namesake

the goddess Kali is one of the most well-known and worshipped Hindu goddesses. In the most unexpected of places I've come across images of her charred face. In the most troubled of times I've surrendered to her transcendent power. In the divinity of Kriya Yoga I chant to her sacred female principle. And always I feel a part of her.

Let me introduce my namesake...

Frequently those not comprehending her many roles call Kali the goddess of destruction. But she destroys only to create, and what she destroys is ignorance and decay. This black goddess is death, but to the wise she is also the death of death. She destroys the finite to reveal the Infinite.

Kali is the great mother of time. The name Kali comes from the word 'kala', or time. She is the power of time which devours all, the eternal night.  She is usually depicted as naked (my favorite way to dress) and wild-haired (my favorite way to groom). Boundless freedom. A beautiful interpretation I once read says that each wild hair is a jiva (individual soul) and all souls have their roots in Kali. Kali has three eyes; the third one stands for wisdom.

Kali, the dark mother... the hindu triple goddess of creation, protection, and destruction... the kundalini power of intense sexuality... the black and wild earth Mother Goddess who represents the most powerful form of the female forces in the Universe.



...thanks, mom!