Body, Mind & Spirit
The Tantric Alchemist
Author: Peter Levenda
Publisher: Ibis Press
ISBN: 9780892542130
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 392
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The Tantric Alchemist is a work on alchemy as decoded by Tantra and a work on Tantra as understood by alchemists. It uncovers works by Thomas Vaughan and suggests how he and his wife--a 17th-century Welsh couple unique in the history of western alchemy--met their fate when dealing with forces they knew only too well, but which were stronger than their ability to control them. Using the works of Vaughan as his text, Levenda applies the "twilight language" of Tantra to the surreal prose of the alchemist and in the process lays bare the lineaments of the arcane tradition that gave rise to the legend of Christian Rosenkreutz, the reputed founder of Rosicrucianism who learned his art in the East; and to the 19th- and 20th-century occult movements lead by such luminaries as P.B. Randolph, Theodore Reuss, Helena Blavatsky, and Aleister Crowley who also sought (and discovered) this technology in the religions and cultures of Asia. Readers will find that the many disparate threads of an authentic spiritual tradition are woven together here in a startling tapestry that reveals--without pretense or euphemism--the psycho-sexual technique that is at the root of both Tantra and alchemy: that is to say, of both Asian and European forms of esoteric praxis.
Body, Mind & Spirit
The Tantric Alchemist
Author: Peter Levenda
Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN: 9780892546299
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 320
View: 106
The Tantric Alchemist is a work on alchemy as decoded by Tantra and a work on Tantra as understood by alchemists. It uncovers works by Thomas Vaughan and suggests how he and his wife—a 17th-century Welsh couple unique in the history of western alchemy—met their fate when dealing with forces they knew only too well, but which were stronger than their ability to control them. Using the works of Vaughan as his text, Levenda applies the “twilight language” of Tantra to the surreal prose of the alchemist and in the process lays bare the lineaments of the arcane tradition that gave rise to the legend of Christian Rosenkreutz, the reputed founder of Rosicrucianism who learned his art in the East; and to the 19th- and 20th-century occult movements lead by such luminaries as P.B. Randolph, Theodore Reuss, Helena Blavatsky, and Aleister Crowley who also sought (and discovered) this technology in the religions and cultures of Asia. Readers will find that the many disparate threads of an authentic spiritual tradition are woven together here in a startling tapestry that reveals—without pretense or euphemism—the psycho-sexual technique that is at the root of both Tantra and alchemy: that is to say, of both Asian and European forms of esoteric praxis.
Religion
The Alchemical Body
Author: David Gordon White
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226149349
Category: Religion
Page: 616
View: 952
The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can be understood only when viewed together. White opens the way to a new and more comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian mysticism, within the broader context of south Asian Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam. "White proves a skillful guide in disentangling historical and theoretical complexities that have thus far bedeviled the study of these influential aspects of medieval Indian culture."—Yoga World "Anyone seriously interested in finding out more about authentic tantra, original hatha yoga, embodied liberation . . . sacred sexuality, paranormal abilities, healing, and of course alchemy will find White's extraordinary book as fascinating as any Tom Clancy thriller."—Georg Feuerstein, Yoga Journal
Alchemy
Herbal Alchemy
Author: Phillip Hurley
Publisher: Maithuna Publications
ISBN: 9780971012509
Category: Alchemy
Page: 117
View: 251
Fiction
Alchemy and Alchemists
Author: Sean Martin
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785822313
Category: Fiction
Page: 164
View: 468
Alchemy has traditionally been viewed as 'the history of an error', an example of medieval gullibility and greed, in which alchemists tried to turn lead into gold, create fabulous wealth and find the elixir of life. But alchemy has also been described as 'the mightiest secret that a man can possess', and it obsessed the likes of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle and many of the founders of modern science. Book jacket.
Body, Mind & Spirit
Tantric Temples
Author: Peter Levenda
Publisher: Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
ISBN: 9780892541690
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
Page: 372
View: 381
"A history of tantra in Java and its origin and practice and how it has influenced and interacted with Tibetan Tantra, Hindu mysticism and Sufi Islam and Western sexual magical practices. Illustrated with full color photos of old and newly excavated and uncovered temples, along with with statues and iconography dedicated to practices in shrines, cemeteries and secret schools."--Publisher's description.
Medicine, Ayurvedic
History of Science and Technology in India: Yogic and tantric medicine
Author: O. P. Jaggi
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015011766162
Category: Medicine, Ayurvedic
Page: 240
View: 279
Science
Indian Journal of History of Science
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: UCLA:L0104480462
Category: Science
Page:
View: 132
Tantrism
Tantra for Westerners
Author: Francis King
Publisher:
ISBN: 0850304954
Category: Tantrism
Page: 164
View: 735
Tantra for Westerners
Author: King
Publisher:
ISBN: 1869928601
Category:
Page: 164
View: 563
While Tantra has mystical, philosophical, and religious aspects it is, above all, a technique of action -- a system of physical, mental, and spiritual discipline incorporating meditation, yoga, and sacramental worship in the widest sense of the phrase. Tantra for Westerners is a complete theoretical and practical guide to the Way of Action, covering concepts of pleasure and pain, power and passivity, esoteric physiology, Tantra and Qabalism, right-hand and left-hand Tantra, tantric rituals for westerners, and the arousal of kundalini -- the serpent power.
India
The Cultural Heritage of India: Science and technology
Author: Haridāsa Bhaṭṭācāryya
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015063707213
Category: India
Page:
View: 563
