Copyright

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Publications, except in the form of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

As the purchaser of this e-book, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. The text may not be otherwise reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, or recorded on any other storage device in any form or by any means.

Any unauthorized usage of the text without express written permission of the publisher is a violation of the author’s copyright and is illegal and punishable by law.

E-book ISBN: 9780738715957

Second Edition

Sixteenth Printing, 2012

First edition, seventeen printings, 1987

Cover design: Adrienne W. Zimiga

Cover art: Women Meditating © photolibrary.com/Alfonse Pagano; Tranquil Lotus © photolibrary.com/stereohype

Figure illustrations: Mary Ann Zapalac

Second edition book design: Christine Nell Snow

Second edition editing: Christine Nell Snow and Kimberly Nightingale

Permissions:

“The Wheel of Life” by Paul Edwin Zimmer, 1981.

The Chakras by C.W. Leadbeater. Quest Books, Wheaton, IL, 1972.

The Black Pagoda by Robert Eversole. University Presses of Florida, Gainsville, FL, 1957.

Kundalini Yoga for the West by Swami Sivananda Radha. Timeless Books, Porthill, ID, 1981. Color plates of “Chakra Set” are available from Timeless Books.

Sexual Secrets by Nik Douglas and Penny Slinger. Destiny Books, Rochester, VT, 1979.

Energy Matter and Form by Christopher Hills. University of the Trees Press, Boulder Creek, CA, 1977.

Llewellyn Publications is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

Llewellyn Publications does not participate in, endorse, or have any authority or responsibility concerning private business arrangements between our authors and the public.

Any Internet references contained in this work are current at publication time, but the publisher cannot guarantee that a specific reference will continue or be maintained. Please refer to the publisher’s website for links to current author websites.

Llewellyn Publications

Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

2143 Wooddale Drive

Woodbury, MN 55125

www.llewellyn.com

Manufactured in the United States of America