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Unplug Your Mind!

Author : Sylvia Dokter
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475974337
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Unplug Your Mind! written by Sylvia Dokter and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August of 2012, during the period where planetary and human changes were taking place, author Sylvia Dokter received a special request from Sri Babaji Nagaraj, an ascended master. He asked her to work with her friend, mentor, and business partner, Ivonne Delaflor Alexander, to create a book that could be shared with humanity in order to facilitate a global awakening. Unplug Your Mind is the final product of the messages received by telepathic transmission and recorded by Delaflor Alexander from such masters as Jesus, Lord Maitreya, Hermes, Mary Magdalene, and many more ascended gestalts of consciousness. Dokter also provides commentary and explanations of her own experience of walking through the sacred messages. These messagesexposing secrets of hidden societies, governmental organizations, and those of the powerful elitecommunicate clear recommendations and suggestions for how to unplug from this fifteen-dimensional time matrix system, where the mindset of humanity has been controlled for thousands of years through cultural and religious indoctrination.

Tantra, the Art of Sacred Sexuality as a Gateway to Ascension

Author : Claudia Molina Basteris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781612441603
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Tantra, the Art of Sacred Sexuality as a Gateway to Ascension written by Claudia Molina Basteris and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an invitation to explore sexuality as something sacred, a doorway that can connect you to higher realms of yourself and through which you can achieve expanded states of conscious awareness. By embodying the principles of Tantra mentioned in this book and practicing the techniques and suggestions presented here you can achieve not only the ecstasy of the senses, create a fulfilling, whole and holy relationship with your beloved but also contribute to the expansion of love, which is the energy of the Divine and a must for the ascension of humanity as a whole.

Transcendent Sex

Author : Jenny Wade
Publisher : Gallery Books
ISBN 13 : 9780743482172
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Transcendent Sex written by Jenny Wade and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2004-04-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT'S NOT JUST SEX. IT'S NOT JUST LOVE. IT'S SOMETHING MORE.... But what could be better than sex? How about lovemaking that sweeps people into new realities, producing altered states of consciousness a thousand times more powerful than the most earth-shattering orgasm? Lovemaking so spectacular that it truly is a religious experience? Transcendent Sex is not about the "Tantric method." It is about the best-kept secret in human history: that ordinary people, with no special training, can find themselves in different spiritual realms when making love -- an experience so profound that nothing will ever be the same. It is about sex that triggers episodes identical to the highest spiritual states -- as described in the annals of shamanism, yoga, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam -- including visions, channeling, reliving past lives, transcending the laws of physics, and seeing the face of God. This revealing book tells of lovers who engaged in sex as usual and suddenly found the veil between the worlds torn open. Transcendent Sex, like any other spiritual awakening, changes lives. Atheists have become believers; long-standing psychological wounds have been healed; and the sexually abused have become whole. These are the inspiring, incredible true stories of people who experienced an ecstasy and fulfillment beyond the borders of this world.

Mary Magdalene Beckons

Author : Mercedes Kirkel
Publisher : Mercedes Kirkel
ISBN 13 : 0984002952
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Mary Magdalene Beckons written by Mercedes Kirkel and published by Mercedes Kirkel. This book was released on 2012 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience Mary Magdalene as a rising teacher in today's spiritual arena. Through 25 insightful messages, Mary focuses on issues that often aren't addressed by spiritual leaders -- uniting the Feminine and Masculine, healing body shame, the sacredness of sexuality, and emotional mastery -- explaining how these are essential for living in the heart. Mary's universal teaching, paired with the author's clarifying commentary, makes this award-winning book a treasure-trove of Feminine guidance and spiritual truths. Mary describes her partnership with Yeshua (Jesus) as loving equals, including being co-teachers for their shared work. Mary's role was to bring the Feminine aspect of their teaching, which they knew the world wouldn't be ready to receive for 2000 years. In sharing her long-hidden teaching, Mary shows us what it is to be a powerful, spiritual woman in complete union with her beloved male partner (Yeshua) and the Divine Masculine. MARY MAGDALENE BECKONS was birthed over a one month period, when Mary Magdalene came daily to author Mercedes Kirkel with her extraordinary messages. Kirkel soon realized Mary was downloading a book, chapter by chapter, with Mary and Yeshua as the inspiring models. Whether you're new to Mary Magdalene's path or a longtime admirer of hers, MARY MAGDALENE BECKONS is a gift to your soul. WINNER: Spirituality Book of the Year, Books and Authors Award for Literary Excellence WINNER: New Age Book, New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards WINNER: Body Mind Spirit Book, Southwest Book Design Award HONORABLE MENTION, Religion/Philosophy Book, Readers Favorite Award Contest FINALIST, Spirituality Book, National Indie Excellence Awards "MARY MAGDALENE BECKONS offers helpful insights for creating balance and harmony between the Masculine and Feminine within all of us." --John Gray, author of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" "One of the most profound books of our day." --Flo Aeveia Magdalena, author of "I Remember Union" "If you want to hear the real voice of Mary Magdalene, buy this book." --Stuart Wilson and Joanna Prentis, authors of "Power of the Magdalene" and "The Magdalene Version" "An uplifting guide to finding our hope and redemption throughout our lives, MARY MAGDALENE BECKONS has a strong and positive message, highly recommended." --Midwest Book Review "An incredible gift to help those who are going through difficult times. . . . A great deal of insight into spiritual beliefs." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer Book Review "An outstanding spiritual, self-help book. . . . Reading the book, ] I felt love and surrender, forgiveness, and an acceptance of myself such as I have never experienced. A must-read for everybody." --Readers' Favorite Book Review

