The Taoists  identify  two kinds  of pleasur e:
“losing- energ y pleasure ” and “gainin g-energy  pleasur e.” Most  of
us are  well experie nced  in losing- energy pleasur e.
    We have  describe d the brief,  intense  pleasure  that drugs,  such
as ma rijuana,  heroin,  cocaine,  or ampheta mines,  introduce  into
the system as they  quickly  draw and burn  up life-force  from  a
person’s  orga ns, brain,  and glands. This is like a  bonfire  started
with gasoline;  it burns  very intensely  and is ver y gratif ying, but the
fuel is gone  and the fire beco mes extinguish ed all too  soon. The
increased  desire  to experience  that intense  excitem ent, follow ed
by the increased  use of drugs,  draws out the vital  energy  from the
organs  as we ll as from the brain  and bone  marrow. Som e of the entert ainment  we seek  is also losing- energy
pleasure. When we  are entertai ned in excess  with activities  such
as watching television,  energy  from our  organs  is required  to pa y
attention,  and so our  life-force  energ y is dra wn out toward the event
we are watching and heari ng. We imagine ourselves  to feel good
because  we perceive  ourselv es as relaxing,  thereb y decreasin g
our stress. We do feel the  release,  but our vital organs  are being
drained  of their  life-force  by this excessive  energy  expenditur e. This
stress  to our  organs  creates  a negative  energy : and if they  do not
have  the means to  transform it back  into positive  energy , we will
accu mulate  too much and  eventuall y our negative  emotions w ill
burst  out. Even  though  something  such as  quiet  music can help  us relax
and create  a sense  of harmony  in the  body , too much attention  to it
will make our eyes, ears and nervous  system lose  energ y to the
outside. After wards, we continuall y seek ne w songs,  movies and
show s becaus e these  things  are never  satisfy ing our needs,  but
are further  arousing  and increasing  our need  for stim ulation. The
more w e try to satisfy  one or two of the senses  by an outside  means,
the greater  the need  for satisfaction  we create  for all the  senses. When yo u try to satisf y the mouth and  tongu e, the eyes, ears  and
nose  need  som ething  to stimulate them. It is a never -ending,
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increasing  requirement  of the  senses. Multi billion- dollar  businesses
have  arisen  to satisfy  our senses. They make tre mendous  profits
because  ultimately  they  do not reall y satisf y us or  bring  us true joy
and true happiness . If these  companies  created  entert ainment  that
would satisfy  us for a long  time, they  would go out of business. The Taoists rega rd our organs  as the body ’s parents  and the
senses  as the  children. When they  separ ate there  is no  harmony,
but rather  disharmon y and need. People  try to search  for happiness,
satisfaction  and love  outside  of themselves  rather  than  within. They
listen to  the desires  of their  bodies  rather  than  their  minds and
spirits. The more the y search,  the mo re they  create  a need  and will
never  reall y find what they are looking  force  Instead  they create  a
deterior ation  within themselves. True  happiness,  true joy and true
satisfaction  com e with inner  peace. By  turning  inward we will not lose the  energ y outw ard, and so
can gain energy  for ourselves. For exam ple, if we  eat a tast y food
but do not  have  an inner  harmony  in our  organs  and senses,  our
eyes will want more, like  children  in a toy store. We might decide  to
see a movie, and  then  the ears  want to be  stim ulated  as w ell. We
then might decide  to go to a nightclub  or a bar  In the  end we might
feel the need  to get  drunk,  to sm oke, or  take  drugs. Turning  sexual
energy  and the resulta nt orgasm in ward is the  first step to  gaining-
energy  pleasure  and to a control  of the  senses. Once  you have
more sexual  energ y inside,  the organs  will become stronge r and
will then  be able  to control,  satisf y: and balance  the senses. 4. Beyond Orgas m
    The normal out ward-pouring  orgasm is a form  of losing- energ y
pleasure,  i.e., w e release  life-force  energ y out and we experienc e
pleasure. In the  Taoist vie w of arousal,  how ever it is the  fusion  of all
the energy  contrib uted by the organs  and glands  with the highl y
refined  sexual ener gy that creates  orgas mic energ y. Rather  than
releasing  orgas ms outw ard, as in the  normal sexual act,  we learn
to turn  this energ y inward to rec ycle, increase  and highl y refine  it. Through  the practice  of the  life-force  meditation  know n as the
Microcosmic Orbit  meditation,  we begin  to learn  how  to recy cle the
ovaries’  energ y. In the  beginni ng it is difficult and  you must practice
to retain  the energy  within yourself, but once  you feel and gain
control  of your own ener gy: you will experience  new  pleasur es
which are indescrib able. This sensation  is called  “Beyond Orgas m”
or “Valley  Orgasm.”
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    The concept  of an  orgasm that  is “Bey ond Orgasm” is difficult
to explain  becaus e we do not have  a word in Western languag es
or a cultural  concept  to express  it. It is a ne w idea  to us. Remember
however that when the automobile w as invented,  few people
thought  it could  replace  the horse. Later  people  realized  the benefits
of the  horseless  carriage. Cultivation  of “Bey ond Orgasm” can  be compared  to climbing a
10,000- foot mountain. In normal orgasm w e run up 1,000  feet and
run back  dow n and try again  tomorrow  to get  past  1,000  feet. Most
people  climb the  mountain  this way, perhaps  reaching  2,000  feet
on a good  day The sensations  may  be limited to the  genitals  or
rhythmic pulsations,  and relaxation  may be experienced  throug hout
the entire  body, but the energ y itself is lost to  the universe  and can
no longer  be develope d inside  the body. “Beyond Orgas m” goes
further  and further  each  time. W hen you climb this 10,00 0-foot
mountain,  you climb to 1,000  feet,  rest,  set up camp and  spend  the
night. The next  day you climb further,  rest and camp, and  you
continue  in this ma nner until  you reach  the peak. There  you enter
another  realm of pleasure. F. What is Ovarian  Kung  Fu? Originall y the Taoist sexual  exercises  were called  “Ovarian  Kung
Fu”. Som e students  feel this  sounds  too violent  or too much like
martial arts. The term  “kung  fu,” how ever means discipline  or
intensive  work, referrin g to one who puts  time into  practice. Ovarian
Kung  Fu im plies an  expression  of po wer and control,  of the ability
to take  com mand of  one’s  body  and sexual  life. In the Universal  Tao System’s Ovarian  Kung  Fu trainin g, we
practice  to gain,  increase,  collect and  transfo rm ovarian  (sexual)
energy ; It is i mportant  to remem ber that building  up energy  in your
body  without know ing what to do  with it is dange rous. Som e systems
advocate  releasing  the ener gy from  time to time in so me w ay, like
releasing  a pressur e valve. They  will reco mmend occasional
outw ard-pouring  orgas ms for this  purpose. The Universal  Tao
System, however: stresses  the importance  of learnin g the
Microcosmic Orbit,  the means by which the ener gy can be
circulated  in the body  ultimately  to be stored  in a safe area  (the
navel)  for later  use and transformation  into a higher  form  of energy . If you consider  a computer  analog y, learning  how  to push  a button
will not teach  you how to opera te a computer. Although  pushing  the
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button  will give  you a result,  until  you know and underst and the
system, yo u will not be able  to control  that result. To insure  proper
training  in the art of  Healing  Love,  the concepts,  the steps involved,
and an idea  of the  pleasure  that lies ahead  will be explained  in
detail. G. Wo men’s Sexual Energy
1. The  Ovaries  contain Life Force  Energy. As previousl y stated,  the Ching  (principal)  energy  of a w oman
provides  her with life-force  energy . This life- force  energ y is
contained  to a large  extent  in the ovaries. It is here  that the hormones
are produce d that determine  a woman’s  breasts,  voice,  etc. The
ovaries  constantl y produce  sexual energy . The Ovarian  Breathing
Process  to be  taught  in this book  releases  the energy  produced  by
the ovaries,  and makes it possible  to store  this energy , which has
a Yang (active)  qualit y, in the  woman’s  body  After  ovulation  and
before  menstruation  the ener gy is mi lder as  the properti es of the
energy  change  from  Yang to Yin (passive). Also, during  this part  of
the cycle  the energy  is at its highest  stage  of development  for
absorptio n and transfo rmation. Ovarian  Breathing,  if practiced  ever y day, can start  the
absorptio n process  and conserve  the life-force  energ y that other wise
would be lost  through  menstruation. This is the process  by which
