Some Occult Perspectives on Masturbation
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kimberlysteeleAmericans in particular have lost the art of moderation. Whether we are talking about food intake, drugs, shopping, or the general use of petroleum products, most people do not know when to say "when".
Sexuality is an especially touchy subject because of the schizoid ways religions attempt to control fertility by weaponizing shame. In order to look at masturbation with the clarity it deserves, we have to put religious shame on a shelf for the time being. Let's save that discussion for a later date though as we delve into some aspects of what masturbation does and how it acts upon various planes for the two genders.
You Heard Me Right, TWO Genders
Understanding masturbation comes with some key conditions: one is that male is male and female is female. According to the writings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus, the polarity of male and female gender is in everything and it is everywhere. When the physical body is born male, what you see is what you get, XY chromosomes... it's a dude. When the physical body is born female, XX chromosomes, it's a lady. Aberrations are usually defective females, because for whatever reason, biological disruptions often present as feminization and not masculinization in animals on this planet. But as the John Michael Greer article states, biological females typically have male etheric bodies and female astral bodies, and males have the same series in reverse, with a female etheric body and a male astral body. Variations exist, and just like the physical plane body can be disrupted, a disrupted etheric or astral body may present itself in a confusing or damaged way.
In his 1970 book The Satanic Witch, Anton La Vey developed what he called the La Vey Personality Synthesizer based on his hypothesis that "every human type has its corresponding personality traits that (can be seen as) occupying a position on the circle that can approximate the numbers of a clock". Via his analyses of personalities and body types that bore a passing resemblance to the medieval doctrine of humors, La Vey hypothesized that a would-be seducer needed to portray the person directly opposite to the would-be seduced person on his circular graph.
La Vey postulated that within the core of every large-shouldered, thin hipped, dominating woman was an inner "demonic self" who was an effeminate, submissive man. Likewise, an effeminate, short, pudgy, rounded Six O'Clock man possessed an inner Amazon woman who was as formidable as he was weak. Whether or not LaVey knew what he was doing, he was merely referencing what traditional occultists believe about the polarity chain of physical, etheric, and astral bodies. Typically, people born male will have female etheric bodies and women will have male etheric bodies. In my own case, I was born a small, diminutive female, but my etheric body is the polar opposite. It's a huge, burly MAN, baby, and if it could operate without me, it would be out chopping wood and entering gladiator contests.
Masturbation is a huge release of etheric and astral energy whether you're male or female, and the main difference is the direction in which the energy flows. For women and girls, release on the etheric plane goes outward. A woman spends etherically during masturbation whereas a man absorbs; please keep this in mind as I will come back to this topic later. When a woman spends prolifically on the etheric plane, she will often lose her creative drive elsewhere, as the etheric is what gives us motivation to change and improve, especially where homemaking is concerned. I have noticed that young women who are not particularly fastidious to begin with take on a slovenly appearance when they are chronic masturbators, most likely because they lose the energetic motivation to maintain themselves, which brings us to the world of images known as the astral plane.
The key difference between men and women when they masturbate lies in the world of images. Men masturbate to pornographic imagery more than women. The man populates his brain with a harem of supplicant, artificial females who are soon to be solely replaced by AI. His energy body absorbs these fake, creepy "girls" and accumulates their etheric revenants/ghosts in legions. Meanwhile, his astral body becomes weak with occupation, made into the bitch of the faceless, corporate egregores who add him so his broken inner self can grease the walls of their mighty astral pyramid.
Women don't think of groups of men when they masturbate, for the most part. Though men may enjoy bukkake and gang bang, for most women, it is the stuff of nightmares. Instead, women tend to masturbate with images of The One in their minds. A woman's energy body is a phallus seeking a single target. He is Mr. Right, or at least Mr. Right Now. This is the reason young girls gather in throngs to worship male stage stars, such as young Frank Sinatra's bevy of Bobby-soxers and the boy bands who made Tiger Beat and Bop magazine popular. Each girl fantasizes having the It Boy for herself, one-on-one, her male etheric body penetrating his egg-like female one. Romance novels and fan fiction mercilessly exploit the female tendency to fixate upon the One. Many women use their creative force to write fan fiction, exploiting the phenomenon. Some of you may know that Fifty Shades of Grey, the romance novel that temporarily saved its publisher from bankruptcy, started as a Twilight fan-fiction. In Twilight as well as Fifty Shades, we have a classic stereotype of a boring, Mary Sue everywoman who becomes the obsession of the It Boy for no apparent reason.
The biggest source of sadness for women in relationships tends to be when the man they choose (whether temporarily or on a more permanent, spousal basis) fails to live up to the image of The One. The One, however, being an ideal, can never exist! Women are plagued eternally with the idea that they have settled, even when they marry the man they thought was The One. The One that wasn't quite the One becomes the object of scorn and derision, and often she will do without men altogether because of the bitter realization the One cannot exist.
