As many of you will know, I have spent the last couple of years researching an ancient tradition in Indian philosophy. The broad term for this tradition is Tantrism, and the specific flavour of it that I have been studying is called Kashmir Shaivism.
Now, I say “ancient tradition.” This is not strictly true - Kashmir Shaivism really flourished in around what we would call 700-1100 CE. This is more “medieval” than “ancient.”
But even though that might not be strictly true, there are still good reasons to call this tradition ancient.
Tantrism goes back a long way. In fact, if you look at the spiritual and religious traditions that feed into Tantrism, you find yourself going way back into the past. Even way beyond Vedism, which is known to be at least 5000 years old, and is widely regarded as the oldest religious tradition in the world.
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