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Episode: #67 - Authentic Tantra Education: A Former Stripper's Journey | Devi Ward Erickson
Description: Send a textNeo-Tantra, developed in the West, has little to do with what was taught in India. Often portrayed as shady, occult, and perverse, tantra has often been characterized and classified as “black magic”. The Kama Sutra , an ancient court textbook that was used as a guide to sexual and marital affairs, further distorted the perception of tantric practices. Consequentially, the Western public came to see tantra as being synonymous with the guidance in the Kama Sutra – particularly with its detailed descriptions of various physical positions for sexual intercourse. Even after a shift in tantric...