shakti
Hindu cosmic force
In Hindu tradition, shakti is the primordial feminine energy or creative power that animates the universe.
The concept represents the dynamic, active principle of reality, often paired with a passive masculine counterpart.
In tantric practice, shakti refers to spiritual energy believed to reside at the base of the spine: kundalini shakti rising through the chakras.
The term appears in yoga and New Age contexts to denote feminine divine power generally. (Capitalized Shakti is the goddess.)
Vital breath energy
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
- chiGreek letter or energy
- lifeforceAnimating energy within
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
cosmic · primordial · activation · awakening · serpent · spine · coiled · rising
Dormant spinal life force
- chakraSpiritual node in body
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- mudraRitual hand gesture
- dikshaReligious initiation by teacher
puja · ritual · invocation · meditation · visualization · consort · union
State of sentient awareness
- mayaPhenomenal world's deceptive nature
- atmanEternal inner self
- immanenceQuality of residing within
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
duality · nonduality · manifestation · creation · dissolution · universal · principle · essence
State of being a female parent
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- wombFetal development organ
- receptivityWillingness to accept ideas
creativity · intuition · compassion · grace · tenderness · empathy · caregiving · sensuality
prana
Vital breath energy
vibration · cosmic · primordial · activation · awakening · serpent · spine · coiled · rising · channels
kundalini
Dormant spinal life force
diksha · puja · ritual · invocation · meditation · visualization · consort · union
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
transcendence · duality · nonduality · manifestation · creation · dissolution · universal · principle · essence · polarity
motherhood
State of being a female parent
receptivity · creativity · intuition · compassion · grace · tenderness · empathy · caregiving · sensuality · beauty
- spiritghost, specter, phantom, apparition, soul
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
- Dharmic Conceptskarma, dharma, nirvana, moksha, samsara
- Eastern SpiritualityBuddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto
- mystic powerspsychic powers, psychic abilities, clairvoyance, third eye, telepathy