Institute for Consciousness Research 31st Annual Conference

I’ll be giving a talk, “The Sacred Roots of Tantra“, at the ICR’s 31st annual summer conference — this year on Kundalini: The Role of Sexual Energy in the Transformation of Consciousness.

I’ve noticed that if you say the word “Tantra” these days, people think “Sex!” Images flood the mind of the Kama Sutra

and weekend workshops for couples that focus on prolonging pleasure and reaching ecstatic sexual states. But is this all there is to Tantra? Or does it even have anything to do with true Tanta? This talk will delve into the ancient, sacred roots of Tantra – both the right-hand path where the union of the masculine and feminine was seen as symbolic and divine and the left-hand path which

corrupted these teachings into the dark search for power and personal gain. More importantly, the talk will explore the deep meaning

and relevance that Tantra – as the transmutation of sexual energy into spiritual energy – is not just for our spiritual growth but for

the awakening of kundalini and the transformation of our consciousness.

Don’t miss this conference! Here’s what ICR says about it: Join us in gaining understanding of the relationship between our reproductive system and our consciousness. Mystical experiences have often been described as erotically charged and sometimes sexually suggestive “unions” with the Beloved. Some ancient texts explain this phenomenon in terms of the awakening of Kundalini, the transmutation of sexual energy into spiritual energy and the union of the divine masculine and feminine.