vedic_science_kali.htm

The Manifestation of Kali
in the Universe

There is no light, nor any motion. There is no mass, nor any sound. Still, in the lampless heart of the ocean, Fasten me down and hold me drowned Within thy womb, within thy thought, Where there is naught-where there is naught! From "Kali", by Aleister Crowley

In the beginning was the KAOS water, the pure creative force of undivided being. Crowley called this "Nuit", which seems to be the combination of the sky goddess "Nut" with the chaos God "Nu", or "Nun". This was the potential for manifestation before the dream of Siva, before the suffering of Sophia that coalesced into the mist of dark reality.

This primal force exits in a perpetual state of non-being, always edging toward being. A binary movement sets up from this tension of pre-creation, from a state of collapsed oneness, to a state of open potential. This is the struggle between Siva; the force of perfect order, and Sakti; the force of pure chaos. In Siva is the need to collapse to stable systems, the continual drive for oneness that manifests as the point monad of Kether on the Tree of Life. In Sakti is the need for continual creation, the pure fertile need to populate the Universe with the divine sparks of manifested intelligence. From these two forces arises the numinous Androgyne.

This force exists at the beginning of physical creation, from its parthenogenic fullness it emanates across the Pleroma of the void, and down the Tree to Malkuth. This mythos is at the core of the unconscious and of many creation theories. From the bliss of Androgyny comes the suffering of Maya, illusion. This is the illusion of multi-verse. Sophia, the divine mother of the Gnostics, was conceived of as Androgynous but she broke away from her partner and conceived the physical universe as a polarised order. The result was the creation of ignorance, the demiurge Yahweh.

From the primal Nuit is created Babalon, and from her is Isis, but what of Nepthys? She is hidden; present but unseen. Felt but rarely named. In Indian theosophy divine Sakti exists as the primal energy behind the static monad, Siva. She is Nuit in Thelema, and her creation on the mundane level is Kali.

In many systems they are considered one, which is rightly so. The job of Kali is to devour the ignorance of static non-creation and re-create Universe with new potential for manifestation. Left to its own, Siva would freeze up the Universe in a cage of entropy. This is known to physicists as the "Heat death of Universe". Heat is not a substance, not an energy. It is a process, "The transference of energy by virtue of a difference in temperature". When all forms of energy, Sakti/Kali, have been equilibrated then no more growth is possible. Any divine sparks left in such a state would no longer develop, all life would stop. The Heat Death is only one scenario. It would seem possible that the Universe could go on perpetually if there were some way to re-create it.

All matter/energy would have to be sucked back in and thrust out in another "Big bang". This "devouring" is well known to devotees of Kali. In early myths she is known to devour the demons who would upset the balance of space-time. Kali is the Goddess of time, Kala. In time all things die and are re-born. In time all ignorance is replaced by divine Gnosis, if we accomplish nothing else in life we cannot help but learn. Experience is the great teacher. At the end of time there is no manifested existence, just the Satchidananda of bliss-being-consciousness.

Kali offers the bliss of Gnosis with one hand which holds the Sangrail, freedom from fear with another raised, with a third she holds the sword that destroys Universe, and with a forth she holds a head to remind us that all situations will change, death is the constant force of new life. She is naked because she has no veils of illusion, and to remind us that the secret of re-creation is in sexual bliss. She is black because she is beyond human comprehension, this also ties in with the Freudian devouring mother, who is in the realm of shadow, we all will be swallowed by Kali in the little death and the greater ones. She dances on the corpse of Siva, who has over extended himself in the attempt for divine Order. However, her dance has aroused him even in death and she stands over his erect penis to accept the seed of new creation.

In the early 1930's Edwin Hubble concluded that Universe is expanding, and even in the 1920's evidence existed of such expansion. It has been postulated that if there is not enough mass in Universe then it will eventually suffer the heat death of Siva. If there is enough however, then it is possible that the expansion will slow down due to the drag of continual gravitational forces that all matter possesses, and eventually return to a single point where the explosive forces of the dynamic interplay of matter/energy will cause a new expansion.

One method to determine if Universe has enough matter to halt the expansion is to add up all the luminous matter. Matter exits in particular, stable energy states. If extra energy is added to a system, then the matter present would tend to jump to a higher energy state. Every element has very particular states it prefers and will not reside in any others. This is the rule of the Siva-Order force in Universe. All chaotic energy states will either jump to a higher state, and stay there as long as the extra energy does, or it will ignore the extra force. When there isn't enough energy to maintain the element in this state, it drops to a specific lower state and sheds the excess energy. When this happens we see it as a burst of light which will be specific to each particular element.

