by golden-whispers.com | Jun 8, 2024 | Blog
More on this important topic appears in June McDaniel’s Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls, the best study on Säkta folk religion and obsession in modern India which I have ever come upon (highly recommended). McDaniel classes several types of Tantrikas. Of...
by golden-whispers.com | May 20, 2024 | Blog
In the Gheravda Samhita, we learn that there are as many äsanas as there are life-forms. have been explained by Siva. Of these. eighty-four are exceptional, and of these thirty-two are auspicious in the realm of the living. This means that lots of postures are...
by golden-whispers.com | May 17, 2024 | Blog
Indian philosophy produced several models to describe what happen withhin body. Alas, this is already an oversimplification. There are several distinct schools of Indian philosophy and, as you know, they are not always in accord with each other. Just look at the...
by golden-whispers.com | Mar 28, 2024 | Blog
Käpälikas and Aghoras One fine day the gods were sitting in heaven quaffing Soma. As it so happened, Brahma, the Creator, began to boast about the wonderful job he was doing. Siva disagreed, there were words, and punches, and then Siva got really cross and chopped off...
by golden-whispers.com | Mar 17, 2024 | Blog
In the sacred union of Shiva and Parvati, an awe-inspiring spectacle unfolded, transcending the boundaries of mere mortal comprehension. Within the divine embrace of this celestial matrimony, an extraordinary gathering took place, for Shiva, the supreme being, the...
by golden-whispers.com | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Whispers
Did you know that Tantra isn’t just about intimacy? It’s a profound spiritual practice that delves into the depths of human consciousness! Beyond the sensationalized headlines, Tantra is a sacred journey of self-discovery, blending ancient wisdom with...
by golden-whispers.com | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Whispers
Devi Bhägavatam Puräna A massive work in 100,000 verses on goddess mythology and the typical Purana topics, such as cosmology, genealogy, pseudo-history, geography, daily ritual, meditation, worship, one thousand names of the deity etc. Most of it was complete by the...
by golden-whispers.com | Dec 2, 2023 | Blog
Kundalini is one of the most misunderstood concepts (and experiences) in yoga and Tantra. Now I am sure that you have read a lot on this topic. It can’t really be avoided, what with so many New-Age authors copying rubbish from each other. Even among the best...
by golden-whispers.com | Dec 2, 2023 | Blog, Whispers
The early Upanisadic period, around the eighth and seventh century BCE, provides us with the first attempts to define the role of prana in religion, consciousness, and meditation. It was a magnificent time for really complicated cosmology and subtle texts alluding...
by golden-whispers.com | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog
Well, you know about this. Everybody does. There’s Siva and Sakti, male and female, penis and vulva, and the whole thing can be packaged as divine sexuality. We owe so much rubbish to New Age Tantras. In the real world things are a lot more complicated. They...
