Tantra’s metahistory -I
One of the many ways in which Tantra fascinates me is the way that it is represented, be it by practitioners, scholars, historians, occultists or any combination thereof – and how those representations...
View ArticleTantra’s Metahistory II: The religion question
Is Tantra a religion? Sometimes asking what would appear to be a relatively simple question can open a wholly unexpected can of worms. Over the last decade or so, whenever I’ve lectured on subjects...
View ArticleTantra’s Metahistory III: The Left-hand Path – I
In popular occult discourse, the concept of the “Left-hand Path” is often stated as originating within the tantric traditions, and sometimes, its popularisation within western occultism is laid at the...
View ArticleTantra’s Metahistory III: The Left-hand Path – II
The Tantrists do not seem to go higher than the six visible and known plexuses, with each of which they connect the tattvas; and the great stress they place on the chief of these, the Muladhara Chakra...
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