the sexual ener gy is transfo rmed to Chi. As a result  of this practice,
wome n often  notice  a distinct  shortening  of the durati on of the
menstrual  flow, or a decre ase of cram ps or other  problems
associated  with their  periods. With continued  practice  menstruatio n
may cease,  because  all the  sexual ener gy is being  transformed
into a higher  life-force  ener gy. Under  ordin ary circum stances  menstruation  can stop  for a
variety  of reaso ns, such  as poor  diet,  depression,  emotional  stress,
childbirth  or menopause. Since a  functioning  body  draws its energ y
from ever y resourc e it has,  a body  requiring  additional  energy
makes co mpensations  to suppl y that energ y where it is neede d. A
nursing  mother for exam ple, will not experie nce menstruation,
because  the blood  normally involved  in the  menstrual  cycle would
be draw n to the  breast  and converted  into milk. Mens truation
resumes only  when nursing  stops. Women athletes,  when under
strict training,  will cease  menstruating  because  all the energy  has
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been  transfe rred into physical fitness. Similarly, it should  be noted
that many wome n, after  menopause,  lead  very active,  health y lives,
and usually  do well in pursuing  their  careers,  because  their  bodies
now have  the benefit  of energ y formerly  require d to maintain their
monthly  cycles. It is beneficial  to unde rstan d that menstruation  is for  the purpose
of the  next  generati on. Energy  not used  for this purpose  but
conserved  through  Ovarian  Breathin g becomes part  of the vital
energy  of the  body  thereb y prolongin g youth and providing  ample
energy  for transfo rmation  into a  higher  form of energ y. The
transformed  energy  is a creative  and healing  energ y which can
raise  a woman’s  life-force  potential  and ultim ately increas e her
spiritual  energ y. Also, the  cessation  of menstruation  can be
reversed  at an y time and  restore d to normal flo w after  a few months
of stopping  the practice. 2. Ovarian  Energy Devel ops a Hi gher Consciousness
    Ovarian  energy  is the  energ y used  for the development of  one’s
higher  conscious ness. These  practices  that transfo rm the sexual
energy  into Chi provide  the foundati on for the  spiritual  exercises
that transform sexual  and Chi energ y into Shen,  a sheer  spiritual
energy . The process  of cleansing  the internal  organs  of negative
emotions  described  previously  is called  “inner  alche my” by the
Taoists, and  it is this  inner  alche my that restor es to the orga ns
their birthright  of love,  joy, gentleness,  kindness,  respect,  honesty
fairness,  and righte ousn ess. Once  the organs  are cleansed  and
healthy , and you have  develop ed the abilit y to transfe r and transfo rm
sexual  energy  into life-force  energ y, the spiritual  development  can
begin. It is at  this level  that the generativ e energ y of the  ovaries  is
used  in what the Taoists  call “giving  birth  to yourself,. which means
developing  the spirit body  from wh ich you will attain  enlightenment. 3. Ovary Energy--the Best Co smetic
   The ovaries  contribute  most of their  energ y during  sexual
arousal. Many  other  organs  are contributo rs--the liver spleen,
kidney s, heart,  lungs,  and brain,  as w ell as glands- the pineal,  pituitary
thymus,  thyroid and adrenal. All of these  energies  blend  togeth er to
form sexual  energ y, a highl y charge d force  that brings  us to the
point  of orgasm. It is at this point  that our  habit  of losing- energ y
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pleasure  must be over  come. By  doing  Ovarian  Kung  Fu exercises,
we can transfer  this energ y to a higher  qualit y ener gy by moving it
up the spine  to the brain. Because  the prope rty of sexual  energy
during  arous al is Yang (or active)  in natur e, you can revitalize  the
nervous  system, increase  brain  power and memory, and stay
healthy  and youthful. As a great  secret  taught  by the Taoist  sages
to em presses  and concubines,  these  methods  enabled  the women
in an  emperor’s  court  to maintain  their  sexual  activity , beaut y, and
health  for a long  time. Ma ny Taoist women  consider  the results  of
these  exercises  to be the  best  cosm etic in existence. 4. Duration  of a Woman’s Sexual Life
    In ancient  Chinese  histor y very little w as written about  the sexual
experiences  of w omen,  although  there  does  exist the
docu mentation  of Su Nu, the  medical and  spiritual  guide  to the
Yellow Emperor  who in almost endless  lists detailed  the voluptuous
responses  of w omen  to their  capable  lovers. We also  have  read
that nuns  in Buddhist  convents  could  learn  exercises  that would
eliminate their  menstrual  cycles  forever:  (The exercises  were called
“Slay ing the Red Dragon ). Therefor e, what knowledge we now
have  of the  duratio n of a Taoist w oman’s  sexual life  passed  down
to us  verbally  from the  Taoist sages  varies  greatl y with the outlook
and lineage  of the Maste r: Som e Taoist Mas ters advise  wome n to
stop having  sex after  40, due to the supposed  worn out state of  the
body  caused  by childbirth. With the Ovarian  Kung  Fu me thod as it
is now  taught  by The Universal  Tao, a woman  can continu e sexual
activity  for as long  as she desires  because  no ener gy is lost:  in
fact, ener gy is gained  through  the transformation  of her sexual
energy . 5. Organs’  Orgas m--the  True  Orgasm
A. Outward  Orgasm
Generall y the orgasmic feeling  is a pulsation  of the vagina,  the
ovaries  and the cervix. In the  Tao Syst em we  say that a lower center
or genital,  orgasm happens  only  in the  genital  region  and pours
outw ard: we call this an  “outward orgasm.” It  takes a short  time to
occur  but it takes  a long  time to bring  the woman  to this  kind of
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B. Inward Orga sm
   The “inw ard orgasm,”  or the  “orga ns’ and glands’  orgas m,” is
extended  for the w oman. Her partner  must sti mulate her to bring
the orgas m inward and upw ard, stage  by stage,  and organ  by orga n.
The orgasmic feeling  can be amplified intensel y in this w ay but
how much it intensifies  depends  upon  how much she  practices. By moving the pulsation  into the  organs,  a ne w field  of orgasm is
opened  up that she has  never  felt before. In usual sexual practices,  muscles are  tense  and the fluids  of
the glands  pour  out, losing  in this out ward flow the sexual energy  of
these  glands  as well. This kind of  orgasm is te mporary , short  and
not continuous. In Taoism  it is said that w hen all the ener gy pours
out, that is the end  of the  glands. In an in ward orgasm, or  organs’  orgasm, the orgas m actuall y
travels  through  all the  organs,  glands  and nervo us system, thrilling
and revitalizing  them wi th the life-force  of sexual,  creative  and
generativ e energ y. 6. Who is Resp onsible for your  Orgas m? Many wome n have  sexual  experienc es but are unable  to
experience  an orgas m. Often  a woman  will blam e her  male partner
saying that he does  not kno w how  to bring  her to orgasm, and  that
he ejaculates  too soon. Sex is a two-person  happeni ng. The
energies  of both  peopl e must bring  their  hormones  into harmony. H. Go od Sexual Relati onship--the  3 Levels of Sexual Energy
   To establish  and maintain  a good  sexual relatio nship,  the
energies  of both  partn ers must be on  the same level:  they  both
must be health y physicall y and emotionally  and their  spiritual  levels
must be the  sam e. Then, when the two people  are togethe r their
energies --physical, emotional,  and, finally , spiritual- -unite  as one. 1. Physical  Level
    Tuning  yourself befor e making love is ver y important. How much
differs  from woman  to woman,  depe nding upon  her level of  energy . The practices  of Ovarian  Breathin g and the Orgasm ic Upward Draw
strengthe n a woma n’s vagina  and direct  the Chi  flow to her  sexual
organs. Man y women  who do not  exercise  the lower region- -the
ovaries,  cervix  and vagina- -lack Chi flo w and lose mu scle tone. - 38 -Chapter I
Eventually  the energy  leaks  out, turning  the sexual regio n cold. Their
menstrual  periods  might co me at the  wrong time. The y might have
pre-menstrual  syndrome, headaches,  lower abdominal aches,  or
adverse  emotional  reactions,  any of which can affect  their  energ y
levels, lo wering their  sexual  energy  as we ll as their  general  energy . It takes  a mu ch longe r time for a woman  to be  aroused  to her
“boiling  point,”  or point  of orgasm, than  it takes  a man to become
aroused. It takes  more heat and energy  to bring  ice water to a boil,
just as it takes longe r for a partn er to arouse  a woman  if her  sexual
region  is cold. If a man is lo w in “fire energy ” (male sexual  Yang
energy ) he will not have  enoug h energ y to melt the “ice”  and will not
be able to bring  the woman  to her  “boiling  point.”
