Beautiful gift for the family to wake up to this after the week of rain...
Gumamela. Hibiscus.
From the wiki...
The red hibiscus is the flower of the Hindu goddess Kali, and appears frequently in depictions of her in the art of Bengal, India, often with the goddess and the flower merging in form. The hibiscus is used as an offering to goddess Kali and Lord Ganesha in Hindu worship.
In the Philippines, the gumamela (local name for hibiscus) is used by children as part of a bubble-making pastime. The flowers and leaves are crushed until the sticky juices come out. Hollow papaya stalks are then dipped into this and used as straws for blowing bubbles.
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From my bookshelf...
"To the Yogi, Kali is God manifest in Mother Nature...Kali in all her gore represents the fleeting and liberating experience of being reborn into spirit, and consequently, is not to be feared, but to be welcomed. She may look terrifying, but the yogi understands this to be a blessing. Consequently, the great goddess blesses him."
~ Kala Trobe, Invoke the Goddess
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Um Klim Kalika-yei Namaha
"Om and salutations. I attract she who is dark and powerful."
Om Hrim Shreem Klim Adya Kalika Param Eshwari Swaha"Om and salutations to She who is the first one, dark within her own reality, the supreme primordial feminine, who cuts through illusion to the unabridged truth of existence."
Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Hoom Hoom Dakshine Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Hoom Hoom Swaha (very powerful and needs proper guidance / instruction...)
Kali is the consort of Shiva - Shiva who danced on us for a week. And now, we are blessed by this gift of a Hibiscus to be offered back to his goddess.
Read more about Kali's mantras : http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Hinduism/2003/11/Kali-The-Power-Of-Destruction-Of-Negative-Ego.aspx#ixzz23KPs1trW
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From my bookshelf...
"To the Yogi, Kali is God manifest in Mother Nature...Kali in all her gore represents the fleeting and liberating experience of being reborn into spirit, and consequently, is not to be feared, but to be welcomed. She may look terrifying, but the yogi understands this to be a blessing. Consequently, the great goddess blesses him."
~ Kala Trobe, Invoke the Goddess
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Um Klim Kalika-yei Namaha
"Om and salutations. I attract she who is dark and powerful."
Om Hrim Shreem Klim Adya Kalika Param Eshwari Swaha"Om and salutations to She who is the first one, dark within her own reality, the supreme primordial feminine, who cuts through illusion to the unabridged truth of existence."
Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Hoom Hoom Dakshine Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Hoom Hoom Swaha (very powerful and needs proper guidance / instruction...)
Kali is the consort of Shiva - Shiva who danced on us for a week. And now, we are blessed by this gift of a Hibiscus to be offered back to his goddess.
Read more about Kali's mantras : http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Hinduism/2003/11/Kali-The-Power-Of-Destruction-Of-Negative-Ego.aspx#ixzz23KPs1trW
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