Mary Garden B.Ed., Dip. Tchng.,
is a writer who lives in Queensland,
Australia. Her book The Serpent Rising: a journey of spiritual seduction
is based on her extraordinary experiences in India in the 1970’s with various
gurus including Rajneesh, Sai Baba and Balyogi Premvarni. First published in
1987, a second revised edition was published in late 2003 (Sid Harta
Publishers). She also co-authored (with Bernard Gunther) Bhagwan’s Neo-Tantra
(Harper & Row, 1980). Mary writes on a range of issues for newspapers, magazines
and journals. A major feature article The Trouble with Gurus: Mary Garden
issues a travel warning for seekers of spiritual enlightenment was published
last year in Australia’s leading newspaper,
The Australian Financial Review. She has
spoken about her experiences on radio and
television, at universities and schools.
Her article Bad Karma, on the ISKCON child abuse case, was the cover
story of the New Humanist Magazine (UK), July 1005.
http://www.newhumanist.org.uk/volume120issue4_more.php?id=1628_0_37_0_C
