A tour de force! An absolute pleasure and highly instructive. I’m blown away.

Thanks you so much for writing this book. The effort and depth and skills required are mind boggling. Thanks so very much for being us this lost world so that we can all benefit from it. One tip for readers: sure, start at the beginning, but if you find it a little tricky at first, jump to what Audible’s chapter markers call Chapter 22 and start there. Then later come back to the beginning. I found that easier for myself.

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impeccable work. thank you greatly

This book is an amazing listen. Insightful And liberating. I have been searching long and hard for an encyclopaedia of tantra in particular Kashmir shaiva tantra, this book is that rare gift. Thank you Christopher.

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Listen at 0.9 speed!

Even though the author sort of says that he wanted to write a fairly accessible book about Tantra, this work is dense!

It’s not a bad thing though. Very accessible but it demands your attention. I’ve found myself needing to take breaks to process things and it can also be tiring as it fills your mind and embodied reality with novel information and philosophy.

He speaks very fast and as someone for whom many of the concepts were new or not well understood, I initially found it difficult to listen to. As in it was almost impossible to follow due to the energy of comprehension required. Clearly the author is extremely knowledgeable on the subject matter and he fits a lot in.

However!!! Here’s a pro tip I discovered after several attempts of listening and rewinding: Set your playback speed to 0.9x. Seriously! Do it! It flows so much smoother and the authors voice even sounds better. It’s still a challenge but well worth it the effort.

Even though I’m only about half way through this book, I know I’ll eventually get to the end. To say this doesn’t have the potential to be a life changing text for me would probably be a lie.

If you have any interest in Tantra or ‘we are all one’ style spirituality, do yourself a favour and read this book. Thank you Christopher Wallis. You’re the man. 🙏

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Informative reference on Tantra

Well written book on the history and practices of Tantra. I enjoyed the personal narration by the author!

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Phenomenal

Beautifully rendered and touches the listener at so many levels. Will listen again and again - peace, peace, peace!

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Mind blowing

Being an indian and practicing hindu this book shed so much light on so many practices that I was already undertaking on daily basis and also a lot of new practices.
can't thank you enough for such a wonderful work and devoting your life to enlightening others

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Life changing

I love this book, which I have in all formats. So much to digest on this classical practice, presented so clearly.

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Amazing

This book will give you the framework you need for tantric practice. A true gift to the English-speaking world. Thank you Christopher.

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Profound

This is the only work, to my knowledge, that crosses the gap between historical veracity and general accessibility. The subject matter is deeply fascinating and potentially life changing. I think the initial section could benefit from some editing in future editions, but I applaud the author's overall attempt to co-ordinate the domains of academia and genuine spiritual seeking. I will certainly relisten to this and possibly buy the print edition, as a lot of it is very dense and pithy. I look forward to following Dr Wallis's development as a teacher and a translator.

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Fantastic

So helpful to assist with my journey. Allowing me to know it’s ok to just be.

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