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Translated into English for the first time, this book will come as a surprise to those who think of India as a civilisation characterized only by contemplation and the quest for nirvana. The author introduces two Hindu movements - Tantrism and Shaktism - both of which emphasize a path of action as well as mastery over secret energies latent in the body. Tracing the influence of these movements on the Hindu tradition from the fourth century onward, Evola focuses on the perilous practices of the Tantric school known as Vamachara - the 'Way of the Left Hand' - which uses human passions and the power of Nature to conquer the world of the senses. During the current cycle of dissolution and decadence, known in India as Kali Yuga, the spiritual aspirant can no longer dismiss the physical world as mere illusion but must grapple with - and ultimately transform - the powerful and often destructive forces with which we life. Evola draws from original texts to describe methods of self-mastery, including the awakening of the serpent power, initiatory sexual magic and evoking the mantras of power.
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| Author | Evola, Julius |
|---|---|
| Full Title | The Yoga of Power: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Publisher | Inner Traditions |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 0892813687 |
| Language | English |
| Short Description | Drawing from original texts on self-mastery, Evola discusses Tantrism and Shaktism, both of which emphasize a path of action to gain power over energies latent within the body. Methods discussed include the awakening of the serpent power, initiatory sexual magic and evoking the mantras of power. |
| Praise | 'Soon Evola will be an immovable object in the field of serious esotericism in the English-speaking world, as he already is for readers of Italian, French, and German. The Yoga of Power puts to shame those modern writers who have degraded Tantra to a subject for New Age sex manuals. To read his descriptions of the higher spiritual states is like watching a champion mountain-climber on a vertical glacier.' - Gnosis Magazine |
| Table of Contents | Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way Translator's Acknowledgments Translator's Introduction 1. The Meaning and Origin of the Tantras 2. Knowledge and Power 3. Shakti: The World as Power 4. The Doctrine of the Tattvas: The Human Condition 5. Pashu, Vira, and Divya: The Path of the Left Hand 6. The Assumptions behind Practice and the Means Employed - The Experience of the Subtle Body: The Bodily Postures 7. The Virgin: Release from Bondage 8. The Evocations: The Names of Power 9. The Secret Ritual - The Use of Orgies: Initiatory Sexual Magic 10. The Occult Corporeity - The Serpent Power: The Chakras 11. Techniques Employed to Awaken the Serpent Power 12. The Diamond-Thunderbolt Body Conclusion Appendix One - Bardo: Actions after Death Appendix Two - Shaktism and the Worshipers of Love Glossary Endnotes Index |
| About the Author | Julius Evola (1898 -1974), Italian traditionalist, metaphysician, social thinker and activist. Evola is an authority on the world's esoteric traditions and one of the greatest critics of modernity. He wrote extensively on ancient civilizations of both East and West and the world of Tradition. |
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