By examining the luminous evidence, astrophysicists can determine how much matter is shedding light. According to older theories all matter radiates light, and this could be used to determine how much matter was in Universe. Through these studies, it was found that there is only about 2% of the necessary amount for re- creation.

In 1933, Fritz Zwicky discovered that galaxies were moving much faster than they should according to the accepted theories. Speculating from the amount of matter found through the luminosity present, he found that galaxies should be breaking up. The obvious conclusion is that there is more matter present than can be seen. This substance became known as Dark Matter.

Since then numerous experiments have been devised to test this theory. Vera Rubin showed that galaxies rotate as fast at the outer rim, or faster, as they do in the inner. If they are less dense at the outer edges, as the luminosity indicates, then they should move slower. Jeremiah Ostriker and James Peebles showed that without extra matter, galaxies would develop gravitational anomalies that would cause them to collapse into other forms than the spiral we usually see. It seems likely that there is Dark Matter in the Universe, and estimates now indicate that it could make up as much as 95% of all physical creation.

What is this Dark Matter? Nobody knows, but there are many theories. Sub-atomic particles, so small they don't radiate visible energy, Neutrinos, Magnetic Monopoles (one sided magnets), and Gravitinos (bundles of gravity, in the same sense that Photons are bundles of light) are prime candidates. So far neither Magnetic Monopoles, nor Gravitinos have been found. (the book, "Dweller on Two Planets" and the "Dividing of the Way" also mentions a dark spectrum as in the statement 'Night is as pregnant as day, just as there are 7 colors radiating to form white light, so are there 7 colors TO FORM THE DARK.' The term applied to this type of energy is NAVAZ - the NIGHTSIDE OF NATURE.

Cayce also mentions this mysterious force in several of his readings. The indications are that anti-gravity, free energy, Page 3 materialization, etc..all are controllable through the use of the NIGHTSIDE FORCES.......Vangard) Arcane knowledge provides some answers assuming we ask the questions. If Isis is "Infinite Stars, Infinite Space", then what is Nepthys? Being the opposite side of Isis we have to assume she plays a part in the Universe.

And, if Kali's re-creation of the Universe is possible, then can we see it in the process? The answer to both of these lies in the Dark Matter. In "Mumbo Jumbo" Ishmael Reed referred to "Dark Isis". I found this very intriguing at the time, and later found the connection in Isis's dark twin, Nepthys. She is dark (like Kali) because she is hidden, manifested but unseen.

In his book, Reed speculated that she became dominant when Isis was shedding lunar blood (sacred to Kali), this is when the unfertile seeds are being discarded. For the aspirant this is a time of great power, and danger. Nepthys is the goddess of the night magicks, the red magick of Vamamarg sometimes referred to as the "left hand path". Hers is the force of re-creation which is so vital to the growth of the aspirant. IAO, Isis-creator, Apophis (Set, husband of Nepthys)-destroyer, and Osiris-re-creator. In Tantra, Kali is all three.

She gives birth to Universe, devours it when all life has expended its energy, and re-creates it from the seeds of the old Universe. It's uncertain whether there is enough Dark Matter to cause the collapse of Universe, but clearly if there is a chance, it is in this manifestation of the Dark Goddess. Her body is the body of matter that lies "between" known spaces and stars, her power is felt in the pull of matter itself, "Love is the law, love under will" is the axiom of gravity where all particles seek to unite with all others. Her books are written in the night sky, her rites are the rites of ancient humans awed by the power of the Great Sleep, and equally awed by it's power of re-creation.

If Kali/Nepthys manifests at the end of time, it will be as the mouths of numerous black holes, each larger one devouring the smaller, uniting in one undifferentiated monad of space-time, not only matter sucked in but the net of creation on which it resides as well. In the Dark Matter is the new creation.

