Friday Five: Magick
Sexual energy has been harnessed for powerful intentions since ancient times. Some believe we can use it to attract and achieve what we want in life. Professor Marla Seg, author of Kabbalah and Sex Magic, describes sex magick as “ritualized human sexuality meant to access divine power for good.”
Keep reading for an introduction to sex magick.
The Origins
Paschal Beverly Randolph was an African American doctor, writer and radical force in the early 1900s—sharing progressive ideas about gender fluidity, free love and sexual liberation.
He taught students how to cultivate their sexual capacities and harness their power. He believed that when partners experience mutual orgasms, it opens a connection to higher powers.
When you orgasm, your entire attention is focused and present. This state elevates your body into a high-vibration consciousness, which can be leveraged to spark meaningful change in your life. By consciously moving energy through every part of your body, you’re also activating different parts of your brain and nervous system, bringing your body and mind into a fully integrated and communicative space.
Randolph believed that sex magic could lead to increased health, love and the empowerment of women.
2. Now it’s Magick
Similarly, Alistair Crowley began practicing the term he coined, sex “magick”, as a rejection of the conservative and hypocritical Victorian Christian church. Crowley was a student of Buddhist & Hindu teachings and was highly influenced by Tantric practices.
“The feeling that it is shameful and the sense of sin causes concealment, and internal conflict which creates distortion, neurosis, and ends in explosion [...] Each individual has an absolute right to satisfy his sexual instinct as is physiologically proper for him.”
— Excerpt from Confessions by Crowley
Randolph & Crowley’s views were controversial during their time, but now they are revered as sexually liberated men!
3. Present day
These days, it’s not uncommon for psychologists, therapists, business leaders, and sexual wellness advocates to incorporate sex magick within their mindfulness practices. Emily Fletcher, the founder of Ziva meditation, describes that the orgasmic state of consciousness is one of the most powerful times to manifest.
4. What is it for?
Our orgasms can help us get what we want in life.
Our bodies are creative machines—we hold the potential to co-create new human beings! We can direct this “birth” toward other things that we wish to bring into the world.
5. Is this for me?
Experiencing sacred, deeply connected sex—solo or partnered—is an empowering way to celebrate your sexuality. Whether you’re wanting to summon spiritual powers or not—this is a way to connect more deeply to your partner(s) and your highest self.
Next Friday, we’ll share how to prepare your body for sex magick rituals.
