Radha C. Luglio describes her journey of spiritual transformation, during which she discovers the fundamental principles of Tantra—devotion, receptivity, naturalness, meditation, and sensuality—through a series of intense experiences. Each chapter conveys specific Tantric insights to the reader; every chapter opens with a quote from a different enlightened mystic and concludes with a Tantric meditation technique.
Radha weaves her personal story together with references to various sources, including the Vigyan Bhairav ​​Tantra—one of the earliest Hindu scriptures—and the precepts of ancient Buddhist Tantric masters such as Tilopa, Naropa, and Saraha.
She describes her initiation as a disciple of the Indian mystic Osho—whom she regards as a modern Tantric master—and illustrates the personal teachings she received that inspired her life as a seeker, a life in which periods of sexual abstinence, discipline, and hard work alternated with phases of intense exploration and sexual freedom.
As one of Osho’s key “mediums,” Radha participates in powerful experiments centered on Tantric energy—experiments she compares to cases of spiritual possession among Christian nuns in medieval Europe. She goes on to recount parting ways with her spiritual master and her decision to develop and offer her own Tantric work.
Radha takes a truly original approach to Tantra, aiming to convey its essence as a lifestyle, a spiritual path, and a support for love, sex, and intimacy. She also clarifies the origins of Tantra, the context in which it flourished, and the reasons for its decline. She highlights some of the pitfalls lurking today—such as the excessive emphasis placed on sexual techniques—and explains how Tantra can give the world a new direction by offering a holistic vision capable of healing the age-old rift between body and soul.