The Art of Sexual Ecstasy

Author : Margo Anand
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
ISBN 13 : 9780874775815
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Sexual Ecstasy written by Margo Anand and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 1990-12-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark book on human sexuality makes the sacred lovemaking techniques of the East fully comprehensible to Western readers. Elegantly illustrated, it helps the reader acquire new attitudes and broaden his or her range of experience, to revitalize and strengthen relationships. This book opens the way to a new stage of fulfillment and bliss, making the sacred lovemaking techniques of the east available to western readers and extending sensual experience for everyone. "The most comprehensive and clearly written work on contemporary Tantric sex. An exceptional detailed program for both the beginner and the advanced practitioner." —Herbert A. Otto, author of “Total Sex”.

You Are a Goddess

Author : Sophie Bashford
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1788171772
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book You Are a Goddess written by Sophie Bashford and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the inner Goddess energies that lie within you through nine Goddess archetypes—an empowering guide on finding healing, strength, and transformation, for readers of Warrior Goddess Training The Goddess is guiding your life . . . You know 'the Goddess' as a divine feminine figure of myth, art and faith—but are you aware that, in truth, the Goddess is a life force that lives in you? Did you know that your multi-faceted experiences of life as a woman are influenced by Goddess consciousness? Do you sense that you have a hidden feminine energy that longs to be seen, accepted, valued—and used for a healing purpose? In this highly engaging and stirring book, leading intuitive Sophie Bashford takes you on a journey to meet nine Goddess archetypes, which will help you to: • Understand the many ups and downs, emotions and cycles of your life through the ‘eyes of the Goddess’ • Discover how the Goddesses can ignite your spiritual growth and uncover your feminine healing gifts • Learn how to work with each Goddess for self-healing, positive inner change and empowerment • Get in touch with a divine feminine support and healing system comprising nine archetypes, including Kali, Mary Magdalene, Aphrodite and Isis Sharing intuitively channeled messages, beautiful guided meditations and moving personal experiences, Sophie leads you into safe territories where your darkest inner fears can be healed, your deepest dreams awakened and your entire life transformed.

Treatise of Sexual Alchemy

Author : Samael Aun Weor
Publisher : Glorian Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1934206717
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Treatise of Sexual Alchemy written by Samael Aun Weor and published by Glorian Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treatise of Sexual Alchemy reveals the true meaning of the genuine documents and symbols used by the medieval alchemists, such as Paracelsus, Basil Valentine, Francis Bacon, and more, by showing how those teachings are hidden in the Egyptian Book of the Dead and the Judeo-Christian Bible. "The Medieval alchemists hid the Great Arcanum among innumerable symbols and esoteric allegories. This was in order to save it from profanity, and in order for them to avoid being burned alive in the blazes of the Inquisition." --Samael Aun Weor

