THE SERPENT POWER

Those who look at the WAY OF THE MONK will notice that the topic of 'THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN' has been mentioned and it relates somewhat to the topic here,since the SERPENT POWER is associated with certain yoga practices, namely what is termed 'KUNDALINI' which has become a special branch or study of yoga, and can also be found in certain 'tantric' practices also in yoga and in Buddhism, and esoteric areas. Some schools of Western Occultism and MAGIC make use of this power. Dire warnings about arousing this power are often to be found among the more ardent practitioners of yoga, and so forth. Experimentation is frowned upon by many schools and the need for a teacher is stressed,of course, or the 'guru'. A number of accounts of people who have undergone training are interesting to read but one has to use one's intelligence in assessing all such experiences, no matter how sublime or disastrous they may turn out to be.