स्वातन्त्र्य

Svātantrya –

The Goddess and Her Freedom

An Introduction to Tantric Meditational Practice

In Tantra in Practice, David Gordon White argues that the true and original purpose of Tantra is the initiation of kings. In the multicultural republics of North America, we have no kings, but rather self-sovereign individuals. Yet, properly assimilated and integrated, tantric practice provides a resource of enormous power in navigating the planetary crisis in which we are engaged to come upon the wonder of a renewed and re-enchanted world.

This program of instruction will teach a basic tantric meditational practice within the context of the Trika – the three forms of the Great Goddess as She is imagined (or, more correctly, as She has imagined Herself) through the Kashmir Śaivite tradition in our time.

Our goal will be an informed practice of a technique drawn from the Vijñāna Bhairava tantra, which is a text specifically written to introduce basic tantric meditational methods. We will also examine and explore the inner science underlying and informing the practice as a means towards self-realization and self-recognition.

For questions or inquiries, please feel free to contact me at kirktempletonbooks@gmail.com