The yoga of power : tantra, shakti, and the secret way
The Meaning and Origin of the Tantras --- Knowledge and Power --- Shakti: The World as Power --- The Doctrine of the Tattvas: The Human Condition --- Pashu, Vira, and Divya: The Path of the Left Hand --- The Assumptions behind Practice and the Means Employed --- The Experience of the Subtle Body: Th...
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| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | The Meaning and Origin of the Tantras --- Knowledge and Power --- Shakti: The World as Power --- The Doctrine of the Tattvas: The Human Condition --- Pashu, Vira, and Divya: The Path of the Left Hand --- The Assumptions behind Practice and the Means Employed --- The Experience of the Subtle Body: The Bodily Postures --- The Virgin: Release from Bondage --- The Evocations: The Names of Power --- The Secret Ritual: The Use of Orgies: Initiatory Sexual Magic --- The Occult Corporeity The Serpent Power: The Chakras --- Techniques Employed to Awaken the Serpent Power --- The Diamond-Thunderbolt Body ---- Conclusion. Drawing from original texts on self-mastery, Evola discusses two Hindu movements--Tantrism and Shaktism--which emphasize a path of action to gain power over energies latent within the body. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 240 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-235) and index. |
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Rochester, Vt. :
Inner Traditions International,
1992.
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| ISBN: | 0892813687 9780892813681 |
2nd floor
| Call Number: |
BL1283.84 .E8613 1992 |
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| Notes: |
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