Modern tantra : living one of the world's oldest, continuously practiced forms of pagan spirituality in the new millennium

Modern Tantra shows how to practice the ancient Pagan spiritual system of Tantra for greater freedom, health, and happiness. Correcting the many misconceptions that surround Tantra, author Donald Michael Kraig shows that its wisdom can be experienced today, helping you access your natural energy for healing and spiritual advancement. Encouraging growth, experimentation, and personal evolution through exercises and meditations, Modern Tantra is a new look at a time-honored spiritual path. With a non-dogmatic approach, this book shows you how to work with Tantric: Chakras Mythology Herbalism Healing Astrology Divination Mudras and mantras Sexuality Ritual magick Festivals Spells The three gunas and three doshas Goddesses and gods Sacred images And much more Tantra is one of the oldest, continuously practiced, Pagan spiritual systems. Modern Tantra reveals the original sources of common concepts such as Chakras and Karma, and that they are often not the same as is commonly accepted. More importantly, it presents an ancient Pagan system, appropriate for people today, complete with its own myths, traditions, deities, astrology, healing methods, divination systems, rituals, spells, and magick. Modern Tantra introduces concepts that are little known in the West, including the five kleshas, traditional blockages to spiritual advancement, and the Sri Yantra, a simple geometric figures seen all over India that can function like the Kabalistic Tree of Life on mega-steroids! Also introduced here is a traditional nine-chakra system with a secret chakra in the center of the skull that is responsible for producing a strange substance known as amrita, a sign of spiritual evolution. Included here are rituals for daily use, for setting up your own Real Tantra group, for birth, puberty, weddings, and death. Also included are healing techniques using breathwork, hand positions (mudras), and chants (mantras). This is truly a complete spiritual system, yet it is presented in a way that is never dogmatic and urges growth, experimentation, and evolution Myth & mythos -- Tantric philosophy -- Gods & goddesses -- The Mahavidyas -- The mystical key part I: Sri Vidya -- The mystical key part II: Sri magick -- Tools of tantra -- Repeated rituals & celebratory festivals -- Special occasion rituals -- Tantric astrology for magick -- The bodies, nadis & chakras -- Health & healing -- Tantric magick -- Tantric sexuality -- Tantric sex rituals -- A definition of tantra.;Tantra is a complete spiritual system of personal growth and psychic empowerment. Tantra is not just about sex but is actually a complete spiritual system - this book shows how you can use it for spiritual evolution, healing, divination, magick, and more