    For  men the  recycling of sexual  energ y is very  important. Such
techniques  as Testicle Breathin g, Scrotal  Com pression  and the
Big Draw  recycle a man’s sexual  energy  and increase  his Yang
(hot) sexual  potential. These techniq ues are presente d in the  book
Taoist Secrets  of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy. 2. Emoti onal Level
    Often  when a man and  woman  first meet, there  is an  unexplain ed
attraction  for one another. The reason  might be  that at the  time
they both  have  a high  energ y level,  as w ell as emotional  and spiritual
levels. It  is as if a  strong  magnetic  force  has drawn them  togeth er. Sometimes, after marriage  stress  occurs  because  of fam ily
troubles,  children,  etc.,  and their  energi es are draine d, gradu ally
wearing out their  magnetic  forces  until  there  no longer  is a strong
attraction  betw een them. During  this period  the man and  woman
seem far  apart  and alone. We see many people  starting  out in the
practices  of the Microcosmic Orbit  and Taoist Secrets  of Love
beco me aware of and  improve  the foods  they eat and do regular
exercises  to increas e their  romantic forces  and reesta blish a close
feeling  with their  partn er. Orgas ms com e mu ch easier  then. 3. Sp iritual  Level
If a couple  can find tim e to do me ditation  together,  sit wi th each
other  or do palm-to- palm touching  of one  anoth er, they will quiet
down and be able to feel  the energy  of the partner. Energy  can still
be exchanged  with your partne r even  if he  is low in energy  and
unable  to move it. Y ou can expand  your Micr ocosmic Orbit  into his,
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and he can do  the same w ith you so that y ou can help  one anothe r
move the  energy . If he  is in a  low mood, y ou can assist him  by sending  him your
smiling energy . If you learn  the Fusion  of the Five  Elements, you
can actually  absorb  his negative  emotions  and fuse  them  to return
good  life-force  back  to him . He can  do the same to y ou. A good  sexual  relationshi p can involve  many other  factors,  but it
must have  a good  beginning,  like fine  wine. I. Goal of  Taoist Meditati on
1. Discovery of Chi
   Long  ago it was discovered  that the most effective  way to
observe  the subtle  workings of the  Tao and  the inner  natur e of men
and wome n was throu gh quieting  the mind in sitting  meditation. It
was the practice  of sitting meditation  that revealed  the existence  of
Chi as a  subtle  electromagnetic  force  flowing within the bod y The
pathways the Chi follo wed reveale d the meridian  system of  the
human body . 2. The  Body is com posed of  Three  Parts. Through  such me ditation  the earl y Taoists developed  a great er
refinement and  increas ed awareness of the body  as a  composite
of three  parts:  the physical body , soul  body  and spirit bod y. (Fig. 1-
2) These  three  bodies  were studied  to differentiat e each  one’s
nature  and purpose. Unlike  other  meditative  traditions  of Asia, w hich cultivate  the soul
and spirit at the  expense  of the physical body , the ancient  Taoists
considere d all three  bodies  important. The Taoists  found  a way to
climb consciousl y into the  spiritual  realms, and  equall y important,
to clim b back  into the  physical world to be creativel y active here. 3. Develo ping the Physical  Body
   The novice  in the  Universal  Tao S ystem begins  with a wide range
of exercises  which develop  the ph ysical body into an efficient  and
healthy  organism, capable  of living peacefull y in the  world, and yet
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Spirit Body
Soul Body  or
 Chi Body
Physical Body
Fig. 1.2 Three  Bodies
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free of the  tensions  and stresses  of ordin ary daily life. The  aim of
the first level  is to develop  self- awareness of the physical body  and
its energ y relationship  with the environment  and other  people . At
this level  one learns  to heal  oneself  by learning  to sense  and direct
the circulation  of Chi wi thin the meridian  system of  the body  (the
Microcosmic Orbit  Meditatio n). The practice  of loving  self-
awareness generat es a positive  energy  condition  in which greater
respect  and love  for others  radiat es constantl y without conscious
effort. The healthie r the body is, the  more Chi it can  produce  and
transfer  into spiritual  energy . By practicing  in this  life to  transfer  Chi
energy  into spiritual  energy , we give birth  to ourselves,  raise  our
souls and  spirits, and  educat e them . The first  level of  Taoist practice  is accomplished  by utilizing  the
Microcosmic Orbit  Meditatio n, Six Healing  Sounds,  Inner  Smile,
Fusion  of the Five Ele ments,  Tai Chi  Chi Kung,  Five Elements
Nutrition,  and Iron Shirt  Chi Kung. As the  awareness of the  physical
body  is develope d, increase d levels  of ener gy are made available
by controllin g and transfo rming  sexual  energ y through  Seminal Kung
Fu and Ovarian  Kung  Fu practices. 4. Giving Birth  to the Self, the  Soul Body
    Giving  birth  to the  self,  the goal of Taoist me ditation,  is awakening
that part of oneself  which perceives  and acts free of the  bound aries
of environmental  educati on and karmic conditioning. The birth  of
the self is not  a symbolic im age or poetic  metaphor:  it is an  actual
process  of energy  conversi on leading  to the formation  of a subtle
body  with the capacity  to develop  reasoni ng, feelings  and a will of
its ow n.
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Chapter 2
Women’s Sexual Anatomy
The publication  of Mas ters and Johnson’s  Human Sexual Resp onse
in 1966  opened  the floodg ates for books,  articles,  and seminars
that interlocked  with the sexual  revolution  of the  sixties and
seventies. The little- known profession  of sexology  burgeo ned. Graduall y sexologists  began  to pa y attention  to the  particula r
sexual  needs  of women. They  noticed  that it was a rare  man wh o
went to his grave  without ever  having  an orgasm, ye t there  were
quite  a number of  wome n having  little experienc e in sexual  orgasm. Lonnie  Barbash  addresse d herself  to “pre- orgasmic” w omen  in
her book  For Yourself. In The Hite Report Shere  Hite disclosed
how women  brought  themselves  to orgasm, based  on the  anecdot al
responses  of hund reds of w omen  to her  vast  questionn aire. Compiled b y the Federati on of Feminist W omen’s Health  Centers,
the book  entitled  A New View  of a Woman’s Body took a new look
at women’s  genitals  and redefine d the clitoris. It is a  social fact  that most women  have  never  looked  closely  at
another  woma n’s genitals. Of the  women  who picked  up a  mirror
to scrutinize  their  own (after  making sure  the door  was locked  or
that no one  else w as home), ma ny were left with the feeling  that
somehow  they were not put togethe r entirel y correctl y The sexual
isolation  of women  results  in the  com plete  absence  of a socially
acceptable  word that enco mpasses  ever ything we can see  in a
mirror, “Dow n there ” is proba bly the closest  we have  com e to saying
that there  exists a  large  area  that we recognize  as being  our sexual
organs. (Fig. 2.1)
A. Mount  of Venus
   Starting  at the front  and top is the  Mount  of Venus (also  called
the mons veneris,  or mons, for  short). (Fig. 2.2) The color,  amount,
texture  and distributio n of hair will depe nd a great  deal  upon  age
and inherited  characteristics  and can vary  from a fe w straight  hairs
to a bushy  growth extending  up the abdo men or dow n the thighs. The m ons is a cushion  of fat  protectin g the pubic  bone  unde rneath. The pubic  bone  is the  place  where the pelvic  bones  are joined. - 43 -Women’ s Sexu al Anatomy
Outer Lips
Inner LipsClitoris
Urethra l Orific e
Hymen
Anus
Fig. 2.1 Woman’s Genital s
Mount of Ven us
Hood
Perineum
Fig. 2.2 Mount of  Venus
- 44 -Chapter  II
together  by cartilag e, which during  preg nanc y softens  so that  the
bones  can separat e, if necessar y, during  childbirth. The mons
divides  and separates  into what is called  the outer  lips, or labia
majora, which are of similar skin and hairiness  to the  mons. B. Inner  Lips
    Inside  the outer  lips are the inner  lips, the  labia  minora. The skin
of the  inner  lips is very  differe nt in color  and texture  because  of
their relation  to the  mucous surfaces,  in the  sam e way that the  lips
of the  mouth are different  from the  skin of  the face. In an unarouse d
state  the inner  lips can  vary  in color  from pink  to dusk y pink  to dark
maroon  or purple. Som etimes the  inner  lips are pink and  ridged ,
and sometimes they  are long  and wavy. Som e women’s  inner  lips
are larger  than the outer  lips, and  when these  women  are standing
up, the inner  lips can  be seen  protrudin g from betw een the outer
lips. During  sexual  arousal  the inner  lips, richl y supplied  with blood
vessels, beco me engo rged and swell to two or three  times their
resting  size. As orgasm appro aches  they can go throu gh a dra matic
color  change,  sometimes turning  crim son or a dark  wine color:
C. Glans of  the Clitoris
    Follo wing the sm all lips to  the top, they join togethe r to form the
hood  that protects  the glans of the  clitoris. Usually the glans  in the
unerect  state is nestled  under  the hood. (Fig. 2.3 (a)) You can see
it by pulling  back  on the hood. The glans  of the clitoris is loaded
with nerves,  and for mo st women  the glans is the mo st acutel y
sensitive  spot  in their  sexual  anatomy. Some wome n find that it is
so sensitive  that direct  stim ulation  can be irritatin g. The shaft  of the
clitoris feels  like a  strong  rubbe r band  under  the surface  betw een
the glans  and the mons. As sexual excitement mo unts,  the shaft
thickens  and shortens,  and the glans,  shaft  and supportin g
structures  beco me erect. As wi th men, there  can be  a dramatic
change  in size and  shape. (Fig. 2.3(b) ) Som e women  find that with
intense  prolon ged arousal  the s wollen inner  lips can obscur e the
glans  almost entirely . D. Urethra  and V agina
   Do wn from the  glans  is the openi ng to the urethra. Belo w this is
the opening  to the  vagina. A woman’s  ureth ra is about  one and a
- 45 -Women’ s Sexu al Anatomy
(a) In a Relaxed State
Pubic Bone
Shaft
Hood
Glans
Urethral
OpeningVulva Vaginal
   Gland
       Outer Lip Clitoral
                 Openi ng to
Inner Lip
                 the Vagina
Erect Shaft
Pubic Bone
Hood(b) During  Sexual Excitement
Vulva Vaginal
   Gland
Glans
Outer Lip
Inner Lip
Urethral Open ing
Fig. 2.3 Cross- Section  of the Clitoris
- 46 -Clitoral Open ing
 to the Vag inaChapter  II
half inches long from the  outside  to where it opens  into the bladder:
This short  distance  from  the outside  to the  inside  helps  explain
wome n’s prope nsity toward bladd er infections  (cystitis). E. G-Spot
    Surroun ding the urethra  is a plexus  of blood  vessels. Since these
blood  vessels  had no name in med ical books,  a grou p of women
named the area  the urethral  sponge. (See A New View  of a Woman’s
Body.) During  sexual excitement the  blood  vessels  engorg e and a
bulge  can be felt throug h the vaginal  wall. This bulge  has been
named the “G- Spot,”  after  Grafen berg, one of the  first sexologists. It can  be explored  by feeling  aroun d the front  and uppe r part of the
inside  of the  vagina. (It has also been  said that the  G-Spot is located
one-half inch deeper  than  a woman’s  longest  finger)
    The G- Spot can  be difficult to reach  durin g intercou rse in a face-
to-face position,  except  with those  men whose penises,  when erect,
press  up against  their  bellies. A change  in position  may  be
necessary  if a w oman  wants her G-Spot stim ulated  more directl y.
