Kundalini is explained as being the energy of consciousness which normally lies dormant near the root chakra at the base of the spine, unless released through spiritual meditation or yoga techniques. The term is derived from the Sanskrit meaning something like 'serpent energy' and the records say that the awakening of this serpent fire is arduous and filled with danger.

The power of kundalini is claimed to be awesome and beyond description. In its human context kundalini is the serpent fire or the serpent power which wreaks havoc on any individual who attempts to tamper with its workings without a sufficient occult knowledge of moral discipline.

Kundalini is an energy sometimes used by black magicians who seek to further their malevolent aims through other individuals. Clairvoyants claim to see the activated kundalini as a kind of liquid fire rushing in a sort of spiral through the chakras of the body.