Shakti appears in 2 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.
Deities
Shakti
Shakti is the divine feminine as power itself, the energy that animates every god, and in the tantric traditions the coiled force at the base of the spine that rises to meet consciousness. She is not one goddess among others but what makes them gods.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Moon
Offerings
- Offerings
- Red flowersKumkumGheeRiceHoneyLemon
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- DeviThe Great Goddess
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- The PowerThe Great GoddessThe Energy of the Gods
- Symbols
- Sri yantraYoniBinduTrident
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneVast powerfulAddressShaktiThe PowerThe Great GoddessRelationshipThe energy without which the gods are statuesWarningShe is the power and the power is not tameResonanceThose seeking power or liberation those who work with energy
- Modern Practice
Shakti is approached through tantra, through the worship of the Devi in her many forms, and through the rising practices. Her practice is disciplined and should not be improvised.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- PowerEnergyCreationThe divine feminineLiberationKundaliniTransformation
- Mythology Summary
Shakti is the divine feminine as power itself, the energy that animates every god, and in the tantric traditions the coiled force at the base of the spine that rises to meet consciousness. She is not one goddess among others but what makes them gods.
Details
The 36 tattvas
The 36-tattva chain is the Shaiva (Trika / Shaiva Siddhanta) cosmology, numbered in emanation order from Shiva to earth. It is not the 25-tattva Samkhya list and it does not include the three gunas or the five vayus as tattvas: the gunas are qualities of Prakriti, and the vayus are a separate physiological scheme. The ten entries that overlap the corpus's `tattvas.json` carry a `corresponds_to` cross-reference.
Correspondences
- Number
- 2
Practice
- Magical Uses
- MeditationDiscriminationCosmologySelf enquiry
Nature and meaning
- English
- power; dynamic consciousness
- Category
- Shuddha
Details
- Keywords
- PowerIcchaJnanaKriyaSpanda
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Every entry that names Shakti, grouped by the system it comes from.
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