Channel Your Inner Warrior: A Tale of Kali

Here you will discover a tale of Hindu Goddess Kali. See how she came to be, what she represents and how to use her strength to slay demons and liberate yourself to find true transformation and healing.

Transcript

Music On this edition of Modern Goddess Living,

I would like to introduce you to the Sacred Forest Storytime.

Now if you've attended any of my classes or workshops,

Then you know that I love Storytime.

If you've seen any of the mountains of books in my office or home,

You know I not only love to share stories,

But to read and devour volumes of them and to weave the fabric of our own experiences with that of history,

Mythology,

And those that came before us.

So we will begin our first Storytime today discussing the original Khaleesi,

Kali Ma,

The Mother of Demons,

To channel your inner destroyer,

Kali or Kali Ma to others.

She isn't your average Hindu god,

Oh no.

She is the badass Mother of Demons,

First of her name.

The goddess of time,

Creator of change.

The queen of destruction and preservation,

She is the breaker of chains to our ego and the liberator of all men.

And yes,

If you are following my Game of Thrones references,

She too was born of fire,

But to devour blood.

I'd like to tell you the story of Kali Ma.

She is enlightenment herself,

A mother of tough love meant to lead us to find true transformation and release our preconceived notions of who we think we are or who we think we might or should be so that we may find moksha or liberation.

She is the powerful,

Hungry feminine who wears a string of skulls around her neck and a skirt of severed arms.

She wears infants for earrings and carries a severed head in one of her four arms and a sword in another,

But we'll get back to that.

First,

We'll begin the story of how she came to be.

It is a plot fit to be in a popular television series,

But much fiercer and with greater reward.

She was born during a battle between the gods and the titans.

Dyrdga,

The mother of the universe,

Rode into battle on the back of a lion to slay many demons and the Asura king.

However,

Every time one of her ten weapons in her ten hands ripped through his flesh,

Each drop of blood that touched the earth created a clone of the king.

Hundreds of replicas appeared as quickly as she wielded her swords.

Feeling the crushing weight of defeat,

Dyrdga did something out of desperation,

Frustration,

And anger.

She emanated her most gruesome and compelling aspects of herself,

And from her brow,

The goddess Kali was born.

Designed with a lust for blood and a cyclonic wrath,

Kali worked to quench the demon fire that was sure to lay waste to the heavens.

Her tongue reached for every drop of blood that hit the ground,

Devouring the army of kings and eventually the king himself,

Restoring peace among the gods.

So,

Earning her bragging rights on slaying demons and killing kings,

Kali continues to live on,

Offering us peace by bestowing comfort and wisdom with the protective fury of a mother for her children.

So now let's get back to that skirt.

Her appearance can be construed as frightening,

But has much more meaning than death and destruction,

And straight up slaying everything in her path.

Her face is often depicted as dark blue or even black,

Representing the vast darkness in which the universe was created,

And which will be its eventual destruction.

Her goal is to protect us from evil and release us from our egos,

Which ultimately comes from our connection to our physical body.

It's said that one can only reach liberation when there is a release from the attachment of our physical form,

And we connect with our true,

Eternal self.

Death.

Transformation.

Liberation.

So the skulls and body parts represent her trophies and victory for liberating her children from their ego through knowledge.

In one hand,

She holds the sword of truth.

The other,

A severed head dripping blood.

This represents destruction of the ego through knowledge.

Her tongue is out and ready to lap up the blood of those slain,

Ready to kill some demons.

Her breasts are bountiful and her womb fertile.

A true nurturing mother who will do anything to protect her children.

Her many strengths include her compassion and her ability to consume.

She is the essence of life.

When we find ourselves in battle with inner demons or challenges of the world,

We can invoke our inner Kali.

Draw in a fiery fierceness to stand up to our demons and to fight.

The ability to absorb into yourself or consume your enemy allows you to fully own your fear,

To experience it,

To know it,

And eventually move towards peace and resolution.

But don't misunderstand to assume engaging in confrontation.

Our internal strength is used to understand and slay what lays waste to our eventual liberation.

Confrontation only breeds more aggression and conflict.

So remember when you're up for battle,

Remember this mantra.

Om Krim Kali Kaya Nama.

I bow my head to the goddess Kali,

Mother of demons,

First of her name.

The queen of destruction and preservation,

She is the breaker of chains to our ego and the liberator for all men.

Channel your inner Kali.

Thank you for joining me on this edition of Modern Goddess Living and our sacred forest story time.

Until next time,

Beautiful.

Reviews

Stories are good for the soul, thank you for sharing this lovely and dark world with me. May Kali Ma hold you nice and safe~

Loved this beautifully created overview story of KaliMa. I am walking with her today. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing the truth and enlightening me!

Enlightening! Till next time beautiful!

Nicely done! I love how you correlated her to Khalisi from GOT. Kali Ma is my soul, and she chose me to carry her name since birth, using my mother as a conduit. I’m very deeply connected to her. This was great to listen to as it hit home for me. Thank you, namaste. -काली

I really needed to hear this story, it came at the perfect time! I’m going to listen to it again. Thank you! 💜

Amei muito!!! Kali ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🧚🏿‍♀️

I am happy to know Kali and be encouraged to invoke her. Lovely storytelling

Love this!! Just what I needed to hear today. And the musical accompaniment is fantastic! 🗡🧘🏻‍♀️

Words cannot describe how this impacted me. I’m not sure why the tears came. It was Beautiful, powerful, and deeply stirring. Thank you.

My first story time! I loved this goddess story and will search for more. Thank you.

Beautiful and deep.

Really enjoyed the story, found it very interesting and now makes me want to find out more. Thank you for sharing xx

Thank you. That was truly interesting. 😊💖

Love Kali’s story as well as Dhumavati - elder teacher and Matangi - forest dweller

Thanks so much for this ! I have the Goddess angel cards and pick Kali often . A mothers love is powerful 💫💪namaste 💜

Love it! Very different type of meditation.

Thank you very much.

Loved! Just what I needed today. Thank you for the inspiration.