Shakti

Dance of Shakti by Angela Marie

Shakti

This is a Sanskrit term for female power, sometimes called ‘serpent power’ because it’s said to rise upwards like a serpent through the chakras of the meditating yogi or yogini.

Shakti also denotes a general principle of creative, cosmic energy. When personified it takes the form of a goddess, such as Siva’s consort Parvati, or Krishna’s playmate, Radha.

In New Age parlance the term arguably signifies the empowered, holistic woman, as we find with figures like Shakti Gawain.

» Kundalini, Tantra, Raja yoga

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