Sakti bodies – II: Kali in the Mahabhavagata Purana
“Oh Kali full of Brahman! I’ve searched them all Vedas, Agamas, Puranas and found You: Mahakali Krisna, Siva, Rama they’re all You My Wild-Haired One.” Ramprasad Sen Kali has been occupying my thoughts...
View ArticleGroup Book review: Kali Studies
Following a Kali ritual at this year’s Queer Pagan Camp, a few people asked me to recommend books about Kali, so here’s a quick round-up of some books that I’ve found useful in one way or another,...
View ArticleIntensities: after the puja
It seemed that I was enfolded through the sky Becoming a net; gauze; silken Bathed in feathers. I felt a thousand eyes caress me The rain fell through me Each drop a shower of Your grace I was...
View ArticleBook Review: Śāktapramodaḥ of Deva Nandan Singh, edited by Madhu Khanna
Madhu Khanna should need no introduction from me. She was one of the first contemporary scholars to produce a comprehensive examination of Srikula with her Ph.D dissertation – The Concept and Liturgy...
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