Curious... I understand from my contacts that it was extreme neighbor complaints. The community was so vocal that the authorities could no longer ignore the practice.

It has also been my understanding that there was little paradigm or vocabulary for a "Temple" so when the mists parted or the New Times article appeared the idea of spirituality being one and the same as sexuality was so unheard of that the only language was "good/bad" this or that. And guess which they chose? That's when the investigation began.

I was in a group for the Temple on facebook and the idea is that this is the tantra communities religion. This has caused a huge riff in that community at large. I will be speaking about this on Laurie Handlers (international Tantrica) radio podcast this week. The idea is that we as sexual practitioners need to have a place in this world. In ancient Greece there were brothers and temples next to each other for those who wanted one thing or another. I appreciate all aspects of sexuality as a practicing Priestess of the Erotic Arts (see my blogs for more information) and a Domina. I love the polarities of the sacred masculine energy and the sacred feminine energy.

Herodotus wrote (although much after the events) about the ancient Priestess Temples dedicated to the Goddess. He said women, before marriage, would spend time at the temple dedicated to the erotic arts and offer themselves to the "seekers" who came desiring a connection to the Goddess incarnate. This seems like a great idea for women to learn how to be with men. Where would she get educated? She would discuss techniques with sisters in temple and share ideas about the encounters. This would enhance her ability to be fully open as the divine feminine. David Dedia lectures and writes extensively about this practice and has brought it into our culture as "sexual yoga".

I want a man who can open me, take me to the ecstatic moments I have only dreamed of... Where do men get that concept? If my man sought the sexual education from a Priestess, or a divine practitioner, I'd be delighted. I see my position as being a sexual surrogate, a practice partner, for the ability to open to the more divine moments. I leave my ego at the door, offer a clean mirror for him to see his truest self, and then offer the ultimate most saturated highest ideal of the feminine energy. This creates the magnetic pull of the opposites, the deep and extreme masculine to be attracted to the deep and extreme feminine energy. This is also discussed in the American Geisha, where the authoress discusses how to become the epitome of feminine energy, which is extremely attractive.

This energy shifts and adjusts itself all the time. My masculine will rise to the surface when I am in the presence of a beautiful sexy woman. I do not become "male-like" but simple acquiesce to the beauty of the feminine manifest. I can stay open and still be female, and allow my feminine energy to go more quiet while I enjoy her energy too. This energy can shift back and forth depending on who needs to be more penetrating, or assertive or observing... Who needs to be the full emotion and the embrace of the feminine. When we as a society can allow these energies to shift and adapt, it makes for greater harmony between people. Men are not less male because they share a feeling, and that is an aspect of the feminine energy. Men are not less male because they don't want to make every decision during sex, they are allowing the woman to manifest all of her, however, if the most attractive aspects are to express the extreme polarity, then a man embodies the full masculine energy, the penetrating force, the women will embrace and manifest her divine receptive feminine qualities and fully receive him in his glory.

Thank you for the prompt, WatchingTheDetectives! I enjoyed expounding on this topic.

Peace, Bhakti