Sky Divination: An Elemental Practice from the Unimpeded Sound Tantra
Journal of Contemplative Studies November 17, 2025 Devin Zuckerman
This article comprises an introduction to and annotated translation of a pair of passages from the Great Perfection text known as the Unimpeded Sound Tantra (Sgra thal ’gyur) and one of its earliest known commentaries from the twelfth century. The passages describe practices of divination that involve the interpretation of signs in the outer environing elements of earth, water, fire, and wind,...