, belongs to 3rd, 4th, and possibly even 5th?
A: Yes
Q: (L) Anything else?
A: Your discourse on the topic was inspired. Be sure to make it clear the element of love is the driver. Sex without love and deep psychic connection drains energy to 4 level STS.
Q: (L) So that's 4th density?
A: Yes
Q: (L) All right. And what about the instructions for the various procedures?
A: This might be less important than the simple instructions.
Q: (L) And the simple instructions are basically... You know guys, I have a Virgo moon and a Cancer ascendant. I don't even like talking about this stuff. I just want to let you know that. But here I'm going to go and do it anyway for you guys. So, the basic instructions are just mainly retention for the man?
A: Yes
Q: (L) Over prolonged periods of time, if possible, or as prolonged as possible?
A: Yes
Q: (L) But women are encouraged to not retain, is that correct?
A: Yes
Q: (L) Why is that?
A: Woman gives creative energy to man.
Q: (L) And then the man takes that energy and goes out and creates the environment in which the woman lives. Is that it?
A: Yes basically.
Q: (L) So it doesn't really matter if you follow specific techniques. Those are there for, basically, to give people something to concentrate on?
A: Yes
Q: (L) Is it important to close the microcosmic orbit at the crucial moment?
A: Sometimes. Other times it simply happens naturally at the moment of culmination when the two become one.
Q: (L) Well, the book recommends a rather strenuous schedule. Is this schedule necessary?
A: In certain cases, yes.
Q: (L) So...
(Joe) In what cases?
(Niall) In whose cases?
A: Illness or when serious energy exchange is required. If the couple are open and sincere they can approach the practices in a spirit of playful exploration and experimentation. Find out what works individually as a couple.
Q: (L) So in other words, if you're open to experimenting and observing the results, exploring and having fun, basically... you really can't break it, is that it?
A: Yes
Q: (L) But if you can achieve some of the goals set out in the instructions, in certain respects as far as retention and so forth, those can be very beneficial?
A: Absolutely!!!
Q: (L) So... The part on healing says that "direct exchange and balancing of yin and yang 'jing', which is sexual essence [...] a man's deepest constitutional energies are yang in nature. A woman's are yin. In ordinary sex, these essences are usually lost or spent. In loving dual cultivation, they are consciously exchanged and harmonized. Deficiencies in one partner are literally replenished by the surplus of the other.” So, is that a fair and accurate statement?
A: Yes
Q: (L) Is sex as we experience it...? I mean, here's what I was thinking: The whole thing started because I was thinking about everything that exists in the universe being kind of like a word, or a sentence of the divine, being representative, a metaphor, a symbol, you know, all of those kinds of things. And if that was the case, the fact that we were male and female and sex is there and sex happens, that certainly must represent some cosmic action.
I mean, as above, so below. And clearly that means that we probably ought to examine the case, and discover what we can about it that is of a positive nature, or at least understand it. So that was my thinking behind it. And so, that's kind of why I was curious about it and why I was looking into it. And that being the case, is it that love is kind of like the glue that holds...? I mean, it talks about love from the divine, the love of the divine, for the divine. "I was a treasure and I loved to be known", as al-'Arabi said. And the C's, at one point, when talking about chakras, said that something was a sexual center, and it was connected to seventh density in the aspect of "thou I love", or something like that. I don't remember exactly what the terminology was, but it's like love is kind of like... Is it like the glue, or the motivation?
A: Both in a sense, but more the motivation.
Q: (L) So love is what motivates creation, in a sense.
A: Yes
Q: (L) Boy, that was fast! All right. Does anybody have any questions about that, that they want to ask?
(Ellipse) I would like to ask if for a man, there is no risk of building too much energy when there is retention. If there's a risk of having, or building up too much energy.
(L) In other words, you're worried that you'll wait too long and you'll explode. [laughter]
(Joe) I think he's talking about retention, that if there is energy inflow, that there will be too much energy. I suppose that if it's not used, then maybe.
A: When the moment for release comes, it should be obvious. The ancients made observations and established rule of thumb guidelines that can be followed.
Q: (L) So, I'll put it all together and make it available. But there are, like I said, there are a couple of books you can buy that have this material. They don't put so much focus on the love part, which the Cs apparently consider to be very important. They're mostly into practical aspects, or whatever. But there are a couple of books that I think are reliable. So, I'll make that available very shortly. But in the meantime, I guess from what the C's have said, people can, if they know the principle, you know, retention for the man, but not for the woman... or not normally for the woman. Under some circumstances, apparently it might be advisable, but not usually. And prolonged encounters, and prolific encounters. Because that makes it even harder. I mean, because if you have a period of time, obviously if you don't do anything for that period of time, you're not really challenging yourself. Because I think that... I don't know if you guys realize how hard it is to retain for any great period of time, and I'm really thankful that the burden is put upon the men. [laughter]
(T.C.) Can I ask a question?
(L) Yes.
(T.C.) It's semi-related, but it's in the same ballpark. About single men: It's just a general question, but what is going to be more beneficial for their long-term health, retention or release/relief?
(L) I didn't read about that in the book, yet. Of course, I haven't read all of the books yet.
(T.C.) So they may cover that in your books as well.
(L) Yeah, that may be covered, but I haven't come across anything about it. I guess we can just ask...
A: Depends on the man.
Q: (L) So it would almost have to be an individual answer. Yeah, because I don't know how you'd be balancing your yin energy if you don't have a female partner. And autonomous activity might... Maybe, here's what I think: I think if a man is single, he should not worry so much about retention, because he's not getting any yin balancing anyway, and he should just try to restrict himself to as often as needed. Is that close enough?
A: Yes
Q: (L) So any other questions? Come now, come on. Everything you wanted to know, it's right here. Just... No?
(Approaching Infinity) I’ve got a question.
(L) Yes?
(Approaching Infinity) So in some of the texts that I've read on like Taoist Alchemy, but also in things like Gurdjieff, there's an emphasis placed on the visualization that goes along with something like retention. So visualizing energy, like moving from the groin area up into the mind. Are those types of visualizations beneficial or necessary?
A: Beneficial, but not always necessary.
