Sexual Practices of the Druids

by Hughes, Jon G.

• ISBN13: 9781620552025
• ISBN10: 1620552027
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-09-21
• Publisher: Destiny Books

Summary

A step-by-step guide to the ancient tradition of sex magic as practiced by generations of Celtic Druids

• Details a wide range of sex magic rituals that may be used by couples, groups, and solitary practitioners

• Explains how to channel, intensify, and project your sexual energy for magical purposes

• Provides instructions for crafting the necessary ritual tools, including wands, chalices, cauldrons, and attire, and for brewing the potions that accompany these rites

One of the Druid’s most powerful tools, sex magic harnesses and projects the immense natural energy produced by orgasm to liberate your consciousness from everyday awareness and influence reality at will.

With more than 50 years in the Druidic tradition, Jon Hughes reveals the fundamentals of Celtic sex magic passed down secretly from generation to generation. He explains how to channel, intensify, and project your sexual energy for magical purposes and offers authentic instructions for a wide range of sex magic rituals that may be used by couples, groups, and solitary practitioners. In addition to the steps of preparation and closure for each ritual, he describes the workings of the 9 stages of the sex magic ritual--Awakening, Augmentation, Intensification, Quickening, Orgasm and Projection, Continuance, Relaxation, Scattering, and Gift.

Hughes provides detailed instructions for crafting and consecrating the necessary ritual tools, including wands, chalices, and cauldrons, and for brewing the potions that accompany these rites. He also explores the power of emotion and intention in these sacred rituals, providing a complete guide to this ancient path of empowerment and magic.

Author Biography

Jon G. Hughes is part of a lineage of Druids that has been practicing for five generations in a remote area of Wales. He is now teaching the tradition at his home in western Ireland and gives workshops and seminars throughout Europe under his Welsh name of Cynon. He is the director of the Irish Centre for Druidic Practices and the author of Celtic Plant Magic.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction

Part One - The Journey Begins

Passing On the Tradition
   My Druidic Education
   Secrets Revealed
   The Question of Translation
Accounting for Morality and the Law
The Role of Emotion in a Sex Magic Ritual
Health and Hygiene
The Three Fundamentals of Celtic Sex Magic
   The Prime Fundamental
   The Secondary Fundamental
   The Tertiary Fundamental
   The Three Fundamentals in the Sex Magic Ritual
The Preparation of the Spell or Incantation
Visualization
   A Simple, Tranquil Meditation Technique
   Beginning the Ritual Visualization
   The Collective Energy
   Generated Energy: The Point of Projection
   The Complete Journey
Tools for the Working of Celtic Sex Magic Rituals
   Attire
   The Wand
   The Staff or Stave
   The Dagger
   The Chalice
   Libation Vessels
   The Ladle
   The Cauldron
   The Phallus
   The Binding Vessel
   The Working Stone
   The Convocation Stone
   Candles and Candleholders
   Incense and Essential Oil Burners
   White Cleansing Cloth(s)
   The Sword
   The Druid’s Cache: A Checklist of Equipment
Some Compounds, Potions, and Ingredients
   Moon-Cleansed Water
   Salt
   Metheglin

Part Two - How the Sex Magic Ritual Works
A Preview of the Sex Magic Ritual
   The Projection Cycle
   From Start to Finish
Awakening
   Suspending Focus
   Arousal and Stimulation
Augmentation
Intensification
Quickening
Orgasm and Projection
Continuance
Relaxation
Final Libation
The Scattering
The Gift
Cleansing and Purifying Your Cache
   Cleansing versus Purifying
   Cleansing Your Cache
   Purifying Your Cache
Storing and Protecting Your Cache

Part Three - Performing Workings and Rituals
The Intention
Personal Preparation
   Cleansing the Body
   Purifying Internal Energy
   Mental Preparation and Awareness
Casting the Circle
   The Triple-Cast Circle: The Ritual
   Sealing the Circle: The Ritual
   Unsealing and Erasing the Circle: The Ritual
Harvesting, Cleansing, and Energizing Your Wand(s) and Stave
   Harvesting: The Working
   Cleansing: The Working
   Crafting a Wand
   Energizing: The Working
Creating Your Binding Vessel: The Working
Moon-Cleansed Water: The Working
Salt: The Working
Initiation and Naming: The Rituals
   Preparation
   The Ritual
The Sex Magic Ritual: The Pair
The Sex Magic Ritual: The Single Participant
The Sex Magic Ritual: The Group
When the Rituals End
Last Thoughts

Index