Panthea: All Things Are Goddess: The Power of Kali

The Power of Kali

I've experienced first hand how this mantra works. It's from one of my favorite books called Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within by Thomas Ashley-Farrand (an absolute must have for learning about the Indian face(s) of the Goddess) and it's exactly the one I used years ago to propel my life into a series of blessedly necessary changes.

I would encourage everyone to use a certain amount of discretion and caution when using this mantra. The author gives a similar warning that I didn't really believe until I witnessed the upheaval taking place in my life. What followed was a lot of struggling and tears and heartache. But there are always pains before birth and I ended up exactly where I belonged when everything was said and done. Now I have honestly never been happier. :D

So be careful, have a read of the mantra below, and be sure to read the entire article - which is an excerpt from the book published with the author's permission on Beliefnet (here).

Om Hrim Shreem Klim Adya Kalika Param Eshwari Swaha [Om Hreem Shreem Kleem Ahd-yah Kah-lee-kah Pah-rahm Ehsh-wah-ree Swah-hah]

"Om and salutations to She who is the first one, dark within her own reality, the supreme primordial feminine, who cuts through illusion to the unabridged truth of existence."

♥ Lisa

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What is Theanism?

I've been studying the Goddess and spirituality in general for almost 20 years. What I found was that the more I studied the Goddess, the closer I came to the teachings of the Buddha. I thought this was strange at first, but a friend recently introduced me to this apparently common joke: "What do you call a 4th degree Wiccan? A Buddhist." So I guess it's not as strange as I thought.

If the Goddess and the Buddha had a spiritual love child, what I call Theanism would be that child. I suppose I'm basically a Buddhist, but I also believe the Buddha taught the lessons of the Goddess. I guess in order to make that distinction, I felt it necessary to come up with another label. But who needs labels anyway? ;)

Theanism is a practice that utilizes Goddess mythology and the mindfulness teachings of the Buddha to promote inner peace. The main purpose of Theanism is to realize that in order to end the cycle of suffering, we must first begin with ourselves. We must, in the ways of true Tantra (Vajrayana Buddhism) recognize ourselves and everyone else as divine. By loving ourselves unconditionally, and understanding the concept of Oneness, we can cultivate that love for others and begin to make a difference in our world. "The moment you see how important it is to love yourself, you will stop making others suffer." - Thich Nhat Hanh

See also: Goddess Movement, Contemporary Paganism, Vajrayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Zen, True Tantra,

Who is the Goddess?

The Goddess is the living force of nature, viewed as a single tri-form entity that has been imagined as many regional, cultural, and personal deities since the beginning of humanity. She is all things in existence and the void from which all things are born.

The Goddess has no political agenda and while the Goddess may be imagined as female, she is beyond all dualities including gender. Gender itself (which is not the same as an individual's sex) is a construct of culture with the only purpose of creating distinctions based on differences. The Goddess comes to restore humanity to connection, not to continue our separation.

The Goddess is love; unconditional, unashamed, honest, pure Love. She is not selfish sex or contrived ideas of romance. Her love is not based on attachment but is true and unafraid. She is all love - real love that has no constraints, no limits. Love is the blood in our veins, the air in our lungs, and the magic in our hearts. We are Goddess. We are Love.

You Write a lot About Love, Sex, and Relationships. How come?

Simple. Because I believe in love. I also believe being in a love relationship that is spiritual and full of connection is what you could call a short cut towards more enlightened states of mind and spirit. While I write about love and relationships from a Hetero perspective, I am in no way saying that is the only relationship where love can or does exist. I simply happen to be a Heterosexual woman and feel that I don't have the wisdom or experience to write from any other perspective than my own.

I'm also deeply interested and distressed by the current state of affairs between the sexes and seek to speak out against male violence against women and other forms of misogyny. I am not interested in misandry (man-hating) or creating a Matriarchal system of dominance over men because that's not what Matriarchy means.

"Matriarchy is not the opposite of Patriarchy, with women dominating and controlling men. It is based on balance between the masculine and feminine and harmony with nature." (The Pyramid Code: The Empowered Human)

In short, I am a pro-sex (anti-porn/sex industry/exploitation) feminist/humanist who feels the Patriarchy is bad for men and women both and who hopes to one day know a world of true equality and social justice.

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