Jai Maa Kali

Kali is regarded as the supreme goddess of the Saktas, who almost always associate her with Shiva. As the latter's consort or associate, she plays the role of inciting him to wild behaviour; as a goddess having an awful, frightening appearance, she is addressed as Siddhasenani (general of the Siddhas), Mandaravasini (dweller on the Mandara), Kali (black or dark), Kapali (wearer of skulls), Bhadrakali, Mahakali, Chandi (formidable), Karali (frightening), etc. To many of her devotees, she is also Kumari (virgin), Tarini (deliverer), Vijaya (victory), Jaya, `younger sister of the chief of cowherds', `delighting always in Mahisa's blood', Kausiki, Uma, `destroyer of Kaitabha', mother of Skanda, Svaha, Svadha, Sarasvati, Savitri, `mother of the Vedas', Mahadevi, Mohini, Maya, Hari, Sri, Sandhya, Vindhyavasini (an epithet of Durga), Chamunda, etc. Mahakali is very dark, usually naked, and has long, disheveled hair, a girdle of severed arms, a necklace of freshly cut heads, earrings of children's corpses, and bracelets of serpents. To add to her dreadful appearance, she has long, sharp fangs and claw like hands with long nails and blood smeared on her lips; she laughs loudly, dances madly. She is a goddess who, in the words of David Kinsley, "threatens stability and order. Although she may be said to serve order in her role as slayer of demons, more often than not she becomes so frenzied on that battle-field, usually becoming drunk on the blood of her victim, that she herself begins to destroy the world that she is supposed to protect. Thus even in the service of the gods, she is ultimately dangerous and tends to get out of control. In association with other goddesses, she appears to represent their embodied wrath and fury, a frightening, dangerous dimension of the divine feminine that is released when these goddesses become enraged or are summoned to take part in war and killing. In relation to Shiva, she appears to play the opposite role from that of Parvati. Parvati calms Shiva, counterbalancing his anti-social or destructive tendencies. It is she who brings Shiva within the sphere of domesticity and who, with her soft glances, urges him to moderate the destructive aspects of his tandava dance. Kali is Shiva’s "other" wife, as it were, provoking him and encouraging him in his mad, antisocial, often disruptive habits. It is never Kali who takes Shiva but Shiva who must becalm Kali. Her association with criminals reinforces her dangerous role vis-à-vis society. She is at home outside the moral order and seems to be unbounded by that order."

INTRODUCTION "Kali is none other than Brahman. That which is called Brahman is really Kali. She is the Primal Energy. When that Energy remains inactive, I call It Brahman, and when It creates, preserves, or destroys, I call It Sakti or Kali. What you call Brahman I call Kali. Brahman and Kali are not different. The are like fire and its power to burn: if one thinks of fire one must think of its power to burn. If one recognizes Kali one must also recognize Brahman; again, if one recognizes Brahman one must recognize Kali. Brahman and Its Power are identical. It is Brahman whom I address as Sakti or Kali". Sri Ramakrishna, Quoted in The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, trans. by Swami Nikhilananda.

"Then the demons saw the Goddess, smiling slightly, Mounted on her lion, on the great golden peak of the highest mountain. Having seen her, they made ready in their efforts to abduct her, While others approached her with swords drawn and bows bent. Ambika then uttered a great wrathful cry against them, And her face became black as ink in anger. From the knitted brows of her forehead’s surface immediately Came forth Kali, with her dreadful face, carrying sword and noose. She carried a strange skull topped staff, and wore a garland of human heads; She was shrouded in a tiger skin, and looked utterly gruesome with her emaciated skin, Her widely gaping mouth, terrifying with its lolling tongue, With sunken, reddened eyes and a mouth that filled the directions with roars. She fell upon the great Asuras in the army, slaying them immediately. She then devoured the forces of the enemies of the gods.” Devi Mahatmya, 7.2 - 7.8

HER STORY

Over the centuries, the macabre figure of Goddess KALI has been Mother and Supreme Brahman to countless millions. Encoded in her symbolism and mythology, we find the path of liberation from the Ego that so deludes us, from the illusion of Duality that it creates.

In most artistic representations, KALI stands with lolling tongue over the prone, often lifeless form of Shiva, in the midst of a cremation ground. She wears a garland of severed heads and a belt of freshly severed arms. Her hair is matted and wild, cascading over Her shoulders and back; both skin and hair as black as the night. Her form is emaciated is many older conceptions, though She is often conceived as beautiful and even voluptuous in more modern renderings. She is agitated with activity, moving steadily forward upon the gray corpse of her consort.

She is a Goddess who embodies all of our worst fears -- Death, Infinity, the Unknown. But it is our own delusions and fixations that make it necessary for KALI to adopt this appearance toward Her devotees, underlining Her role as Creatrix, Destroyer and Protector alike of all Creation.

