Shakti Rising
Embracing Shadow and Light on the Goddess Path to Wholeness

Q: A Mahavidya is a complex persona and a ray of divine light. She has a certain look, which may or may not be pleasant. She also has a strong, uncompromising personality. Her psychophysical and energetic attributes serve as her teaching tools. And each Mahavidya is so detailed and complex that most......more

I won this book from the publisher through Goodreads giveaways. This was not as difficult a read for me as it was for other readers because I had some background in Hindu theology and yoga spirituality. I hadn't been aware of Chinnamasta, the self-beheading aspect of Parvati. The book did cause me t......more

I have read many Hindu/Yogic-philosophy books seeking answers for an experience I had during a Yoga class, and I flipped open this book, and there was my answer--illustrated with a drawing and complete with a chapter explaining the experience in the easiest terms it has ever been explained to me. Th......more

I won this book in a giveaway. It took me awhile to get through this book. There were a lot of vocabulary words and ideas that I had a hard time wrapping my head around. However, when I applied the things I learned while getting my psychology degree, this book made perfect sense. I liked the portion......more

At the first glance, this book looks simple especially if you have some background in Hindu mythology or you are used to ready complex philosophical books. However, once you dive in (and start to devote time to exercises proposed in the book), you see the power of the book. It gets to the core (if y......more