Journey 121 - Pleasure-only Sex?

11/12/04: My first Journey today was to determine what the truth is concerning pornography, and in relation thereto, to the types of uninhibited and excessive practices one can witness there. It seems as if this stuff is more and more popular, and somehow it seems to me to be both against and with the Spirit of Love and Life to engage in acts that are simply for pure pleasure. I’m conflicted in this. So I Rattled, Smudged and lit the Sacred Candle, and set the Drum CD for 15 minutes. As I breathed Shamanically, I found myself standing on a small snow-and-dirt covered pathway leading down to a large sitting log at the bottom of the Hill. In the distance beyond was a fantastically beautiful Pine Forest with extraordinarily large snow-speckled Trees, and from there came both my Barred and Snowy Owl Guides. They came to me as I reached the Log. Both turned into human form and we sat together. I told them of my internal conflict, and asked to be shown the Truth. They turned me to look back up the Hill. Where I had first entered the scene stood two young people, a man and woman, with no clothes. They quickly performed uninhibited sex before us, enjoying the heck out of it. They seemed not to know we were there. I turned to my Guides and asked if that was a Natural Way to do things, as there seemed to be no further connection between the two than a physical one. My Guides told me that Intent was what mattered most. Experiencing pure pleasure in our physical Robes is perfectly in keeping with the Natural Way, as long as no harm is intended to anyone or anything in the process. The concept of Sex as an Evil is a mistaken Controling Agent of certain groups of Humans. I asked other questions along these lines, and in all cases the answer was that Intent is key. Are you performing to bring pleasure to yourself and your partner, or to exhibit some sort of Ego-based control/domination. The goal is an equal sharing of pleasure by both people. The Guides also spoke to me and married men like me specifically, saying that having promised to honor one Woman all our Lives, we must keep that Commitment. That’s fine with me, for I would never hurt my wife by straying from her anyway. But the Guides also said it is fine to fantasize a different person being there with you, for the human mind gets easily bored and must be given change to remain enticed. As long as the fantasy was done with good Intent, it was fine. Their final word concerned modern pornographic offerings: these seem to be the result of people who are either under money or some other sort of control. While made to appear totally voluntary, someone is, after all, dominating the scene with a camera, and seeking payment for the subsequent images. Therefore, the Intent in this public display is quite in question. Viewing it for pure stimulation in order to produce this good Intent, however, was not discussed. I never asked. But one can figure this one out..viewing encourages more of the same, so if the Universe is experiencing an imbalance by this encouragement, it should be avoided. I then was shown three other scenes.. I found myself walking along as a person in a deerskin shirt toward a small streamlet, next to which was a fairly large Boulder. As I knelt down next to this Boulder I saw pieces of gold coin scattered on the dirt beside it. Instead of going for the gold, however, I proceeded to wrap my Arms around the Boulder and seek a Spiritual union with the Stone Person, which I accomplished fairly soon. Looking back now, it would seem that the massage was that one should seek the piece of oneness with other beings, not easy financial gain..a sure message to pornographers everywhere. The second scene was one of a childhood..a young girl and boy going down both sides of a stairway, laughing with each other. The joy of just Being! The final scene was me creeping along a razor thin and evermore narrowing strip of rock ledge well above a River with leafy Trees overhanging its banks. Realizing I had no choice but to fall, I chose to Shape Shift into a Hawk..and found myself flying off and over the River. Just as I did so, the Call Back sounded. It was an interesting end, for the Medicine Card I picked last night at random, and only my second in quite a while, was: Hawk! A reminder to stay True to my Calling in all things. :)