Theos-Talk Archives (August 2004 Message tt00210)

I have been studying the Gnostic sects and their modern recrudesence 
in the OTO, and find that the practice of "spermophagia" was extant 
among them both. While that is hardly homsexuality--in fact some in 
the OTO considered homosexuality to be "decadent"--it does prove that 
there are vastly more secrets to the gnosis than meets the eye. Even 
the ancient gnostics practised this rite, and it can be found in such 
modern works as the "Gnostic Scriptures" which are available in 
nearly every bookstore. I remember reading once in an "American 
Theosophist" circa 1979, that there was an article in which a wife 
told a man who overate to just "stick your penis in your mouth" for 
satisfaction. This is available for those who want to look it up. 
It made a lot Theosophists of the time very astonished and resulted 
in a good deal of bad press in the Theosophical community. Yes, 
sexuality is a very strong part of the esteric message whether we 
prudes like it or not, and it's time for the Gay and Lesbian Brothers 
and Sisters to be let "out of the closet." (I'm not Gay, but 
empathize with those who are. I defended in Court, to no avail, for 
a Lesbian mother to get her children back from the State in Missouri, 
when I was a Social Worker. I was considered a "hostile witness" 
even though I knew that it was the right thing to do.)