Transcend Trauma with Wisdom with Goddess Kalaratri in Your Crown Chakra
Illustration by Gaby Gohlar
TRANSCEND TRAUMA WITH WISDOM with Goddess Kalaratri, the destroyer of illusions, who lives in your crown chakra as the POWER OF TRUTH.
CHAKRA AT A GLANCE:
7th Chakra = Crown Chakra
Location = Crown of Your Head
This is where spiritual energy leaves your body at death, and where you experience enlightenment.
GIFTS THIS CHAKRA BESTOWS YOU:
Cultivating the power of Truth in your crown chakra empowers
you to move into a more enlightened state, wherein you can experience the interconnectedness of your own soul with the universal soul.
MYTHOLOGICAL STORY:
Once upon a time, 2 demons, Shumbha and Nishumbha (who sent the great demon to try to seduce Goddess Katyayani), received a prophecy that no male, human or animal, would ever kill them.
They could only be defeated by a woman.
They did not know any female powerful enough to kill them, so they began torturing saints.
They sent two other demons, Chanda and Munda, to fight Chandi, a powerful goddess.
In the heat of battle, Chandi created another goddess, Kalaratri,
to help her fight them.
Kalaratri has a japa mala (rosary of prayer beads) made of intense, electricity-like energy.
Her hair is disheveled.
She rides a donkey.
She is not that easy to look at!
This is symbolic of how Truth, while it ultimately sets you free, is not easy to look at initially, when it’s not sugar coated and wrapped in layers of lies and illusions.
But when you are finally able to see reality for what it is, you realize it’s the greatest gift.
Goddess Kalaratri is the most terrifying form of Goddess Durga.
Kal means “time” in Sanskrit.
It also means death.
Ratri means night, darkness (of the night), and ignorance (when you are unable to see the Truth).
Goddess Kalaratri brings about death of the dark night of ignorance of who you are as a soul.
She is the ultimate mother goddess, who rewards those who follow the highest Truth by removing illusions and helping us live in the power of Now.
About the Author: Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, Ayurveda practitioner, host of the True to Yourself Podcast, Advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, and Co-founder and Director of The Ancient Way. Empaths seek Ananta's guidance to discover their inner peace and achieve optimal health, allowing them to live in alignment and find true happiness. Ananta's students, of all walks of life, in yoga and wellness studios, corporations, and government agencies, appreciate how she empowers them to awaken their inner guru and ignite the fire of spiritual transformation to make profound changes in their lives. Follow her on Instagram for spiritual wellness inspiration to awaken your inner guru.