History of Tantra:
In ancient India there existed a matriarchal society, before Hinduism and Buddhism. It is believed many of the tantric traditions originated there. The woman "goddess" was honored ( so was the man). The belief was, as she was energized and happy this flowed to the man thus empowering him! If a person is in harmony with herself and the environment then so is her partner, the two can then commune on a daily basis to share the beautiful energy of the divine. The union is happy, therefore the family is happy. When families are happy the community is happy and so on.
White Tantra refers to the practice for the individual to connect to the Divine including breath-work, toning, contraction to bring energy up, connecting to the heart. These practices can also be done with a partner.
Red Tantra refers to the practices which bring the sacred to sexuality. The sexual center is actually a powerful energy center (chakra). When the energy is brought into the other chakras it can be used to create, use power and compassion, gain insight and connect with Divine Source. The energy of this chakra relates to family and sexuality so there is great potential for healing wounds from those areas. "You can not heal energetic, emotional trauma through talk-a-therapy. You can heal though loving energy and emotion." Charles Muir co-author Tantra - A Guide to Conscious Loving"
