Mahavidya – The 10 Wisdom Goddesses of Tantra

Tantra and Mahavidya

Tantra is a science, philosophy and art combined in a beautiful and complex methodology that provides the practitioner with the theory and exercises necessary to take the steps towards a greater understanding of oneself and the universe, which ultimately leads to an opening of the soul and a fusion with the divine. .

Tantra is an exploration of the energies of the universe in order to understand the essence behind these energies. These energies are embodied in the wide range of deities present in the tantric universe, the top 10 being the Maha Vidya representing 10 fundamental archetypal energies in the universe (poetically called the 10 Faces of God).

Each Goddess has her cosmic function in universal harmony, and meditating on her leads to the realization of the mysterious nature of God from a certain perspective, awakening different specific aspects in the practitioner, who then begins to manifest her qualities in all areas of life. her body. his life.

Mahavidya-Kali

She is often depicted dancing on the dead body of her consort Shiva. She has black skin, 4 arms, glaring wide eyes, a necklace consisting of severed heads, and her tongue hangs wildly out of her wide open mouth, laughing at the attachments of us mortal humans. Indeed, she is quite a sight to behold!

Kali symbolizes death, time and destruction. She is the first Goddess as we have to transcend our fear of time, death and the temporal to truly begin our spiritual path.

Mahavidya-Tara

We invoke Tara in times of need. She is the sweet savior we pray to in times of need and distress. She will guide us safely through the oceans of Maya (the great illusion that means existence). She is light blue, white and gold and she will grant us the miracles that we ask of her.

Mahavidya Tripura Sundari

Tripura Sundari is truth, beauty and harmony. She is the beautiful exultant face of God. She is the splendor of nature, the deep harmony and the beginning of all things (that is, the golden number).

Mahavidya-Bhuvaneswari

Bhuvaneswari is the goddess of space. She is invoked to increase our awareness of the vastness of the universe. She also represents the search for knowledge.

Mahavidya Tripura Bhairavi

Tripura Bhairavi is the goddess of tapas, which means spiritual practice. She gives the adept a great power of focus and perseverance to achieve any goal.

Mahavidya – Chinnamasta

Chinnamasta is the goddess of thunder. With a flash of lightning and thunder, she decapitates the adept, releasing her consciousness so that she is no longer bound to the physical body.

Meditation on it gives immense value.

dhumavati

Dhumavati is the power of emptiness. She is depicted as a crooked old hag with rotten teeth. She symbolizes everything that is sad, hopeless, abandoned and rotten. She is death itself. She gives us the opportunity to find death even in the most hopeless situation by going deep within until we find the deepest truth in the depths of our being.

bagalamukhi

Bagalamukhi is the power of the sphinx that pierces us and hypnotizes us. Bagalamukhi is used to stop enemies while completely mesmerizing them.

She is represented as a woman of immense beauty who puts whoever contemplates her in a deep state of trance.

matangi

Matangi is the goddess of divine order. As above so below as an old quote says.

A great example of the order of the universe is the sciences of fractals or the holographic theory of the universe.

It is also widely used by artists who use this universal order to channel works of great depth and beauty.

kamalatmika

Kamalatmika is the goddess of abundance and spiritual perfection. When the adept has gone through all the other Goddesses, he has understood the universe and is ready to receive all its gifts.