The Royal Path of Shakti

The Erotic and Magical Techniques of Kaula Tantra

Daniel Odier

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Inner Traditions Bear and Company
20 September 2023

Hindu life & practice; Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Alternative belief systems; Sex & sexuality, sex manuals; Mind, Body, Spirit

The first step-by-step guide to the techniques of Kaula Tantra, the practical yogini path to enlightenment

• Details the erotic and magical practices of Kaula Tantra as well as the arcane principles to activate each technique

• Includes a complete translation of the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra from Sanskrit

• Explores Kaula techniques for acquiring siddhis—magical powers—as well as sacred protection and black magic practices

Written in the 8th century by the sage Matsyendranatha, the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra records the secret erotic and magical practices of the Yogini Kaula tradition, a tradition focused on practical methods for attaining enlightenment. Although the text contains roughly 60 practices, it was written in a “twilight language” that obscures the secret principles that make the techniques work. It is the role of a master to awaken the initiate to the esoteric meaning of the practices within the text.

Revealing the practices and secret principles of Kaula Tantra with permission from his Himalayan tantric yogini master Lalita Devi, Daniel Odier explains each erotic and magical technique of Kaula in depth. Providing a complete translation of the Kaulajnananirnaya Tantra from Sanskrit, he connects each practice to the text by Matsyendranatha and offers vivid stories of his initiation into the practices. He explores techniques from the complete mystical method that the yoginis have been transmitting directly for millennia, such as how to open the nadis, the body’s energy channels. He details Kaula techniques for acquiring siddhis—magical powers such as the ability to hear far away things or appear in several places at once—as well as sacred protection and black magic practices.

The author explains how the Kaula practices are related to the 8 Red Goddesses, who can each be found within the 8 chakras and each represent a different aspect of the Royal Path of Shakti. He shares a system of illuminating visualizations to integrate the body of the practitioner with vibration (spanda) and consciousness until there is no difference between the inner world and the cosmos.

Presenting the first step-by-step guide to the techniques of Kaula Tantra, Odier details the practical yogini path to enlightenment and offers a direct transmission through the liberating power of the written word.

By: Daniel Odier
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9781644117163
ISBN 10: 1644117169
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 20 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel Odier, who is recognized as a leading Tantra master of the West, received a mystical initiation from the tantric yogini Lalita Devi. He also studied with Kalu Rinpoche and received dharma transmission from Chan Master Jing Hui. He founded the former Tantra/Chan center in Paris, has taught courses on Eastern spiritual traditions at the University of California, and gives workshops worldwide. His books include Tantric Quest, Tantric Kali, and Crazy Wisdom of the Yogini. He lives in Switzerland.

Reviews for The Royal Path of Shakti: The Erotic and Magical Techniques of Kaula Tantra

“The illuminating visualizations give readers a viable spiritual path to face and overcome disease, difficulties, and even death and to truly taste the amrita of the Kaulas. This wondrous book is a sacred invitation into divine embodiment of the Kaula yogini mysteries of the cosmos. A must-read and invaluable guide of never-before-revealed ancient yogini wisdom.” * Laura K. Amazzone, author of Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power *