In the Beginning, there wasn’t much… Some would argue that there was less than that. Maybe something negative. Negative Muchness. Or some kind of polar Suchness. An… Read more “Entropy, the First Mark of Existence”
Category: Tantra
The Eight Limbs of Yoga [2]: The Other Shore
Before continuing, I’ve got to hammer one point home: Yoga simply means to bind, to yoke, to join. This is where I might lose you, but please… Read more “The Eight Limbs of Yoga [2]: The Other Shore”
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: An Introduction
Many people have asked, what exactly is Yoga? Sitting in funny postures? Breathing in rhythmic patterns? Chanting strange Mantras? Clearing one’s mind? The answer is: Yoga means To… Read more “The Eight Limbs of Yoga: An Introduction”
Mandalas: the Kali Yantra and the Sri Chakra
If you have spent any time around Eastern minded people, you may have heard of something called a mandala; these are typically geometric designs that are used… Read more “Mandalas: the Kali Yantra and the Sri Chakra”
Chaos Magic, 101
We’re going to get to Chaos Magic, but I have to walk us through some Options first. Magic is about Options: some work better than others. Magic… Read more “Chaos Magic, 101”
Tantric Pre-Magic, 101
Before proceeding with Tantric magic, let’s do a brief run through of some required prior knowledge: Cosmology: Tantra posits what Western alchemists calls the hieros gamos, or… Read more “Tantric Pre-Magic, 101”
The Five M’s of Tantra
As you might have gathered by now, Tantra is more than a philosophy; it is a ritual-based system of practical magic that just happens to have an… Read more “The Five M’s of Tantra”