“I feel good. I knew that I would!”

James Brown, I Got You

Symbols and Color

• Crown: King Set
• Person in Concentric Circles: Centers Group
• Pharaoh: Exalted Orientation of transcendence
• Clubs: Clover – Action Axis
• Border Color: Gold – King Set

Implication in the Upright position or Negative Pole

The Tai Chi Master seeks to harmonize with the energy of the Universe. By his precise, slow and flowing motion, done without exertion, it is movement that puts him/her in flow with the energies around him. This is the state sought after in many traditions: the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism, the
Christian and Hindu aesthetics, hedonists, mystics, shamans, tantrics and drug addicts. Not to leave the body, but to feel fully alive and connected to the body and with all sensations. The Higher Moving or Kinesthetic Center, refers to the 2nd Chakra in this teaching. It emanates the power of transformational energy into matter – the ultimate form of manifestation. Also called the “Sexual Center” in the earlier Michael books, it signals to humans the longing for Oneness which is the
reunion of yin and yang. Embodied, yin energy is carried in the female gender and yang in the male gender. As such, the most primary mechanical means to stimulate this Center, and thus physically engage all the bio-chemical and emotional elements, is sexual intercourse. The 2nd chakra, of course, is at the genital area of the physical body in both genders. The drive of reunification is equally part of the yin and yang connection as is the drive to reproduce offspring. Orgasm is the epitome of the momentary merger with all that is. Bliss so potent and encompassing, that it is inescapable not to feel a sense of connection with the other person, or to lose oneself into a total letting go into sensation. But the end result of carnal sex does guarantee a connection that is broader than mere pleasure, but it is a glimpse. Thus, in a crude and blunt way, the “urge to merge” is satisfied even if through the vehicle of lust, which represents the negative pole of this Center.

Card messages in the Illuminated position.

+ Harmony

(Union, bliss, integration, unification, synthesis, fusion, fluidity, manifestation, ardor, orgasm, embodiment, creativity, quintessence, epitome, kernel, delight, ecstasy, One-Taste, magnetism, feltsense, elan vitale)

1. Orgasm can transcend mind, body, and emotion and remove the boundary between self and other. A perfect cord is struck and a harmony with all things is present. When energy peeks, use it full throttle.
2. Harmony is a state of complete integrity, leading to emotional ebullience and physical vigor. Such states often occur during tantric sex where both people are completely bathed in the Essence of one another.
3. The runner’s high triggers this same feeling of oneness. The groove is available now. Get it on!
4. Few moments in life deliver that sense of total integration. An experience of complete fluid motion where there is no effort, no friction. This situation has that potential.
5. Their can be no greater sense of creation than birthing. Whether a man or woman be a vessel for a peak experience to flow into and be revealed into the world. Just go with it!
6. The perfect cord has been struck. The groove is available. Get it on!
7. Seek synthesis and balance amongst your resources. Get them working together. The process is flawless.
8. A peak experience is possible to feel fully alive.
9. When in the groove, the synergy will fuel all involved. Maybe the next level is critical mass.
10. It is fine to exchange energy, even doing so recreationally. Just be clear that these transactions are transactions and not packaged with a bunch of deep rooted expectations. Be clear on your energy output and what you expect in return.
11. Abraham Maslow noted that, “Peak experiences are transient moments of self-actualization.” Anytime you push the limits of your body to the edge, the possibility of entering into a state of complete fusion with spirit becomes real. In actuality, for those who experience extreme pain, the same possibility exists.
12. You don’t have to be a Yogi or a stoner to have an ecstatic experience. Just start breathing. Take a bath or let your feet dangle in a cool stream. Get out of your head and into sensation.
13. Some traditions term orgasm “the little death”, since for a moment, Ego is totally out-of-control and personality is blended with Essence. Sex may not be appropriate in this situation, but surely allowing yourself to breathe deeply is. The deeper you go, the less the trappings of the situation will matter. Take a deep breath. Center yourself as part of the Earth.
14. The greatest sense of creation is birthing. Whether woman with child or a man with invention, something is about to hatch! Get ready to parent.
15. When this energy is active, it is primal. It is sexy and stirs the soul for intimate physical contact. If it is appropriate, surrender into this higher state is just what you need. Maybe get a massage?
16. Tantra is not limited to sex. It is about comingling energies in ways that produce a feeling of seamless union and synergy. All forces are ready for that merger.

Quotations illustrating the Overleaf

•  “Peak experiences are transient moments of self-actualization.” Abraham Maslow
• “Ancestral recovery was a peak experience, an extraordinary moment that took my breath away, liberated my spirit, and gave me the confidence to soar like an eagle.”  Judith Land
• “What do you turn on, when you turn on?” Dr. Timothy Leary

Implications of the Reversed Position or Negative Pole

I took this photo of Rodin’s Lovers. It is pure sensuality. Lust is a way of completely leaving the mind and getting in touch with the pure and unrestrained energy of the animal within. But deep sex can be a form of submersion into pleasure without a communion with a deeper awareness.

