The Tantric Dakini Oracle

DIVINATION / TANTRAThe Tantric Dakini Oracle is a system of divination based on the authors' work in the Ranipur Jharial Temple in Orissa, India. The temple contains stone carvings of sixty-four dakinis, ancient symbolic representations of the female principles of intuitive wisdom. The dakinis are the guardians of the deeper mysteries of the self, and it is through them that the secrets of inner transformation are opened. Nik Douglas, a scholar of both Sanskrit and Tibetan, has drawn upon his extensive knowledge of tantric mystical teachings to create a modern synthesis of their system of divination. The sixty-five cards in the deck are a collage of surrealistic images representing symbols and archetypes that are designed to affect both conscious and subconscious levels of perception. Created by artist Penny Slinger, the cards evoke subtle memories, sentiments, desires, or fears. Meditation on the images of The Tantric Dakini Oracle puts the reader in contact with the energies of the dakinis, opening a path to the user's inner world, enhancing visualization, and even leading to clairvoyance. Additional methods for consulting the oracle include the Tree of Life chart and Great Universe map, which link the cards to the yoga body, the chakras, kundalini energy, and astrological influences. NIK DOUGLAS and PENNY SLINGER are also the authors of Sexual Secrets and The Erotic Sentiment in the Paintings of India and Nepal.

Preface

Part I: Consulting the oracle
Introduction to the Oracle
Approaching the Oracle
Method of the Celtic Cross
Method of the Tree of Life
Method of the Great Universe Map
Composition of the Oracle

Part II: Brief meanings of the individual cards

Part III: The Tantric Dakini Oracle

Part IV: Readings
Sample I
Traditional Tarot Method
Transfer to Tree of Life Chart
Sample II
Traditional Tarot Method
Transfer to Tree of Life Chart
Sample III
Direct Reading onto Tree of
Life Chart
Sample IV
Direct Reading onto the Map of
the Great Universe
Direct Reading onto Tree of
Life Chart

Blank Charts

About the Authors

Tree of Life Chart and
The Great Universe
Map Ordering Information