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acrylic and collage on wood, 12 x 12 x 0.75 inch, 30,5 x 30,5 x 1.9 cm

An exploration into the 12 Kalis thru #paintings #art #centering #findyourown #innerworld #KashmirShaivism #artist #intuitiveart

Kali #8 -Martāṇḍakālī – Energy Resorbator of the Sun. Ending the limited I-consciousness.

The eighth Kali finally puts an end to the limited I-consciousness (containing 5 organs of knowledge – Jnanendryas: organ of hearing, organ of touching, organ of seeing, organ of tasting, organ of smelling; 5 organs of action – Karmendryas: speech, hand motion, foot motion, excretion, creative organ; plus 2: mind and intellect) altogether 12 Indryas – cognition, represented by the sun, and prepares the entry into universal consciousness as cognitive awareness is drawn into subjective awareness.

Each of the twelve Kalis is called a vikasa or expansion, because this universe is not created in the sense of being made from something. It is simply the expansion of Lord Shiva's own nature. ~Swami #Lakshmanjoo, #Abhinavagupta #Tantraloka. Read more…
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