Kabbalah and Sex Magic

Author : Marla Segol
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271091053
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Kabbalah and Sex Magic written by Marla Segol and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative book, Marla Segol explores the development of the kabbalistic cosmology underlying Western sex magic. Drawing extensively on Jewish myth and ritual, Segol tells the powerful story of the relationship between the divine and the human body in late antique Jewish esotericism, in medieval kabbalah, and in New Age ritual practice. Kabbalah and Sex Magic traces the evolution of a Hebrew microcosm that models the powerful interaction of human and divine bodies at the heart of both kabbalah and some forms of Western sex magic. Focusing on Jewish esoteric and medical sources from the fifth to the twelfth century from Byzantium, Persia, Iberia, and southern France, Segol argues that in its fully developed medieval form, kabbalah operated by ritualizing a mythos of divine creation by means of sexual reproduction. She situates in cultural and historical context the emergence of Jewish cosmological models for conceptualizing both human and divine bodies and the interactions between them, arguing that all these sources position the body and its senses as the locus of culture and the means of reproducing it. Segol explores the rituals acting on these models, attending especially to their inherent erotic power, and ties these to contemporary Western sex magic, showing that such rituals have a continuing life. Asking questions about its cosmology, myths, and rituals, Segol poses even larger questions about the history of kabbalah, the changing conceptions of the human relation to the divine, and even the nature of religious innovation itself. This groundbreaking book will appeal to students and scholars of Jewish studies, religion, sexuality, and magic.

Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality

Author : Jake Poller
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004406905
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality written by Jake Poller and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality offers an incisive analysis of the full range of Huxley’s spiritual interests, spanning both mysticism (neo-Vedanta, Taoism, Mahayana and Zen Buddhism) and Western esotericism (mesmerism, spiritualism, the paranormal). Jake Poller examines how Huxley’s shifting spiritual convictions influenced his fiction, such as his depiction of the body and sex, and reveals how Huxley’s use of psychedelic substances affected his spiritual convictions, resulting in a Tantric turn in his work. Poller demonstrates how Huxley’s vision of a new alternative spirituality in Island, in which the Palanese select their beliefs from different religious traditions, anticipates the New Age spiritual supermarket and traces the profound influence of Huxley’s ideas on the spiritual seekers of the twentieth century and beyond.

Womb Awakening

Author : Azra Bertrand
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591432804
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Womb Awakening written by Azra Bertrand and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover the lost ancient mystery teachings of the Cosmic Womb • 2017 Nautilus Silver Award • Explains how each of us has a holographic blueprint of the Womb of Creation, our spiritual Womb • Offers practices to help awaken your spiritual Womb, experience the Womb of God within, and activate the Womb’s sacred magic of creation and manifestation • Looks at the power of the moon and its connection to sacred Womb Consciousness • Explores how the lost Womb mystery teachings were encoded in folk and fairy tales, the legends of the Holy Grail, and the traditions of Mary Magdalene and Sophia • Includes access to three guided Womb Awakening audio journeys The Ancients lived by a feminine cosmology of creation, where everything was birthed and dissolved through a sacred universal Womb. Within each of us, whether female or male, lies a holographic blueprint of this Womb of Creation, connecting us to the Web of Life. By awakening your spiritual Womb, the holy of holies within the temple of your body, you can reconnect to the transformative energy of Womb Consciousness and reclaim your sacred powers of creation and love. Drawing on mythical and spiritual traditions from almost every culture, Dr. Azra and Seren Bertrand reconstruct the moon-based feminine mystery teachings of a lost global Womb religion, tracing the tradition all the way back to the Neanderthals and beyond. They explore how these teachings were encoded in the symbolism of folk and fairy tales; the legends of the Holy Grail; the traditions of Mary Magdalene and Sophia; the maiden, queen, and crone archetypes; and the teachings of alchemy and the chakras. They show how sages and shamans across the globe all secretly spoke of the Cosmic Womb and the sacred creative powers of Moon Blood. The authors look at the power of the Moon and its connection to sacred Womb Consciousness, offering meditations and practices to help awaken your spiritual Womb and activate its sacred magic of creation and manifestation. They explain how to activate the energetic gateways of the Womb and merge the heart and Womb to make sexual union the highest sacrament of love. Revealing how we must reconnect with the Divine Feminine to rebirth the Divine Masculine and restore balance to our world, they show how, as we reawaken the powerful ancient path of the Womb Mysteries, we help return our world to harmony with the wild, untamed creative flows and cyclical rhythms of the cosmos.

