Magic and Mystery in Tibet

by Alexandra David-Néel

Publisher:

Open Road Media

, 2025

Overview

The observations of the remarkable woman who spent fourteen years living in a forbidden land, learning its ancient wisdom and spiritual secrets.
 
In 1924, Lhasa, Tibet, was forbidden to foreigners, but Madame Alexandra David-Neel—a historian, linguist, and practicing Buddhist—was received by the Dalai Lama and spent years in this remarkable place. While there, she studied philosophical Buddhism and Tibetan Tantra, explored dramatic landscapes, meditated, and witnessed arcane rituals.
 
In Magic and Mystery in Tibet, Alexandra David-Néel shares her long journey in the Forbidden City and reveals its rich culture, touching on such topics as monastic education, folklore, reincarnation, magical rites, yoga, sages, and more. It’s a fascinating exploration of a spiritual world that most Westerners could not imagine, let alone experience firsthand.

Product Details

• Title: Magic and Mystery in Tibet
• Author: Alexandra David-Néel
• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 194
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781504097819, 1504097815
• Resource ID: LLS:9781504097819
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T20:06:55Z

About the Author

Alexandra David-Néel was a Belgian-French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote more than thirty books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels, including Magic and Mystery in Tibet, which was published in 1929. Her teachings influenced the beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, the popularizers of Eastern philosophy Alan Watts and Ram Dass, and the esoterism of Benjamin Creme.