Goddesses of Yoga- overview

In this path it is said the world is full of divine energy. We can harness that energy to live more fully.

Divine feminine/goddess is seen as the source of power in the world. Masculine is the awareness. For true creative power the masculine and feminine have to come together: power and awareness.
Feminine quality is life force.
Masculine power is consciousness.

The goddesses are imaginary representations of various aspects of consciousness. Their qualities/powers are available to us and present within us.

If a particular goddess resonates with you, it is either because you carry her archetype as part of your personality or because you need an infusion of her qualities.

In India, men tend to worship the goddess so that she will lend them her power. Women do the same but also tend to identify with her. We can start to see her qualities less as gender specific and more as aspects of consciousness itself.

Text used: Awakening Shakti, by Sally Kempton