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The Enlightened Sex Manual

The Enlightened Sex Manual

Sexual Skills for the Superior Lover
by David Deida 2007 192 pages
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Key Takeaways

1. Enlightened Sex: Beyond Genital Pleasure to Spiritual Union

Sex can be a way of magnifying love's light through every cell, shining beyond fear, melding your hearts in the infinite radiance of being.

Transcendent sexuality involves moving beyond mere genital stimulation to a profound spiritual experience. This approach transforms sex from a brief physical release into a pathway for deep emotional connection, healing, and spiritual growth.

  • Key aspects of enlightened sex:
    • Whole-body involvement
    • Conscious energy circulation
    • Emotional openness and vulnerability
    • Spiritual presence and awareness

By practicing enlightened sex, couples can experience:

  • Greater intimacy and trust
  • Heightened pleasure and full-body orgasms
  • Emotional and physical healing
  • Spiritual awakening and union

2. Breath and Energy Circulation: The Foundation of Sexual Mastery

Your inhalation feeds energy down into your genitals.

Mastering breath is crucial for enhancing sexual experience and energy circulation. Proper breathing techniques allow for greater arousal, sustained pleasure, and the ability to move sexual energy throughout the body.

Key breathing practices:

  • Deep belly breathing to increase genital arousal
  • Exhaling to release and circulate energy
  • Using the breath to direct energy up the spine and down the front of the body

By consciously using breath during sex, practitioners can:

  • Intensify arousal and genital sensation
  • Prolong sexual encounters without premature climax
  • Experience full-body orgasms and energy circulation
  • Deepen emotional connection with their partner

3. Male Orgasm: Bypassing Ejaculation for Deeper Pleasure

Bypassing the ejaculation to allow deep, multiple, whole-body orgasms requires both technical practice and spontaneous feeling-sensitivity.

Non-ejaculatory orgasms offer men a way to experience deeper, more prolonged pleasure while conserving vital energy. This practice involves redirecting sexual energy from the genitals throughout the body.

Techniques for bypassing ejaculation:

  • Pelvic floor muscle control (PC muscle exercises)
  • Energy circulation through breath and visualization
  • Relaxation and presence during high arousal

Benefits of non-ejaculatory orgasms:

  • Multiple, full-body orgasms
  • Increased sexual stamina and vitality
  • Deeper emotional connection with partner
  • Potential for spiritual experiences during sex

4. Female Orgasm: Exploring Clitoral, Vaginal, and Cervical Bliss

Cervical orgasms are baptisms of true surrender.

Women's orgasmic potential is vast and varied, encompassing clitoral, vaginal (G-spot), and cervical orgasms. Each type offers unique sensations and emotional experiences, with cervical orgasms often being the deepest and most spiritually profound.

Characteristics of different female orgasms:

  • Clitoral: Quick, intense, localized
  • Vaginal (G-spot): Deeper, more emotional, full-bodied
  • Cervical: Profound, spiritually transformative, all-encompassing

To explore these orgasms, women can:

  • Practice extended foreplay and genital massage
  • Experiment with different positions and rhythms
  • Work on emotional openness and surrender
  • Communicate openly with their partner about desires and sensations

5. Overcoming Sexual Blocks: Healing Emotional and Physical Traumas

These old emotional stresses can be released as previously described before couples freely engage the energetic circulation and deep transmission of love through uninhibited penis-cervix union.

Healing sexual traumas is essential for experiencing the full potential of intimacy and pleasure. Many people carry emotional and physical blocks that limit their sexual expression and enjoyment.

Common sexual blocks:

  • Past abuse or negative experiences
  • Body image issues
  • Fear of vulnerability or intimacy
  • Physical pain or discomfort during sex

Healing practices:

  • Gentle, patient genital massage
  • Emotional release techniques (e.g., crying, shouting)
  • Open communication with partners
  • Professional therapy or counseling when needed

By addressing these blocks, individuals and couples can:

  • Experience greater pleasure and orgasmic potential
  • Deepen emotional intimacy and trust
  • Heal past wounds and create new, positive sexual experiences

6. The Art of Sexual Polarity: Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies

The masculine in each person sees the big picture and remembers its real purpose, and thus is able to direct where things are going. The feminine in each person is the force of life itself, moving through the body, the earth, the sea, and the wind.

Sexual polarity is the dynamic interplay between masculine and feminine energies, regardless of biological sex or sexual orientation. Understanding and cultivating this polarity can greatly enhance sexual attraction and satisfaction.

