Kundalini

Kundalini (Sanskrit: f., कुण्डलिनी kuṇḍalinī, from kundala "coiled, wound") also Kundalini snake, serpent power or Shakti (a manifestation of the goddess Devi) and occasionally Ishvari (Sanskrit: ईश्वरी īśvarī "mistress"), is, according to Tantric teachings, the divine force in its individual incarnation in man, the dormant life force or prana in its potential, dormant form, the energy and essence of life alike, and is closely related to the (maternal) reproductive forces. It is the force in the human being that is closest to matter (derived from {{Latin|mater]] "mother"), and forms the bridge between the physical and astral substance. At the same time, it is the inwardly excited astral light that illuminates the outer soul world and makes it visible to the clairvoyant gaze.

Literature

• Carl Gustav Jung: Die Psychologie des Kundalini-Yoga, Walter Verlag, Zürich 1998, ISBN 3-530-40684-8
• Sir John Woodroffe: The Serpent Power, Madras: Ganesh & Co., 1978
• Rudolf Steiner: Wie erlangt man Erkenntnisse der höheren Welten?, GA 10 (1993), ISBN 3-7274-0100-1 Template:Schriften
• Rudolf Steiner: Die Geheimwissenschaft im Umriß, GA 13 (1989), ISBN 3-7274-0130-3; Tb 601, ISBN 978-3-7274-6011-1 Template:Schriften
• Rudolf Steiner: Vier Mysteriendramen, GA 14 (1998), ISBN 3-7274-0140-0; Tb 607 (I + II), ISBN 978-3-7274-6070-8 + Tb 608 (III + IV), ISBN 978-3-7274-6080-7
• Rudolf Steiner: Über die astrale Welt und das Devachan, GA 88 (1999), ISBN 3-7274-0880-4
• Rudolf Steiner: Die okkulten Wahrheiten alter Mythen und Sagen, GA 92 (1999), ISBN 3-7274-0920-7 Template:Vorträge
• Rudolf Steiner: Grundelemente der Esoterik, GA 93a (1987), ISBN 3-7274-0935-5 Template:Vorträge
• Rudolf Steiner: Ursprungsimpulse der Geisteswissenschaft, GA 96 (1989), ISBN 3-7274-0961-4 Template:Vorträge
• Beiträge zur Rudolf Steiner Gesamtausgabe, Heft 51/52: Der Weg zur höheren Erkenntnis im Lebenswerk und Lebensgang Rudolf Steiners, Rudolf Steiner-Nachlaßverwaltung, Dornach 1975 Beiträge (Contributions) 51/52

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