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| Goddess Oracle |
Yesterday I had drawn the seven of wands and I
have asked myself a lot of questions about this card. One of the main subjects
was how to defend my own physical and mental private space. I know I have
always had an issue with setting my boundaries. Apparently I do respect other
peoples boundaries more than my own. I noticed how tired the guy in the card
was and how he was likely to give up, putting the needs of the others above his
own. (Isn’t the tarot a wonderful mirror J)
Later that
night when I had put these thoughts aside, I was surfing the web for another
mantra. I have been singing the Tara mantra for some time now and I would like
to try another one so I could experience the differences between them. It had
to be a short one for I still find it difficult to remember the words. And I
don’t want to bothered by that while I am chanting. So I found the Durga
mantra: “Om Dum Durgayai Namaha” which means something like: “Om and
Salutations to that feminine energy which protects from all manner of negative
influences." It looked like a perfect mantra for me. Then I started searching
to get to know more about the goddess Durga. The only thing I did know was that she is a
fierce goddess.
While
reading up on her I discovered (in short) she is a protective mother goddess and she helps
us to stand up for ourselves. Googling
for some depictions of her I found this one from the Goddess oracle. The
caption says: Durga – Boundaries. And that discovery closed the circle around
me and made me feel safe.
I‘ve tried this
chant the same night. I particularly liked the version of Thomas Barquee
When I
flipped through my tarot cards I saw that there are a few cards that represent
the aspects of Durga for me. First of
course the seven of wands but also the nine of wands, and not to forget Strength.
It might be a fun challenge to use tarot to describe some more aspects of the
goddess (just like naming them)
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| Crystal Visions Tarot |
Ah... Durga got me through a rough time in my life. She is for me a protector, dis-entangler, and truth-bearer. I can imagine her singing "Respect" with Aretha Franklin. :) Jai Ma!
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with you, thanks to youtube
DeleteI didn't know what Jai Ma meant, But now I do :)
Jai, Ma!
I love the idea of looking for tarot cards that represent aspects of the Goddess for you! And Durga is a lovely one. Jai Uttal sings a gorgeous version of a mantra to her: Durga Pahimam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZ3A5U_8f0)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this link. It is so beautiful, I've been listening to it over and over. The translations is very touching too
DeleteAnd I think I will be able to remember the words :)
I really like this activity of using Tarot to describe your sense of something, in this case Goddess energy. Really cool. Also it's nice to hear about this Goddess, because I am not familiar with her. She sounds fierce, and I love that!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know her either, but somehow I am attracted by the fierce protective and defensive goddesses, the ones who dare to stand up for themselves and are independent and full of life. (says a lot about me too I guess :))
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