“Tantra: Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power in the Study of Religion” by Hugh B. Urban

"A complex body of religious practices that spread throughout the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions; a form of spirituality that seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life―Tantra has held a central yet conflicted role within the Western imagination ever since the first "discovery" of Indian religions by European scholars. Always radical, always extremely Other, Tantra has proven a key factor in the imagining of India. This book offers a critical account of how the phenomenon has come to be. Tracing the complex genealogy of Tantra as a category within the history of religions, Hugh B. Urban reveals how it has been formed through the interplay of...>>

“Awakening Higher Consciousness: Guidance from Ancient Egypt and Sumer” by Lloyd M. Dickie and Paul R. Boudreau

"In this study of ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew myths, authors Lloyd M. Dickie and Paul R. Boudreau show that many classic myths contain instructions for awakening higher consciousness, allowing access to enlivened experience of the world and awareness of the divine within and around us. Inspired by the work of R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, the authors deeply examine creation myths and well-known ancient myths from Mesopotamia and Egypt, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Osiris and Isis. They reveal that these myths are not behavioral morality tales but actual delineations of how a higher order can arise within each of us. The authors explain how these stories teach...>>

“The Gentleman’s Guide To Karezza Sex: Semen Retention In Bed To Supercharge Your Life” by Nick Brothermore

"There’s a version of you that’s happier, more alive, more socially free, more successful, more satisfied, more in love, seizing every opportunity and making the most of it. Karezza sex is the most direct and powerful way to that better you. The Gentleman's Guide To Karezza Sex is your complete guide to semen retention in bed for a richer, stronger, supercharged life. This landmark book brings something entirely new to the table: a step-by-step men’s playbook for sexual transmutation in the bedroom. Packed with easy-to-follow gameplans, illustrations, relationship strategies, ancient wisdom, and pro tips, The Gentleman's Guide To Karezza Sex is a must-read for any man interested in leveling up in life, succeeding with women,...>>

“A Demon-Haunted Land: Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany” by Monica Black

"A revelatory counterhistory of postwar Germany, not as a reborn democracy but as a nation convulsed by apocalyptic visions, witchcraft trials, and supernatural obsessions In the aftermath of World War II, a succession of mass supernatural events swept through war-torn Germany. A messianic faith healer rose to extraordinary fame, prayer groups performed exorcisms, and enormous crowds traveled to witness apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Most strikingly, scores of people accused their neighbors of witchcraft, and found themselves in turn hauled into court on charges of defamation, assault, and even murder. What linked these events, in the wake of an annihilationist war and the Holocaust, was a widespread preoccupation with evil. While many histories emphasize Germany’s rapid...>>