Features mainly non-Buddhist material, from Indian Hindu tantra, or specialist subjects like the Aghora trilogy. For standard Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana, or tantric works, look under the various Tibetan schools.
An exploration of the beliefs and activities of the cults devoted to the lineage of the great Indian tantric master Gorakhnath, who is renowned in both...
Coiled like a snake at the base of the spine, kundalini is the spiritual force that lies dormant in every human being. Once awakened, often through meditation and yoga practices,...
A classic study of the complex field of Hindu and Buddhist tantra. Bharati examines the philosophical context of tantra, its terminology, Indian and Tibetan forms, initiation,...
A study of the practice and symbolism of the wrathful severed-headed tantric goddess known as Chinnamasta or Chinnamunda, identified as an emanation of...
This contains a study on the Greek philosopher Parmenides and Tantric Yoga and Understanding Archaic Astronomy, also dealing with the psychology of perception and the seven...
Nisker provides numerous examples from eastern traditions and western culture of wisdom in its most unconventional forms, demonstrating how the rational and irrational are bridged by...
This new book from the author of Kiss of the Yogini and Alchemical Body focuses on uncovering the hidden history of yoga's original practitioners. Combing through...
Kundalini Tantra is Swami Satyananda Saraswati's seminal work on kundalini, chakras and kriya yoga. Defining and explaining kundalini, this book provides a detailed account of...
Part of the Religions in Practice series, this study reflects the wide geographical and temporal scope of tantra by examining 36 texts from India, China,...
Swami Satynananda offers all his spiritual advice and encouragement in this rare glimpse into the unfolding of the guru-disciple relationship and the implementation of...
A comprehensive study of India's traditions of alchemist-siddhas, using ancient Sanskrit and medieval Hindu sources which demonstrates for the first time...
New edition. A beautifully illustrated survey of Hindu and Buddhist tantric art from Thames and Hudson's Art and Imagination series. In this comprehensive...
Part of the Religions in Practice series, this study reflects the wide geographical and temporal scope of tantra by examining 36 texts from India, China, Japan, Nepal and Tibet...