Rear  entry  is one  way. Finge rs are often  effective  and direct. A
woma n stim ulating  herself  might choose  to squat  or lie down with
her legs up in  the air  in orde r to reach  it better. Her partner  might
find it easier  to reach  if she  is lyin g on her stom ach. During  coitus,
if the  woman  is on  top she can  position  herself  pretty  precisel y for
such stimulation. (Fig. 2.4(a)  and (b))
    Som e women,  while holding  their  partners  tightly , enjoy the
sensation  of an  erect  penis  pushing  on their  lower abdomen,
immediatel y above  the pubic  bone,  stimulating  the G-Spot from
the other  side. When the  G-Spot  is m assaged,  often  a woman’s  first im pression
is that  she has  to urinate. Sexologists  assure  wome n that if the
pressure  is continued  there  will be a transition  to sexual arous al. One  of my  students  reported : “When I w orked in a w omen -
controlled  clinic, w e always talked  rather  glow ingly of the  virtues  of
the diaphragm. Ever y once  in a while a woman  would tell us that
she didn’t like the diaphragm becaus e it interfer ed with her sexual
enjoyment,  that it covered  up something. That was before  the G-
Spot became w ell known, and I think no w that that was probabl y
what these  women  were talking  about.”
    Som e women  find that stim ulation  of the  G-Spot can  trigger  an
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Pelvic Bone
Urethral Spo ngeBladder
Ova
   riesG-Spot
Penis
Uterus
Vagina(a) Shallow  thrust ma ssages the
area of the G-Spot
Pelvic Bone
Bladder
Ova
   riesUrethra l
Spon geG-Spot
Uterus
Penis
Vagina(b) Deep  thrust ma ssages the
deeper areas of the vagina by
passing  the G-Spot
Fig. 2.4 Shallow  and Deep  Thrust
- 48 -Chapter  II
orgasm, wh ile many women  enjoy G-Spot stimulation  as part of
the whole pano ply of sexual stim ulation. F. Fem ale Ejaculation
    An ancient  Taoist  Maste r discovere d that a woman,  when
reaching  a higher  point  of orgasm, had  differe nt respo nses  which
ejaculated  different  “waters.” Three  waters, or types  of fluid,  involved
in fem ale orgas ms w ere found  to exist. The lubrication  experience d
during  arous al is consider ed the first water: the fluids em itted during
a normal orgasm are  the second  water: and the third  water of a
female ejaculation,  never  experience d by many women , is release d
from the  G-Spot. How ever with or without G-Spot stim ulation,  there
are wome n who ejaculate  when they have  an orgasm. This
ejaculation,  which can be quite  copious,  produc es fluid  that is m uch
like sem inal fluid. It is definitel y not urine. How ever many women
who have  experie nced  ejaculation  report  that they were dism ayed
and embarrassed , feeling  certain  that they  had urinated. They  then
learned  to w ithhold this reaction. Now  that the fact of  women’s
ejaculations  is know n, there  will probabl y be much relief,  relaxation,
and increased  pleasure  by the women  who have  this capacity . As
yet, no researc h has discovered  where this fluid is ma de or stored. G. First Lubricative  Fluid of  the Va gina
    Inside  the vagina  the walls rest against  each  other:  but the
potential  for space  exists. With a plastic  speculum, flashlight  and
mirror you can look  inside  the vagina  yourself. You will prob ably
first see  the pink,  ridged  walls of the vagina. The ma ny folds  account
for its tre mendous  elasticity  During  sexual arous al, lubricative  fluid
oozes  out of the  walls in a kind of sweating action. At the  back  of
the vagina  is the  cervix, the  only portion  of the  uterus  visible  in the
vagina. The cervix  is round  with a hole  or slit in it. This is the  openin g
of the  cervical  canal  which goes  into the  uterus. Most  sexologists
agree  that w omen  have  little sensation  beyond the outer  third  section
of the  vagina. However many wome n strongl y disagree,  saying
that they  experience  terrific  pleasure  with deep  penet ration either
by penis  or finger  at the back of  the vagina,  and many women  feel
pleasura ble contracti ons of the  uterus  during  orgasm. There  may be mucous dispersing  from the  cervix. The source
and purpose  of the  mucous  will be discussed  in the  next section. - 49 -Women’s Sexual Anatomy
H. PC Muscle  and Chi Muscle
  Feeling  around  the peripher y of the  vagina  at about  the depth  of
one knuckle,  you may be able  to discern  the edges  of the
Pubococcy geal Muscle  (PC, also  sometimes referred  to as the
Love  Muscle. (Fig. 2.5)
Pubococcy geus  Fiber to Vagina
       Pubovaginal is
(Anter ior Part of Levator  Ani)
Urethra l Orific e
Puborectal is
HymenSphincter Urethr ae
Vaginal Orifice and
  Vagi nal W all
Levator  Ani
Tuber Ischii
Anus
Fig. 2.5 Love Mu scle includes  the Pubococcygeus  (PC Mu scle),
               Pubovaginalis  and Pubo- Rectalis
   A contraction  of the vagina  is a contractio n of the PC Muscl e.
You can tell for  sure  that that is what you are feeling  if you can
squeeze  your fingers  with it. The  PC Muscl e is one  part of a grou p
of mu scles w e refer  to as the  Chi Muscle . The Chi Muscle  surro unds
the anus,  vagina,  and ureth ra and provides  support  for the
reprod uctive  organs. (Fig. 2.6) This is the  muscle of  Perineum
Power and is associated  by the Taoists  with many organs  of the
body , as w ill be described  in Chapter  5. - 50 -Chapter  II
Suspensory  Ligament
Round Li gament
Glans
Ischiocavernosus Muscle
Urogenital Di aphra gm
Vulvocavernosus  Muscle
Transverse Perin eal Muscle
Anus
Puboc occcygeus  Muscle
Anal Sph incter Muscle
Pelvic Diaphragm
Fig. 2.6 Chi Mu scle includes the Urogenital  Diaphragm,  the Pelvic
Diaphragm, the An al Sphincter  Muscle and Pubococcy geus (PC M uscle). A we ll-exercised  PC Muscle  is conside red by som e sexologists
to be  the key to healthy  sexual  functionin g for both  men and  women. Poor  muscle tone  leads  to sexual  difficulties  as well as other
physiologic problems, such  as difficulty  in childbirth  and urinar y
incontinenc e. In fact, the  first profession al to publicize  the
importance  of good  PC tone  taught  exercises  to w omen  in
prepar ation  for childbirth. His name, Kegel,  is still associated  with
these  exercises. The PC Muscle  is crucial  to Ovarian  Kung  Fu
exercises. You can test  the tone  of the  PC Muscle  by interr uptin g a strea m
of urine. This abilit y is due  solel y to the  PC Muscle. Man y wome n
have  beco me dexterous  at squeezin g this muscle because  they
- 51 -Women’ s Sexu al Anatomy
found  it enha nced  their  sexual  pleasure. Sexologist  Bryce Britton,  in her book  The Love Muscle:  Every
woman’s Guide t o Intensifying Sexual Pleasure,  includes  detailed
descriptions  of ho w to use  the PC Muscle  as w ell as outlining  an
exercise  program for  sexual  fitness. I. Perineal  Sponge
    Inside  the back  part of the  entra nce to the vagina  is anothe r
area of blood  vessels  called  the perin eal spong e. (Fig. 2.7) During
sexual  arousal  the perine al sponge  thickens,  narro wing the entranc e
to the  vagina. Ovar y
Egg Tube
Ureter
UterusCervix
Os
Bladder
Urethral Spo nge
Shaft
GlansVagina
Rectum
Pelvic Diaphra gm
Anal Sph incter Muscle
Anus
Legs   Urog enital D iaphragm
Perineal Spon ge
Outer Li p
Inner Li p
Clitora l Opening to the Vag ina
Fig. 2.7 Perineal  SpongeHood
Paraurethra l Glans
                  Urethra
- 52 -Chapter  II
J. Perineum
   The perine um region  includes  the anus  and sexual orga ns, but
the point  of the  perineum is located  betw een the back  of the vaginal
opening  and the anus. (Fig. 2.8)
Hui - Yin
Fig. 2.8 Perineum  (Hui-  Yin)
   The anus  is a sexual orifice for som e women,  and quite  sexuall y
taboo  for others. To prevent  vaginal  and bladder  infections  all w omen
should  know that fingers  or penis  should  be washed after  anal
contact. Fig. 2.9 Love Ma king
- 53 -Sexu al Response Cycle
Chapter 3
Sexual Response Cy cle
Women’s sexual  responses  were described  by Mast ers and
Johnson  as being  in four phases:  excitement, plateau,  orgasm,
and resolution. These phases  are demarcated  by physiologic al
changes  in the  sexual organs. In the excite ment phase  the vagina
sweats, and the broa d ligam ent which suppo rts the uterus  pulls
up: this in turn  enlarges  the back  of the vagina  in the  plateau  phase. A myriad  of changes  occur  during  orgasm, including  for som e
wome n changes  in skin color on the  back  and chest,  or tingling  or
contractions  in the  hands  and feet. In the  resolution  phase  there  is
a gradu al return  to the resting  state. (Fig. 3-1)
Peak Orgasm
Excitem ent
 Phas e 1Plateau
Phase 2 Orgas Resolution
  micPhase 4
Phase 3
Fig. 3.1 Ordinary  Peak Orgasm
- 54 -Chapter III
   Most  writings on w omen’s  sexual respo nses  describe  women
as having  a long  arousal  period. Yet in Shere  Hite’s resea rch (The
Hite Rep ort) most women  describe  themselves as reaching
orgasm wi thin minutes  after  they  start  masturbati ng. Does this  long
arousal  perio d indicate  the flexibilit y of w omen’s  sexual  respons es? Or is it due  to inept  lovers  or wome n’s reticence  to tell  their  partners
what would please  them? A. Clitoris and Va ginal  Orgas m
    Most  sexologists  and other  people  limit the definitio n of the clitoris
to the  glans. The vagina  and the inner  lips are  seen  as separate
and distinct  entities,  the inner  lips having  no purpos e other  than  to
protect  the urethr al and vaginal  openings. Even though  Mast ers
and Johnson  described  the vivid  changes  of the inner  lips during
sexual  excite ment, the y still did  not identify  them as being  part of
the woman’s  sexual  organs. For  over  half a century  a battle  raged  over  the location  of w omen’s
orgasms. Freud  and many of his  follow ers maintained  that clitoral
orgasms we re experienced  by girls,  but that adult  wome n
transferr ed their  sexual  response  to the  vagina. Masters  and
Johnson  concluded  from their  studies  that all orgasms are  clitoral
in origin. Fem inists,  concerne d about  the effects  on women’s  psyches
and sex lives, did  a lot of resea rch, both  in me dical libraries  and
among  themselves in  self-help  grou ps, and they talked  to numerous
wome n about  their  sexual experiences. From all  these  sources
they concluded  that women  have  one unified  sex organ,  but that all
parts  react  during  sexual  arousal  no matter what part is being
stimulated. When all the  aspects  of this sexual  organ  are view ed together
we see the erectile  tissue  of the  small lips, glans  and shaft,  urethr al
sponge  and perineal  sponge. Add this all together  and inch- for-
inch w omen  seem to have  about  as mu ch erectile  tissue  as me n.
