There are two acharas in Tantra- the Dakshinachara that includes the first four achara and Vamachara, including the last three acharas. It is said that the men are born into Dakshinacharya and are received by the initiation into Vamachara. The term does not literally mean the `left hand worship` but which the woman (vama) enters the lata-sadhana.

In Vamachara the Vama-devi is worshipped. Vija is the adversity and it is adverse to `Pravritti` that is governed in varying degree with the preceding achara. The path of entry or return to the source is called `Nivritti`. Upto the fourth stage of the Tantra the Sadhaka follows the Pravritti Marga, which is the outgoing part from the source and the part of worldly enjoyment. Then at first unconsciously and later consciously sadhana induces Nivritti, which appear fully when all the forces and outward currents are exhausted. In Vamachara it is advised to directly destroy the Pravritti and to cultivate the path of Nivritti . The Pravritti is destroyed at this phase of Sadhana in such a way that passions, which bind the individual with the worldly forces, are disconnected. Passion thus runs downwards and outwards to waste and inwards and upwards to be transformed into power. But Tantra does not involve lower physical desires like eating, drinking and sexual intercourse as the daily ritual. The Sadhaka must cut off all the eight bonds(pasha), from the pashu which the Kularnava tantra enumerates as daya(pity), moha(ignorance). Lajja(shame), Kula(family), shila(custom) and varna(caste). When Sri Krishna stole the clothes of the bathing Gopi and they approached him naked. It is described by Tantra as the removal of the artificial covering, which are imposed, on the man from the Sansara.

The Vamachara traditions are based on worshipping the terrible aspects of the divine, the laya pradhana, where dissolution is the main aspect. The adjournment of upasaka (follower) into the ultimate supreme lord is the path of Vamachara.

Vamachara tradition also involves rituals in cremation ground, as there the `Vairagya` the complete detachment is available. During the Vamachara Sadhana, one`s energy leaves the Vishuddhi Chakra, goes up to the Command Centers and never comes downward. It is very difficult to arrive at these centers without passing through the lower Chakras. For example, until one has not experienced the heart center or the Anahata Chakra, it is very difficult to arrive at the Ajna center. To do so, one might experience an inordinate number of fears.

It is sufficient to say that the Vamachara path is very dangerous to practice without a proper guru. The students of Vamachara Tantras are Bramhacharis. The Brahmacharis use their energy for healing. The Vamacharis prefer to worship god in the terrible sense.