She
who holds the universe in Her womb...
She is... the massed condensed power of energy...
Never can she be known in her perfect completeness...
for it is Shakti who is the ultimate source,
the infinite Cosmic Energy of all...
~ Merlin Stone
Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood
Shakti, supreme goddess of India, source of
all energy that embraces the entire universe, dances her way
into our lives, opening up our heart chakras. This ecstatic
life-dancer creates the rhythmic patterns of life, revealing
that all endings lead us to new beginnings. She heals our
hearts and allows love to flow from all beings. This Goddess
is our symbol of wholeness and completion as She dances evolved
consciousness throughout the cosmos.
Our inner wholeness is also reflected by our
relationship to others. Like all Aether cards, Shakti can
be interpreted in a spiritual or practical level. To be harmoniously
cooperating within and without, at peace and in rapture with
all that exists, is the illusive state of perfection we are
continuously seeking. A whole being is one who is operating
well in all her aspects: as an individual, in her body, in
primary relationships, in groups, in her community, with the
society at large, and finally, with Goddess. Shakti represents
the successful passage through these stages, represented by
the other Aether cards.
In practical terms, the appearance of Shakti
brings completion of a cycle of experience, or the culmination
of a project. You are reaping the fruits of your labors,
and a new phase is beginning. Upside down or tilted readings
indicate frustration or a fruitless struggle towards completion. |
