AGHORA II: Kundalini (Aghora) (Aghora)11 reviews
Robert E. Svoboda

Brotherhood of Life, 1993

Best possible recitation of "subjective reality"

+ A must for all serious students of Tantra
+ A journey into other realms.
+ aghora II kundalini
+ One of the Very Best Books Out There
  
  











  



  
Kundalini Tantra10 reviews
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Yoga Pubns Trust, 2001

Excellent for those who're already prepared

+ Information hard to come by otherwise
+ Very recommended for learning Tantra Yoga
+ Superb!
+ Excellent, accurate, easy to understand reference for serious students
  
  











  



  
Sakti and Sakta1 review
John, Sir Woodroffe/Arthur Avalon

Ganesh & Co/Chennai/India, 2001

An essential volume on Shakta Tantra

Sakti and Sakta, the compendium on Shakta Tantric beliefs and practices, is an essential and indispensible volume on Tantra by Sir John Woodroffe (as Arthur Avalon, a rather composite figure which includes Woodroffe as well as his Indian friends, who were his translators and commentators). It was ...
  
  











  



  
The Yoga of Power: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way7 reviews
Julius Evola

Inner Traditions, 1993

What tantra is really about

+ a good book
+ Controversial, but a serious and revealing work.
+ A View Good Book About The Occult of the East.
  
  











  



  
Aghora III: The Law of Karma6 reviews
Robert Svoboda

Lotus Press, 1997

Guru's Racetrack Interests No Contradiction in Vedanta

+ Excellent book, must read!!!
+ A journey into other realms.
+ excellent summing up of lessons from the previous books
  
  











  



  
Yantras of Deities and Their Numerological Foundations: An Iconographic Consideration
Frederick W. Bunce

DK Print World Pvt.Ltd,India, 2001

major work on Hinduism, on representation of gods, iconography
  
  











  



  
Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within11 reviews
Thomas Ashley-Farrand

Ballantine Books, 2003

Excellent resource for tapping into Shakti

+ Great Information!
+ India's Secret
+ Very readable and highly practical book on Sanskrit mantras
+ Inspiration for All -- the story behind the words
  
  











  



  
Yoga Nidra11 reviews
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Yoga Publications Trust/Munger/India, 1976

Relaxing well, as scientifically documented

+ Good Info
+ make your own audio files
+ All Hail Yoga Nidra
  
  











  



  
The Tree of Yoga (Shambhala Classics)6 reviews
B.K.S. Iyengar

Shambhala, 2002

A must read on yoga principles

+ clear thinking of the Iyengar path
+ why I keep going back to this book
+ Great Iyengar book
+ Light from one of the great teachers of yoga
  
  











  



  
Highest Yoga Tantra4 reviews
Daniel Cozort

Snow Lion Publications, 2005

Direct from the Twilight Zone

+ Solid book
+ A straightforward discussion of the methods to transform one's body and mind through the highest forms of tantric practice
+ An exoteric-esoteric tradition faithfully continues
  
  











  



  
Tantra: Path of Ecstasy10 reviews
Georg Feuerstein

Shambhala, 1998

A 'primer' coat of many colors

+ So much more to Tantra
+ tantra insight for the 'western' mond.
+ A Well of Knowledge
+ A Foundation to grow from
  
  











  



  
A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook: Psycho-Spiritual Techniques for Health, Rejuvenation, Psychic Powers & ...16 reviews
Jonn Mumford

Llewellyn Publications, 2002

Relaxation is key to all life's problems

+ solid book practice routines
+ Precise and the point

Why five stars? Simple. This book is simple. It is straight foward, easy to use, and safe. Why, after all that has been said, do I claim this book is safe? There is only one chapter on kundalini activation, and it is only in an indirect fashion, that activation occurs. The book focusses on ...
  
  











  



  
The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice21 reviews
Georg Feuerstein

Hohm Press, 2001

Incredible book and incredible value. Fills in a lot of missing pieces for people.

+ A fine academic textbook Introduction to yoga
+ A great book
+ Reads like a college textbook
  
  











  



  
Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening4 reviews
Daniel Odier

Inner Traditions, 2001

Wholistic Tantra

+ open to the "luminosity of existence"
+ An excellent book

The best thing about this book, for me, is its easy-to-understand (if not always easy-to-practice) wholistic view of Tantric practice. Tantric practice is NOT just about sex -- it's about falling in love with the whole universe on a much subtler level, if I may put it into my own words. Odier mixes ...
  
  











  



  
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha/2008 Fourth Revised Edition16 reviews
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Bihar School of Yoga/Munger/India, 2008

A new addition to the "Absolutely Indispensable" list.

+ This book will be a classic for generations to come.
+ Nice Reference Book
+ a classic
  
  











  



  
Meditations from the Tantras
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Prakash Pubns & Exports, 2001

Tantra is an ancient science dealing with many different systems for increasing the speed of human evolution. It predates all of the world's existing religions, and provides the esoteric basis on which many of these religions were later based. Tantra provides practical techniques applicable by men and women of every temperament and spiritual level, and aims at turning every action of life into an ...
  
  











  



  
Kali Puja7 reviews
Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Sunstar Publishing (IA), 1998

Jai Ma Kali!

+ With instruction, a powerful little book.
+ A book of prayers/affirmations made Kali personal to me...

KALI PUJA by Swami Satyanananda Saraswati and Shree Maa For those of you who want to worship the Holy Mother as Kali this is a great book to get. It offers a traditional way of worshipping Kali. You will learn the mantras, the mudras, traditional worship and tantric offerings to Kali. It is written ...
  
  











  



  
The Serpent Power: The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga6 reviews
Arthur Avalon

Dover Publications, 1974

Hardcore Shaktic and Tantric Kundalini Yoga (Chakras)

+ A basic book of tantra
+ No better book on the subject has come out since.
+ On Point
  
  











  



  
Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands17 reviews
Gertrud Hirschi

Weiser Books, 2000

one of the best MUDRA sources I've found

+ Great book!
+ Excellent!!
+ Mudras Yoga in yur Hands
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
The Ipsalu Formula: A Method for Tantra Bliss6 reviews
Bodhi Avinasha

Ipsalu Publishing, 2006

Tools & Text for Transformation

+ An ecstatic path to self-realization.
+ Bodhi's experience is vast...
+ Bohdi's Great Work