Michaela Riedl

woman who knows her yoni knows her desires and is able to communicate them clearly. This self-awareness and confidence find expression in all other parts of her life and are transferred to her entire being.

Gender Similaritie.s in Anatomy and Sexuality" (page 32), which lists the parts of women and men that are similar in their sexual reactions.

do not search, I find.

Searching, that is starting from existing circumstances, And wanting to find the known.

Finding, that is the entirely new.

ways are open, and what is found is unknown.

It is a daring, a holy adventure:

The uncertainty of such risks could in fact only be taken by those

Who feel comfortable in uncertainty,

Who in not knowing, and not leading,

Are led,

Are pulled by the destination,

Rather than determining it.

the tantric tradition, women are admired for their power to initiate others, while the yoni is honored as a healing place and residence of the goddess.

is an embodiment of the union of Shiva, the male godly principle, with Shakti, the female godly principle, and a reenactment of their dance that unites the polarities of life.

Shiva lingam (lingam is the Sanskrit word for penis or phallus) and the Shakti yoni

Shiva lingam is the embodiment of cosmic creativity and transcendence, while the yoni represents an entrance to the original "holy shrine" -the place where holy conception takes place.