S2 #40 / Phil Hine on Chakras and western esotericism

Today we welcome Phil Hine back to the show to discuss his new
book; Wheels within wheels.
Phil has been a practising Occultist for over forty-five years,
with a career spanning Wicca, Ritual Magic, Chaos Magic and
nondual Tantra. Together with Rodney Orpheus he co-created and
edited the UK’s first monthly Pagan magazine, Pagan News
(1988-92).


His books include: Condensed Chaos, Prime Chaos, The
Pseudonomicon, Hine’s Varieties: Chaos & Beyond, Acts of
Magical Resistance and Queerying Occultures. In 2019 he founded
Twisted Trunk, a small press specializing in publishing
translations of rare Tantric texts.”


Wheels within Wheels examines the passage of chakras into Western
Esotericism. Beginning with an overview of how chakras were
conceptualized in early tantric traditions, Phil Hine traces how
chakras captured the imagination of both Indian and European
Theosophists in the late 19th century. He explores their
appearance in the early Western Esoteric imagination, from the
Christian mysticism of James M. Pryse to the practical exercises
of Aleister Crowley. He examines the influence of Sir John
Woodroffe’s The Serpent Power and the writings of Charles Webster
Leadbeater, and how chakras were psychologized in the work of
Jung, to their role in contemporary therapy culture.



Show notes:


Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wheels-within-Chakras-Western-Esotericism/dp/1916236685/

Info on book:
https://enfolding.org/new-for-2024-wheels-within-wheels-chakras-and-western-esotericism/

Newsletter:
https://enfolding.org/unfoldings-a-substack-newsletter/
Book Launch:
https://www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/phil-hine-chakra-book-launch-talk-and-party

Leadbeater Scandal: https://enfolding.org/tag/leadbeater/
Phil's blog: http://enfolding.org
Hands of Light:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18420.Hands_of_Light





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