This similarity  in structure  suggests  a similarity in function  also,
and further  suggests  a possible  similarity in me n’s and  women’s
sexual  drives  and responses. How  much is related  to ho w we are
constructed , and how much is fro m our  socialization ? - 55 -Sexual Response Cycle
B. Depletion of Sexual Energy
   Most  men are  aware of the depletion  of energ y they  feel as  a
result  of ejaculation,  and most women  are also a ware of a depletion. The Taoists observe d that while men lose their  ener gy throug h
ejaculation,  women  lose  most of their  energ y throug h their  menstrual
periods. Although  many women  do not  perceive  a loss of energ y,
certainly  those  whose periods  are precede d by a week or two of
breast  tende rness,  water retention , or pelvic congesti on, or w hose
periods  are acco mpanied  by strong  cramps, heavy  bleeding,
backache,  nausea,  diarr hea, or outbreaks  of herpes , etc.,  will notice
the draining  effect of these  cyclical  functions. Cease love maki ng
when  you still have
full desireDo the Orgasm ic
Upward  Draw  at the
Peaks
Valley Orgas ms
BeyoundTan Tien
    Excite ment
     Phase 1
 Power  awakens;
begin to transfor m
the ener gy up into
 the Microcos mic
       OrbitPlatea u
Phase 2Pass the Power  Power  Union of Re union of
Perineum u pHeaven Hu mans andup
  and to T- 11 to thea ndTao
enter theCrown  Earth;
 Coccy xImmortal
                       Spirit
Fig. 3.2 Sexu al Energy Chart
- 56 -Tan Tienthe Body Tan Tien
MiddleLower UpperChapter  III
C. Ovarian  Kung  Fu
     The Ovarian  Kung  Fu exercises  are practiced  in two parts:
The first part,  Ovarian  Breathing,  retrieves  the biological  energ y
that goes  into making eggs,  uterine  lining,  cervical  mucous, and
the attendant  hormones  prod uced  in the  ovaries  and the adren al
and pituitary  glands. The second  part,  the Orgas mic (In ward and)  Upward Draw ,
involves  the transformation  of sexual  energ y, i.e., the circulation  of
the aroused  energy  back  into the body  rather  than  the discharge  of
it into  the univers e.
     Both  exercises  involve  bringing  the energy  from the repr oductiv e
and sexual  organs  up the spine  to the brain. Once  the brain  is filled
with energ y, the energy  will travel  down the front  of the body  to the
heart,  and then  continue  down to be stored  at the navel. The first  exercise  helps  reduce  the loss of ener gy from
menstruation,  enabling  women  to experience  shorter,  less
troublesome  periods. The second  exercise  conserves  the biological
energy  lost throug h orgasm, prolongs  and emphasizes  the orgasm,
and brings  it up  into the organs  as well as to  a higher  energ y center
there  to attain  a higher  state  of conscious ness. It also brings  intense
pleasure. (Fig. 3.2)
     In  the process  of learnin g these  exercises  women  com e into
closer  contact  with their  cycles,  learning  to ma ke finer
discri minations  in their  muscle movements and  energ y flow, and
to increase,  deepe n and extend  their sexual pleasu re. Ultimately
they will zero  in on the  process  of transfo rmation,  recognizing  and
achieving  the link bet ween sexualit y and spiritualit y
- 57 -Sexual Response Cycle
Fig. 3.3 Sexu al Energy Connection
- 58 -Chapter IV
Chapter 4
Microcos mic Orbit
“Reject all reasonin g about  sex: practice  special exercises. To be
able to ma ke love  and not emit is the  secret  of retur ning the semen. Increasing  and aiding  the sem en is then the way of the  life-force.”
Plain Woman’s advice  to the Yellow Emperor  second  centur y B.C. In centuries  past  the Emperor  of China  invariabl y called  in the
court  sages,  usuall y Taoist, to  obtain  advice  on his sex life. Before
accepting  the advice  of any sage,  so the  story goes,  the Emperor
require d any prospective  Maste r to prove  his sexual control. He did
this b y offering  the would-be advisor  a full glass  of w ine and
demanding  the sage  insert  his penis  into it. If he  was truly a Mast er
he could absorb  the wine into his  penis,  and then  release  it back
into the w ine glass. This w as taken  as absolute  proof  that the sage
could  also absor b a woman’s  sexual  fluids, her  Yin essence,  and
therefor e knew the secrets  of im mortality . Today  women  can learn  the secrets  of the Taoist Immortals,  be
in control  of their  sexualit y and embark on a journey  with a partn er
that will enrich  them both. When the y master these  techniques  for
retaining  their  sexual  pow er and then  willingly share  it, they  will feel
differentl y about  them selves  and each  other:
A. Learn  to circ ulate  your  Chi in the  Microcosmic  Orbit
   By far the most powerful energ y exchange  betw een two partners
occurs  at the  level  of subtle  ener gy. The Taoists have  been  stud ying
the circulation  of subtle  energy  through  certain  energ y points  in the
body  for thousands  of years and have  verified,  in detail,  their
importance. These  energ y points  form the  basis for  acupunc ture. Althoug h Western medical research  has ackno wledged
acupunctu re as being  clinicall y effective,  scientists  admit they
cannot  fully explain  why the system wo rks. The circulatio n of energy
through  these  energ y points,  or meridians,  is called  the Microcosmic
Orbit. (Fig. 4.1)
   All students  of the Universal  Tao Syst em are  taught  to circulate
their Chi in the  Micr ocosmic Orbit,  a necessar y step  to
understa nding the cultivation  of Ching  from the  raw physical level
- 59 -Microcosmic  Orbit
Fig. 4.1 Microcosmic  Orbit
- 60 -Chapter  IV
of eggs  to the refined  subtle  energy  of a Shen,  or spiritual  being. Once  they  have  opened  their  Microcosmic Orbit,  they have  alread y
experience d a minor enlighte nment. The mind has begu n to realize
it has  control  over  its o wn subtle  energ y. Ultimately one learns  that
the movement of subtle  energy  is totall y a po wer of the  mind. B. Disco very of the Microcosmic  Orbit
   A few  thousan d years ago every thing in the  world was so sim ple:
there  were no televisions,  radios,  theaters,  or nightclu bs as
entertainment,  and no houses  to care  for; all of  which drain  energy
and disturb  the mind. The air  was pure. Natural  energ y was abund ant
to humans. When the  sun set,  people  could  not fall asleep  right  away, and
they dared  not roam around  the jungle  in the  dark. One  way to
occupy  their  time wa s to sit dow n and quiet  themselves. Once
they were able to quiet  their  minds to  a certain  extent,  their  body
functions  started  to quiet  down as well. They  started  to notice  the
flow of something  in the  body . The flo w bega n in the navel,  travele d
down to the  perineum and  up the  spine  to the head,  dow n the front
through  the tongue,  to the  throat  and then  dow n to the  navel. The
circulation  of energ y through  this route  came to be  known as the
Microcosmic Orbit. The mo re they  were able  to still their  minds and  bodies,  the
more intense  the flow would be. As the y continue d to still their
minds, they  began  to discover  more paths  opening  and to feel the
energy  flow in a straight  direction,  up and dow n. From the  perineum
up to the  head,  the flow was then  felt passing  through  the major
organs  in three  chann els, which later  beca me know n as the
Thrusting  Channels. As their  practice  continued , they felt the  energ y
start to flo w in a circular  motion, similar to a belt,  around  a ma jor
energy  center  that they  discovered  in the  navel,  the Belt Channel. As ti me we nt on they discovered  that there  existed  in their  bodies
32 energy  channels,  each  one corresp onding to a specific  organ. They  passed  down this know ledge they had learn ed gene ration
after gener ation  until more and  more people  practiced  it, and  in this
way identified  the acupunctur e meridians  which beca me basic to
the Taoist  System. Every  person  has the same bod y, the sam e channels,  and has
a soul  and spirit. After ma ny hundreds  of years of practice,  trial and
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error,  improving  and passing  down, the Taoist Esoteric  Yoga System
came into  being. C. Two Major Energy Channels of the Microcosmic  Orbit -
Functional  and G overnor
   It is mu ch easier  to cultivate  your ener gy if you first understan d
the major paths  of energy  circulation  in your body. The nervous
system in hum ans is very  complex and  is capable  of directing
energy  wherever it is needed. How ever the ancient  Taoist Mast ers
discovered  there  are two energy  chann els that carry an especially
strong  curren t.
