The following books specifically address Kundalini awakening; quite a number of them are firsthand accounts
of the Kundalini experience.
Presents the author's mystical visions in this account of her spontaneous Kundalini awakening.
A sometimes hilarious, sometimes deeply moving and revealing story of the actor's unexpectedly
profound spiritual awakening.
Accurate and useful Theosophical information about Kundalini
A psychological exploration of the process of spiritual awakening.
An interesting blend of facts and speculation regarding the evolution of consciousness
A transpersonal psychology overview of various types of spiritual crises.
Charles Breaux,
Journey Into Consciousness, York Beach, Maine: Nicolas-Hays,
1989
A Tantric and Jungian exploration of the awakening chakras. Includes meditations to aid the
process
Mantak Chia,
Awaken Healing Energy Through the Tao, Aurora Press, 1983
This unique and comprehensive book reveals the Taoist secret of circulating Chi, the generative life force, through the acupuncture meridians of the body. Illustrated with detailed diagrams that aid the development of a powerful energetic flow, for psychological and spiritual health and balance.
In this remarkable collection of talks, excerpted from her 1985-86 international tour, Swami Chidvilasananda weaves the wisdom of the Indian scriptures together with anecdotes from contemporary life. In her inimitable style, she renders ancient teachings completely relevant through a blend of humor
En route to his own realization, Sri Chinmoy attained mastery over the kundalini and occult powers. In this book he reveals the qualities characteristics sounds and colors of each of the seven chakras (energy centers in the human body); discusses the different approaches to kundalini yoga
A nutritional guidebook including useful Kundalini information (Cousens has personally experienced
Kundalini and has counseled hundreds of individuals going though Kundalini awakening).
A reverent and multifaceted mystical/Jungian guide to Kundalini awakening. Excellent source
of information! Additional information about the book, resources for information on Kundalini, meditation, yoga,
qigong, etc. are available at www.thesoulsjourney.com.
Frawley, a Vedic scholar, presents the Tantric yoga science for developing Kundalini.
Energies of Transformation is a remarkable book full of Dr. Greenwell's own grace as well as the authority of careful research It provides both cross-cultural clinical wisdom and practical information for the Westerner confronting Kundalini.
A collection of essays about the crises on the path by renowned teachers and leaders in the
consciousness field
A psychological guide to the transformational process
Challenging psychiatry's blanket pathologizing of all non-ordinary states of mind, Irving
believes that all cases of schizophrenia are in fact Kundalini experiences. While we do not share this opinion,
we nonetheless recommend this insightful book.
For both beginners and those well acquainted with spiritual transformation, this book is a
treasure house of valuable information.
Teachings and information regarding Kundalini and advanced stages of spiritual development
An extraordinary shamanic autobiography. After his Kundalini rose, Keeney was led on
a whirlwind pilgrimage of initiation, aided by indigenous wisdom-keepers and healers from around the world.
Kornfield discusses spiritual awakening and Kundalini from the Buddhist perspective.
Lots of descriptions of Kundalini phenomena.
Gopi Krishna's classic autobiography of his spectacular and harrowing years of transformation.
This book is unique in that it is written to include the viewpoints of family members dealing
with someone undergoing a challenging Kundalini process.
Ralph Metzner,
The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience,
Origin Press, 1998.
A good overall map to the transformational process through means of universal symbols and
concepts.
A beautifully illustrated text with a traditional yogic view of Kundalini.
Fascinating martial arts stories plus the author's observations on Kundalini and transcendent
states of consciousness. A good primer for those put off by the religiosity and New Age philosophies which
dominate many other books on Kundalini.
-- Shadow Strategies of an American Ninja Master, Berkeley, Frog, Ltd., 1996
Further gems of iconoclastic wisdom by a seasoned Kundalini veteran.
A personal account of the life-changing and paradigm-shattering power of Kundalini.
Explorations of the "radical aliveness" resulting from spiritual awakening.
A physician, acupuncturist and electrical engineer who intentionally awakened his own Kundalini
through yogic discipline, Motoyama discusses his scientific work with chakras, spiritual energies and the bioelectric
aspects of consciousness
-- Theories of the Chakras: Bridge to Higher Consciousness, Wheaton, Illinois:
The Theosophical Publishing House, 1981
A yogic and experiential view of the awakened chakras.
Written by the late, much-revered guru of Siddha yoga, this little book is an unabashed celebration
of the ultimate beauty and benevolence of the mysterious Goddess/energy, Kundalini.
Part autobiographical, part instruction to initiates on the multidimensional path, a dynamic
yogic view of Kundalini.
A philosophical look at the cultural return of the divine feminine through mass Kundalini
awakening. Claudio Naranjo's new books opening essay 'The Agony of the Patriarchal Order," is a moving expression of the vision of men's liberation from the dominator society. It is meaningful to me to find men like Claudio Naranjo, who are working in partenership with women top create a better world.
Noble's relatively mild but life-altering Kundalini experiences paved the way for her to become
a pioneer in the modern women's spirituality movement.
Primarily focused on exercises designed to release and balance spiritual energies.
Bernadette Roberts,
The Experience of No Self, State University of New York Press,
1993
A contemplative's account of the experiences of ego loss which naturally occur on the journey.
A guidebook for those experiencing physical as well as mental/emotional symptoms of Kundalini.
Informative, challenging and illuminating Kundalini stories.
To his astonishment, St. Romain, a devout Catholic who had never heard of Kundalini, found
himself involved in a long and mysterious awakening process which led to a revision of his understanding of Christianity
and spiritual life.
The esoteric teachings of the author's Tantric master, "Vimalananda." Fascinating
reading, delving heavily into the supernatural aspects of spiritual development.
A five year diary of Tweedie's Kundalini experiences while under the guidance of a remarkable
Sufi master. A detailed and deeply sincere chronicle of the day by day ups and downs of spiritual growth.
Dr. James Weldon,
The Revelations of Ho: An Adventure in Self-Realization, Sunstar
Publishing, 1997.
A mystic's lifelong journey into the light
This anthology of 37 different authors offers a comprehensive presentation of Kundalini from
the Eastern perspective.
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