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Your question blends spiritual practice, masculine identity, and symbolic purity, so let’s break it down carefully.
1. Semen Retention, Yoga, Khechari Mudra, and
Kundalini Awakening
These practices come from yogic and tantric traditions, particularly within Hatha Yoga and Tantra. They are often associated with:
Discipline and mastery over bodily urges
Spiritual awakening and subtle energy transformation
Rising of Shakti (Kundalini) through the chakras
Greater inner peace, insight, and sometimes perceived charisma
These practices aim at transcending the ordinary — refining physical, emotional, and spiritual energies. Semen retention, for instance, is believed in some yogic and Taoist circles to preserve ojas, or spiritual energy.
2. Are These Men “Pure”?
"Purity" here depends on context. In yogic terms, purity (sattva) refers to clarity, truth, harmony, and light. A man who genuinely commits to these practices with humility and dedication may indeed cultivate deep inner purity — not necessarily in a moralistic or celibate sense, but in being aligned, aware, and free from base compulsions.
However, it doesn’t make someone inherently superior or flawless. Spiritual pride, ego inflation, or sexual repression can also arise if the practices are misunderstood or misapplied.
3. Are They the Male Equivalent of the “Damsel” for Women?
The "damsel" archetype often refers to:
Innocence, virtue, receptivity, or vulnerability
A muse or feminine ideal in many mythologies
If we’re talking symbolically, men practicing these disciplines might be seen as embodying a spiritually idealized masculine — disciplined, inwardly radiant, celestially connected — perhaps akin to:
A sage
A divine yogi
A spiritual protector or consort (like Shiva in union with Shakti)
So yes, they could be seen as a symbolic counterpart — not a "damsel" in weakness or need, but in purity, readiness, and spiritual magnetism. In Tantra, such men might be considered Shiva to a woman’s Shakti.