Sublime Union

Author : Mercedes Kirkel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984002917
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Sublime Union written by Mercedes Kirkel and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Mary Magdalene on a profound journey into the world of sacred sexuality. "Sublime Union" presents Mary Magdalene's messages, given to author Mercedes Kirkel, on the techniques of sacred sexuality. Mary describes in detail the sexual practices of the Temple of Isis, including the advanced form she engaged with Yeshua (Jesus). Woven together with these communications is Kirkel's stirring story of applying Mary's teaching with her partner. Both a sacred sexuality manual and erotic memoir, "Sublime Union" brings the "master-awakening-the-student" genre into the bedroom. A fascinating narrative that will leave you changed!--Publisher.

The Origins of Yoga and Tantra

Author : Geoffrey Samuel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139470213
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Yoga and Tantra written by Geoffrey Samuel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to Hinduism or Buddhism tell only part of the story of how they developed. This book is an interpretation of the history of Indic religions up to around 1200 CE, with particular focus on the development of yogic and tantric traditions. It assesses how much we really know about this period, and asks what sense we can make of the evolution of yogic and tantric practices, which were to become such central and important features of the Indic religious scene. Its originality lies in seeking to understand these traditions in terms of the total social and religious context of South Asian society during this period, including the religious practices of the general population with their close engagement with family, gender, economic life and other pragmatic concerns.

Tao Tantric Arts for Women

Author : Minke de Vos
Publisher : Destiny Books
ISBN 13 : 9781620555163
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book Tao Tantric Arts for Women written by Minke de Vos and published by Destiny Books. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awaken sexual energy for radiant love and empowerment, healing of emotional trauma and chronic conditions, and celebration of each stage of a woman’s life • Reveals how to channel sexual energy to experience the 3 kinds of female orgasm, clear trauma, and heal issues related to PMS, menopause, and libido • Details how to perform breast self-massage, jade egg yoga, yoni articulation, and Universal Healing Tao work such as the Inner Smile and Ovarian Breathing • Includes solo and partner practices for conscious energy exchange, intimacy building, unconditional love, and activating your multi-orgasmic potential Through the Taoist tantric arts, women can experience the full flowering of their sexual energy. Rooted in Chinese energy medicine, Universal Healing Tao practices, and ancient Taoist traditions from the Yellow Emperor and his three female advisors, these practices honor and celebrate each stage of a woman’s life and allow women to awaken their genuine feminine sexuality--receptive, soft, sensitive, intuitive, and creative--rather than the masculine approach that focuses on strength, endurance, and control. In this comprehensive guide to Taoist tantric arts for women, author Minke de Vos reveals how to channel natural sexual energy to evolve the Divine within and heal deep-rooted negative emotions and traumas related to sexuality. She explores techniques from the Universal Healing Tao system, such as the Inner Smile and Ovarian Breathing, to cleanse the uterus of negative emotions and fill your creative center with compassionate vibrations. She offers sexual energy practices to prevent chronic conditions like cancer, depression, and osteoporosis and heal issues related to PMS, menopause, and libido. She explains how to experience the three different kinds of female orgasm and provides detailed, illustrated instructions for exercises such as breast self-massage for emotional transformation and jade-egg yoni yoga to strengthen the pelvic floor and stimulate inner flexing and articulation. She offers evocative meditations to connect with the Goddess within and embrace the innate sexiness at each stage of life. Including solo and partner practices for conscious energy exchange and intimacy building, Minke de Vos’s detailed guide to cultivating female sexual energy allows you to ease the passage through the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause; harmonize your relationships; and merge your inner male and female energies into wholeness.

The Illumination Codex

Author : Michael Garber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781959561002
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Illumination Codex written by Michael Garber and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a visionary journey through The Illumination Codex to discover guidance for your path of spiritual awakening and unveil lost knowledge of the Higher Mysteries of Creation. This codex aims to explain our origins from the divine Source and provides a summary of the story of Creation as it relates to cosmic, galactic, planetary, and human history. It gives a futuristic perspective of Earth after it has been transformed into the higher consciousness New Earth reality when humanity lives in harmony with the greater cosmic family in renewed bodies of Light. Included in the codex: Initiatory guidance for understanding spiritual awakening and Ascension. A detailed description of the stages of Ascension as it relates to the evolution of the planet, human biology, and human consciousness. Extensive guidance for full spectrum holistic healing and wellness. Ancient esoteric and occult knowledge proven to lead one into nondual consciousness and God/Self realization. Manual of guidance in the art of the laying of hands. 58+ IQH hypnosis transcriptions describing: Cosmic, galactic, and planetary history. Lost knowledge of Lemuria, Atlantis, Avalon, Ancient Egypt, Inner Earth, and other lost civilizations. Extraterrestrial involvement with Earth and humanity in past, present, and future. Lost teachings and events in the life of Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, and others involved in the Ministry Future scenes of life and civilization in the New Earth reality. Michael Garber, co-founder of New Earth Ascending global ministries, is a lighthouse for the collective human consciousness. He is internationally respected for his work as a teacher, healer, and voice for the Ascension of humanity and Planet Earth. His work as a past life regression hypnotherapist has given him vast insight into the nature of reality, the history of Creation, and the pathway of personal and planetary Ascension.

