In the teachings of the Tantras, the goddesses are said to have three forms through which they can be engaged: the image we see in paintings and statues, the mantra, and the geometric form, or yantra. Each of these forms, the Tantric sages say, fully contains the energy of the deity. As we tune into that unique energy signature, it will start to

The word yantra in Sanskrit literally means “a support or instrument.” A yantra is “a mystic diagram used as a symbol of the Divine as well as of its powers and aspects.”