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This series consists of the Intro., final chapter (A Tibetan Book of Spells), and Afterward of the book Buddhist Magic (2020), by Sam Van Schaik, published by Shambhala and available from Shambhala.com and Amazon.com. Buddhist Magic at Shambhala.com Buddhist Magic at Amazon.com Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Feedback and requests to [email protected]

This series consists of the Intro., final chapter (A Tibetan Book of Spells), and Afterward of the book Buddhist Magic (2020), by Sam Van Schaik, published by Shambhala and available from Shambhala.com and Amazon.com. Buddhist Magic at Shambhala.com Buddhist Magic at Amazon.com Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Feedback and requests to [email protected]

This series consists of the Intro., final chapter (A Tibetan Book of Spells), and Afterward of the book Buddhist Magic (2020), by Sam Van Schaik, published by Shambhala and available from Shambhala.com and Amazon.com. Buddhist Magic at Shambhala.com Buddhist Magic at Amazon.com Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Feedback and requests to [email protected]

This series consists of the Intro., final chapter, and Afterward of the book Buddhist Magic (2020), by Sam Van Schaik, published by Shambhala and available from a variety of sources including Shambhala.com and Amazon.com. Buddhist Magic at Shambhala.com Buddhist Magic at Amazon.com Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Feedback and requests to [email protected]

Full text at TheAnarchistLibrary.org Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Email [email protected]

Today's reading is the final chapter of Secret Drugs of Buddhism, 2016. Zig Zag Zen is a book recommended by the author, Mike Crowley, in the text. Secret drugs of buddhism, 2016, at Amazon Secret drugs of buddhism, 2nd ed., 2019, at Amazon Zig Zag Zen, at Amazon Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Email [email protected]

Today's essay is included in Radical Mycology, a book of identification, cultivation, and uses of wild mushrooms, including psychedelics. I highly recommend you pick up a couple of copies -- one to take hiking! -- and maybe one for a friend. Available from LittleBlackCart.com for about $3. Radical Mycology from LittleBlackCart.com Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Email [email protected]

This root text is available in Machik's Complete Explanation, Clarifying the Meaning of Chod, Expanded Edition, Translated and introduced by Sarah Harding, published by Snow Lion. From the introduction: The intent of this book, as indicated by its full title, Clarifying the Meaning of Chod, a Complete Explanation of Casting Out the Body as Food, is primarily an explanation and commentary on the Tibetan Buddhist practice called Chod, translated as "cutting" or "severance." Chod is a practice renowned in the popular mind mainly for its graphic visualizations of cutting up one's body to offer to demons in charnel grounds. The present text is a commentary rather than a practice liturgy as such, but it is far more than a mere practice guide. ...Machik Lapdron is said to the be the source of all that is contained in this book, and it is written as if it were recorded from her teachings and storytelling. But it is in fact a compilation gathered from various sources that finally took shape in its current form many hundreds of years later. How much of it is truly the words or even the ideas of the great woman of eleventh-century Tibet is pure conjecture. As with all transmissions of spiritual teachings that trace back to ancient times, we must trust in the integrity of the lineage. Machik's Complete Explanation at Amazon.com Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Email [email protected]

The Practice of Dzogchen at Amazon Show notes at PointingTexts.org My other podcast at Immediatism.com Email [email protected]

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