Serpent of Fire: A Modern View of Kundalini [Paperback]

Darrel Irving (Author), Gene Keiffer (Author), Gopi Krishna (Author)

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This step-by-step guide provides a simple program to help students of Kundalini understand the process of spiritual transformation and healing. Kundalini is often only touched upon in general yoga books: this narrows the focus to kundalini alone, covering the common myths and misunderstandings about the process and providing a case for understanding how kundalini processes go astray. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser; First Edition edition (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877288305
• ISBN-13: 978-0877288305
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book, but if you're looking for a how-to you won't find it here., January 26, 2007

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Bryce A. Lynch - See all my reviews

This review is from: Serpent of Fire: A Modern View of Kundalini (Paperback)

This book gives an excellent description of the kundalini phenomenon, as well as some of the negative side-effects that can result from its awakening. Irving gives enough information about how it is thought to work that the attentive reader can make use of it in the event that the kundalini manifests within them (such as balancing the two halves of the serpent and circumstances under which the awakening can go awry). Unfortunately, Irving rants about psychiatry for a number of pages and completely derails himself; many might be put off by this and give up on the book. The bibliography and interviews with Gopi Krishna are both interesting and helpful. However, there isn't enough information that could be used as a how-to for awakening the kundalini deliberately. On the whole, this book would be a good addition to the library of an occultist or practitioner of yoga for the intent of self-transformation.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book., August 4, 2006

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Barbara Shinton "barbara" (toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Serpent of Fire: A Modern View of Kundalini (Paperback)

Great book to read from cover to cover. Explains alot about kundalini experience. Recommend it.