"Tantra was born in India around 5000 B.C., through the cult of the Hindu god Shiva and his consort, the goddess Shakti. Shiva was worshipped as the embodiment of pure consciousness in its most ecstatic state, and Shakti as the embodiment of pure energy. The Hindus believed that through uniting spiritually and sexually with Shiva, Shakti gave form to his spirit and created the universe. Tantra, therefore, views the creation of the world as an erotic act of love. The joyful dance between Shiva and Shakti is reflected in all living beings and manifests itself as pleasure, beauty, and happiness. This, in Tantra, is the nature of the divine, the root of all that exists." - Excerpt from Tantric Vision

This is a world of duality, where there is a right, within it lies a wrong. Within a truth, there is a potential lie. Where there is male there is also female. Whether we choose to align with one belief system over another, is really a matter of choice and not truth. We can choose abstinence in an effort to progress spiritually, or we can choose Tantra. Neither is superior to the other, they are merely belief systems. Tantra is a spiritual following that embraces all of life as sacred, even those things we might feel inclined to classify as "profane" or perverted. By embracing our worldly desires, we step through them with the same result of traditional branches of Buddhism, that we no longer are attached to them.

Desire and Kundalini

Desire is seen in Tantra as the force that can propel the kundalini fire up the spine and cause the blossoming of the chakras. Tantra seeks to awaken that spiritual fire by igniting it with pure desire. This can be done through sexuality. However, Tantric sex was often seen as dangerous just for the very same reason. It is a possibility that a forced awakening of kundalini can cause psychological and emotional problems and is not easily resolved. That is why some Tantra practices were seen as taboo or only for the most experienced mystics.

In metaphysics, it has often been debated whether thought creates reality or whether emotions do instead. Neither. The state of being one is in generates an emotion that gets translated to a thought. It is all done on another level of being. However, desire does play a key role. Desire is the impetus to begin creation of something deemed "outside one's self." In truth, all of reality is our own creation and there is nothing outside of Self. It is all Self. However, if we truly understood that, for what would we desire? We would not be creating and this physical dimension would have no more use for us. Without desire, we do not create objectively. To create in 3D, desire is necessary.

Many people who begin their multiverse travels through lucid dreaming, are often engaged in sexual dramas while dreaming. The desire becomes the impetus to become aware enough to lucid dream. It is neither right nor wrong, it just is. Whether asleep or awake, in an objective point of view, the ascent of the kundalini energy up the spine is intense and very sexually pleasurable, especially as it traverses the second chakra which is located along the reproductive area. To raise the kundalini fire further one has to master their desires so that they are not controlled by them but they are not rejected either. Thus, the energy is allowed access to the second chakra and past it as well. It doesn't pay to get puritanical over your spiritual experiences, in my opinion. To embrace our sexuality as one of the most divine aspects of spirituality is very liberating. However, it is a matter of choice.

Shaktipat

Shaktipat is the initiation a guru can bestow upon a disciple that is to "awaken the kundalini fire."

"Shaktipat means the descent of grace, or transmission of energy, and it is a vitally important presence in the awakening of the kundalini. Shaktipat can be received from the teacher in four primary ways -- through the look, touch, thought, and word. In the tantric tradition shaktipat is understood to be the highest form of spiritual initiation, providing the initiate with immediate access to the divine energy dwelling within them. It is the fire that ignites and sustains the release and rising of the kundalini." - excerpt from Sacred Space Yoga Sanctuary.

Shaktipat is generally thought of as a "blessing" bestowed upon a disciple from a guru.From my own experience, I do believe Self governs all. You won't receive shaktipat if you are not ready for it on all levels. You will receive shaktipat even if there is no guru around who can transmit it to you. How is that possible?

I say this because not all "gurus" have long hair and live in India. I think some "gurus" have no ideas they are gurus and walk among the rest of us only knowing they "feel" different. They are like "carriers." If you happen to come across someone with an awakened kundalini, I do suspect transmission is much like a virus. You get too close and you get it! Ha, ha. And you may even know who gave it to you, but odds are they'll never admit it. If you are vibrating ANYWHERE close to their spiritual range, they will jumpstart you into the wildest adventure of your dreams!

However, once you do experience a kundalini awakening it is optimal to have support in the form of a teacher or guide.

Imagine This:

Let's assume for fun's sake that kundalini awakening is "catchy." First one person catches it and then another. How long will it take for the whole world to catch fire and what will our reality look like then?