Kundalini is a word that has traveled far from its origins—through time, through traditions, and through countless bodies […]
Category Archive: Tantra
The 12-Spoked Radiant Wheel of Fire In the Śaiva / Śākta Tantrik traditions, the 12-spoked Wheel of Fire […]
Awakening is a Dance—A Perpetual Expansion and Contraction of Awareness In the wisdom traditions, particularly in classical Tantrik […]
In the Tantrik chakra system, it is said there are 3 major knots of consciousness – the granthis. […]
When emotions arise, we can say that it’s like a flower is blooming – some karma is coming […]
Kundalini Rising When I was about 4 years old, my mind suddenly opened one day to hear the […]
On International Yoga Day, if I could offer just a taste of the yogic tradition, or the Vidya Parampara (Knowledge […]
To ascend the ladder to Heaven is easy, once you know how it’s properly done. To descend into […]
From the 9th to 12th centuries CE, India saw the bourgeoning of a new religion known as Saivism, […]
Energy is Potential. For the purpose of this blog post, this is the overarching definition that I’ll be […]
Fear much? Man, I do. Gaṇeśa serves up delicious obstacles that I might challenge for one reason or […]
We’re living in a time when words are getting mangled by memes, sound bites and a lack of […]
We understand that reality is experienced according to stories and narratives that we ourselves create and identify with. […]
To really grasp the chakras, we have to look into the tradition that gave us this metaphysical construct […]
I walked out onto my front porch this morning and was greeted by the sight of a cicada […]
Among the 36 Principles of Reality as denoted by Kashmiri Shaivism, are found Five Principles called the Panchatattva, […]
Five-thousand years ago, the Wisdom Kings of India perceived a model of physical reality, wherein any substance of […]
Om Mani Padme Hum ॐ मणिपद्मे हूँ The mantra of Avalokiteshvara, represents the entirety of the Buddhist teachings […]