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Kali Kaula by Jan Fries
KALI KAULA
A Manual of Tantric Magick
By Jan Fries

Kali Kaula is a practical and experiential journey through the land of living magical art that is Tantra, guided by the incisive, inspired and multi-talented hands of Jan Fries. By stripping away the fantasies and exploring the roots, flowers and fruits of Tantra, the author provides an outstandingly effective and coherent manual of practices. Acknowledging the huge diversity of Tantric material produced over the centuries, Jan Fries draws on several decades of research and experience and focuses on the early traditions of Kula, Kaula and Krama, the result being this inimitable work which shines with the light of possibility. Unique in style and content, this book is more than a manual of tantric magick, it is a guide to the exploration of the inner soul. It contains the most lucid discussions of how to achieve liberation in the company of numerous Indian goddesses and gods, each of whom brings their own lessons and gifts to the dedicated seeker.

It is also an eloquent introduction to the mysteries of the great goddess Kali, providing numerous views of her manifold nature, and showing the immense but hidden role played throughout history by women in the development and dissemination of tantric practices and beliefs. Jan Fries explores the spectrum of techniques from mudra to mantra, pranayama to puja, from kundalini arousal to purification to sexual rites, and makes them both accessible and relevant, translating them out of the Twilight Language of old texts and setting them in the context of both personal transformation and the historical evolution of traditions. The web of connections between Tantra and Chinese Alchemy and Taoism are explored as the author weaves together many previously disparate strands of philosophies and practices.

This book challenges the reader to dream, delight, and develop, and provides an illustrated guidebook on how to do so. Bliss awaits those who dare.

2010, 576 pages. Paperback & Kindle editions available.
ISBN 978-1-905297-37-5
B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam

ISBN 978-1-905297-40-5
B&W 6.14 x 9.21in or 234 x 156mm (Royal 8vo) Blue Digital Cloth™ Cover w/Jacket on White w/Gloss Lam
 

Kali Kaula by Jan Fries

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  • Introduction
    Daksa’s Feast
    Before Tantra
    The Texture of Tantra
    Tantric History
    Masks of the Divine
    Body as a Whole
    The Joy of Breath
    Mantra
    The Heart of Kula
    Seeing in the Heart
    The Path of the Serpent
    A Feast of Five
    Red and White
    Mahavidyas
    Kali’s Kula
    Appendix One: Language and Pronunciation
    Appendix Two:  A Brief Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
    Bibliography
    Index

  • The author of Kali Kaula, Dragon Bones, Manasa and Neta, and The Seven Names of Lamastu, Jan Fries is one of the leading magickal authors of the 21st century. Jan is known for his exciting and practical works, and the breadth of scholarship with which he infuses them.

    He lives and works in Germany.

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