Reseña del libro - Manual de Tantra

María Cecilia Roma

doi:10.32351/rca.v11.420

Authors

María Cecilia Roma Interamerican Open University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-6709

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32351/rca.v11.420

Política de Crossmark DOI: https://doi.org/10.32351/politica-crossmark

Keywords:

Tantra, desire, subjectivity, contemporary spirituality, Existential Psychoanalysis, experiential pedagogy, personal transformation, technology of desire, discourse analysis, alternative education

Abstract

This review analyzes Manual de Tantra. Del tantra a la tecnología del deseo® by Oscar R. Gómez, highlighting its distinctive integration of tantric tradition, psychoanalysis, discourse analysis, and experiential pedagogy aimed at subjective transformation. Drawing on an interdisciplinary background and extensive experience in Eastern spiritual practices, the author develops a method for teaching tantra adapted to contemporary life, free from superstition and reductive cultural or erotic interpretations.
The book systematizes tantra as a technology of desire, understood as an operative form of knowledge capable of intervening in the subject’s relationship with enjoyment, attention, and limits. Throughout twenty-eight chapters, it combines conceptual discussions, practical exercises, and pedagogical devices designed to foster ethical and responsible knowledge transmission. The work emphasizes the reader’s active role as an engaged subject in their own transformative process.
The review underscores the book’s relevance for practitioners, researchers, and educators interested in subjectivity, spirituality, and alternative pedagogies, as well as its significance in the field of systematic tantric training within the contemporary Latin American context.

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Author Biography

María Cecilia Roma, Interamerican Open University

is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology, specializing in Research Review Methodology. She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences, a Master’s degree in Cognitive Psychology and Learning, and a Higher Diploma in Special Educational Needs, Inclusive Practices, and Developmental Disorders. She also holds a Diploma in Forensic Psychology. She is a Professor and holds Bachelor’s degrees in Physical Education, Education, and Psychology. She is a lecturer and researcher at Universidad Abierta Interamericana and at the University of the City of Buenos Aires. She teaches in teacher training programs, supervises undergraduate and postgraduate theses, serves as a reviewer of scientific articles, and is a member of the Interamerican Society of Psychology. She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of Fundación Mente Clara Journal.

References

Gómez, O. R. (2009). Manual de Tantra: Reprogramación emocional: Desde el tantra a la tecnología del deseo (3.ª ed.). Mente Clara. ISBN 978-987-24510-2-8.