Near Enemy 13 – Everything Happens for the Best
Last week we addressed “Everything happens for a reason”. Sometimes that phrase is used to mean “You’ll see, some good…
Last week we addressed “Everything happens for a reason”. Sometimes that phrase is used to mean “You’ll see, some good…
In 2018, ‘truth’ is a slippery concept indeed. Many people are proudly ‘speaking their truth’ which seems like a difficult…
Surely, one might think, there is no more unproblematic injunction in the self-help industry, and in popular spiritual culture, than…
Read on for insight into the life and musings of Tantrika’s Media Manager, Stuart Williams Team Tantrika Spotlight Interview Please…
Surely, one might think, there is no more unproblematic injunction in the self-help industry, and in popular spiritual culture, than…
The self-help industry has perpetuated the story that the purpose of human life is psychological and/or spiritual growth, and that…
In the alternative spirituality scene and New Age scene, the idea of “finding your soul’s purpose” or “giving your unique…
Read on for insight into the life and musings of Tantrika co-owner and Online Education/Marketing Director, Danielle Beutell Team Tantrika…
In spiritual culture these days, a lot of people say “You can’t choose what happens to you, but you can…
This misunderstanding of ‘Eastern’ spiritual teachings has been around for decades, especially in the New Age scene, from which it…
This is perhaps the nearest of all the ‘Near Enemies’, in that the practice of presence is central to Tantrik…
The “healing” industry is booming and its profits are soaring. I put the word “healing” in quotes here because I’m…
First we have to establish what we mean by ‘energy’. There’s only one definition that applies across the board, in…
From a title perspective, I am Co Founder, COO and Board Member of Tantrika Institute. From a functional perspective, I…
My father is a huge fan of Joseph Campbell, the famous mythologist and Jungian psychologist who wrote The Hero with…
Separating Feminism From Shakti Worship As a lover of Shakti and as a staunch advocate for women and girls, I…
The Tantrika’s Soft BellyTantra is a spiritual path that seems to be all the rage these days. Gone (or quickly…
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The Recognition Sutras: the story of a miracleOne thousand years ago in the valley of Kashmīr, a great tāntrika, Rājānaka Kṣhemarāja,…
Why spiritual growth does not lead to enlightenmentWith my practitioner hat on (rather than my academic one), in this post…
The power of subtle impressions (samskaara theory)The yogic theory of saṃskāras, or subliminal impressions of past painful or pleasurable experiences,…
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