   One  channel,  the “Functi onal” or “Yin” Channel,  begins  at the
base  of the  trunk  midway between the vagina  and the anus  at the
perineum point. It goes  up the  front  of the  body  past  the mons,
abdom inal organs,  heart,  and throat  and ends  at the tip of  the tongu e.
The second  chann el, the “Govern or” or “Yang” Channel,  starts  in
the same place. It flo ws from the perin eum upw ard into the tail
bone,  then  up throug h the spine  into the brain  and back  dow n to the
roof of the  mouth. (Fig. 4.2)
   The tongue  is like a  switch that connects  these  two currents
when it is touched  to the  roof of the mouth ju st behind  the front
teeth,  the energ y can flo w in a circle  up the spine  and back do wn
the front. The t wo chann els form  a single  circuit that  the energ y
loops  around. This vital current  circulates  past  the major organs
and nervous  systems of the  body , giving  cells the  juice they need
to gro w, heal,  and function. D. Sexual Energy
1. Primordial Energy
   The sexual  energ y that moves in the  Microc osmic Orbit is a
primordial  energ y. Human life  begins  with the union  of an egg and a
sperm cell. This is the  original  act of  Kung Fu in  the balancing  of
Yin and Yang. Ovarian  Kung  Fu is the  re-creation  of that  act w ithin
the female bod y. However instead  of form ing a fetus from a fertilized
egg growing inside  the womb,  the ovarian  energy  mounts to higher
energy  centers  inside  the body , and we give  birth  to ourselves  on a
spiritual  level. The sexual  energy  is dra wn upw ard throu gh the
Microcosmic Channel  where it literall y gives  rebirth,  a “ne w life”- -
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Function al Cha nnel ends here Governor  Chann el ends h ere
Crown  (Pai-H ui)
Throat (Hsua n-Ch i)
Heart (Shuan-C hung)
 Solar Plexus
(Chun g-Kung)Jade Pi llow
 (Yu-Chen)
C-7 (Ta-Ch ui)
Navel (Tan Tien
or Ch i-Chu ng) Between  T-5 and T-6
     (Gia-Pe)
T-11 (C hi-Chung)
Ovarian  Palace
 (Kuan- Y uan) Door of Life (Ming-Men)
Coccy x (Chang-C hing)
Functi onal C hann el
   begins here Governor Cha nnel Be gins her e
Perineum (Hu i-Yin)
Fig. 4.2 Functional  and Governor  Channels
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and brings  the confidenc e of controlling  a pow erful flow of creative
energy  and the satisfaction  of a deep  sense  and highe r balance  of
harmony with the world. 2. A Powerful,  Versatile Energy
    The me thods  of Chi cultivation  explained  in detail  in this book
from Ovarian  Breathin g to the Ovarian  Upward Draw method  to
Beyond Orgas m all involve  drawing sexual  energ y stored  in the
ovaries  up the spinal  colu mn and  into the brain. When the  brain  is
full, this  energy  will travel  down the front  into the throat,  heart  and
navel. The brain  and pituitar y gland  will aid in distributing  this po werful
energy  to wherever it is neede d. This is a unique  attribute  of sexual
energy , or Ching,  over  other  types of Chi that have  their own special
functions,  e.g.,  liver  Chi. Sexual  energ y is extraordin arily versatile
and can be transfo rmed into  many differe nt functions. This is one
reason  it is so nourishin g to our spiritual  being. Our inner  spiritual
being  can easily  digest  it, almost as if it w ere baby food. The loop  of energy  circulatin g about  the bod y in the  Microcosmic
Orbit,  carry ing the sexual  current  from the  ovaries  and sprea ding
vitality  to other  parts  of the body , also has  a profoun d effect  on
health  in a specific  way. It is this  energy  that triggers  the glands  to
release  the sex- stimulating  hormones  which regulate  body
chemistry  and ultim ately affect  your ability  to do anything. It has an
especially  strong  influenc e on the quality  of your lovemaking,
because  on the  biological  level sex is largel y a question  of hormonal
balance. The benefits  of the  Microc osmic Orbit extend  beyond facilitating
the flow of sexual  energ y: they include  the preventio n of aging  and
the healing  of many illnesses,  ranging  from high  blood  pressu re,
insomnia and  headaches  to arthritis. Whether it be for  fighting  off
an illness,  answering a child’s  question,  painting,  or making love,
the energy  that flows in the  Microcosmic Orbit  is available  when
we need  it. E. Sealing the  Energy within  the Body
    After  opening  up the Micr ocosmic energ y channel,  it is important
to keep  it clear  of physical or mental blockages,  thereb y making it
possible  to pump a great er amount of sexual  energ y up the  spine. If this chann el is blocked  by tension  during  the sexual  excite ment
of lovemaking, ovarian  energ y will not be able  to rise to  the brain. - 64 -Chapter  IV
The sexual  pow er is then  lost until the  body goes  throu gh the long
and physicall y taxing  process  of manufacturing  more ovarian
energy . The Microcosmic Orbit  is an  important  step  to sealing  this
energy  within the body  so that  it will circulate  and revitalize  all parts
of the  mind and  body. Other wise, when intense  sexual  energ y
pressure  builds  in the  head,  much of it escapes  out of  the eyes,
ears,  nose  and mouth and is lost. F. Opening the Microcosmic Energy Channel
    The easiest  way to open  the Micr ocosmic energ y channel  is to
sit in me ditation  a few minutes  each  morning  and relax. Allow your
energy  to automatically  com plete  the loop  by letting  your mind flo w
along  with it. Start in the e yes, and mentally circulate  your attention
with the energ y as it goes  down the front  throug h your tongu e,
throat,  chest  and navel,  and then up the  tail bone  and spine  to the
head. At first it may feel like nothin g is happe ning,  but eventuall y the
current  will begin  to feel  warm in som e places  as it loops  around. The key  is sim ply to relax and  try to bring  your mind directly  into the
part of the  loop  being  focused  on. This is different  from visualizing
an image inside  your head  of what that part  of the  body  looks  like or
is feeling. Experience  actual  Chi flo w. Relax  and let y our mind flow
with the Chi in the  physical body along  a natural  circuit to  any desired
point,  e g.,  your navel,  perine um, etc. Even  if yo u do not sit dail y and circulate  the Microc osmic current,
just being  aware that it exists in y our body and functions
automaticall y during  these  practices  should  help  you more quickly
master the  methods  of Taoist  loving. You may  even  learn  it through
your love making:  all it takes  is attention . The best  lover  is a fully
relaxed  woman  who underst ands  what is going  on inside  her. A wa y to beco me more in touch  with your energ y is to lie next  to
your partner  with your ear or nose  near  your partner’s  nose. Syn-
chronize  your breathing  and begin  to feel the mi ngling  of your breaths
and energies. You might also hug  each  other  for a prolon ged period
and begin  to feel the  energ y in the  abdomen  with each  breath. The
woma n who masters this  easy  flow of energ y inside  her body ’s
Micro  cosmic Orbit  will find tapping  into her sexual  powers a simple
and natural  step. The mo re conscious  you beco me of the  functionin g of subtle
Chi energ y in your body, mind, and spirit, the  greate r your freed om
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to creativel y love and  be yourself. Those  interested  in full y mastering  this me thod of relaxation  and
opening  the Microcosmic Orbit  can refer  to my first  book,  Awaken
Healing Energy Through  the Tao. Study of the  Micr ocosmic Orbit  is highly  recommended  to all
students  of Sexual Kung  Fu who seek to  truly  master the  techniqu es
taught  here. Progress  to the higher  levels  of transfo rming sexual
energy  without first learning  the Microcosmic Orbit  is ver y difficult. Many people  may  alread y have  open  chann els and simply need  to
be made a ware of them. An yone can start  to relax  in a pleasing,
natural  setting. Mast ering the Microc osmic current  also  prepa res the serious
student  for utilizing  other  energy -conserving  techniques  that
comple ment Sexual  Kung  Fu, such as  Iron Shirt Chi Kung  I, II, and
III, a method of packing  and storing  Chi energ y into vital organs. Another  powerful technique  is Tai Chi Chi Kung,  a condensed  form
of Tai Chi Chuan  that circulates  Chi energ y among  body , mind, and
spirit, and strengthe ns muscles, tendo ns and bones. Fig. 4.3 Loving  Energy
- 66 -Chapter  V
Chapter 5
Cultivating Ovarian Powe r
I. Activation and  Control o f Ovarian Energy
A. Imp ortance  of Sexual Organs’  Exercise
    Am erica is presen tly exercise  oriente d. However with the
exception  of sexual  intercours e, few exercises  strengthe n the
crucial  pelvic mu scles. Pelvic exercises  do exist  which can increase
Chi in these  areas,  thereb y greatly  strengt hening the repro ductive
organs  and the comp lex netw ork of tendons  surro undin g them. Strength  in this region  is of  inesti mable  importance. Leadin g
into the pelvis  is a vast  number  of nerves,  blood  vessels  and lymph
glands. Here  term inate  tissues  com municating  with ever y squar e
inch of  the body . All of the  major acupunc ture meridians,  which
carry  Chi to  the vital  organs,  pass throu gh this area. If it is blocked
or weak, energ y will dissipate,  and the organs,  as w ell as the brain,
will suffer. This is what happe ns to many people  in old  age. As their
rectal  and pelvic muscles sag and  become loose,  their  vital Chi
energy  slowly drains  out, leaving  them  weak and feeble. 1. Celib ates
    No ma tter who you are, sexual ener gy is constantl y building  up
and accu mulating  in the sexual  region. Som e negative  evidence
has been  collected  regar ding the health  of celibates  based  on
studies  of priests  and nuns  who use only  willpower to suppress
the sexual fire  within. !t has been  found  that the practice  of celibac y
by women  has broug ht on the eventual  deterior ation  of the  sexual
organs  caused  by long- term congestion  in the  ovaries  or breasts,
