The Yoga of Power

"The Yoga of Power: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way" is a book by Julius Evola. First published in Italian as "Lo Yoga Della Potenza: Saggio sui Tantra" in 1949. It was translated into English in 1992 by Guido Stucco (who includes a biographical introduction to Evola), and published by Inner Traditions International (ISBN 0-89281-368-7).

An interest in yoga (especially Kundalini) led Evola to write "L’uomo e la potenza" ("Man as power") in 1926 (revised in 1949 with the new title "The Yoga of Power").

Table of Contents

*Translator's Acknowledgments
*Translator's Introduction
#The Meaning and Origin of the Tantras
#Knowledge and Power
#Shakti: "The World as Power"
#The Doctrine of the Tattvas: "The Human Condition"
#Pashu, Vira, and Divya: "The Path of the Left Hand"
#The Assumptions behind Practice and the Means Employed - "The Experience of the Subtle Body: The Bodily Postures"
#The Virgin: "Release from Bondage"
#The Evocations: "The Names of Power"
#The Secret Ritual - "The Use of Orgies: Initiatory Sexual Magic"
#The Occult Corporeity - "The Serpent Power: The Chakras"
#Techniques Employed to Awaken the Serpent Power
#The Diamond-Thunderbolt Body
*Conclusion
*Appendix One - Bardo: "Actions after Death"
*Appendix Two - Shaktism and the Worshiipers of Love
*Glossary
*Endnotes
*Index

External links

* [http://www.innertraditions.com/isbn/0-89281-368-7 Publisher's page]
* [http://www.spiralnature.com/reviews/book/evolaj.html Short review]
* [http://www.book-reviews.info/Yoga_Book_Reviews/0892813687.shtml Short reviews]
* [http://foster.20megsfree.com/462.htm "The Legacy of a European Traditionalist: Julius Evola in Perspective"] by Guido Stucco discusses Mircea Eliade's influence.