Yoga Spandakarika: The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra (Odier Daniel)(Paperback)

The Truth of Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide to Yoga's History, Texts, Philosophy, and Practices (Simpson Daniel)(Paperback)

A succinct, approachable guide to the origins, development, key texts, concepts, and practices of yoga.Yoga is practiced by many millions of people worldwide and is celebrated for its mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. And yet, as Daniel Simpson reveals in The Truth of Yoga, much of what is

Sacred Sexuality: Ancient Egyptian Tantric Yoga (Ashby Muata)(Paperback)

SACRED SEXUALITY: EGYPTIAN TANTRA YOGA: The Art of Sex Sublimation and Universal Consciousness This Volume will expand on the male and female principles within the human body and in the universe and further detail the sublimation of sexual energy into spiritual energy. The student will study the

The Yoga of Power: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way (Evola Julius)(Paperback)

Drawing from original texts on self-mastery, Evola discusses two Hindu movements--Tantrism and Shaktism--which emphasize a path of action to gain power over energies latent within the

Tantra Yoga Secrets: Eighteen Transformational Lessons to Serenity, Radiance, and Bliss (Stiles Mukunda)(Paperback)

The practice of Tantra Yoga is considered to be the highest and most rapid path to enlightenment. Master teacher Mukunda Stiles offers 18 lessons in Tantra Yoga, a practice of transformational self-healing in which we can deepen awareness of our bodies, their energy forces, and the connections to

Highest Yoga Tantra (Cozort Daniel)(Paperback)

This extraordinary book clearly outlines and discusses the methods for transforming both body and mind through the highest forms of tantric practice. Highest Yoga Tantra is the pinnacle of tantric systems found in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Part One discusses the practices common to sutra and

Tantric Kali: Secret Practices and Rituals (Odier Daniel)(Paperback)

The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism - Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti - Includes a Kali ritual from the Nirrutara

Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts (Meyer Marvin W.)(Paperback)

'The ancient mysteries have remained all too mysterious because of the lack of ready access to them. . . . Now we have in one volume a fine collection of the sources that have survived. . . . This will be for many students the lifting of the veil for

The Nazi Germany Sourcebook: An Anthology of Texts (Stackelberg Roderick)(Paperback)

The Nazi Germany Sourcebook is an exciting new collection of documents on the origins, rise, course and consequences of National Socialism, the Third Reich, the Second World War, and the Holocaust.Packed full of both official and private papers from the perspectives of perpetrators and victims,

A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine (Hopman Ellen Evert)(Paperback)

An in-depth look at the history, herbal uses, and spiritual aspects of the sacred trees in the ancient Celtic Ogham Tree Alphabet - Details the 20 trees of the ogham alphabet and their therapeutic and magical virtues - Examines the Forest Druid practices associated with each tree as well as the

Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids (Loxton Daniel)(Paperback)

A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts (Carr David M.)(Paperback)

Explore a timely introduction to the formation of the Bible in its historical and modern contexts In the newly revised Second Edition of A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts, accomplished scholars and authors Colleen M. Conway and David M. Carr deliver a

Tibetan Yoga - Principles and Practices (Baker Ian A)(Pevná vazba)

A visual presentation of the origins, principles and practices of Tibetan yoga, the hidden treasure at the heart of the Tibetan Tantric Buddhist

Tantra: Enlightenment to Revolution (Ramos Imma)(Pevná vazba)

The Tantras, a set of sacred manuscripts that emerged in India from around the sixth century CE, detail rituals for attracting spiritual, worldly, and supernatural power. These rituals, which focus on the power of fierce gods and goddesses and center around yoga, self-deification, sexual rites, and

Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening (Odier Daniel)(Paperback)

- Explains how the primal energy generated by physical desire can be used to achieve enlightenment - Reveals the techniques used by Tantric adepts to attain mastery over breath, thought, and all physical processes Nothing can match the explosive energy created in the body by pure desire. For

The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions (Novak Philip)(Paperback)

A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources! In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind

The Comfort of People (Miller Daniel)(Paperback)

At the end of life, our comfort lies mainly in relationships. In this book, Daniel Miller, one of the world's leading anthropologists, examines the social worlds of people suffering from terminal or long-term illness. Threading together a series of personal stories, based on interviews conducted

Tantra of the Great Liberation [Mahanirvana Tantra] (Avalon Arthur)(Paperback)

2012 Reprint of 1913 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. 'Tantra' is the name scholars give to a style of religious ritual and meditation that arose in medieval India no later than the fifth century, and which came to influence all

The Ancien Rgime and the Revolution (Tocqueville Alexis De)(Paperback)

A powerful new translation of de Tocqueville's influential look at the origins of modern France The Ancien R gime and the Revolution is a comparison of revolutionary France and the despotic rule it toppled. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) is an objective observer of both periods - providing a

Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna,

Design & transformation

The catalogue shows through the texts of Lada Hubatová-Vacková, Daniela Kramerová, Hana Machková, Pavla Pauknerová, Klára Peloušková, Radek Sidun, Jiří Suk and Jindřich Vybiral that the term Czech design hides a number of remarkable products and works. It traces the relationship between

Pahlavi Texts - Volume 1 (West Edward William)(Paperback)

Published between 1880 and 1897 as part of Max M ller's Sacred Books of the East series, this five-volume translation of Pahlavi texts was the work of Edward William West (1824-1905). Largely self-taught, West developed his knowledge of ancient oriental languages in India, where he worked as a

Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry (Szasz Thomas)(Paperback)

First published in 1976, Schizophrenia: The Sacred Symbol of Psychiatry examines the concept of schizophrenia and the origins of its classification as a disease. Szasz convincing argues that rather than a medical diagnosis, the word schizophrenia is a symbol employed by psychiatrists as a means of

Notes on Yoga: The Legacy of Vanda Scaravelli (Long Diane)(Paperback)

Legendary yoga teacher Vanda Scaravelli, who died in 1999 at the age of 91, developed an approach to yoga that is radically different from most forms of yoga taught today. The nature of the practice she taught is subtle, and therefore difficult to grasp, and her own book, Awakening the Spine,

Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love (Odier Daniel)(Paperback)

The author reveals his passionate experiences with a female Tantric master who taught him the suppressed practices of her ancient order. In 1968 Daniel Odier left Europe for the Himalayas, searching for a master who could help him go where texts and intellectual searching could no longer take him