I’m sure by now that you’ve heard of the idea of sexual transmutation and if not here’s a quick rundown on the subject. Essentially sexual transmutation is abstaining from masturbation or even orgasming at all in an effort to increase one’s drive, creativity, productivity, and a whole host of other beneficial things. The first place I heard it talked about was in Napoleon Hill’s Think & Grow Rich but I’m sure has been known by wise men for years before.
And while I think this can be taken to unhealthy extremes (just like other healthy things like say working out, meditation, and the like) overall I think that there’s a lot of validity in this idea. Now I don’t say that you should completely abstain from orgasming (though masturbation that always a yes to abstain from) I think that keeping it in its proper place is the best thing possible for your overall wellbeing and health.
So let’s start by laying out some foundations for this and also talk about where I’d personally draw the line. To put it frankly I don’t think asceticism is healthy or at all how man was meant to live. Don’t get me wrong say a month out from a major competition, during certain weeks for religious reasons, or a couple other reasons I think asceticism can be very useful and done rightfully. But it was never meant to be an entire lifestyle.
Harnessing The Beast
It’s no secret that the sexual drive is about the strongest that a man has. The desire for sex and (maybe even more importantly) sexual access has cause more men to do more things than just about anything else out there. Our sexual drive (granted when our testosterone/dopamine is working properly) is a powerful beast. One that can ruin, wreck, and destroy us or one that we can harness to greatness (while still allowing to run free here and there in selected times).
I think the best way to do this is through day to day life try to keep the beast in check and then allow it run wild only it certain circumstances. So here’s what that means practically. When you’re out and about don’t think about every good looking girl that goes by, avoid sexual fantasy, don’t sit in your bed in the morning thinking about sex, and of course no porn or masturbation. But…
If you have a girlfriend, wife, or go out certain nights of the week then you are obviously allowed to let the beast “run wild” in its selected time and place. Meaning with your wife/girlfriend/lover in the bedroom. It’ll make those experiences more powerful as well as allow you to get more done with your life and your time (and beyond just productivity and busy work of course). When you regulate things to their proper place things work better.
Get Off The Train
A lot of times sexual fantasy and sexual thought are like a train that once they get going are hard to stop. For you this means wasted time and thought. And the more of it you do the more it pops up. Obviously (granted that you have a pulse) sexual thought is going to be there and its going to be popping up it’s just whether you “stew” in it or not that’s going to make the difference.
And this isn’t to say sexual thought is bad or anything, just that it has its proper time and place. And that when regulated to its proper time and place makes everything else much better, including sex. I’m not saying that you have to follow this step by step or word for word as long as you give the overall concept some thought and try to implement some of it in your life and see how it goes. My guess is you’ll like what you find.
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-Charles Sledge
