About Tantra Illuminated

Tantra Illuminated takes the reader on a fascinating journey to the very heart of Tantra: its key teachings, foundational lineages, and transformative practices.

Since the West’s discovery of Tantra 100 years ago, there has been 
considerable fascination, speculation, and more than a little misinformation about this spiritual movement. Now, for the first time in the English language, Tantra Illuminated presents an accessible introduction to this sacred tradition that began 1,500 years ago in the far north of India. Translated from primary Sanskrit sources and offering a profound look at spiritual practice, this book reveals Tantra’s rich history and powerful teachings.

What Others are Saying

"Anyone wishing to undersand the real meanings of Tantra ought to read and study this intelligently lucid, immediately useful, and engagingly accessible book."

-Paul E. Muller-Ortega, Ph.D., Shaiva Tantric Scholar and founder of Blue Throat Yoga

"Tantra Illuminated is the most accurate and comprehensive portrayal of the Tanktrik tradition by any modern scholar. Christopher Wallis renders the soul of the Tantrik masters with profound intuition and academic poise."

About the Author

Christopher D. Wallis  (Hareesh) was introduced to Indian spirituality at the age of six and initiated into the practice of meditation and yoga at sixteen. While traveling around the world in his early twenties, he felt an inner inspiration to study, teach, and practice Indian spirituality as the focus of his life.

A highly decorated scholar with a Masters of Philosophy in Classical Indian Religions from the University of Oxford, he is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley. He has received traditional yogic education at ashrams in India, Thailand, and New York. Hareesh teaches internationally on meditation, yoga philosophy, Sanskrit, and chanting, and he also offers spiritual coaching. He is the founder of  the Mattamayūra Institute for Studies in the Tantrik Arts and Sciences: mattamayura.org

Christopher’s teaching balances accuracy with accessibility, profundity with clarity, and intellectual integrity with heart-expanding inspiration.