Both partners practicing orgasmic meditation report having a mystical-type experience: results using the Mystical Experience Questionnaire
F1000Research July 22, 2021 Vivian Siegel, Benjamin Emmert-Aronson 5 citations
A structured, partnered meditative practice involving manual clitoral stimulation can trigger mystical-type experiences in both participants. In a survey of 780 practitioners recalling a single powerful session, 62% reported a complete mystical experience as measured by the Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ30), with an average total score of 3.35. A separate study of 56 partnered pairs found 23% reported a complete mystical experience, with an average score of 3.21. The experience was strongly correlated between partners, and the role of stroker or strokee also influenced the reported intensity. Whether the brain activity during this practice resembles that of other mystical experiences remains unknown.