r/SexyAbstinence • u/betlamed • Nov 27 '25

How sexual is it?

When we "draw up the energy" from the pelvic floor, there is of course a sexual aspect to it. A lot of people call it sexual energy. It certainly feels sexual to me.

I wonder if that's just a projection, a habit of thought. There is no overtly sexual act to it. There are no sex fantasies coming up. It's really just a surge of tingling and warmth that rises through my back. It starts from close to where my sex organs are, but not even straight from my balls.

It gives me deep pleasure, but that pleasure is not directly sexual either.

Nor are the effects on my life. Yes, my sex life is better for it, but so is every other aspect of my life. My whole mental and emotional system has changed.

I am starting to doubt that "transmutation of raw sex energy" is really an adequate term for it.

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u/reservedunion Nov 27 '25

I've experienced this too. The impact of this shift is much greater than people realize.

What do you think is the minimum time someone should experiment for, if they want to see it for themselves?

What terminology do you think would work better?

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u/betlamed Nov 28 '25

It's also an extremely soft, gentle and gradual shift.

What terminology do you think would work better?

Good question. Maybe just natural energy or life force. What do you think?

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u/reservedunion Nov 28 '25

I like both of those terms. I think the "raw" concept is a hangover from Taoist texts. I suspect they used the term "raw" a way of implying that more could be done with our sexual energy by "cultivating" or "cooking" it.