Card messages in the Shadow position.

– Lust

(Obsessed, degraded, debauched, hollow, stimulation, seduction, delirium, abandon)

1. The Higher Moving is also called the Sex Center. It is because physical boundaries seem to drop away during arousal. Orgasm can become a doorway for an energy merge that invites delirium and abandon. Such a state is seductive but when one uses it to “lose oneself” instead of be wholly with another enraptured, it is essentially a maximal drug experience. Are you seeking to get high and escape? Oh, it is fun in the short term, but recovery can bring a hangover.
2. Lust is Eros, life force that captures attention and takes you for a ride. The opiates of good feeling seduce one into a demand for repeated exhilaration at cost of other action. Rather than a pinnacle reached it is a high that is sought overruling attention to other things. Have you been distracted by indulgences?
3. Have you been chasing energy through indulgences? If you are looking to prop up what seems to be a hole in your heart, using sensual pleasure to fill it at best short lived. Break the cycle it is weakening you.
4. If you are not aware of your body, then pleasure falls away. Someone might be using sex energy to connect and get what they need through seduction.
5. Higher Center energy is a level of excitement that can as easily come from the breaking point of pain as the peak elevation of pleasure. If you’ve ever seen someone in physical agony, you know all their defenses are down and whatever they are enduring puts them 100% in their body. Masochism and suffering like self-flagellation is how some people feel alive. Be careful if pain is addicting you.
6. Extreme asceticism, intense training of the body to the point of failure, is another way that people seek the Higher Moving experience. One is vaulted to the edge of endurance and endorphins and cortisol flood the body. At this intersection, the mind abates and only raw sensations is present to vault the consciousness to an altered state. These states are where you can achieve amazing results. You must push yourself way past your comfort zone. 
7. Some traditions term orgasm “the little death”, since for a moment, Ego is totally out-of-control and personality is blended with Essence. Sex may not be appropriate in this situation, but surely allowing yourself to breathe deeply is. The deeper you go, the less the trappings of the situation will matter. Take a deep breath. Center yourself as part of the Earth.
8. Someone might be using sex energy to cord you and get what they need through seduction. You are being used for fuel.
9. Lust and greed are different. Lust wants to sensation and experience. Greed wants to possess and control. If you experience the former, be aware if you find yourself diving into the latter. One might be obsessive, but the other will make you compulsive.

Quotations illustrating the Overleaf

• Human beings do not realize the extent to which their own sense of defeat prevents them from doing things they could do perfectly well. The peak experience induces the recognition that your own powers are far greater than you imagined them. Colin Wilson

Overleaf of the Michael Teaching

If you look carefully, they are both clothed and participating in a Tantra workshop.

The Higher Moving or Kinesthetic Center, which refers to the 2nd Chakra in this teaching, emanates the power of transforming energy into matter: the ultimate form of manifestation. Also called the “Sexual Center” in the earlier Michael books, it signals to humans the longing for Oneness which is the reunion of yin and yang. Embodied, yin energy is carried in the female gender and yang in the male gender. As such, the most primary mechanical means to stimulate this Center, and thus physically engage all the bio-chemical and emotional elements, is sexual intercourse.

The 2nd chakra, of course, is at the genitalia area of the physical body in both genders. The drive of reunification is equally part of the yin and yang connection as is the drive to reproduce offspring. Orgasm, is the epitome of the momentary merger with all that is. Bliss so potent and encompassing, that it is inescapable not to feel a sense of connection with the other person, or to lose oneself into a total letting go into sensation. But the end result of carnal sex does guarantee a connection that is broader than mere pleasure, but it is a glimpse. Thus, in a crude and blunt way, the urge to merge is satisfied even if through the vehicle of lust, which represents the negative pole of this Center.

In the Positive Pole of Harmony, one is captured by a complete lack of time and space when in union with a physical, creative, or vibratory experience like total involvement with a loved one in sex, dance, or sensual touch.  Books like the Kama Sutra show sexual practices which are designed to open all the chakra’s and maximize pleasure. It shows one facet of the practice of Tantra yoga, which seeks to explore and connect to this Higher Center through the body bringing a fullness of spiritual, emotion, mental, and physical integration into play.

Pregnancy in both the literal and metaphoric sense obviates the outcome of a union between yin and yang. Whether giving birth to a child or an idea, the alchemy present is just as potent in a metaphysical sense as the chemistry of sperm and ovum. In both cases, the formation of something or someone new is an expression of the ability to be creator, to bring a new form into being.

