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Index
Cover Image
Title Page
Epigraph
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Kali and the Tantric Path
Chapter 1: Kali's Origins and Symbolism
THE BIRTH OF KALI
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE BODY AND ATTRIBUTES OF KALI
Chapter 2: The Kaula Tradition
BIRTH OF THE KAULA PATH
KAULA TEXTS
THE THIRTY-SIX TATTVAS
KALI AND SHIVA
THE KASHMIRI VISION OF YOGA, TANDAVA, AND THE PRACTICES OF KALI
Chapter 3: Preliminary Practices of the Kaula Tradition
PREPARATORY VISUALIZATIONS
THE EXPRESSION OF VIOLENCE AND ITS TRANSMUTATION INTO ABSOLUTE LOVE
Chapter 4: The Nirrutara Tantra
Chapter 5: The Rituals of Kali and the Sacred Union
KALI GAYATRI
A SIMPLE RITUAL OF CHANTING AND MAKING OFFERINGS
A KALI VISUALIZATION MEDITATION
THE KALI YANTRA
THE RITUAL OF KALI AND SACRED UNION
THE RETREAT INTO ABSOLUTE DARKNESS
Chapter 6: >Advancing on the Kaula Path
THE YOGINIS’ PRACTICE OF THE HEART
Chapter 7: Hymns and Songs in Praise of Kali
ABHINAVAGUPTA’S HYMN IN PRAISE OF THE TWELVE KALIS
THE HUNDRED NAMES OF KALI
HYMN TO KALI
SONGS TO KALI
Footnotes
Endnotes
Bibliography
About the Author
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
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