Adya Kali Sampradaya
Fire and Breath
A Journey Through Tantra
Practice and writing in the Shakti and Shaiva traditions. The Ten Mahavidyas, the Ashta Bhairavas, Jyotish and the ancestral rites.
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The Ten Mahavidyas
Kali
Adya
Tara
Ugra Tara
Tripura Sundari
Shodashi
Bhuvaneshvari
Queen of the worlds
Chhinnamasta
With Dakini and Varnini
Bhairavi
Tripura Bhairavi
Dhumavati
Crow and winnowing basket
Bagalamukhi
Pitambara
Matangi
Ucchishta
Kamala
Kamalatmika
Beyond the ten
Devi
Chamunda
Sapta Matrika
Pratyangira
Atharvana Bhadrakali
Durga
Mahishasuramardini
Varahi
Dandini
Manasa
Devi of serpents
Kali and Krishna
One truth, two forms
Shiva and attendant forms
Bhairava
The work
Practices
Mahavidya upasana
Mantra, yantra and sustained worship of the ten wisdom goddesses.
Bhairava sadhana
The eight guardians of the directions, and the adhara they build.
Jyotish
Grahas, nakshatras and dasha, read as conditions and timing.
Ancestral rites
Pitru paksha, tarpana, and the lineage debt each practitioner carries.
Deity worship
The pancha devatas and the daily discipline of puja.
The subtle body
Nadis, chakras and pranayama as the tradition sets them out.
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