Last Updated on September 5, 2025 by The Unbounded Thinker
N/B-This article is an excerpt from my book. CELIBACY: THE MAGIC OF THE RISING SERPENT
The serpent/life-force energy and the soul are one thing. This is why when the soul leaves the body, the life-force also leaves, and when the life-force leaves the body, the soul also leaves. Neither can remain while the other goes, for they are inseparable: they are one.
The body is just what the soul and its life-force energy wear when the soul incarnates. The body only becomes alive and functions because the life-force energy flows into it once the soul incarnates on earth.
The more the life-force energy flows into the body, the more the soul becomes immersed in the illusion of physical reality. As a result, it forgets its true divine nature and its magical abilities. It begins to identify with the body and its limitations, believing that it is flesh and bone rather than an eternal spiritual being.
It forgets that it is one with the omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent being that we call God. It forgets its true power as a creative being that can bring something out of nothing, and it forgets that it exists in the past, present, and future at the same time. It begins to think that it is limited by time, that it is moving from yesterday into today, and from today into tomorrow, while in truth it always exists in all moments.
The soul awakens only when the flow of life-force into the body reduces, while large amounts of this energy are kept within the soul. This happens when someone practices fasting or celibacy. Fasting significantly reduces digestive activity, which normally consumes huge amounts of life-force energy every day. When digestive activity is reduced, very little energy flows into the body, and most of it stays within the soul. This is why fasting has always been practiced by ancient spiritual masters: it strengthens the soul by accumulating the life-force energy within it. It is also why fasting leads to spiritual experiences such as deep peace, a strong feeling of being connected with everything, strong intuition, and even visions or dreams that feel more real than ordinary dreams.
Celibacy works in a similar way. It prevents the loss of life-force through sexual activity or masturbation, which force the body to constantly require more energy to replace what has been lost. It ensures that more life-force energy is retained within the soul.
But celibacy is easier to practice than fasting. A person can live without sex or masturbation for months or even years, but no one can live that long without food. This is why, from time immemorial, spiritual masters have mostly encouraged celibacy.
Celibacy ensures that more life-force energy gathers within the soul as it reduces the amount of energy flowing into and out of the body. When this happens for a long time, the soul slowly regains the energy it needs to awaken its natural powers, such as clairvoyance, telekinesis, and telepathy.
These abilities are not new to the soul: they are its natural gifts that were forgotten when it became lost in the body. As this life-force energy accumulates within the soul, the soul begins to understand its true nature. This is why many celibates reach a point where they clearly see that they are not the body, and they start having this strong feeling that they are spiritual beings living inside a physical form. When I practiced celibacy for 18 months, I found myself constantly affirming that I am an infinite being in a physical body. I strongly felt that I was a ghost living in a body.
Anyway, as the life-force energy accumulates in the soul, it strengthens it, ensuring that it dominates the body. This effect enables the soul to see the body as only a garment that it wears temporarily so that it effectively moves and acts in the physical world. This shift causes the soul to feel lighter, freer, and less attached to worldly illusions.
When the soul feels lighter, it starts experiencing deep peace, joy that does not depend on outside things, and a clearer sense of purpose. Intuition sharpens, inner visions become stronger, and the soul feels connected with higher realms. It may also experience out-of-body journeys, prophetic dreams, or sudden insights into the mysteries of existence.
If you enjoyed this excerpt, you’ll find much more in the full book. Get your copy here.
