14 JANUARY 1928, Page 19

The Mysterious Kundalini, by Dr. Vasant G. Rele (Tam- porevala,

Bombay, Rs. 3 annas 8) is a curious little book which will be gibberish to those who have not studied the Tantrik system of philosophy, but which will interest those who have. There is a preface by Sir John Woodroffe, who does not agree with the author that the shakti with which the book deals can be located in the • physical body as the vagrus nerve : however, he commends the Bombay physician's industry and ingenuity. So do : the little book, in spite of its halting style, is the most serious contribution yet made by Western medical science towards an understanding of an important branch of Eastern learning.