Tantra on Fran Simó

Holistic Bodywork & Energy Session (In-Person or Remote)

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Holistic Bodywork & Energy Session (In-Person or Remote)

These sessions blend all the techniques I have learned over time, adapting them to a wide range of situations.

They can be oriented towards relaxation, healing, or a sensory experience.

Notes about Minoan civilization

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Notes

From various readings and the videos below, I have taken the following notes:

Minoan priestesses led a religion that worshipped both a female deity, the Goddess of Serpents, and a male deity, the Bull.
The Goddess of Serpents could be the predecessor of Demeter and Persephone.
It is unclear whether it was a matriarchal society.
The palaces were centers of religion, trade, and work. Historians use them to establish the periods of their history.
Although there were kings and queens, neither their art depicts them nor do their documents mention names.
They had no army. They were invaded and rebuilt. Until approximately 1400 BC. Depending on the source, almost 1000 years without an army.
They traded with Egypt, Anatolia, and mainland Greece.
They produced wine, oil, and wheat.
Their autonomy (the name they used for their people) is unknown.
Deforestation in Crete may have begun with the construction of ships.

Hypotheses/ideas

It may seem that the research is about the Goddess, but I am more interested in the figure of the priestesses. Real women with a practice, techniques, a lineage, and a role in society.
Although the background is “known,” it is important to remember the balance between the feminine and the masculine in both men and women. This can be achieved with the techniques we know. The search is more oriented toward evoking these aspects, finding a language that helps us remember.
In one of Eva’s videos, she comments on the possibility of a balanced religious direction (feminine/masculine). In the readings I do at random, the aspect of the Goddess or the shamanic (iatromantes, for example) is often discussed, but I have not yet found any references to balance.
The Minoan priestesses could have taught the Maenads who maintained the cult of Dionysus, which was more politically correct after the fall of the Minoan civilization.
Both have a clear link to the figure of the Sibyl, who apparently did not officiate ceremonies but used the same techniques of altered states of consciousness. And to the tantric women.
They would also have a connection with my suspicion that the cult of the Sibyl in Mallorca has a prior link with some female deity who was not politically correct after the genocide of Jaume I.
The Minoans, like the Mallorcans, have lost their proper name over time.
When I see the fresco of the young man jumping over the bull and the two priestesses, I wonder why it is always said that they also jumped. It could be that they are accompanying him in taming his inner bull. In the fresco, the women are in front, grabbing the bull by the horns, and behind, waiting for the man. They seem to be in control of the situation.

Sources

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization

Resources to Explore Tantra

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

People often ask me about Tantra: what is it, where to start? Tantra is an experience that must be lived in the body. For those just starting, I like to recommend a “Tantra for Everyone”. Each facilitator has their own approach, but they are usually shorter, introductory meetings.

Here is a list of facilitators so you can explore what Tantra is for them:

Facilitators

Astiko
tantrawithastiko.com
Verma Rodriguez
vermarodriguez.com
Premamui
premamui.com/calendario
Jordi Gatell
Instagram
Cesc Aromir
cescaromir.com
Marta Trigo
sedacalenta.com
Hari Dass
tantrayamorconsciente.com
Xavier Domènech
tantra.es/calendario

A good place to have an initial contact with many of them is the Mallorca Tantra Fest.

Art, presence and code.

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

New media: Rivers of souls

Research: It is in all of us

New media: #Selfie_v2

New media: Shared Folder

Book: Passengers Vol. III

Fanzine: S’Arenal Summertime 2016

Photography: Traces (personal drifts)

Photography: Es lloga (For Rent)

Art, presence and code to walk the path together.

Through projects involving new media art, photography, drawing, video, installations, books and fanzines, I combine art, magic and technology to create a space for reflection on life, identity, memory and privacy.