18.07.2014
Snake-related News Pieces
A fascinating piece from 1904 on snakes’ reputed power to hypnotize their prey: http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19040829.2.110Courtesy Aaron Ullrey Nag Pancami…
17.05.2013
Support my Tantric Medicine Book Project
I have launched a project page on Kickstarter to help me get my book on the Garudam medical…
27.12.2012
Podcast on Curing Scorpion Sting with Mantras
Dr. Lakshminaryanan tells the story of being envenomed by a scorpion sting as a child, and the miraculous…
03.12.2012
Jain Tantra: The Jvālāmālinīkalpa and Bhairavapadmāvatīkalpa
In the medieval period, the Jains developed their own fascinating traditions of Mantra Śāstra, including useful sources that…
28.11.2012
Review of My Dissertation
My doctoral dissertation was recently reviewed by Dr. Dagmar Wujastyk. The review is available at the following website: http://dissertationreviews.org/archives/2081.
27.08.2012
Link about Garuḍa Sacrifice in the Atharvan Tradition
http://manasataramgini.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/atharvavediya-tarkshya-yaga/ This blogger occasionally writes posts related to Garuḍa. This one is insightful for including ritual details in…
23.08.2012
Biting the snake that bites you
The BBC recently reported that a man in Nepal bit to death the cobra that bit him because…
25.01.2012
क्षिप ॐ स्वाहा on the web
The Vipati mantra became the Gāruḍa mantra par exellence by the tenth century. I discuss its early and…
20.01.2012
Gāruḍikas in the Cinema
SHREE KRISHNAPARUNTHU IMDB Entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156072/ This 1984 Malayalam film by directors P. Bhaskaran and A. Vincent features actor…
19.05.2011
Haro vva Taṃḍavio
“The violently shaking bite victim is like Hara dancing in a heap of ashes knocked loose by the…