The biggest source of sadness for men in relationships tends to be when they cannot have the harem they believe they deserve or deserved. Porn is no substitute for being an actual, real stud on the physical plane. For a man, the biggest detractor in his relationships happens when he cannot stop seeing his chosen lover or spouse as replaceable. The worst thing a man can do is to fail to see the uniqueness of his woman, even when she has sacrificed body and soul for him for many years.
Women are the active providers of the etheric plane. An etheric male is a nest-builder. Women are good at constructing the home environment because they can perceive energy flows that men cannot. Women are better decorators because they can see more colors than men. Women also have better senses of smell, which is why the perfume industry mainly revolves around them. Women do most of the cooking and cleaning because they are usually better at it, paying attention to the details men are likely to miss.
Men are the passive receivers of the etheric plane. An etheric female is a nest-dependent. Males need the etheric comfort of the home environment in order to restore their energy and revive their physical potency. Men prioritize a good etheric plane provider in a woman the same way women seek out a good physical plane provider in a man. Men who are overly attached to their mothers are often captured because their mother is or was a more attentive cook and housecleaner than their spouse or lover, meaning on the etheric plane, mom has bigger and better equipment.
When men masturbate excessively, they end up with broken etheric bodies that are scattered like marbles with nobody to pick up the pieces. They are leaky and the energy they exude is creepy, deeply insecure, needy, and off-putting. When women masturbate excessively, like the John Michael Greer essay stated, they become etherically constipated. The general vibe is that of the butch, brittle, "I don't need no man!" vulgarian who couldn't care less about how ugly she is on the inside or the outside. She becomes the insensitive bull in the china shop who rolls over anything in her way; the solo, bitter harpy who drinks herself into a stupor every night while becoming increasingly mean to all and sundry.
Don't Take It From Me
Keep in mind I am no expert (sexpert? LOL) and my opinion should be taken with many grains of salt -- also, I could be wrong. These observations of mine are never meant as gospel. They are only the musings of a newbie occultist observing the illusion of the world. As for how often someone should masturbate, I have no idea. I'm thinking everyone should masturbate just to figure out what it does. Once a day seems like too much, and the older you are, the less frequent masturbation should probably be. For the young, limiting masturbation to one or two times per week sans pornographic images and relying on imagination is probably ideal. For the rest of us, once a month is probably enough, but again, it all depends on your health, your circumstances, and too many many factors to list.
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Date: 2023-08-30 07:25 am (UTC)When JMG wrote his essay I read and re-read it and read every single comment carefully. I have returned to it a few times since then.
For many years I had a regular masturbation habit. It went up and down a bit over the years as my health changed (mostly diet driven), but essentially it was something I felt I needed to do on a regular basis or I would go a bit sex crazy.
And then I started a relationship with an etherically male and beautiful woman...... The change started immediately and progressed quickly. It seems that masturbation is now an irrelevance - unnecessary. Sex as 'the road to my orgasm' stopped swiftly. I now orgasm very rarely, yet we have a lot of intercourse and she has many orgasms. My erections are fine. If I had heard that this would happen before our relationship started I would have struggled to believe it - even having read JMG.
Early on she was concerned that I was unhappy. But no, I have quickly become deeply satisfied. Like the difference between a wonderful lovingly prepared home cooked meal and a factory made meal that has been engineered to be moreish. I referred her to JMG's essay and your comments on etheric starvation - I think I am drinking in her powerful etheric energies and she loves my physical ones (plus the other polarities - my astral male/her female and her mental male/my female). I suspect I am also recovering from years of being tired & wired - using masturbation like the busy and stressed will eat junk food alone in the absence of a loving meal with those one loves.
Thank you so much for your writings. Life is like a game of pass the parcel. I will do my best to pass it on the love and lady wisdom.
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Date: 2023-08-30 05:07 pm (UTC)"I now orgasm very rarely, yet we have a lot of intercourse and she has many orgasms." That sounds REALLY nice. She is lucky!
I know I probably should keep it more of a secret but my book Sacred Homemaking is chugging along. Like any of my projects, it is taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R. Sacred homemaking -- the cumulative effects of arrangement of objects, maintenance, natural magic and gratitude in the home -- is the ultimate remedy for etheric starvation. I myself am very sensitive to the etheric, which is a big part of the reason I am writing that book. In my case, being in a car strips my etheric body, which is why I used to get so car sick as a child and as an adult can occasionally still suffer motion sickness from being in a vehicle. I notice that lemon balm tea helps a great deal to repair and reinforce my etheric body. Lately I have been drinking one big mug of lemon balm tea for every car trip I make that is over 30 minutes.
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Date: 2023-08-30 09:56 pm (UTC)Any theories on why car transport does that?
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