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Mythic Mother

Kali Ma

 

Since there is no difference between the Shakti and the one who embodies her, Shakti is identical to the self

~ Vijnanabhairava Tantra

I love this quote, I love the Vijnanabhairave Tantra scriptures that Shiva teaches Sahkti about the essence of life. he’s saying There is a tremendous current moving you in every moment! She is already right here, inviting you to awaken to Her, and at Navratri this is the time to see your own magnificence as a Goddess and let Her, Shakti within in you Flow.

this the 3rd day of Navratri, i’m inviting you to go beneath the surface. We all come into the earth through a mother, and at Navratri we intimately and tenderly we go to the lap of the Mother in this Navratri Sadhana. Durga in Her many forms is the Mother, the Mythic Mother. It is the time for coming home to yourself, realigning with yourself and if you are in any transition, if any life questions are arising, this is the opportunity to listen with in and turn to the mythic mother for nurturance and guidance. Traditionally in India all daughters would return home to the family to honour Navratri.

Durga is the The Divine Feminine, the Mother, Ma and her name Durga means invincible one, the protectress, the fortress, and She also breaks down the fortress that you build around yourself to protect yourself or keep people out when the walls are built on fear. This is an aspect of the mother that is fearless in her truth and devotion to life and she tears down your walls and demands you to surrender. As well as being a Mythic Mother she is a fierce warrior goddess and demon slayer, and as a mythic Mother She is protecting her  children…as all mothers do for LOVE

why is She fierce? isn’t any mother who is protecting her children? She’s called upon when you are in need,  or when she is needs to protect the world and at Her time 1000’s of years ago there was a great big battle about to destroy the world, so She was called upon. She was called upon to restore order to the chaos, and I feel that is why now as the world has so much turmoil there is a massive feminine awakening blossoming

Navratri days 1-3

Durga to me is like a diamond, she or the diamond have many many facets that illuminate all aspects and even flaws, yet they all make up the one diamond that is indestructible and diamonds only come to surface fro mthe centre of the earth under extremem pressure and heat. Kali is the frequency or a facet of Durga and  in the 1st three days of Navratri her shakti needs to be strong to cut through the tamasic, dark, shadow frequencies that exist within you and the world so that you conquer the fears and move towards love. So this is where Kali comes in to turn up the heat, so you throw away the outdated thoughts, beliefs, fears, doubts into the fire and the practices of this sadhana begin to cook you and ultimate polish to shine like a diamond

Sometimes in life, Kali gives you wake up calls, that literally shake you up to look more deeply at you. have you ever had one of these wake up calls – like a health scare, or indeed an illness you’ve conquered, a bereavement, the loss of a job and relationship betrayal …? during it you think your world is falling apart, but 6 months, a 1 year or 2 down the line you feel so differently

Durga as Kali is about the mother, the fierce one that at her very essence is primal love and all Kali devotees will stand firm, that even as their whole world is being turned upside down in a storm that is so reminiscent of Kali wake up call, they are being held so profoundly in the arms of Grace. My story when i called my real mother, i was also calling forth Durga as Kali whipped my butt! that now i realise was my biggest lesson, yet at the time i was in such pain.   In times of trouble, or world challenge, the battles in life, like what is happening in the world today, call forth the fortitude of Durga, you call forth the love only a Mother gives, The Mother we take refuge in when we need shelter, she’s always there.

Durga maDurga is radical  in her commitment to truth and to love. When she rides into battle she doesn’t fight or think what strategies am I going to use, what game are they doing, how am i doing, how are they doing this? No….  this is masculine linear way of strategising, this is mind, Durga rides the lion and she creates the game/battle she is resting in her presence, as a lover of the truth and moves from this place, no analysing

And she’s riding this animal with grace and she’s beaming love so radiant that it blasts open everyones heart. As she is all about truth, the power she has is fluid, moving, and feminine that is intuitive not the linear

Her expertise is she slays demons and so she goes into the battle slaying demons and then she relaxes… she relaxes into her truth, back into the arms of truth her love is for the truth. She has no patience for the demons playing games of higher or lower, this is separation – this is not truth. she will not compromise on truth, she doesn’t negotiate or discuss anything, its like water off ducks back, she relaxes into herself, the fluidity, the movement of truth to restore order  from the truth. The source of her power is love! The embodiment of love and she sees a world as a direct reflection of her world.

and this is what She demands of us, to surrender our game, by tuning into the shadow side of ourselves, and bring it to light and love, so we drop the games and we polish the diamond of our soul.

so what are the shakti keys for you here? do you analyse, think if i say this, how will she or he respond and then i can say this? do you analyse every possible situation rather than feel inside? what is your truth?

So Durga is committed to the truth, Her purpose, which is her dharma shakti is to  share the truth and love and restore this balance, which means slaying demons. now your demons are often the battle going on inside your own head or life so i ask you ::

what is your purpose?

what is your dharma shakti?

what flavour can you offer the world that is unique to only you?

since Durga is about commitment in order to commit to your purpose and move beyond the darkness and bring it all to light, you need commitment and this is iccha shakti the will-power to keep committed.

step off the fenceOn this last day of cutting through the regressive tendencies – So for you in your battle, with your challenges – If you have been sitting on the fence, with one foot in and one foot out, where you say “I know all of this but can’t do this or I’ll do that when…. ” This voice is not the truth it only limits or contracts.

I invite you to call on Call fourth iccha Shakti the willpower, or  commitment to just go and figure out the “how’ when you just do it.  The irony is when you take that risk, this step into the unknown, when you take that step off the fence this “how” is revealed to you and Shakti, your power, She opens the doors! She heard you say the BIG YES and you come into the flow of life and she wants to help you, protect you – is this not what a mother does?

as you begin to contemplate what is your dharma shakti, trust that the arms of the mythic mother will be there to hold you…. I always do!

and also say a prayer for your Mother – i eteranlly bow to my Mother who supports me 1008% no matter what. immense gratitude!

Jai Ma!

 

ps… i think i need to write more about riding lions, this big hot furry animal and how this also polishes the diamond of your soul – so you might get an extra one before we turn to the luminosity of the light of Lakshmi