Detractors charge that KALI’s mythology reveals a hunger for the flesh and blood of this world. But She was known for thousands of years before the cult of the Thugees committed the first murders in Her name. She did not need such devotees nor did She need our actual flesh to carry out Her intent toward Creation - Her intent to open the path for us, her children, back to the Supreme Divine. Every Creature who is born is, in time, called back to Her.

"Ward off the she-wolf and the wolf, ward off the thief, O Ratri, And be easy for us to get through. Distinctly has the plastering black darkness come unto me. O Dawn, my you collect it like a debt!" Rig Veda, Ratri Sukta verse 6

The fearfulness of her image and the desire expressed in her destructive actions represent nothing more than the delusions that we, Her children, involve ourselves in every day of our lives. She manifests the delusions that veil our soul and minds, separating us from our true nature within KALI Herself, within Brahman.

"Fixing the mind upon me as the Goddess transcending all space and time, One quickly merges with me through realizing the oneness of the soul and Brahman. Just this Brahman is immortal; in front is Brahman, behind is Brahman, on the right and the left; It extends above and below. The whole universe is just this Brahman, the greatest." Devi Gita, Navasloki verses 3, 6,9

The relationship between us -- KALI and Her children -- endures for life after life in this cycle of Maya, though KALI is Maya and we are KALI -- All is One.

"Maya is variously called knowledge, illusion, matter, nature, energy, or the unborn. Those versed in Shaiva works call it intelligence. From the practical point of view, Maya is regarded as self-evident. In reality, however, it does not exist----only the supreme exists, in an absolute sense." Devi Gita, Navasloki verses 4-5

KALI’s image terrifies. Maya terrifies us at every step we take in this life, as well as in our death. This separation, this duality, is ever our nature here in the world of those who have been born. But in reality, the uncontrolled power that is Maa KALI the unveils our Union with Brahman. The moment that we come to know this truth, unseparated from mind and heart, is the moment we come home to our Mother.

KALI’s appearance and unbridled actions only seem fearful. In reality, they are the results of delusions and the ripening of karma of this world. KALI ever reaches out to comfort us and protect us. Her discipline comes to us on account of our desires in the form of the results of ripening karma over past actions through many past cycles of life.

“Though her power of ignorance, she shows herself as the world, like a rope appearing as a serpent, wreath, and the like. Through her power of knowledge, she dissolves the world back into herself. We glorify her, Ruler of the Universe My sacred syllable Hrim transcends the distinction of ‘name’ and named.” Beyond all dualities. It is whole, infinite being, consciousness, and bliss. One should meditate on that reality within the flaming light of consciousness Like clarified butter hidden in milk, knowledge dwells in every being; One should stir continuously, using the mind as the churning stick.” Devi Gita, Navasloki verses 3, 6

“The All-Auspicious Adi Maya -- the Great Sakti Bhavani, the Giver of Everything, Who is Nature both with and without attributes, Who is not different from Brahma, who is both Purusa and Prakriti, the Creatrix, the Perservatrix and the Destructrix of all, the Mother of all the gods, beings and lokas -- is the Great Goddess of the Brahmanda. She is without beginning or end, fully present in all beings and everywhere. It is this Bhavani who assumes the various endless forms such as Vaisnavi, Sankari, Brhmi, Vasavi, Varuni, Varahi, Nara Simhi, Maha Laksmi the One Without a Second, Vedamata and others. It is this Vidya nature who is the One and the only Root of this tree of Samsara, the Universe.” Devi Bhagavata Purana, Book 3 Chapter 1

Maa KALI is ever near, ever gentle and always calling to each of us. Sadly, we cannot truly see her yet, as such. But with experiences and faith, the dust on the mirror of our souls will be blown away and then we will reflect Her true image -- which is, after all, our very being. Like water in a pot submerged in the sea, we become free no longer separated from the ocean that is our source. “Through me a person eats food: Anyone who sees, who breathes, who hears what is spoken does so through me. Unknowing, they depend on me. Hear, O famous one---I am telling you something worthy of faith. I myself proclaim this state of affairs that is approved by gods and men. Whomsoever I wish I make mighty, a Brahman, a seer, a sage. I draw the bow for Rudra, so his arrow may slay the foe of sacred speech. I stir up quarrels among people; I pervade heaven and earth. On the summit of the world, I give birth to the father; my origin is in the waters, in the ocean. Thence I spread through all the worlds, and I touch yonder sky with my summit. I blow forth like the wind, grasping all worlds. Beyond heaven, beyond this earth, in my greatness such have I become.” The Rig Veda, Devi Sukta, 4 - 8

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