in turn  affecting  the internal  orga ns. Som e celibates  are able  to transform their  sexual  energ y
naturall y, and as a result  no problems arise  in the celibate  state. A
woma n who is not so naturall y enlightene d will find an accumulation
in her  body and sexual  organs  of too  much sexual  energ y. This
energy  tends  to need  a release,  and if the  woma n has no way to
handle  the problem prop erly, the energ y can affect  her adversel y,
multiplying her negativ e emotions. Without prope rly cultivating
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sexual  energy  and openi ng the energ y channels  betw een the lower
and upper  body  the sexual ener gy is blocked,  thereby  congesti ng
blood  and hormones  in the  woma n’s genitals,  ovaries,  and cervix. Such problems can  be avoided  by practicing  the Ovarian  Breathing
and Orgas mic Up ward Draw  exercises. B. Ovarian Breathing  Cultivates Ovarian  Power
1. Wo man’s Menstrual  Cycle
   It is said  that anatomy  is destiny : wome n are born  to be  mothers. A baby  girl’s ovaries  are immature, small and  smooth, but  they
contain  the power necessar y to create  the 300- 500 eggs  she will
produce  in her  repro ductive  years and a reserve  of potentiall y
450,000  eggs. Every  woman  has a profou nd connection  with her menstrual
cycle. Women students  of the Universal  Tao System have  reveal ed
how sensitive  they are to what seems to be  subtle  changes  in their
cycles: they notice  right  away if their  periods  are one day early  or
late, if they  last a da y longer  or are a da y shorter  and if the
consistency  or color  varies  from what they  have  come to expect. Apparentl y many women  reme mber an  event  that occurre d the
day they received  their  first periods. Those  memories may  be
pleasant  or unpleas ant, but they  remain indelible. One woman
remem bers it wa s the first tim e a man tried  to pick  her up: another
woma n reme mbers that  her mother slapped  her face (a gestur e of
welcome into  the world of being  a woman ): anoth er woman  hit a
home run  in a softball  game that  day. Man y women’s  cycles  beco me a  source  of much confusion  and
uncertaint y. They  are unsure  about  fertile  times, are asha med of
secretions  and odors,  are discontent  with available  birth  control
methods,  develop  ange r at common childbirth  practices,  or harb or
a sim ultaneous  depende ncy on and distrust  of the medical
profession. Som e wome n go throug h life with few problems during  their
cycles, having  easy  periods,  uncomplicated  births,  or smooth
transitions  into me nopaus e. Others  have  distressing  problems w ith
their periods,  such as  recurre nt vaginal  infections,  abnormal Pap
smears, difficult  births,  hysterect omies, or they  take s ynthetic
hormones  because  of disabling  hot flashes. - 68 -Chapter  V
   Major  changes  can occur  in the  menstrual  cycles  as well as in
many other  aspects  in the  lives of some women  simply  by practicing
Ovarian  Breathing . The point  is that,  even  if a woma n has two or three  children  and
does  not plan  to have  more, her body  continues  cyclicall y to prod uce
ovary  energ y. Instead  of wasting that energy , it can be  conserve d
through  transformation  into anothe r form  for later  use. The Ovarian
exercises  provide  a way to use that Ovarian  pow er:
2. Yang Energy and the  Menstrual  Cycle
    There  are three  distinct parts  to the menstrual  cycle. First,  there
is the  period  itself. Follo wing menstruatio n, an ovary  spurts  several
immature eggs  into action,  and usuall y one egg matures  com pletel y. Surround ed by a jel ly-like covering,  it breaks  out of the ovar y. That
period  of time, fro m the  end of the bleedin g until  ovulation,  is the
time of ma ximum ovary  pow er During  this part of the c ycle the
Taoists believe  that the ovaries’  energ y is at its most Yang, or most
hot. After  ovulation  the ruptu red area  of the ovary  heals  and forms
the corpus  luteum, or y ellow body . This yell ow body produc es
progeste rone. The function  of progester one is to keep  the uterin e
lining  from sloughing  off. If  the egg unites  with a sperm and  a
pregna ncy starts,  progest erone will be secreted  during  the entire
pregna ncy. If there  is no  fertilization,  the ovar y will produc e a spurt
of estrog en, and the menstruation  cycle will begin. The Taoists note,  and wome n’s experienc es to date  confir m,
that the part of the  cycle between menstruation  and ovulation  is the
time that a woma n will receive  the maximum benefit  from the
practice  of Ovarian  Breathing,  with continue d practice  then  being
optional  until  the next  cycle. The process  of Ovarian  Breathing  will
draw energy  out of the egg. Imagine  having  access  to an  energ y
that is pow erful enoug h to besto w life! C. Diaphrag ms
    The bod y possesses  not one but several  diaphra gms. E veryone
is familiar with the thoracic  diaphragm in  the chest, separ ating  the
heart  and lungs  from the abdominal  organs  and assisting  us in
breathin g. When you inhale,  this diaphragm lo wers, thus  increasing
the space  in the  chest  and allow ing the lungs  to fill: the  deeper  the
breath,  the lower the diaphr agm m oves. - 69 -Cultivating  Ovarian Power
   Less  is know n about  the pelvic  and urogenit al diaphra gms, wh ich
separate  the pelvis from the perin eum. To practice  Ovarian  Breathing
properl y you must use  not only the chest diaphr agm, but  also  the
pelvic and  urog enital  diaphra gms. (Fig. 5.1) These serve  as flood
gates,  opening  to spurt  energy  to the organs,  or as  pistons,  pumping
the energy  up to higher  centers. True breat hing comes fro m these
lower diaphragms. It  is an exceedin gly important  element in  the
Taoist practice  of trans mitting  the energ y generat ed from the  sexual
organs  into a  higher  ener gy form . Thorax Diaphragm
Abdomen
Uterus
Pelvic Brim
Pelvic Diaphragm
Urogenital Di aphra gm
Bladder
Fig.
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        The Taoists  identify  two kinds  of pleasur e:
“losing- energ y pleasure ” and “gainin g-energy  pleasur e. ” Most  of
us are  well experie nced  in losing- energy pleasur e. We have  describe d the brief,  intense  pleasure  that drugs,  such
as ma rijuana,  heroin,  cocaine,  or ampheta mines,  introduce  into
the system as they  quickly  draw and burn  up life-force  from  a
person’s  orga ns, brain,  and glands. This is like a  bonfire  started
with gasoline;  it burns  very intensely  and is ver y gratif ying, but the
fuel is gone  and the fire beco mes extinguish ed all too  soon. The
increased  desire  to experience  that intense  excitem ent, follow ed
by the increased  use of drugs,  draws out the vital  energy  from the
organs  as we ll as from the brain  and bone  marrow. Som e of the entert ainment  we seek  is also losing- energy
pleasure. When we  are entertai ned in excess  with activities  such
as watching television,  energy  from our  organs  is required  to pa y
attention,  and so our  life-force  energ y is dra wn out toward the event
we are watching and heari ng. We imagine ourselves  to feel good
because  we perceive  ourselv es as relaxing,  thereb y decreasin g
our stress. We do feel the  release,  but our vital organs  are being
drained  of their  life-force  by this excessive  energy  expenditur e. This
stress  to our  organs  creates  a negative  energy : and if they  do not
have  the means to  transform it back  into positive  energy, we will
accu mulate  too much and  eventuall y our negative  emotions w ill
burst  out. Even  though  something  such as  quiet  music can help  us relax
and create  a sense  of harmony  in the  body, too much attention  to it
will make our eyes, ears and nervous  system lose  energ y to the
outside. After wards, we continuall y seek ne w songs,  movies and
show s becaus e these  things  are never  satisfy ing our needs,  but
are further  arousing  and increasing  our need  for stim ulation. The
more w e try to satisfy  one or two of the senses  by an outside  means,
the greater  the need  for satisfaction  we create  for all the  senses. When yo u try to satisf y the mouth and  tongu e, the eyes, ears  and
nose  need  som ething  to stimulate them. It is a never -ending,
- 32 -Chapter I
increasing  requirement  of the  senses. Multi billion- dollar  businesses
have  arisen  to satisfy  our senses. They make tre mendous  profits
because  ultimately  they  do not reall y satisf y us or  bring  us true joy
and true happiness. If these  companies  created  entert ainment  that
would satisfy  us for a long  time, they  would go out of business. The Taoists rega rd our organs  as the body ’s parents  and the
senses  as the  children. When they  separ ate there  is no  harmony,
but rather  disharmon y and need. People  try to search  for happiness,
satisfaction  and love  outside  of themselves  rather  than  within. They
listen to  the desires  of their  bodies  rather  than  their  minds and
spirits. The more the y search,  the mo re they  create  a need  and will
never  reall y find what they are looking  force  Instead  they create  a
deterior ation  within themselves. True  happiness,  true joy and true
satisfaction  com e with inner  peace. By  turning  inward we will not lose the  energ y outw ard, and so
can gain energy  for ourselves. For exam ple, if we  eat a tast y food
but do not  have  an inner  harmony  in our  organs  and senses,  our
eyes will want more, like  children  in a toy store. We might decide  to
see a movie, and  then  the ears  want to be  stim ulated  as w ell. We
then might decide  to go to a nightclub  or a bar  In the  end we might
feel the need  to get  drunk,  to sm oke, or  take  drugs. Turning  sexual
energy  and the resulta nt orgasm in ward is the  first step to  gaining-
energy  pleasure  and to a control  of the  senses. Once  you have
more sexual  energ y inside,  the organs  will become stronge r and
will then  be able  to control,  satisf y: and balance  the senses. 4. Beyond Orgas m
    The normal out ward-pouring  orgasm is a form  of losing- energ y
pleasure,  i. e. , w e release  life-force  energ y out and we experienc e
