Neotantra & Its Frauds

Welcome to the “What is NeoTantra” blog. A word of explanation on the title: It has little to do with the real person calling himself by the misleading moniker “Jason Tantra” but his example is so perfect for illustrating what I have to say on this blog that he and his “company” have earned the dubious distinction of being the paradigm of an insidious and harmful movement. That statement will be confirmed by real and true facts, as well as by Jason Tantra’s own statements, publications, and responses. I rely on my readers’ freedom of choice and good judgment to make their own decisions based on the Tantra 4 Gay Men Internet presence, Jason Tantra’s publications (YouTube and elsewhere), and his personal communications with the blogger and me. ( Aside : The Tantra 4 Gay Men UK site can be viewed at   https://www.tantra4gaymen.co.uk ; The Tantra 4 Gay Men US site can be viewed at  www.tantra4gaymen.com ;  "Jason Tantra" can be contacted at   jason@tantra4gaymen.c...

What is Yoga, Tantra , Homoerotic Tantra , and their importance to Mascul-IN-Touch? First of all, I must ask you to delete all you think you know about what yoga, Tantra , and homoeroticism are. I ask you to do this because what you think they are or what you have learned they are from the media is generally misinformed and erroneous. Most of what we in the West have been exposed to in the shape of Eastern spirituality is properly called New Age. New Age means a broad and frequently vague movement in Western culture characterized by alternative and sometimes bizarre approaches to traditional Eastern cultures, with an interest in spirituality, mysticism, religion, sex and sensuality, self-realization, etc. More narrowly, and in the context I am discussing here, “new age” refers to a range of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in the West during the 1970s and onward. New age is basically an expression of a drive, a hunger that is not satisfied by the offer...

If he does not have a license to practice, he may be breaking the law... Tantra4GayMen and Jason "Tantra" have become the focus of an investigation into what Neotantra is and what it does. If we are to go by some of the statements made on many of the Tantric Sex or Tantric Massage sites, they may come under the oversight and licensing authority of a state department of health or department of education. Furthermore, some of those offerings and some of the claims and statements in Jason's promotional material marketing those offerings may also be in direct violation of established public health policy. Jason Tantra is preying on the vulnerable gay and bisexual men Admittedly, if we are to take some of Jason Tantra's statements, if they were even intelligible, we'd not necessarily take them seriously; nevertheless, as Barnum is reputed to have said, "There's a sucker born every minute." What does concern me are his YouTube videos, some of which...

I'm frequently asked the question: What is Homoerotic Tantra ? Even  people who are somewhat familiar with Tantra, ask "What is Navatantra ?" My usual response is: Tantra is you; Tantra is the Moon; Tantra is the tides. But in essence Tantra is you. The single most damning characteristic of modern humankind is the impulse to name, define and to control everyone and everything. Actually, the very act of naming and defining something is an act of control, an unnatural act of the intellectualizing and discerning mind to be comfortable with the Other. That's simply not right or healthy. In Sanskrit there is the concept of Shabd , the Word. The concept is basically that the word is identical with the form (abstract). Think of it this way: Shabd is the personification or the reification of the abstract. So when we necessarily resort to words we do so hoping that the word, a symbol or an avatar, successfully represents the abstract or the intangible. Try this: ...