The Kabbalah Book of Sex

Author : Yehuda Berg
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459602293
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Kabbalah Book of Sex written by Yehuda Berg and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is full of sex manuals instructing the reader on the ins and outs of great sex, but these tend to focus on only one aspect; the physical mechanics. According to Kabbalah, the key to fulfilling sex lies in self-awareness, not simply technique. The Kabbalah Book of Sex is a ground-breaking guide by acclaimed author and teacher Yehuda Berg. It offers readers kabbalistic tips for overcoming shame and lack of self-respect, as well as a way for accessing higher levels of connection to ourselves, to our partners, and to spirit. Through the ancient wisdom revealed here, the floodgates of passion and desire will open wide. Your sex will become the truly sacred connection it was always meant to be.

The Red Thread

Author : Bernard Faure
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400822602
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Red Thread written by Bernard Faure and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-26 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a Buddhist discourse on sex? In this innovative study, Bernard Faure reveals Buddhism's paradoxical attitudes toward sexuality. His remarkably broad range covers the entire geography of this religion, and its long evolution from the time of its founder, Xvkyamuni, to the premodern age. The author's anthropological approach uncovers the inherent discrepancies between the normative teachings of Buddhism and what its followers practice. Framing his discussion on some of the most prominent Western thinkers of sexuality--Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault--Faure draws from different reservoirs of writings, such as the orthodox and heterodox "doctrines" of Buddhism, and its monastic codes. Virtually untapped mythological as well as legal sources are also used. The dialectics inherent in Mahvyvna Buddhism, in particular in the Tantric and Chan/Zen traditions, seemed to allow for greater laxity and even encouraged breaking of taboos. Faure also offers a history of Buddhist monastic life, which has been buffeted by anticlerical attitudes, and by attempts to regulate sexual behavior from both within and beyond the monastery. In two chapters devoted to Buddhist homosexuality, he examines the way in which this sexual behavior was simultaneously condemned and idealized in medieval Japan. This book will appeal especially to those interested in the cultural history of Buddhism and in premodern Japanese culture. But the story of how one of the world's oldest religions has faced one of life's greatest problems makes fascinating reading for all.

The Kingdom of Agartha

Author : Alexandre Saint-Yves d’Alveydre
Publisher : Sanzani Edizioni
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kingdom of Agartha written by Alexandre Saint-Yves d’Alveydre and published by Sanzani Edizioni. This book was released on 2023-12-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First English translation of the book that introduced the realm of Hollow Earth. Explores the underground world of Agarttha, sometimes known as Shambhala, a realm that is spiritually and technologically advanced beyond our modern culture. One of the most influential works of 19th-century occultism. Written by the philosopher who influenced Papus, Rene Guénon, and Rudolf Steiner. The underground realm of Agarttha was first introduced to the Western world in 1886 by the French esoteric philosopher Alexandre Saint-Yves d’Alveydre with his book Mission de l’Inde, translated here for the first time into English. Saint-Yves’s book maintained that deep below the Himalayas were enormous underground cities, which were under the rule of a sovereign pontiff known as the Brahâtma. Throughout history, the “unknown superiors” cited by secret societies were believed to be emissaries from this realm who had moved underground at the onset of the Kali-Yuga, the Iron Age. Ruled in accordance with the highest principles, the kingdom of Agarttha, sometimes known as Shambhala, represents a world that is far advanced beyond our modern culture, both technologically and spiritually. The inhabitants possess amazing skills their above ground counterparts have long since forgotten. In addition, Agarttha is home to huge libraries of books engraved in stone, enshrining the collective knowledge of humanity from its remotest origins. Saint-Yves explained that the secret world of Agarttha, and all its wisdom and wealth, would be made available for humanity when Christianity and all other known religions of the world began truly honoring their own sacred teachings.