shakti

Kali Ma the Adi Mahavidya – She is the Black Goddess She is the terrible one who has a dreadful face. Her hair is disheveled and she wears a garland of freshly cut human heads. Her ear ornaments are the corpses of children. Her fangs are dreadful, and her face is fierce. Her breasts are […]

Shodashi Mahavidya – She is the Cosmic Queen She has a body like pure crystal. She shines with the light of the rising sun. In her four hands, she holds a noose, a goad, arrows, and a bow. She is seated on a throne like a queen, she wears many jewels, and the crescent moon

Parnasha Devi – She is Giver of Healing Powers She dwells on a forest glade high on a mountainside. Her beauty reflects the lure of the forest. Her skin glistens with emerald light; the healing sap of trees flows in her veins; her limbs are robust and supple as saplings. She adorns herself with natures

Matangi Mahavidya – She is Intoxicated with Passion Matangi Devi, like other goddesses among the Mahavidyas, particularly Idris the Paralyzer, is worshiped to gain certain magical or psychic powers and specifical control over others. In one prayer, the Mahavidyas are typified according to their peculiar natures and powers. The aspirant asks to be like Chinnamasta

Wrathful Tara Devi – Behold the Liberator Tara Devi has many forms. She “emancipates the universe” and ‘destroys the veils of ignorance.’ She Who is Fearsome With Upward Flaming Hair. Tara the War Goddess. Who is Peaceful by Day and Wrathful by Night, the daytime form is the ever popular Green Tara. The nocturnal manifestation

Dhumavati Mahavidya – Our Lady of Smoke Dhumavati is ugly, unsteady, and angry. She is tall and wears dirty clothes. Her ears are ugly and rough, she has long teeth, and her breasts hang low. She has a long nose. She has the form of an angry widow. Her eyes are fearsome and her hands

Kurukulla Devi – She is the Force of Love She is the quintessence of sweet eros,Glorious with the beauty of infinite fiery brilliance,With full breasts and buttocks,Terrible with fangs flashing in the lightShooting from her three rolling red eyesHer broad tongue lashes its curling tipShe is as bright as all fires… Kurukulla is a ‘Female

Kamala Mahavidya – She of the Lotus Flower She is resplendent like the rising sun and wears a bright moon disc on her brow. She has three lotus-like eyes and a smiling face. Kamala means “she of the lotus” and is a common epithet of the goddess Laksmi or Sri. She is adorned by lotuses

Bagalamukhi Mahavidya – She is the Giver of Magical Powers She has assumed a serious mood and is maddened with intoxication. Her brilliance reflects the golden hue of her body. On her forehead is the crescent moon, which is yellow in color. Bagalamukhi (aka Idris) is associated with supernatural or magical powers, with the ability

Nairatmya Yogini – Her Body is the Sky She is enlightened spontaneity in female form,A supremely blissful divine yogini.She is the mansion of enlightened awareness.Possessor of the five Buddha-Wisdoms…She is pure, universal awareness,The sovereign of the mandala.She is Nairatmya Yogini,The essence of ultimate reality. She is the Lady of Emptiness She is subtle and spacious