In recent years, the West has shown a wide and enthusiastic interest in tantra and its application to everyday life. Though its roots are in Hinduism, tantra's goals are the universal ones of self-knowledge and liberated joy. Its methods and effects transcend geography and era. Basing its approach o[...]

Kali, according to Indian legend, sprang forth from the brow of the Great Goddess Durga during a battle to annihilate demonic male power. With her lolling tongue and necklace of severed heads, Kali has often been represented simply as death-dealing, cruel and horrific. But as Ajit Mookerjee shows, t[...]

The first comprehensive study of the Indian power symbol that allows the individual to take a journey to the primordial center of life
- Highly illustrated exploration of every aspect of the yantra, including its related rituals, sounds, and meditation practices
- Investigates the continued [...]