Aghorism is an independent publication written and maintained by Pankaj Sanam. The site name is the editorial identity for personal essays, practice notes, and reflections on the occult, sādhana, tantra, and spiritual inquiry.

Devi, Bhairava, and Shiva will appear here alongside mantra, ritual, yantra, non-duality, duality, energy work, shadow, and other healing or occult modalities. The point is not to force them into one system, but to write honestly about what they reveal and where discernment matters.

What you will find

  • Devotional reflections on Devi, Bhairava, Shiva, and sacred form
  • Practice notes on mantra, ritual, meditation, and sādhana
  • Writing on tantra, occult systems, and their ethical use
  • Thoughts on non-duality, duality, healing, and integration

What this is not

  • A sales funnel for “secret” initiations
  • An invitation to harm self or others
  • A substitute for lineage guidance where lineage is required
  • Shock content dressed as spirituality

A guiding premise of this publication is that wholeness is not found by rejecting what has been labelled impure, but by meeting experience with discernment, responsibility, and compassion.

Read with discernment. Practice with integrity. If a teaching does not deepen your compassion and clarity, leave it at the threshold.