The Left and Right Hand PathswithJames Tunney (4K Reboot)

James Tunney

Books Mentioned In This Interview

r svoboda aghora: at the left hand of god f nietzsche beyond good and evil g i gurdjieff struggle of the magicians s lewis that hideous strength a strindberg inferno r gallagher demonic foes w godwin lives of necromancers s grof the cosmic game j krishnamurti action franz bardon the practice of magical evocation james tunney the mystical accord: sutras to suit our times, lines for spiritual evolution m ellsberg the gospel in gerard manley hopkins

James Tunney, LLM, is an Irish Barrister who has lectured on legal matters throughout the world. He is a poet, a visual artist, and author of The Mystery of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism plus The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines for Spiritual Evolution. His website is http://www.jamestunney.com.

In this 2020 rebooted video, he discusses the history of Western and Eastern traditions concerning the right and left hand spiritual paths, particularly tantra as practiced by the Aghori sect. He relates this to the left and right divisions in politics, as well as the cultural distinction between conservative/classical and romantic. The discussion also encompasses unarmed, martial arts combat.

(Recorded on November 13, 2020)

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Published on September 9, 2026

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