Safe Sex Magick By: William Hunter (Yellow Circle) Yes, on a fundamental level, I too blanch and shudder when considering Sex Magick prefaced by Safe. However taking our fill of love with who and when and how we will, under the stars or in our temples must in my view include the options of safe sex practices. My own view being that I am simply not sure enough of the path of my Will to Love to wish to take that risk. Terror, for me, is not an aphrodisiac. The model I am using for my understanding of sex magick is the alchemical triad of Major Arcana cards in the Crowley deck-- the Lovers, Art, and Lust. According to my knowledge and experience, the very presence of safe sex in the practices of sex magick does not prevent the partners from acheiving results from the formulas expressed by The Lovers and Art, but will prevent utilization of the formula for Lust. In terms of a relationship, either one between two practicioners, or between one praticioner and a non praticioners, or between two non practitioners, the cards outline a complete successful operation, whether it be making a baby or the Philosophers Stone. The Lovers represents the beginnging of a relationship or operation ,a marriage of opposites. The stage of Solve in the formula solve et coagula, or analysis and synthesis. Here we seperate out various components of the materials to be worked with. Between any two practiconers, it is a stage of getting to know each other, in and out of bed. Looking at the alchemical processes of fermentation closely brings us to the realization that time is a necessacary dimension. The symbolism of cupids arrow being shot down at the Lovers is an apt metaphor for the state of the beginnings of a romance which is like being hit by a bolt from the blue. Each lover is at the effect of the glamour of the other it seems. The subjective experience of the state is often like being in the grips of an external force, a spell cast by the other partner. Sexual, verbal, and emotional intercourse are vigorous with the drive to assimilate each other. The need to assimilate is often most urgent here. Time spent in each others company in and out of bed, exchanging attitudes, ideas, and fluids leads quite simply to an increased awareness of the other. The relationship or working becomes more refined, operating in more dimensions. Which leads to the Art Atu. This card is an extension of The formula of the Lovers (solve, or analysis) into coagula (synthesis). The winged Egg entwined with a serpent which lies between the Lovers is here a crucible. Into this crucible, the partners, now a single figure with dual identities, pour thier essences. Cupids arrow which shot down at the Lovers, now shoots up out of the crucible and becomes a rainbow cloak. The honeymoon is over. Growing awareness of the realities of each other enables the partners to manipulate each others energies artfully, rather than with the more elemental urgency of the Lovers. The subjective experience here is less of being under each others spell, and more of crafting a single spell for both of the partners. The exchange of qualities needed for the equilibrium of both of partners is advanced enough for them to now be working towards the next cards formula. The ecstatic formula of Lust is itself a balance between the primitive urgency of the Lovers, and the polished craftsmanship of Art. Simply stated, our partners here have learned the rules of the spell they have created together, and now joyfully cast them aside as necessacary in the lust to create create create with no lust of result. Having combined with each other very conciously, they can trust thier wills enough to abandon all concous control of the operation. The very definition of safe sex precludes working the formula of Lust. Quite aside from the limits imposed on the process where there is no internal ingestion of the sexual fluids which are the physical vehicles of the formulas of all three cards, are the restraints imposed on the psyches of the partners. Of course, limited exchange is possible through contact on the skin. Limited is the key word here,now more than ever with hiv virus being detected in saliva, but with imagination, the limits need not be too constricting, especially since most relationships never even get past the Lovers stage. If you are seeking a long term working partner, perhaps with a view towards taking the condom off with should such be your wills, A relationship could be revitalized at that stage with the introduction of Lust. Any safe sex could be thought of as a part of the training. At the very least it forces us to focus on non genital sexuality. At best, we can react by becoming creatively kinky and mental about sex. And while the threat of A.I.D.S does tend to make relaxation less likley, so does it tend to eliminate a casual attitude towards sexual contact. Perhaps the only truly positive point to be made about the whole horrid mess is that while terror is by no means an aphrodisiac, certainly neither is boredom. Joy be to you in the attainment of your Will Interested in communicating? Write to: Orgone Committee P.O. Box 614 Vanbrunt Station Brooklyn, NY 11215 SEX IS PEACE TRUE WILL NOT SLAVERY CONCIOUSNESS IS STRENGTH