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Rune classes will resume this fall, sign up will begin in September. Weekly galdr sessions held Wednesday and Saturdays.
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Kali is a wrathful emanation of the great Mother Durga and the consort of Lord Shiva.
Kali is destruction and time. She is representative of the cycles of samsara, specifically birth, death, and rebirth. Despite this association, she is also a symbol of moksha (liberation), as she encourages effort (shakti) and action in one’s life to overcome obstacles and suffering.
Kali is nature and matter, everything that changes in existence. She is that which primordial, unchanging consciousness (Shiva) is thrust into. This duality is the core of what we see in the famous image of Kali dancing on Shiva, as she is the play (dance) of nature and he rests motionless beneath her as the foundation of reality (consciousness/space).
Although Kali seems fearsome, this aspect of the goddess has immense motherly love for her devotees. She gladly removes tribulations and gives boons to her followers as long as they remain strong and diligent. Negative thoughts and emotions are offered to Kali who purifies them instantly. The mantra “Om Krim Kalikaye Namah” is an invocation and homage of the glorious goddess Kali Ma, who chooses carefully her disciples according to their endurance and diligence.
“The powerful black Hindu goddess Kali effortlessly slays an eight-armed spotted green demon with an impossibly long trident. His chariot horses and two minions lie incapacitated below. Kali’s tongue lolls out, indicating her ability to catch blood before it touches the ground: one of her demonic enemies has blood that generates another demon every time one drop comes in contact with the earth. The demon is a metaphor for wicked thoughts that give rise to more evil thoughts; Kali aids her followers in eradicating them all.”
We’ve just released another mantra track on our channel, may it benefit all beings.
Tara is a prominent goddess in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, representing the feminine aspects of the Supreme, whether as an emanation (Mahavidya) of the great Durga or as a female embodiment of the Buddha. Tara has an exceptionally wide array of forms depending on which religious pantheon one is focusing on, varying from entirely wrathful forms to completely peaceful ones. These different emanations are necessary according to each individuals’ particular inclinations (due to karmic imprints) or specific school of practice.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, Tara is believed to have 21 forms with varying attributes, colors, and characteristics. She is invoked for protection and liberation from obstacles, to dispel poisons and bad dreams, and to destroy demons or other harmful spirits. Tara is revered as a loving mother and is often referred to as the “Mother of All Buddhas.” She guards sentient beings against fear, anxiety, and disease. Tara is often Green in color, representing all the activities of the Buddha, but white is also common, used for achieving long life and longevity. Other forms and colors exist as well. The seed syllable of Tara is TAM.
The Sanskrit word tā́rā means “star”, stemming from the Proto-Indo-European word h₂stḗr, which refers to stars (or planets) and means “shiner or glower.” Her mantra is OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SVAHA which means “Praise to Tara the Swift Liberator, Hail!” Above her sits Amitabha, Buddha of Boundless Light.
“…Homage to her whose face is like one hundred full autumn moons
And who blazes with light like that of thousands of stars…
…Homage to her whom Indra, Agni, Brahma, Vayudeva,
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