What is orgasm? A model of sexual trance and climax via rhythmic entrainment

Safron, Adam

doi:10.3402/snp.v6.31763

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“…One development which might prove helpful in the light of the pragmatic sympathy towards scientific approach which characterises Tibetan Buddhism is the burgeoning research into yoga, Tantra and the subtle body (Hayes and Timalsina, 2017;Loizzo, 2016), as well as into the neuroscience of orgasm (Klimaj and Safron, 2016;Safron, 2016), which has been seen as similar to alternate states of consciousness induced by hallucinogens (Sayin, 2018). Research in neuroscience into how we may achieve and consciously move between altered states of consciousness through bodily practices like Tantric yoga and via hallucinogens has been recommended as a means of promoting health, flourishing and enhanced dying (Mackenzie, 2014b).…”

Section: Dakini the Feminine Principle In Vayrayana As An Inspiratimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This aligns with the Tibetan Buddhist Tantric tradition where consciousness is divided into four types, waking, deep sleep, dream state and orgasm state (Chenagtsang, 2018 at 67). Tantric orgasms have been found to enable access to intrapersonal, interpersonal and transpersonal dimensions (Lidke, 2016;Lousada and Angel, 2011;Safron, 2016). Tantric practices involving orgasmic movements of subtle energy can foster experiences of transformative transcendence and spiritual bliss (Barratt, 2019).…”

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Sexbots: Drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition

Mackenzie

2020

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The plethora of technologies offering to match us up with our perfect partners, or to provide us with the ultimate sexual high, evidences our unfulfilled need for sexual and emotional companionship and fulfilment, together with the difficulties of embodying our fantasies in this arena. Sentient, self-aware sex robots [henceforth, sexbots] customised as companions to cater for our unique individual intimacy needs through deep learning capabilities will be designed to provide us with both. They will revolutionise our sexual, emotional and spiritual intimate and domestic lives. Implications of this transformation for hopes of a harmonious future where humans, post-Singularity intelligent robots, sexbots and all other sentient beings can flourish are explored. With the greatest respect, tentative suggestions for ways forward drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition are offered in order to foster a post-Singularity future where all sentient beings, including super-compassionate superintelligent robots, sexbots, humans and nonhuman animals, can flourish.

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Section: Dakini the Feminine Principle In Vayrayana As An Inspiratimentioning

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Section: Dakini the Feminine Principle In Vayrayana As An Inspiratimentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexbots: Drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition

Mackenzie

2020

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“…How can motivation be maintained if all pleasures will ultimately be transformed back into kinds of pain? One explanation may potentially be found through predictive coding mechanisms, in that nervous systems will select for perception and memory that which changes the most, and so experiencing/remembering will likely to be dominated by the transitions between pleasure and pain, especially if accompanied by precipitous or punctuated alterations (Gopnik, 1998;Joffily and Coricelli, 2013;Safron, 2016;Hesp et al, 2019;Safron, 2019c). If consummation tends to rectify a situation more rapidly, and if seeking without finding results in a more gradual buildup of desire, then experience and memory for successfully enacted goals may have an overall pleasurable (and reinforcing) quality.…”

Section: The Computational Neurophenomenology Of Desirementioning

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Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) Revisited

Safron¹

2019

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Here, I provide clarifications and discuss further issues relating to Safron (2020), “An Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) of consciousness: Combining Integrated Information and Global Workspace Theories with the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference Framework; towards solving the Hard problem and characterizing agentic causation.” As a synthesis of major theories of complex systems and consciousness, with IWMT we may be able to address some of the most difficult problems in the sciences. This is a claim deserving of close scrutiny and much skepticism. What would it take to solve the Hard problem? One could answer the question of how it is possible that something like subjectivity could emerge from objective brain functioning (i.e., moving from a third person to a first person ontology), but a truly satisfying account might still require solving all the “easy” and “real” problems of consciousness. In this way, IWMT does not claim to definitively solve the Hard problem, as explaining all the particular ways that things feel across all relevant aspects of experience is likely an impossible task. Nonetheless, IWMT does claim to have made major inroads into our understanding of consciousness, and here I will attempt to justify this position by discussing challenging problems and outstanding questions with respect to philosophy, (neuro)phenomenology, computational principles, practical applications, and implications for existing theories of mind and life.

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“…In all multi-sensory integrated events, the brain concurrently compiles several sensory inputs to produce a single coherent perception [see refs ( 63 , 66 ) as summarized in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multisensory_integration ]. Fulfilling sexual experiences that include multi-sensory stimuli, which culminate in the singularity of an orgasm, fit the criteria of such integrated events ( 67 ). Much has been written previously about multi-sensory integration, although research that explicitly explores orgasms in that context is difficult to find.…”

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Non-pharmacological and non-surgical strategies to promote sexual recovery for men with erectile dysfunction

Wassersug¹,

Wibowo²

2017

Transl. Androl. Urol.

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Erectile dysfunction (ED), the most commonly reported sexual problem for men, reduces the quality of life for both patients and their partners. Even when physiologically effective, long-term adherence to ED treatments is poor. We review here the implication of having patients’ partners involved in ED treatment, starting with treatment selection. We suggest that having partners engaged from the outset may promote an erotic association of the treatment with the partner, i.e., conceptually linking the aid to the sexual pleasure that the partner provides. We hypothesize that this erotic association should enhance the sexual aid’s effectiveness and might potentially help improve long-term adherence. The primary focus of this review, though, is non-pharmacological and non-surgical options for maintaining sexual activity for men with ED. Though not ED treatments per se, anecdotal data suggest that these options may be effective for some patients and their partners in regaining a satisfying sex life. The aids discussed include external penile prostheses, penile sleeves, and penile support devices. These devices can allow men to participate in penetrative sexual intercourse despite moderate to severe ED. External penile prostheses can be personalized so they match in size and shape a man’s normal full erection. Penile sleeves can similarly be customized with a lumen that fits best a patient’s penis for optimal tactile stimulation. We review how multi-sensory integration can enhance sexual arousal for men who use such devices, allowing them to achieve orgasm despite intractable ED. Patients are not always advised within ED clinics about these options nor why and how they can facilitate non-erection dependent sexual recovery. Clinicians need to be aware of these devices and their positive attributes, so they can objectively counsel and encourage couples to explore their use as an alternative to more invasive treatments. The most commonly promoted non-medical ED aid offered to patients is the vacuum erection device. We discuss how erections achieved with the vacuum erection device have a “hinge effect”, that is an underappreciated barrier to the effectiveness of the erection. With a hinged erection, the penis points downward rather than upward. We show how the normal kinematics of the penis during coitus is not strictly linear (i.e., not uniaxial; not just in-and-out), and is impeded by hinging. Positional adjustment, such as the receptive partner being on top, may help overcome this problem for some couples. Lastly, we suggest that, in the case where ED can be anticipated from a pending medical treatment, such as a prostatectomy, pre-habilitative approaches may potentially improve adherence to sexual aid use in the long-term. In conclusion, non-pharmacological and non-surgical options for sexual recovery are available. Scientific studies on the effectiveness of these interventions in restoring satisfying sex are warranted.

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What is orgasm? A model of sexual trance and climax via rhythmic entrainment

Cited by 44 publications

References 204 publications

Sexbots: Drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition

Sexbots: Drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition

Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) Revisited

Non-pharmacological and non-surgical strategies to promote sexual recovery for men with erectile dysfunction

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