Illustrations

Anandalahari 4

Samatribhujananda 4a

The Cosmic Yoni 4b

The Three Gunas 31

The Tantric Elements (Tattvas) 35

Ganesha Deity 48

Ganesha Yantra 48a

Shiva Deity 50

Shiva Yantra 50a

Durga Deity 53

Durga Yantra 53a

Parvati Deity 53b

Ardhanarishvara Deity 54

Hanuman Deity 56

Dhanwantari Deity 58

Lakshmi Deity 59

Lakshmi Yantra 60

Saraswati Deity 61

Saraswati Yantra 61a

Kali Deity 70

Kali Yantra 70a

Tara Deity 73

Tara Yantra 73a

Tripura Sundari Deity 75

Tripura Sundari Yantra (Sri Yantra) 75a

Bhuvaneshvari Deity 76

Bhuvaneshvari Yantra 76a

Chhinnamasta Deity 77

Chhinnamasta Yantra 77a

Bhairavi Deity 79

Bhairavi Yantra 79a

Dhumavati Deity 81

Dhumavati Yantra 81a

Bagalamukhi Deity 82

Bagalamukhi Yantra 82a

Matangi Deity 83

Matangi Yantra 83a

Kamala Deity 84

Kamala Yantra 84a

Banishing Disk 87

Tree of Life 91

The Sri Yantra 92

Yellow Periphery of the Sri Yantra 98

Concentric Circles of the Sri Yantra 98a

Blue Sixteen-Petal Lotus of the Sri Yantra 98b

Red Eight-Petal Lotus of the Sri Yantra 99

Fourteen Blue Triangles of the Sri Yantra 99a

Ten Red Triangles of the Sri Yantra 99b

Ten Blue Triangles of the Sri Yantra 99c

Eight Red Triangles of the Sri Yantra 100

White Yoni Triangle of the Sri Yantra 100a

Sri Bindu of the Sri Yantra 100b

The Omkara 104

The Kabalistic Tree of Life Projected on the Body 107

Symbolic Representation of the Sri Yantra Projected
on the Human Body Using the Vitruvian Man 108

The Macrocosmic Snowflake 109

A 3-D Sri Yantra 109a

Sri Yantra in 3-D Projected on the Body 110

Sixteen-Petaled Lotus 112

Eight-Petaled Lotus 112a

The Sri Yantra 117

A Danda 130

Supporting the Arm during Japa with a Danda 130a

A Shiva Statue 132

One of the Author’s Tantric Altars 133

Murthi of the Goddess Kali 134

Eight-Inch Lingam from the Narada River Resting in Yoni Stone 135

Large Shiva Lingam Cemented into Yoni Stone 135a

Example of a Shiva Lingam with a Kalash Bowl Suspended Above 136

A Shankh Trumpet with the End Sawed Off 137

Diya Lamp 139

Bell Used as a Ghanta 139a

Kapala Bowl 140

Large Ceramic Lota Bowl with Lid 143

Small Lota Bowl with Coconut by the Side 143a

An Example of a Coco de Mer Seed 144

A Large, Well-Used Copper Havan Kund and a Small Havan Kund 145

Sun-Moon Breathing 153

A Navaratna Pendant 199

The Five Koshas 208

The Nadis 209

The Six Major Chakras 210

The Original Three Chakras: Genital, Heart, Crown 214

The Seven Major Chakras 221

Bija Mantras 223

A Simple Mnemonic for the Seven Colors in the Spectrum 225

The Crown Chakra, Inverted
and Appearing Like a Skullcap 229

Location of the Guru Chakra 230

A Vacuum Cup Being Applied to a Person’s Back 238

The Three Doshas 241

Elemental Associations 247

Chakra Associations 247a

Planetary Associations 248

Yoni Mudra 249

Hridaya Mudra 249a

Ganesh Mudra 250

Pushan Mudra (Right Hand) 251

Pushan Mudra (Left Hand) 251a

Bronchial Mudra 252

Asthma Mudra 253

Prana Mudra 253a

Apana Mudra 254

Shankh Mudra 255

Respiratory System 266

Sri Yantra in 3-D Projected on the Body 267

The Seven Chakras 276

Downward Dog 277

Hips Up 279

Visualized Energy 279a

Back to Back 281

Energy Flow Pair 282

Yab-Yum 285

The Vesica Piscis, Formed by Two Overlapping Circles 296

Namaste 304