The Perfect Matrimony
Template:Short description Template:Italic titleTemplate:Primary sources Template:Infobox book The Perfect Matrimony or The Door to Enter Into Initiation is the first of approximately seventy books written by Samael Aun Weor. It was first published in 1950 then revised and expanded in 1961.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
It describes the esoteric teachings of alchemy, tantra, kabbalah, the mysteries of the Maya, Aztecs, ancient Egyptians, Tibetans, and Essenes, among others. The sexual aspect of religion is stressed in every religion it covers, stating bluntly that "the topic of this book is exclusively Sexual Magic."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Sexual magic is explained as the synthesis of all religion. From the introduction of the 1960 edition:
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The author presents a wide selection of religion and mystery schools from esoteric viewpoints, highlighting data traditionally thought to be unimportant, or otherwise understood in an unrelated manner. The primary message is that upright sexuality, exemplified through sexual magic, is the cornerstone upon which all authentic religion, yoga and occultism is based.<ref name="primarysource"/>
The Perfect Matrimony is a discourse on how to transform the sexual energy into its superior aspects via sexual transmutation.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It states that there are three types of Sexual Magic, or Tantra: Black, Grey, and White. Black Tantra involves the ejaculation of semen, and Grey Tantra sometimes concludes with orgasm or ejaculation, while White Tantra always opposes any loss of sexual energy whatsoever, in other words, without orgasm or ejaculation.<ref name="primarysource_253">Template:Cite book</ref> It exclusively advocates White Tantra as the path to achieve "self-realization"<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and to "achieve cosmic consciousness."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> This system of classification is not found in any of the traditional Tantric texts; however, it is also true that tantra yoga has been historically gupta vidya, or esoteric knowledge not contained in books.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Sexual magic is explained to be the same as maithuna, sexual yoga, urdhvareta yoga.<ref name="primarysource_253"/>
The Perfect Matrimony also states that Jesus was married and practiced sexual yoga with his wife.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>