This is the artwork of one of our recent retreatants who was given the spiritual name Bhavani. She has made creative use of that signifier to develop her consciousness to higher levels, and is reflecting her journey in art and text. Here is her explanation of the sacred name…
In Hinduism, Bhavani means Giver of Life. She personifies the power of nature. She is the source of Creative Energy. As a mother, she provides for her devotees and plays the role of dispensing justice and death to the enemies of God, called the Asuras. She has eight arms and sits upon a lion or a tiger. She is adept with her weapons of the bow and arrow, the sword, mace, discus and the conch shell. According to the Siva Purana, she is the Supreme Goddess and consort of Sadasiva who is the Supreme Absolute Being. She embodies the female principle and energies of the Divine. Bhavani is the Goddess of Power, the Goddess of Justice, the Goddess of Motherhood and the Goddess of Emotions.
“There is a river of Pure Love, Pure Wisdom Pure Understanding, Pure Grace. We must find it and bathe in it.’’ (Sound of Gold Files, The Mother, February 3rd 2019)
“Will and Love practiced to invoke her Majesty Kundalini the world where adepts die as the perfection of Union in Silence.” (Natasa Pantovic Nuit, Art of 4 Elements)
“Let the snake inside you–life energy of Kundalini–dance to the tune of the Universe.” (Shunyamurti)
The Imaginary and symbolic meaning of this art Expression:
As the Great Goddess stands–stable, strong and resolute, internally mastered on the Absolute Ground of the golden- jeweled Beingness, no longer a physical body but a breathing Goddess of Wisdom and Enlightenment–the Kundalini Life force rises from its scheduled dormancy and activates, sending the energy of Creative Power upward into the chakras, where it collides with the Sacred Thunderbolt/ Vajra, where it Explodes, dissolving and smashing any remaining obstacles. The final blasting into Cosmic Brilliance beyond words. Ecstasy and divine knowing flood in. Permanently Present now, and one with the Divine Light-ening rod of the Supreme Real, the being/body left is stabilized, its countenance free and at peace. All the while, the storms of the phenomenal plane rage about it, with its external projections and egoic illusions. The True Self is sealed, safe and sound.
To see more of Bahavini’s transformational art work, please visit her blog, Unraveling the Ripened Soul: https://www.unravelingtheripenedsoul.com/blog
