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"Slowly I began to understand. We don't need any religion - we require ecstasy. Only through this am I able to comprehend the sacredness of nature. Only through this am I able to understand myself as a meaningful piece of the universe. Ecstasy serves not only the healing of the sick; it helps every person to deepen their understanding of themselves and nature as well. It offers us perspectives that we previously had no idea existed. Bum Shankara - many thanks, Shiva! I will carry this lesson in my heart."
- From Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas, Christian Ratsch, Inner Traditions 2002.
Ecstasy is what we are longing for, what we desire, what we search for. It is especially true today. We live in a stressed-out society that is rushed and juggling too many balls. We work for large, autonomous corporations and we feel a loss of a deep connection with the essence of life. We have few paths to ecstasy these days. Mind altering sacraments, consciousness, and sacred sexuality provide keys back to the magic kingdom.
Throughout the ages, transformation of the psyche has had only a few venues from which to grab its un-knowing victims - orgasm, drugs, meditation, trance dance, yoga, and religious experience. That's basically it. Those are our openings to ecstasy...
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