An extensive look at all the aspects of multi-natured Shiva
- Explores the shamanic roots of world spirituality as exemplified by this Hindu
god who shares many of the attributes of the Norse Odin and the Celtic Cernunnos
- Looks at Shiva's relation to contemporary culture, Tantra, and the dualistic
religions of the West
To his devotees Shiva is the entire universe and the core of all beings. Hindu
myth shows him appearing at the beginning of creation as a giant pillar of fire
from which this world sprang forth. Yet he is also the most approachable of
gods, for he is the lover