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The following books specifically address Kundalini awakening; quite a number of them are firsthand accounts of the Kundalini experience. We offer more detailed reviews of books and audio tapes on Kundalini and related subjects in Shared Transformation newsletter. Suggestions for additional books are welcome, but we only list books we have personally read and found to contain significant information about Kundalini and spiritual awakening.  Amazon now sells used books as well.

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Janet Adler, Arching Backward: A Mystical Initiation of a Contemporary Woman, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions, 1995

Presents the author's mystical visions in this account of her spontaneous Kundalini awakening.



Alan Arkin, Halfway through the Door, New York: Harper & Row, 1979

A sometimes hilarious, sometimes deeply moving and revealing story of the actor's unexpectedly profound spiritual awakening.



G.S. Arundale, Kundalini: An Occult Experience, Adyar, Madras India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1938

Accurate and useful Theosophical information about Kundalini



Roberto Assagioli, M.D., Psychosynthesis, New York: The Viking Press, 1965

A psychological exploration of the process of spiritual awakening.



Itzhak Bentov, Stalking the Wild Pendulum, Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 1977; 1988

An interesting blend of facts and speculation regarding the evolution of consciousness



Emma Bragdon, The Call of Spiritual Emergency, San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990

A transpersonal psychology overview of various types of spiritual crises.



Charles Breaux, Journey Into Consciousness, York Beach, Maine: Nicolas-Hays, 1989

A Tantric and Jungian exploration of the awakening chakras. Includes meditations to aid the process



Mantak Chia, Awaken Healing Energy Through the Tao,  Aurora Press, 1983

Offers exercises for clearing inner channels and circulating chi through the system.



Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, Kindle My Heart, Volume I, New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1989

An inspirational Siddha yoga perspective of the risen Kundalini.



Sri Chinmoy, Kundalini: The Mother-Power, Jamaica, New York: Agni Press, 1974

Classical Eastern religious observations.  Chinmoy's teachings seem more accessible and relevant to the modern Kundalini experience than many other books of this genre.



Alice Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, Monument Eternal, Los Angeles: The Vedantic Book Press, 1977

The author, accomplished musician/composer a.k.a. Alice Coltrane, gives a mystic's first-person account of a dramatic Kundalini awakening.



Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition and the Rainbow Diet, San Rafael, California: Cassandra Press, 1986

A nutritional guidebook including useful Kundalini information (Cousens has personally experienced Kundalini and has counseled hundreds of individuals going though Kundalini awakening).



Lawrence Edwards, Ph.D., The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Goddess Within, 1996

A reverent and multifaceted mystical/Jungian guide to Kundalini awakening. Excellent source of information! Additional information about the book, resources for information on Kundalini, meditation, yoga, qigong, etc. are available at www.thesoulsjourney.com.



David Frawley, Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses, Salt Lake City, Utah: Parish Press, 1994

Frawley, a Vedic scholar, presents the Tantric yoga science for developing Kundalini.



Eileen J. Garrett, Awareness, New York: Berkeley Medallion Books, 1943; 1968

A renowned psychic's account of the struggles and joys of her own spiritual maturation.



B.S. Goel, Third Eye and Kundalini, Bhagaan, India: Third Eye Foundation, 1985

A personal account of Goel's twenty year tumultuous Kundalini journey, which was in many ways similar to his predecessor's, Gopi Krishna.  Useful for those experiencing extreme mental/emotional difficulties during their awakening.



Bonnie Greenwell, Ph.D., Energies of Transformation, Cupertino, California: Shakti River Press, 1990

An encompassing exposition on all aspects of Kundalini.  In addition to cross-cultural research on Kundalini phenomena, Greenwell presents ten detailed case histories of Westerners undergoing this transformational process.



Stanislav Grof, M.D., and Christina Grof, eds, Spiritual Emergency, Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1989

A collection of essays about the crises on the path by renowned teachers and leaders in the consciousness field



-- The Stormy Search for the Self, Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1990

A psychological guide to the transformational process



Darrel Irving, Serpent of Fire, York Beach: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1995

Challenging psychiatry's blanket pathologizing of all non-ordinary states of mind, Irving believes that all cases of schizophrenia are in fact Kundalini experiences.  While we do not share this opinion, we nonetheless recommend this insightful book.



Yvonne Kason, M.D., and Teri Degler, A Farther Shore, Toronto, Canada: HarperCollins, 1994

For both beginners and those well acquainted with spiritual transformation, this book is a treasure house of valuable information.



Dr. R.P. Kaushik, The Ultimate Transformation, Woodstock, New York: Journey Publications, 1977

Teachings and information regarding Kundalini and advanced stages of spiritual development



Bradford Keeney, Shaking Out the Spirits, Barrytown, New York: Station Hill Press, 1994

An extraordinary shamanic autobiography.  After his Kundalini rose, Keeney was led on a whirlwind pilgrimage of initiation, aided by indigenous wisdom-keepers and healers from around the world.



Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart, New York: Bantam Books, 1993

Kornfield discusses spiritual awakening and Kundalini from the Buddhist perspective.  Lots of descriptions of Kundalini phenomena.



