Human sexuality is a problematic thing. It gets us into trouble, breaks our hearts, involves us in painful compulsive relationships, even transmits deadly diseases. It would surely scare us off, if it were not for its siren call to higher forms of union and moments of bodily bliss. When examined more closely, however, and especially when we turn our gaze inward to see what sexual arousal is doing to our consciousness, we find we are in an altered state-a form of "erotic trance" that reveals dimensions of ourselves, our partner, and possibilities for human life that otherwise would not have been discovered. -- Procreative sex forms the foundation of the nuclear family and the glue that holds society together-what we might call the "horizontal" potential of sex. Tantra, however, is about its "vertical" dimension-about "tuning" our awareness to bring higher, spiritual realities into focus. It all begins by mastering our bodily reflexes. This first volume of Tantra and Erotic Trance deals with the preliminary stages of mastery and the transformations of consciousness that they make possible. The whole project is imagined as a ladder with its feet on the earth and its top leaning into Indra's heaven. Each rung represents a new level of awareness, a mastery of what just the rung below had appeared to us as a poorly understood gift.

Study of Saivism against the background of comparative religion.

Collection of papers.

This is one of the first books to clearly reveal the secrets of Western sex magick without relying on Tantric theory. It explores the latest scientific discoveries in the field of human sexuality. 55 line illustrations.

Holism-the idea that all life is connected, evolving, and sacred-is the new spiritual movement sweeping the planet. Soulution is its voice. In this vital and visionary book, William Bloom fully describes how the dynamics of the modern world have converged to give us this new and practical philosophy of life, alive with hope and integrity. In a world filled with political and religious conflict, holism disarms fundamentalism yet honors difference. In a society confused about its direction and morality, holism demonstrates the dynamic link between personal fulfillment and global responsibility. Solution is a profound yet practical book, an oasis of common sense and wisdom, encouraging you to open your mind and heart to the healing of self and society that is now available.