pleasure. In the  Taoist vie w of arousal,  how ever it is the  fusion  of all
the energy  contrib uted by the organs  and glands  with the highl y
refined  sexual ener gy that creates  orgas mic energ y. Rather  than
releasing  orgas ms outw ard, as in the  normal sexual act,  we learn
to turn  this energ y inward to rec ycle, increase  and highl y refine  it. Through  the practice  of the  life-force  meditation  know n as the
Microcosmic Orbit  meditation,  we begin  to learn  how  to recy cle the
ovaries’  energ y. In the  beginni ng it is difficult and  you must practice
to retain  the energy  within yourself, but once  you feel and gain
control  of your own ener gy: you will experience  new  pleasur es
which are indescrib able. This sensation  is called  “Beyond Orgas m”
or “Valley  Orgasm. ”
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    The concept  of an  orgasm that  is “Bey ond Orgasm” is difficult
to explain  becaus e we do not have  a word in Western languag es
or a cultural  concept  to express  it. It is a ne w idea  to us. Remember
however that when the automobile w as invented,  few people
thought  it could  replace  the horse. Later  people  realized  the benefits
of the  horseless  carriage. Cultivation  of “Bey ond Orgasm” can  be compared  to climbing a
10,000- foot mountain. In normal orgasm w e run up 1,000  feet and
run back  dow n and try again  tomorrow  to get  past  1,000  feet. Most
people  climb the  mountain  this way, perhaps  reaching  2,000  feet
on a good  day The sensations  may  be limited to the  genitals  or
rhythmic pulsations,  and relaxation  may be experienced  throug hout
the entire  body, but the energ y itself is lost to  the universe  and can
no longer  be develope d inside  the body. “Beyond Orgas m” goes
further  and further  each  time. W hen you climb this 10,00 0-foot
mountain,  you climb to 1,000  feet,  rest,  set up camp and  spend  the
night. The next  day you climb further,  rest and camp, and  you
continue  in this ma nner until  you reach  the peak. There  you enter
another  realm of pleasure. F. What is Ovarian  Kung  Fu. Originall y the Taoist sexual  exercises  were called  “Ovarian  Kung
Fu”. Som e students  feel this  sounds  too violent  or too much like
martial arts. The term  “kung  fu,” how ever means discipline  or
intensive  work, referrin g to one who puts  time into  practice. Ovarian
Kung  Fu im plies an  expression  of po wer and control,  of the ability
to take  com mand of  one’s  body  and sexual  life. In the Universal  Tao System’s Ovarian  Kung  Fu trainin g, we
practice  to gain,  increase,  collect and  transfo rm ovarian  (sexual)
energy ; It is i mportant  to remem ber that building  up energy  in your
body  without know ing what to do  with it is dange rous. Som e systems
advocate  releasing  the ener gy from  time to time in so me w ay, like
releasing  a pressur e valve. They  will reco mmend occasional
outw ard-pouring  orgas ms for this  purpose. The Universal  Tao
System, however: stresses  the importance  of learnin g the
Microcosmic Orbit,  the means by which the ener gy can be
circulated  in the body  ultimately  to be stored  in a safe area  (the
navel)  for later  use and transformation  into a higher  form  of energy. If you consider  a computer  analog y, learning  how  to push  a button
will not teach  you how to opera te a computer. Although  pushing  the
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button  will give  you a result,  until  you know and underst and the
system, yo u will not be able  to control  that result. To insure  proper
training  in the art of  Healing  Love,  the concepts,  the steps involved,
and an idea  of the  pleasure  that lies ahead  will be explained  in
detail. G. Wo men’s Sexual Energy
1. The  Ovaries  contain Life Force  Energy. As previousl y stated,  the Ching  (principal)  energy  of a w oman
provides  her with life-force  energy. This life- force  energ y is
contained  to a large  extent  in the ovaries. It is here  that the hormones
are produce d that determine  a woman’s  breasts,  voice,  etc. The
ovaries  constantl y produce  sexual energy. The Ovarian  Breathing
Process  to be  taught  in this book  releases  the energy  produced  by
the ovaries,  and makes it possible  to store  this energy, which has
a Yang (active)  qualit y, in the  woman’s  body  After  ovulation  and
before  menstruation  the ener gy is mi lder as  the properti es of the
energy  change  from  Yang to Yin (passive). Also, during  this part  of
the cycle  the energy  is at its highest  stage  of development  for
absorptio n and transfo rmation. Ovarian  Breathing,  if practiced  ever y day, can start  the
absorptio n process  and conserve  the life-force  energ y that other wise
would be lost  through  menstruation. This is the process  by which
the sexual ener gy is transfo rmed to Chi. As a result  of this practice,
wome n often  notice  a distinct  shortening  of the durati on of the
menstrual  flow, or a decre ase of cram ps or other  problems
associated  with their  periods. With continued  practice  menstruatio n
may cease,  because  all the  sexual ener gy is being  transformed
into a higher  life-force  ener gy. Under  ordin ary circum stances  menstruation  can stop  for a
variety  of reaso ns, such  as poor  diet,  depression,  emotional  stress,
childbirth  or menopause. Since a  functioning  body  draws its energ y
from ever y resourc e it has,  a body  requiring  additional  energy
makes co mpensations  to suppl y that energ y where it is neede d. A
nursing  mother for exam ple, will not experie nce menstruation,
because  the blood  normally involved  in the  menstrual  cycle would
be draw n to the  breast  and converted  into milk. Mens truation
resumes only  when nursing  stops. Women athletes,  when under
strict training,  will cease  menstruating  because  all the energy  has
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been  transfe rred into physical fitness. Similarly, it should  be noted
that many wome n, after  menopause,  lead  very active,  health y lives,
and usually  do well in pursuing  their  careers,  because  their  bodies
now have  the benefit  of energ y formerly  require d to maintain their
monthly  cycles. It is beneficial  to unde rstan d that menstruation  is for  the purpose
of the  next  generati on. Energy  not used  for this purpose  but
conserved  through  Ovarian  Breathin g becomes part  of the vital
energy  of the  body  thereb y prolongin g youth and providing  ample
energy  for transfo rmation  into a  higher  form of energ y. The
transformed  energy  is a creative  and healing  energ y which can
raise  a woman’s  life-force  potential  and ultim ately increas e her
spiritual  energ y. Also, the  cessation  of menstruation  can be
reversed  at an y time and  restore d to normal flo w after  a few months
of stopping  the practice. 2. Ovarian  Energy Devel ops a Hi gher Consciousness
    Ovarian  energy  is the  energ y used  for the development of  one’s
higher  conscious ness. These  practices  that transfo rm the sexual
energy  into Chi provide  the foundati on for the  spiritual  exercises
that transform sexual  and Chi energ y into Shen,  a sheer  spiritual
energy. The process  of cleansing  the internal  organs  of negative
emotions  described  previously  is called  “inner  alche my” by the
Taoists, and  it is this  inner  alche my that restor es to the orga ns
their birthright  of love,  joy, gentleness,  kindness,  respect,  honesty
fairness,  and righte ousn ess. Once  the organs  are cleansed  and
healthy, and you have  develop ed the abilit y to transfe r and transfo rm
sexual  energy  into life-force  energ y, the spiritual  development  can
begin. It is at  this level  that the generativ e energ y of the  ovaries  is
used  in what the Taoists  call “giving  birth  to yourself,. which means
developing  the spirit body  from wh ich you will attain  enlightenment. 3. Ovary Energy--the Best Co smetic
   The ovaries  contribute  most of their  energ y during  sexual
arousal. Many  other  organs  are contributo rs--the liver spleen,
kidney s, heart,  lungs,  and brain,  as w ell as glands- the pineal,  pituitary
thymus,  thyroid and adrenal. All of these  energies  blend  togeth er to
form sexual  energ y, a highl y charge d force  that brings  us to the
point  of orgasm. It is at this point  that our  habit  of losing- energ y
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pleasure  must be over  come. By  doing  Ovarian  Kung  Fu exercises,
we can transfer  this energ y to a higher  qualit y ener gy by moving it
up the spine  to the brain. Because  the prope rty of sexual  energy
during  arous al is Yang (or active)  in natur e, you can revitalize  the
nervous  system, increase  brain  power and memory, and stay
healthy  and youthful. As a great  secret  taught  by the Taoist  sages
to em presses  and concubines,  these  methods  enabled  the women
in an  emperor’s  court  to maintain  their  sexual  activity, beaut y, and
health  for a long  time. Ma ny Taoist women  consider  the results  of
these  exercises  to be the  best  cosm etic in existence.
Losing-energ y pleasure and gaining-energy pleasure.
What are the two types of pleasure identified by the Taoists?
The text does not explicitly state this, but it implies that men's orgasm is not the same as women's, as it only focuses on the female perspective.
What is the main difference in the way men and women experience orgasm?
The Ovarian Kung Fu exercises help to recycle and conserve the sexual energy, allowing women to maintain their sexual activity and overall health.
What is the significance of the Ovarian Kung Fu exercises?
The goal is to develop self-awareness of the physical body and learn to circulate and control the life-force energy.
What is the goal of the first level of Taoist meditation?
The Microcosmic Orbit is a process of energy circulation and transformation, which allows for the transformation of sexual energy into a higher form, enabling the woman to experience new and intense pleasure.
What is the Microcosmic Orbit, and what is its significance?