Sublime

Kali sprang forth from pre-Vedic (before 1500 BCE) rural traditions that were wild and shamanic before migrating slowly into Indian tradition. She was perhaps the ancient goddess worshipped by the inhabitants of the Vindhya mountain range, which separates north from south in the center of India. According to Sir John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon),

Kali is black or midnight blue. All colors blend together in the dark. Kali unifies duality; all manifestation disappears in the black. “Just as all colors disappear in black, all names and all forms disappear in her,” says the Mahanirvana Tantra. Kali is the final fusion of appearances in the reality of the Self. She transcends all form.

Blodenwedd (Blodewedd, Blodeuedd)- The most beautiful and treacherous sun and moon Goddess. Called "White Flower" or "Flowerface."Associated with the white owl, the dawn, primroses, broom, cockle, oak, and meadowsweet.

In Indian tradition this era is known as the Kali Yuga—from the pre-Vedic root word kal, which meant “black,” related to the dark-moon pole of menstruation, explaining Kali’s bloodthirsty iconography. She also represents the Cosmic Mother, the dark-matter mother, who spirals through the black ocean of naked space, birthing and dissolving creation

Kali’s four arms: Kali's arms represent the cycle of creation and destruction, the cosmic rhythm, the circular nature of life and death in continual movement. When she is not carrying the trident, Kali’s hand adopts the mudra that extinguishes fear and gives the courage to confront the real.

Three eyes: Kali's three eyes represent the sun, the moon, and fire, as well as the three times—past, present, and future—which she abolishes with her absolute presence. She is the destroyer of time.