This book shatters myths and corrects common misinformation about kundalini and how it works. Irving makes a provocative case for a strong connection between "madness and the kundalini process gone awry." Serpent of Fire makes it abundantly clear that the experience of kundalini is not just a special dispensation granted by fate or destiny to a select priviledged group. Nor is it the preserver of a few gurus or self-appointed holy men...