About the Book: The Serpent Power
Who is Kundalini, the Serpent Power? Mythologically, she is an aspect of the
Shakti (power or energy) and consort of Shiva. Philosophically, she is the
creative energy that eventually forms mind and matter, and comes to rest in the
lowest form of matter. She is consciousness: the power of matter to know itself.
In terms of Tantric practice, she is the mysterious power that resides in the
human body and can be awakened through suitable techniques: special meditations
and yogic practices of a particularly powerful nature. She is The Goddess, the
ultimate heart of many areas of Eastern religion, not only