Hieros Gamos Sacred Union
Carl Jung saw the definition of marriage as an alchemy of instinct and divinity, a blending of the physical and the spiritual. It is a bond that extends beyond legal and familial ties into the realm of the sacred. The purpose of marriage is a journey of individuation, a chance for each partner to grow and flourish within the embrace of a supportive union – it is a crucible of transformation. Tempered by our shadow, it can forge us into our best or worst selves.
In marriage, we embark on a dance with our beloved, discovering new parts of ourselves with each step. But as time passes and our projections fade, we must pass through disappointment and conflict.
But as Jung saw it, these difficulties are opportunities for internal work, leading to the transformation of emotional connection into conscious relationships. The purpose of marriage is not just to provide comfort and security but to nurture personal growth.
We can see marriage as a symphony, where each partner’s individual growth is intertwined with the growth of the relationship, and view it as a sacred bond, where each partner maintains their unique identity while being strengthened by the union.
What is marriage?
In marriage, we embark on a dance with our beloved, discovering new parts of ourselves with each step. But as time passes and our projections fade, we must pass through disappointment and conflict.
But as Jung saw it, these difficulties are opportunities for internal work, leading to the transformation of emotional connection into conscious relationships. The purpose of marriage is not just to provide comfort and security but to nurture personal growth.
We can see marriage as a symphony, where each partner’s individual growth is intertwined with the growth of the relationship, and view it as a sacred bond, where each partner maintains their unique identity while being strengthened by the union.
What is marriage?
It’s a journey through the wilds of the human soul, a union that brings us closer to our true selves, hieros gamos explores the complicated and layered world of marriage through a Jungian lens.
Join us on a journey to the heart of this mystery, where the definition, purpose, and meaning of marriage are waiting to be uncovered. Let us answer the question, what is sacred marriage?
People have forgotten completely that sex in a sacred marriage is nothing compared to the merger that happens when you are simply lying together in deep love, in deep reverence, with tenderness and adoration. When physical energy is not sexually expected or sexually involved by both the divine feminine and the sacred masculine , it rises to higher altitudes. Energy can reach to the very ultimate, to samadhi, awakening. But people just involved in base root sex have forgotten completely. They think that sex is the end. They equate friction and getting off as fast as possible as "love" or "sex" or "intimacy". But that stress release sex or weekly "chore" sex, as much as it may bring a mutual pleasure, is only the beginning. Whenever you love someone, make it a priority to first be connected together in deep love, set the scene, no goal, no where to get to or get off, and you will reach to subtler and deeper orgasms. That's how, by and by, real celibacy arises. What is called "brahmacbarya", real celibacy, is not against sex: It is higher than sex, it is deeper than sex: It is more than sex. Whatever sex can give, it gives, but it gives more also. So when you know how to use your energy on such a high level, who bothers about the lower spaces? Nobody!
Join us on a journey to the heart of this mystery, where the definition, purpose, and meaning of marriage are waiting to be uncovered. Let us answer the question, what is sacred marriage?
People have forgotten completely that sex in a sacred marriage is nothing compared to the merger that happens when you are simply lying together in deep love, in deep reverence, with tenderness and adoration. When physical energy is not sexually expected or sexually involved by both the divine feminine and the sacred masculine , it rises to higher altitudes. Energy can reach to the very ultimate, to samadhi, awakening. But people just involved in base root sex have forgotten completely. They think that sex is the end. They equate friction and getting off as fast as possible as "love" or "sex" or "intimacy". But that stress release sex or weekly "chore" sex, as much as it may bring a mutual pleasure, is only the beginning. Whenever you love someone, make it a priority to first be connected together in deep love, set the scene, no goal, no where to get to or get off, and you will reach to subtler and deeper orgasms. That's how, by and by, real celibacy arises. What is called "brahmacbarya", real celibacy, is not against sex: It is higher than sex, it is deeper than sex: It is more than sex. Whatever sex can give, it gives, but it gives more also. So when you know how to use your energy on such a high level, who bothers about the lower spaces? Nobody!
I'm not saying to drop sex. I am saying sometimes to allow yourself pure, loving spaces where sex is not a concern. Otherwise you are pulled back to just the base, the attached mind and you can never fly into the upper realms of mind blowing extended ecstasy.
Crazy how peaceful life becomes when you realize it's not your job to make others happy, fix what they broke, take care of their emotions, meet their undiscussed expectations, heal their wounds, and save them from the consequences of their actions they need to experience to grow.
— Inner Practitioner (@MindTendencies2) February 4, 2025
