The WarYoga books, known as the WarYogin Mastery Series, are explorations of the Indo-European martial metaphysical tradition. Tom brings the ancient knowledge back to life and makes it accessible for a modern WarYogin looking to transcend the mundane world through action.
WarYoga
WarYoga is Tom Billinge’s second book. Departing from the Greek tradition of Undying Glory, Tom looks at another Indo-European branch – the Vedic material.
Having spent several years exploring both the ancient Indian strength and conditioning system of wrestlers, Tom has codified a system which includes a metaphysical and tantric elements into a physical practice.
WarYoga synthesises the Indo-European spiritual and mythological currents in the Vedas with the traditional vyayam (physical exercise) of the Northern Indians. In essence, WarYoga is physical alchemy that is rooted in the Indo-European tradition. While the Indic branch has maintained much of the practice, echoes can be found in the Iranian, Greek and other European cultures.
After laying out the premise of the Indo-European sacrifice, Tom presents a method of internalising this sacrifice and initiating an alchemical transformation of the body and the mind. The WarYogin seeks to prefect himself and this book is the the manual he needs in order to do so.
WarYoga Zurxāne
WarYoga Zurxāne is the sequel to Tom Billinge’s first WarYoga book. In it, Tom explores the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family tree.
“The Indo-Aryan migration produced two distinct, yet related cultures in the Indian and Iranian peoples. Though similarities abound in their respective traditions, many notable differences reside.
Perhaps the most striking is the strict dualism at the heart of Iranian religion. Even prior to Zarathustra, a Cosmic struggle between light and dark delineated bounds of acceptable conduct, reflecting a radically moral understanding of the universe and man’s place at the heart of a holy war.
The zurxāne (also spelled “zurkhaneh”) serves as an acutely physical expression of this spiritual ethos. Like the Indian akharas, these Houses of Strength engender a profoundly heroic quality in the training and conduct of their adherents.
Pahlavānān train and fight as a means of reflecting outwardly the inner conflict pitting one’s higher self against a lower, Ahrimanic impulse. Their external victories mirror internal triumphs necessary to become a renowned warrior of both material and spiritual dimensions.
Master WarYogin Tom Billinge has again immersed himself in the subject matter of his work, becoming a Western steward of this ancient Indo-European tradition by testing himself in the zurxāne system of today.”
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Published by Sanctus Arya, The WarYoga book series is available globally from all major online booksellers, including Amazon, as well as in traditional brick and mortar book shops. Ask your bookseller to stock WarYoga by Tom Billinge.