Transforming the True

The Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907) Taoist text of the master Teng gives a detailed account of an alchemical love-making technique known as 'Transforming the True'. In the text the subtle channels connecting the breasts of woman with her uterus are mentioned. The master states that the couple should mentally repeat a power phrase during love-making and suggests that:

A man and woman may together practice the art that leads to longevity. Known as 'Transforming the True', it is a secret method that should only be transmitted to adepts. It allows a man and woman to activate their life-essence at the the same time; the man nurtures his semen and the woman her secretions. The Yin-essence of the woman becomes activated and the man's; Yang-essence becomes strengthened. If this discipline is practiced in the right way, then the vital fluid will spread like clouds throughout the entire body, their spiritual essences will be harmonized and both partners will become rejuvenated.

Both partners should begin by meditating, deliberately detaching their minds from all worldly things. Then they should grind their teeth seven times to produce much saliva while mentally repeating the following power phrase; " May the "Golden essence of the Original White Light bring my five Inner Flowers (psychic centers) to life. May the Supreme Lord of Evolution harmonize my innermost Soul and fortify my Spirit. May all the six vital energies be bound together as One, so that their spirits return to strengthen the Head Center. May the two unite completely and blend harmoniously. May the fruit of our loving be sweet and may our innermost Treasure be conserved." Having completed this verse the couple should proceed with their lovemaking.

The man should refrain from ejaculating. If he controls his thought and his breath, the semen will become transmuted and will ascend the spinal column until it reaches the secret center in his brain (the pituitary gland). This is known as the Return to Origin.

The woman should control her emotions so that she does not complete her climax. This nurtures her Spirit. She should let the vital force of her two breasts descend through the subtle channels to her sex center and then ascend from there until the energy reaches the secret place in her brain. This is what is known as Transforming the True. The Elixir formed in the bodies of the couple should be nurtured for one hundred days: then it will truly become transcendental. This practice, if prolonged. confers Liberation.

All alchemical practices require psychic and physiological stability. The alchemy of love-making presupposes that physical and emotional energies are already under conscious control. Once stability is achieved it is the power of love that truly transforms the fires of passion into the ecstasy that endures.

excerpt from "Sexual Secrets - The Alchemy of Ecstasy (written by Nik Douglas & Penny Slinger) P.301