The fourth brain circuit, the Holistic Physical, Sexual circuit, or Netzach on the Tree of Life is not a thinking circuit. This portion of your brain responds to sexual, sensual stimulus and creates a massive chemistry change in your body and brain. The fourth circuit first begins to function at about age eight and is fully open at puberty, creating a man or woman out of the androgynous child. It is this brain circuit that controls the chemistry of puberty and you can make that powerful chemistry available to you throughout your life, not just at puberty. It has been reported that Tantric masters have been able to re- grow teeth, new limbs, heal deep cuts in minutes (or less), and live centuries before choosing to translate from the physical realm and discorporate (physical death).

The fourth circuit is the Venus center and this brain circuit is ruled by sexuality. All paths to the fourth brain circuit are opened by strong Tantric methods. In fact, studies have not shown an alternate method for using the paths connected to the fourth circuit sexual brain center. The fourth circuit responds to control by any other circuit and can be controlled by the first circuit, which would be a blind need for sex at the primitive level animals respond with that keeps the species alive. The fourth circuit can be controlled by the second circuit which is most common, unfortunately, and we see sex become an Ego trip. Tantric methods teach us to control the fourth brain circuit from the third circuit Rational mind. This control, Rational mind to Sexual brain, is the healthiest method but not the one taught by society.>[? Your fourth brain circuit is a very powerful aspect of your brain and fully involves your body and brain in chemical changes. Remember, anything that can change a child into the hairy monster of an alpha-male or the slim, boyish kid into the beautiful woman of our species is, indeed, powerful. Look at a six-year old boy and girl, then look at the same boy and girl at sixteen and understand the power of the chemistry of the fourth brain circuit. This is the power Tantra and the Tree of Life teaches each of us to use to aid in reaching our full physical, mental, and spiritual abilities.

The range of application is as wide as you want it to be. The benefits will match the intensity and application made through use of Tantric methods. You may choose to use a small portion of the methods and techniques made available to you for a small portion of time. In this case, you will receive an appropriately small portion of benefits. You may choose to do just the opposite and become fully involved with Tantra and the Tree of Life techniques at the highest levels and with all the available time you have. The benefits then will flow at equally high levels and your portion will be appropriate to your effort, dedication, and length of time applied.

Please keep in mind that you cannot make a large effort this week, crash next week, work hard for two days, become dispirited for two days, work a little for a week, work harder for a day, become discouraged for three days, do nothing for two weeks except hope for the best, then expect wondrous results. You must work at the same level continuously. Choose the level of activity you think you can dedicate to and function at that level without change for a minimum of ninety days. Do not expect miracles if you don't believe they will happen. Don't expect change if you tie yourself to your old habits and past attitudes. Don't expect change to come to a person who is too skeptical to believe good things can happen to them even when the good is at their doorstep. You must remain functioning at the level you choose and KNOW you will gain the benefits accordingly.

Extensive use of the fourth circuit sexual powers have been documented in the past. When Tantric methods were taught widely in India and the related areas, sexual crimes and sexual incompatibility were unknown. The sexes (male and female) were treated with equality and respect. This was also the case with the Tao at first. The Tao of Yin and Yang fell prey to mans (not females) insecurity and the men subjugated the females for use in the spiritual rituals of the Tao. In India, Tantric methods allowed re-imprinting of unusual or incompatible sexual needs (both male and female) and a joining of male and female in marriage that exceeded the understanding of marriage in the western world.

It took the British more than 100 years of ruling India to stamp out Tantra but, they finally succeeded by the mid 1800's. From that time on, India has had extensive problems with sexual crimes and with sexual compatibility. Men have dominated women since then and the distance between sexes in India grows rapidly.

Use your fourth brain circuit powers wisely and you will create a shared sexuality with your mate from which you can both give and receive pleasure. In a fully functioning Tantric household there will be common nudity, touching, sensual and sexual pleasure openly expressed, reverence for each other's sensitivity and needs, joy in the joining of human values, and a union of purpose that exceeds modern marriage vows. The relation between the male and female will be one of love, cooperation, and sharing. Tantra is the sexuality of cooperation, first with self; then with selves; then, joined with the Goddess. In such marriages, love reigns supreme. No one is demeaned or taken away from. The equality of the sexes shows in the giving and receiving of shared sexuality openly and freely linked to love.

Tantra in the hands of a loving couple is a beautiful, sexual, loving technique and is used to walk the path from Netzach to the bliss of Tiphareth and higher. Such couples eagerly cooperate Tantrically as much as possible since every Tantric act brings some fifth circuit blissful activity. Damaged Ego's cannot handle this activity and the beauty, openness, and sharing. Their damaged Ego drives them away from having joy in their life. It is not the fault of Tantra that a damaged Ego cannot handle the expression of sexual joy. These people cannot handle anything else in their lives either. They know only pain and suspicion, blame and guilt, they "rise and shame" for each day and can find no way to change. If they could only stay the course and continue through their Tantric exercises they could be cured of the painful damage they hurt themselves and others with.

Oddly enough, it is just these damaged souls who have the very best opportunity of gaining the most benefit from the Tantric and Tree of Life techniques. They have the most potential of reaching the highest levels of powers and benefits. After all, they have the most motivation. If you are doing well and have no major problems in your adjustment to the world about you, you have no particular need to begin a course of major improvement. Those of you reading this who are quite happy within your psyche will enjoy the exposition but see no reason to make major changes. Some of the techniques may be worth trying since they will certainly enhance your life but you will be low-key and gain limited benefits. The person with a disaster for a childhood, pain for the adult life, and nothing to look forward to except to continue to live in the damage they were taught as a child and to repeat the problems of their adult life will, I repeat will, make a much larger effort to completely change. Rewards accrued from Tantric methods always equal the effort and dedication put into the techniques.

In our modern, suppressed, repressed society this is not an easy direction to take and requires a lot of letting go of old, worn out and repressing ideas. Walking this path is a nearly full time occupation for some periods of time, then a part time holding up of the bliss alternated with a nearly full time sexual activity to re-open the path. Initially, it may be difficult to sustain sexual activity in the form of dress, touch, sharing, sensual and sexual actions over a long period of time. However, once the pain of the second circuit damage is overcome, the bliss resulting from the opening of the fifth circuit is more than enough reward.

Severely damaged and repressed individuals may never be able to do this. If it is at all possible to coax, coerce, push, pull, beg, love, talk, share, etc., the damaged person into the sustaining of the method and a repeating of the techniques, they will have a chance of getting over the damage inflicted by others on their lives. Having and sustaining joy, excitement, energy, love, and sensuality in our lives is the stated goal(s) of many self help books. This Tantric path provides all of that and more for those practitioners who are willing to break from the teachings of our society, culture, and peers and walk solidly into a new future with these Tantric techniques.