When a person opens all his “higher centers” the mingling conjoins the person with the Universe, releasing the belief and emotional ebullience that anything is possible.  However, when there is a sense of lack or desperation involved, a person may try masturbation as a way to unilaterally evoke the state of unity by themselves through orgasm. Of course, it most times falls short of longer term satisfaction, since a well cannot fill itself.

Sigmund Freud recognized that sexual energy, as we consider the negative pole, undirected but craving a meaningful outlet, recommended something he termed Sublimation for channeling ones’ sexual energy into a creative endeavor. Thus, by doing so, the current flows into something taking tangible or meaningful form and thus shifting a person up to a positive aspect like integration.

At the other end of the psychotherapeutic spectrum; Wilhelm Reich pursued and explored “orgone energy” which could be derived and ‘accumulated’ by a series of exercises, including sex. Chi energy is the eastern name for this same central life force or prana, as the Hindu religions refer to it;  represents the main spiritual power power source or life force, which can be fortified by breathing and such activities as Chi gong, Tai chi, and yoga. Notice all of these come through the body.

The Higher Moving Center is aligned with the Buddhaic Plane. Yes, it’s name is derived from the same word given to Siddhartha Gautama, THE BUDDHA. Yet, the tranquility, peace, and stillness which originates from this plane is ultimately received and distributed by the 2nd chakra.

Famous Examples

Buddha, runners high, orgasm, ecstasy,

Cultural Relevance

The body is enjoying a living regeneration of its importance to our well being. Exercise, yoga, stress management, slow and organic food movements all portend a growing reality that the “temple of our soul” is also petri dish of our moods.

We hear people interviewed about being “in the groove” where what they are doing seems effortless because their body functions in such perfect rhythm, that they are suspended in an ongoing moment where nothing can seemingly go wrong. Runners, dancers, swimmers, scuba divers, relay stories of such instances where they felt a moment of perfection, in their step or form or motion; that it was better than any orgasm they could ever have!  

This blissful state of total envelopment comes through the body and is most likely to be revealed when an attitude of play is present. But when it does occur a serene surge of sensation washes through them as if bathing in a puff of wind.  And at that moment, they are kinetic energy: potential realizing itself.

This type of striving has a byproduct heretofore not present in a world where creation is not limited by thought or energy, but is very constrained by a lack of time most do not have  enough of it to apply themselves to calibrate their creativity. What is offered to people rushing about trying to rise higher and gain more freedom actually looks like compulsion gone mad.  Every type of entertainment or activity is now for sale approximating experience of play, but lacking the creative aspect which makes true fun real for the individual. For fun is something that a person has when they are directly engaged not just seductively distracted by entertainment.   Since it is inherently lacks meaningful or personalized fulfillment, like eating junk food only making you more hungry and less fit, one is in a drive to forage for ever more seductive pleasures to fill the void.

Is it any wonder why people turn to pornography for greater stimulation? A lack of meaningful connection drives people to have sex more casually in hopes of capturing a moment of ecstasy. Even the drug by the same name MDMA can artificially launch a person into the throws of a synthetic body sensation which excludes anything that might be remotely about reunification, but more about self alienation.

Separation may be a foundational element of the Physical Plane, but continuing it is a choice which human beings carry on.  With more and more gadgets that quickly and conveniently take us away from each other warping the virtue of self-reliance into the shelter of self-containment and then into the perversion of self-exclusion; the hole created by not connecting grows ever wider and emptier. Even when people congregate, the intimacy which is at the cornerstone of this Higher Center is almost completely absent, favoring instead the ability of one to withdraw into a narrow chamber of sensual delights: IPod, virtual reality, sporting events, work cubicle, automobile, or simply home or room staring at the world through a window or through a window onto the world with the Internet.

Thus having replaced interactive human encounters, our ability to mature in intimacy is stifled by the artificiality and superficiality of these pseudo experiences. Is it any wonder why many feel removed or awkward when being confronted with another person in a revealing situation?  The fear of intimacy can be as much a sense of being unable to contact. But also the reverse is true, as a means to cope, numbness replaces the overt sense of distance and things like sex can become mechanisms for “getting off” or “getting high.”

When we return to genuine play, reinvesting in the sublime, which only we can create for ourselves, will we begin to slow down enough to remember to commune with each other, and perhaps remember the mother of all sensual experiences: Nature herself.

You are having a Higher Moving Center Experience when…

1. You body is moving and there is no strain in doing so.
2. What you experience you liken to orgasm.
3. The sense of “I” disappears and you feel oneness with yourself and those around you.
4. You are so into the motion of what you are doing, it seems effortless.

by Stephen Cocconi ©2011, Updated 2024

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