is all about channeling the raw energy of an individuals sex drive into other, possibly much more fulfilling, endeavors. I am giving it a try. I was reading one guys journal, he has a cycle of 7 days without ejaculation, while focusing all the sex energy into accomplishing his goals. Day 8 is what he calls his rest day, ejaculation. It has been said to take your age, divide by 5, and that is how many days you should go without ejaculating each cycle. I read a decent bit from different sources, it has sparked my interest, so I am going to give it a try. I'll post back later with my experiences.
You should treat your sexual energy in the most natural way. Abstaining simply for the sake of it is not a "transmutation", it's just a forceful exertion of willpower, the effects of which will probably leave one emotionally volatile, reactive, and hyper-sexualized. I used to be interested in this subject, but pretty quickly I found out that by not relieving myself, I wasn't channeling my sexual energy into any other type of motivating factor, I was simply building it up to the point where it was all I ever thought about and it controlled me rather than me control it. So, I'm not saying it's impossible, but abstinence =/= transmutation. Basically, if you feel the need to relieve yourself after a set number of days, as if rewarding yourself for accomplishing a goal, then you are simply forcefully abstaining from your natural impulses and I dare say not accomplishing anything at all.
The thing is obsessively not masturbating is just the same as obsessively masturbating. Coming up with a mathematical equation to decide how long to abstain for just seems a little silly. I may have done something like that when I was 15 and the social mores that my peers were projecting made me feel like a loser for choking it. Then when I couldn't hold out and admit my own nature I started to make little deals with myself about only doing it once every specific period. Then I grew the fuck up. Looking back they were all choking it too. To me this is like a weird form of exhibitionism. Instead of posting pictures of yourself spanking it or about how much you are spanking it you are posting about how much you are not spanking it. I somewhat understand what you are trying to achieve by not choking it although it seems a little like superstition. When you add a mathematical equation to it it almost sounds like Paranoid Schitzophrenia. Stay Brown, Rev J
"The desire for sexual expression is by far the strongest and most impelling of all the human emotions, and for this very reason this desire, when harnessed and transmuted into action, other than that of physical expression, may raise one to great accomplishment." -Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill I understand the OP's interest in the practice. Chapter eleven of the book from which the above quote originates contains a sufficient explanation for those who seek to explore the mysteries associated with harnessing the sex drive to appropriate the energies of same to more constructive ends. Please keep us posted on your progress, sir. Hint: Perhaps this topic is better suited for the Metaphysics board?
