Podcast Episodes

The Two Extremes of Kālī Worship

Season 8 Episode 225

After we performed our Śyāmā Kālī Pūjā this year (which you can watch here), we took up a short, concise but I think quite concentrated discussion on how image worship, the danger of superimposing ou…

Published on 3 hours ago

The Essence of Tantra | & Why You Should Learn Pūjā

Season 8 Episode 223

Some time ago on the 11th of September, we gave this talk on the very heart of our tradition and practice. September 11th in 1893 was the day Swami Vivekananda opened his transmission to the West (an…

Published on 11 hours ago

How To Say Grounded & Reasonable In Kālī Pūjā

Season 8 Episode 224

Before we plunged into the fervor of Śyāma Kālī Pūjā, we paused to reflect on an important question that Sandhyā Devī astutely asked one morning which was more or less along the lines of "how can we …

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Vampires, Kali and Christ | A Hallowe'en Special

Season 8 Episode 222

One of my favorite lectures of all time. We inquire into some "scary" themes in spiritual life like the potential difference between my will and God's will, as it is understood across various traditi…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

How To Get Started With Kālī Worship

Season 8 Episode 220

The best way to start is to just start. Here's everything you need and more.

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Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

How To Get Possessed By Kālī

Season 8 Episode 221

A conversation about the mechanism of image-worship and the subtler (and more radical) aspects of the Tāntrik worship tradition. 

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Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

What is Kuṇḍalinī? | & The Best Kaula Ritual

Season 8 Episode 219

One of the most important ideas in Tantra (and often one of the most misunderstood and most difficult to discuss) is Kuṇḍalinī! What exactly is this "serpent power", as Arthur Avalonji once called it…

Published on 1 month ago

A Very Powerful Śakti Mantra | 3 Ways To Use The Devī Māhātmya

Season 8 Episode 218

After we gave our Secrets of the Devī Māhātmyam | Śākta Theology 101 talk at the start of Navarātri (The Autumn Goddess Festival) earlier this year, we then gave this talk where we examined the Devī …

Published on 1 month ago

Secrets of the Devī Māhātmyam | Śākta Theology 101

Season 8 Episode 217

As one of the most ancient and important texts of the Tāntrik Goddess (śākta) tradition, the Devī Māhātmyam is of course unspeakably rich in its every dimension!

In its esoteric dimension, it is a ver…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Dealing with Difficult Emotions & What Happens When You See God | Q&A

Season 8 Episode 216

After our discussion on the Three Kinds of Madness | Kālī vs. Laxmī vs Sarasvatī on Laxmī Purnimā earlier this week, we launched into a very beautiful, rich and universally helpful Q&A discussion on …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago