Gāruḍa tantra
I recently recorded the following interview with Dr. Raj Balkaran at New Books Network on my first book, Early Tantric Medicine. W...
My research in Early Tantric Medicine focused on early medieval religious systems designed to counter snakebite envenomation. The ...
In this interview with Vikram Zutshi, I summarize some of the key findings of Early Tantric Medicine....
I am pleased to announce the publication of my book Early Tantric Medicine by Oxford University Press. It is now available in a US...
A fascinating piece from 1904 on snakes’ reputed power to hypnotize their prey (Courtesy Aaron Ullrey) Nag Pancami controver...
I have launched a project page on Kickstarter to help me get my book on the Gāruḍam medical tradition finalized and sent to a publ...
Dr. Lakshminaryanan tells the story of being envenomed by a scorpion sting as a child, and the miraculous mantra cure by a village...
In the medieval period, the Jains developed their own fascinating traditions of Mantra Śāstra, including useful sources that are c...
My doctoral dissertation was recently reviewed by Dr. Dagmar Wujastyk. The review is available at DissertationReviews.org....
The Manasataramgini blogger occasionally writes posts related to Garuḍa. This one is insightful for including ritual details in ad...