Gopi Krishna, A Kundalini Catechism, Darien, CT: The Kundalini Research Foundation, Ltd., 1995

A pioneer in providing knowledge of Kundalini to the Western world, all of Gopi Krishna's books offer his unique insights into the evolution of consciousness.



-- , Kundalini for the New Age, ed. by Gene Kieffer, New York: Bantam Books, 1988

A pioneer in providing knowledge of Kundalini to the Western world, all of Gopi Krishna's books offer his unique insights into the evolution of consciousness.



-- Living with Kundalini, ed. by Leslie Shepard, Boston: Shambhala, 1993

a slightly revised reissue of Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man (see below)



-- Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man, Boulder: Shambhala, 1971

Gopi Krishna's classic autobiography of his spectacular and harrowing years of transformation.



Elaine and Bob Lehman with Susan Lehman, Big K: The Kundalini Story, Hara Publishing, 1996.

This book is unique in that it is written to include the viewpoints of family members dealing with someone undergoing a challenging Kundalini process.



Mary Lutyens, Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening, New York: Avon Books, 1975

An insightful autobiography of Krishnamurti's Kundalini journey.



Ralph Metzner, The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience, Origin Press, 1998.

A good overall map to the transformational process through means of universal symbols and concepts.



Ajit Mookerjee, Kundalini: The Arousal of the Inner Energy, Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 1982; 1991

A beautifully illustrated text with a traditional yogic view of Kundalini.



Glenn Morris, Ph.D., Path Notes of an American Ninja Master, Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 1993

Fascinating martial arts stories plus the author's observations on Kundalini and transcendent states of consciousness.  A good primer for those put off by the religiosity and New Age philosophies which dominate many other books on Kundalini.



-- Shadow Strategies of an American Ninja Master, Berkeley, Frog, Ltd., 1996

Further gems of iconoclastic wisdom by a seasoned Kundalini veteran.



Richard Moss, M.D., The Black Butterfly, Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 1986

A personal account of the life-changing and paradigm-shattering power of Kundalini.



-- The I That Is We, Millbrae, California: Celestial Arts, 1981

Explorations of the "radical aliveness" resulting from spiritual awakening.



Hiroshi Motoyama with Rande Brown, Science and the Evolution of Consciousness, Massachusetts: Autumn Press, Inc., 1987

A physician, acupuncturist and electrical engineer who intentionally awakened his own Kundalini through yogic discipline, Motoyama discusses his scientific work with chakras, spiritual energies and the bioelectric aspects of consciousness



-- Theories of the Chakras: Bridge to Higher Consciousness, Wheaton, Illinois: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1981

A yogic and experiential view of the awakened chakras.



Swami Muktananda, Kundalini: The Secret of Life, South Fallsburg, New York: SYDA Foundation, 1979

Written by the late, much-revered guru of Siddha yoga, this little book is an unabashed celebration of the ultimate beauty and benevolence of the mysterious Goddess/energy, Kundalini.



-- Play of Consciousness, New York: SYDA Foundation, 1978

Part autobiographical, part instruction to initiates on the multidimensional path, a dynamic yogic view of Kundalini.



Claudio Naranjo, The End of Patriarchy, Oakland, California: Amber Lotus, 1994

A philosophical look at the cultural return of the divine feminine through mass Kundalini awakening



Vicki Noble, Shakti Woman, HarperSanFrancisco, 1991

Noble's relatively mild but life-altering Kundalini experiences paved the way for her to become a pioneer in the modern women's spirituality movement.



Genevieve Lewis Paulson, Kundalini and the Chakras, St. Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, Inc., 1991; 1993

Primarily focused on exercises designed to release and balance spiritual energies.



Bernadette Roberts, The Experience of No Self, State University of New York Press, 1993

A contemplative's account of the experiences of ego loss which naturally occur on the journey.



Lee Sannella, M.D., The Kundalini Experience, Lower Lake, California: Integral Publishing, 1987

A guidebook for those experiencing physical as well as mental/emotional symptoms of Kundalini.



Richard Sauder, Ph.D., Kundalini Tales, Adventures Unlimited Press, 1998.

Informative, challenging and illuminating Kundalini stories.



Philip St. Romain, Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality, New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1991

To his astonishment, St. Romain, a devout Catholic who had never heard of Kundalini, found himself involved in a long and mysterious awakening process which led to a revision of his understanding of Christianity and spiritual life.



Robert E. Svoboda, Aghora II: Kundalini, Alburquerque, New Mexico: Brotherhood of Life Publishing, 1993

The esoteric teachings of the author's Tantric master, "Vimalananda."  Fascinating reading, delving heavily into the supernatural aspects of spiritual development.



Irina Tweedie, Daughter of Fire, Nevada City, California: Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1986

A five year diary of Tweedie's Kundalini experiences while under the guidance of a remarkable Sufi master.   A detailed and deeply sincere chronicle of the day by day ups and downs of spiritual growth.



Dr. James Weldon, The Revelations of Ho: An Adventure in Self-Realization, Sunstar Publishing, 1997.

A mystic's lifelong journey into the light



John White, ed, Kundalini: Evolution and Enlightenment, New York: Paragon House, 1979; 1990

This anthology of 37 different authors offers a comprehensive presentation of Kundalini from the Eastern perspective.



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