Such a wonderful, well written article. Thank you for this. I loved the quotes you included, they fit so perfectly. I felt myself agreeing and nodding along with every sentence.

I"ve been studying and practicing Tantra for some time now, but I did not know about the close relationship between Tantra and Toaism, thanks for the insight.

And thank you for including the section about consent and warning about teachers using their power to take advantage. I too have heard far too many stories of these situations, and it is unfortunate that many women (and some men) fall prey to these "teachers" because they are unsure of what is OK. Consent, consent, consent. No one needs to do anything they don't want to do -- even in the name of healing!

Thank you for the lovely post :) i'll be following for more!