Characteristics of masculine and feminine energies:

  • Masculine: Directional, purposeful, present
  • Feminine: Flowing, expressive, surrendered

To enhance sexual polarity:

  • Cultivate awareness of your own masculine and feminine aspects
  • Practice expressing different energies with your partner
  • Allow for natural ebb and flow of energies during lovemaking
  • Communicate openly about desires for leading or surrendering

By mastering sexual polarity, couples can:

  • Maintain long-term sexual attraction
  • Experience deeper levels of intimacy and trust
  • Enjoy more passionate and fulfilling sexual encounters

7. Prolonged Lovemaking: Unlocking Profound Intimacy and Healing

Something happens to the energy of the body after about forty-five minutes of sexual intercourse. Our urgency smoothes out. Our tension eases into an open love.

Extended sexual sessions allow for deeper healing, intimacy, and spiritual experiences. By moving beyond quick, goal-oriented sex, couples can access profound states of union and bliss.

Benefits of prolonged lovemaking:

  • Greater emotional openness and vulnerability
  • Opportunity to work through deep-seated emotional blocks
  • Access to more intense and varied orgasmic experiences
  • Potential for spiritual awakening and transcendent states

Practices for extended lovemaking:

  • Set aside ample time for sexual encounters (45+ minutes)
  • Focus on presence and connection rather than orgasm
  • Incorporate breaks and varying intensities of stimulation
  • Use breath and energy circulation techniques to sustain arousal

8. Advanced Sexual Techniques: Enhancing Pleasure and Energy Flow

Vibrating does not mean thrusting really fast. It is actually more like a bodily buzzing, like a vibrator.

Diverse sexual techniques can greatly enhance pleasure, energy flow, and intimacy. By expanding their sexual repertoire, couples can discover new dimensions of their sexuality and deepen their connection.

Advanced sexual techniques:

  • Genital massage and mapping
  • Energy circulation through specific body points (e.g., lips, nipples, genitals)
  • Rhythmic breathing and pelvic floor exercises
  • Varied thrusting techniques (e.g., shallow, deep, vibrating)

Incorporating these techniques can:

  • Increase sensitivity and pleasure
  • Enhance energy circulation throughout the body
  • Provide tools for working through sexual blocks
  • Keep long-term sexual relationships fresh and exciting

9. The Superior Lover: Cultivating Presence, Sensitivity, and Love

The way of the superior lover is to love. Actively.

Becoming a superior lover involves more than just physical technique; it requires deep presence, emotional sensitivity, and an ability to give and receive love fully. This level of sexual mastery allows for profound healing and spiritual growth through intimate encounters.

Qualities of a superior lover:

  • Deep presence and awareness during sex
  • Ability to read and respond to partner's energy
  • Skill in circulating and directing sexual energy
  • Openness to emotional vulnerability and expression

To cultivate these qualities:

  • Practice mindfulness and presence in daily life
  • Develop sensitivity to subtle energy and emotional cues
  • Study and apply various sexual techniques and practices
  • Cultivate a spirit of playfulness, creativity, and love in sexual encounters

By embodying these qualities, lovers can:

  • Create deeply fulfilling and transformative sexual experiences
  • Facilitate emotional and spiritual growth for themselves and their partners
  • Maintain passionate and intimate relationships long-term

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Review Summary

4.05 out of 5
Average of 500+ ratings from Goodreads and Amazon.

The Enlightened Sex Manual receives mixed reviews. Many praise its spiritual approach to sexuality, focusing on energy circulation, breath work, and deepening intimacy. Readers appreciate Deida's insights on masculine/feminine polarity and practical exercises. Some find the book transformative, while others criticize its esoteric language and repetitiveness. Critics argue it lacks scientific backing and objectivity. The book explores topics like orgasms, ejaculation control, and emotional openness. Overall, it's seen as thought-provoking but potentially controversial, appealing more to those open to spiritual perspectives on sexuality.

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About the Author

David Deida is an American author known for his work on sexual and spiritual relationships between men and women. He has published ten books translated into 25 languages and conducts workshops on spiritual growth and intimacy. Deida is associated with the Integral Institute and has taught at various universities, including UC Santa Cruz and Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. His writings explore human spirituality, with notable works including "The Way of the Superior Man" and "Finding God Through Sex." Deida's approach combines Eastern and Western philosophies, often focusing on masculine/feminine dynamics and personal growth. Despite some controversy, he remains influential in the field of sexuality and spirituality.

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