Tantra Talk with Flo

Nagakanya - The Kiss of the Dragon-Queen

Mysterious guardians of hidden underworld realms, the naga are otherworldly shapeshifting serpent-beings akin to European and Oriental dragons. Nagas revealed the void at the heart of tantra.

As fierce, secretive guardians of nature, their teachings are especially relevant in this time of global ecological devastation, conflict and mass delusion.

In this seminar, we explore the significance of these cthonic entities from a cross-cultural shamanic perspective. We consider their role in pre-Buddhist Himalayan and Indic cultures.

We will inquire into their transmission of the Buddhist teachings on emptiness contained in the prajnaparamita sutra - the heart of transcendent wisdom.

We conclude with a discussion about how this could remedy neotantrik narcissism and what its implications are for contemporary tantrik ethics of social engagement, ecological activism and fierce compassion.