Sublime

The Ninth Mandala of the Rig Veda goes into great detail concerning Soma and states that Soma stands above the gods. Soma is the supreme entity. Soma is the moon; Soma is masculine. Here we have a rare phenomenon: a male lunar deity. It is limited to certain North American Indian peoples and to the Indo-Europeans (the German folk conception of the

the divine is one, but manifests as two: masculine and feminine divinity,

Balaam sets out on his journey, then the Angel of the LORD shows up (likely Jesus), but He’s only visible to Balaam’s donkey.

Devī’s Śaktis Created from her own essence. Sampatkarī from her goad. Aśvārūḍhā from her noose. Vārāhī (a.k.a. Daṇḍanāthā Devī) from her arrows; she is the commander-in-chief who rides the chariot known as Kiricakra. Mātaṅgī from her bow; she is the prime minister and rides the chariot known as Geyacakra. All the śaktis of the Śrīcakra.

Kāma, the God of Love Central to the LSN. Also known as Kāmadeva or Manmatha. Confusingly, Śiva is also sometimes referred to as Kāma in some contexts. Not just the god of erotic love; Kāma represents the fundamental juicy desire to be alive! Incinerated by Śiva into ashes. Rises from the ashes as Bhaṇḍāsura, his distorted form that is the lack of

I especially enjoyed the work of Sir John Woodroffe (1865–1936), a.k.a. “Arthur Avalon,” who—while prominently serving as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in British India—spent his private hours explaining, defending and ultimately practicing in the then widely reviled Hindu religious schools of Shaiva and Shakta Tantrism.

First of all, you may remember what we learned about the word LORD on Day 1 in Genesis 1–3. When we see it in all caps, it’s a reference to YHWH, which is often pronounced “Yahweh” or “Jehovah”; it’s God’s personal name.

The bija mantras prescribed to help bring vata back into balance are those that help calm the hyperactive qualities of this dosha. The first is Hrim (pronounced hreem), which is a specific mantra for the heart, emphasizing the physical health of the heart but also creativity and compassion. The second is Klim (pronounced kleem), which promotes bloo