An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural

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kundalini yoga A form of yoga that preaches breath control and various physical exercises——“ansanas”——to sublimate sexual energy. The theory says that the process, through contraction of the anus, causes the semen to rise through the body into the seventh chakra (at the top of the head), at which point the ultimate union between matter and energy takes place. At this point, it says, the individual soul merges with the universal soul, obtains the powers of a god and becomes immortal.
      As of this date, it is not known whether anyone has achieved the required physical situation, let alone the immortality. The former condition is obviously beyond the reach of females.

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