CARNAL NATION

I am a sexual anchorite. I use the word differently than the Catholic Church does. I anchor the energy of the area. I use erotic energy. I raise the energy using masturbation. When the energy is strong, I align it with Divine Intent. Sometimes it heals; sometimes it transforms. Usually no one knows of its existence – consciously, that is.

This is a tradition all over the world, but it is almost unheard of in the West. This work is misunderstood, so it is little known. It is also unknown because it is work with pure energy. I balance the energies of my community. It is powerful and mysterious work.

We who do this first learn to connect with Earth. Our very bodies are Earth. When we remember that deeply in our cells, we are One with all that is. Second is to learn to contain our energy. Before we learn any active work, we must learn to hold our own being. This can take many years. It is resting in the eye of the storm. It is alignment with calm.

Next, we learn to raise energy. This can be very erotic. Sex energy is powerfully creative. Once you know how to use erotic energy in your body, you can start to work with other energies. You can learn to transmute energies and to transduce chaos. Transmuting means to change the energy from one form of result to another, like changing anger into celebration. Transducing means to receive the energy and send it down into the earth. Doing this can siphon off violence from a region and allow Earth to use that energy.

These are processes that anchorites do. They manage the energies of their village. This is sacred body-based work, but seldom has it been done within the temple. Solitude is needed to do this well. One good anchorite is all that is needed for a large geographic area.