Taoist Instructions
Excerpts from the Comprehensive Taoist Instructions
The Yellow Emperor’s chief advisors on sexual affairs were all good Taoists, so they peppered their dialogs with all sorts of practical guidelines and concrete instructions.
They taught the Yellow Emperor how to observe his partner’s responses, how to approach the ‘flowery battlefield’ and how to engage in the sexual intercourse.
A male who has consistently high levels of testosterone, sperm, and semen by practicing ejaculation control, will experience an overwhelming enhancement in his love and affection for his female partner(s). He will also gain the capacity to act upon that loving urge over and over again.
Love leads to sex. Sex gets your qi moving. Getting the qi moving generates more qi. Having more qi makes you healthy and vigorous, which helps you have better sex. Having better sex helps strengthen love. It’s a wonderful virtuous circle.
Su Nu Ching: “If sexual activity has spiritual significance and if the yin & yang are to be properly enjoined, then each partner must have the proper attitude and feeling to fully experience the activity. It is for this reason that sexual activity must be undertaken with an attitude of harmony and tenderness. Approach everything slowly and with awareness of what is taking place. Make a concerted effort to fully feel and sense your partner’s energy and sensation.”
The Emperors Taoist retinue introduced their most important practical instructions under the headings of:
- the Foreplay,
- the 4 Attainments,
- the 5 Signs,
- the 5 Desires,
- the 10 Indications.
These instructions serve as signposts along the winding road to a woman’s orgasm:
Foreplay
Foreplay is a primary preventative measure against the common problems of insufficient female lubrication and insufficient male erection prior to intercourse. Su Nu explains the lubrication of the vagina and engorgement of the penis before the two organs meet directly is the first fundamental sign of the interplay of Ying and Yang. Foreplay also primes the body’s energy system for the intense stimulation of sexual intercourse. In Taoist parlance, foreplay helps to bring the "water to a boil while keeping the fire burning slowly".
Foreplay should commence at the body extremities, not at the genitals. Start by massaging the hands and wrists, feet and ankles, and working your way up the arms and shoulders to the chest and up the legs and thighs to the abdomen and waist. Learn the routes of the major energy meridians and the locations of their most sensitive vital points.
Massaging these points is highly stimulating and generates a lot of energy. Under the influence of sexual excitement, this energy travels along the meridian network to the sex organs.
For a woman, deep finger pressure on the point called ‘Triple Yin Intersection’ (San-yin-jiao), located just behind the shin bone about three inches up from the inner ankle bone is particularly effective in arousing sexual energy. The lower back, spine and inside the surfaces of arms and legs are sensitive erogenous energy zones in both men and women.
The 4 Attainments
The 4 Attainments refer to the 4 fundamental conditions that the male organ, the Jade Stalk, must attain during foreplay before it is ‘qualified’ to enter the Jade Gate for intercourse.
On this subject, the Su Nu dispenses some of her frankest and most useful advice to men.
Su Nu: "A male who desires intercourse must first pass through the 4 stages of attainment":
- elongation,
- swelling,
- hardness,
- heat.
The Yellow Emperor: "What do these attainments mean?"
Su Nu: "If the stalk does not attain sufficient elongation, the man’s vital energy is too depleted for the act. If he attains elongation but little swelling, this means that his muscular energy is insufficient for the task. If he has swelling but not hardness, it means that his joints and tendons are too weak for the act. If the organ gets hard but is not hot, then his spirit is insufficient for the act.
A proper preparation for intercourse, is harmonizing your muscles and bones with your energy and your spirit.
You must exercise self-discipline, follow the basic principles of Tao, and never waste your semen carelessly."
In a further guideline to male arousal, Su Nu informs us that ‘The feet and toes can influence male sexual potency.’
In other words, vigorous massage of a man’s feet and toes will assist him in attaining the 4 conditions of erection by stimulating energy to travel to the associated organs through the meridian network. The liver, which controls and releases the extra supplies of blood require to engorge the penis, is directly stimulated by foot massage.
Therefore, stretching, massaging, flexing and acupressure of the feet and toes daily, will help promote and maintain an overall strong male sexual vitality.
The Yellow Emperor: "How do I recognize the satisfaction in a woman?"
Su Nu: "There are the 5 Signs or Proofs, the 5 Desires, and the 10 Stimulations. By observing their changes, you recognize their causes:
The 5 Signs or Proofs
- as the face reddens, leisurely let the stalk join her,
- as her nipples harden and her nose sweats, leisurely let the stalk penetrate,
- as her throat dries and the pharynx salivates, leisurely flap it to-and-fro,
- as her hidden parts (yin) become slippery, leisurely let it go deeper,
- as her saps run to the buttocks, leisurely withdraw the jade stalk without ejaculation."
5 Desires
Su Nu: "It is by the 5 desires that you know her response:
- as the desire of her imagination is winning over, she holds the breath and the inner flow of air,
- as the desire of her hidden parts (yin) is winning over, the nose and mouth open double wide,
- when the desire of her essence is agitated, she trembles, swings, and embraces the man,
- when the desire of her heart is fulfilled, sweat flows, and wets cloth and underwear,
- when at the utmost of her satisfaction and desire, the body straightens and the eyes close.
10 Indications and their Stimulations
- when she embraces the male partner with both hands, the situation demands that the body parts are pressing and the hidden parts are nesting against each other,
- when she spreads both her thighs, rub hard against the upper part of her vagina,
- when she tightens the belly, it demands flatness of penetration,
- when her buttocks are moving, satisfaction is superb,
- when she lifts both her feet to clutch her partner, it demands deep penetration,
- when she crosses both her thighs, an inner itching makes her lusting and lewd,
- when she throws herself to the side, it demands deep rubbing to the sides of the vagina,
- when she lifts her body towards her partner, her lustful pressure is extreme,
- when she stretches her body and relaxes, extremities and body parts are satisfied,
- when the saps of the hidden parts become slippery, her essence has already been emitted (ejaculated).
As you witness these indications, you recognize the degrees of satisfaction of the woman, as well as the delightful receipt of the woman’s essence (Ching) as a very energetic and nourishing reward for all the actions of the stalk."
