A member of our Facebook Community, Christia Cummings-Slack shared a portrait she made of Tara. Here are her words and her portrait.
Years ago I had a very beautiful encounter with White Tara, here is the image I created afterwards. Namaste
Tara By Christia Cummings-Slack
From oraclereport.com
Friday, May 10, 2013
New Moon Phase – Moon in Taurus/Gemini Ruling Mahavidya – Tara
Today’s picture was taken J. Schoeppmeyer by of the Solar Eclipse over Australia and posted on spaceweather.com.
We pick up even more speed as the Moon moves into fast and airy Gemini today. The tendency is toward carelessness, superficiality, impulsivity, derelection, and a know-it-all attitude. We don’t want to get swept up with any sort of mindset that hints of hopelessness. So we will counter with closer attention to details, patience, and a general slowing of the pace.
The Mahavidya Tara comes on scene later today. I would like to remind everyone that most of what you read about the Mahavidyas in “ancient” Hindu texts or on the internet is patriarchal/control-oriented distortions of the truth. The Mahavidyas are not Hindu. Hindu religion assimilated them, just as all religions subjugate indigenious deities when people are conquered. The Mahavidyas pre-date Hinduism by a long, long shot. We can, however, distill their essential natures through very loose association with prevailing ideas and engaging in direct communication or instruction with them. The Ten Mahavidyas: Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine by David Kinsley is a scholarly (albeit patriarchal) collection of Mahavidya information, but is the best I have read.
The goddess embodied as the planet, Sophia, communicates with each of us in different ways. She communicates directly, but her preferred method for general instruction and communication is through a “step down” process. She steps down into the persona of the goddess Kali, and then in turn through the personae of Kali – the other Mahavidyas.
Of all the Mahavidyas, Tara is said to be most akin to Kali. In my interactions, Kali has very dark skin and Tara very light skin. Kali is intense at all times; Tara has an almost genteel quality until she is pushed to activate her ferocity. To me, Tara is very “Scarlet O’Hara-ish” – without the damsel in distress aspect. None of the Mahavidyas is a damsel in distress, by any means. Tara is playful, flirtatious, and wily and she loves beautiful things, but she will engage in a flash and strike down darkness.
There is a Tibetan version of Tara and a Hindu version of Tara, so if you research you will see that the versions are diametrically opposed. We immediately see the schism of patriarchy.
Tara is known as the “Goddess Who Guides Through Troubles.” Isn’t this exactly the energy we need right now?
From Wise Owl Szabi Molnar
Recorded message with Laura Walker and Andrew Foss discussing the energy of the New Moon at April 10, 2014 and the ruling Mahavidya Chinnamasta
Soon after Nairatmya took over, I began to notice major events taking place in the world. The protective energy of Nairatmya, in my thoughts, was necessary as we face many of these changes, as she is a protector. So I have been outlining many of these events, and may add more information as I get the time. But I wanted them documented for the purposes of this project.
From Oracle Report – Let’s review: Balsamic Moon Phase is the time when the veils between the worlds are thinnest. It’s a dreamy, creative, and highly spiritual time of the month. Direct discourse with Gaia-Sophia and her emissaries (this past month being under the charge of the dakini Nairatmya) is facilitated by the energy of the Balsamic Moon phase. I think we should thank her for her efforts to bring down patriarchal systems of control and domination (which I believe, as many others do, is indicated by the first step of Joseph Ratzinger’s resignation). It’s a joyful thing to be alive and witness the awakening of the planetary goddess and the co-communication with humanity to correct what has gone awry. One of the most important requests that we can make is to request the elimination of the Archontic influence in our lives. This is something only she can do. So we need to maintain the signal that this is our desire.
Under the guiding energy of Nairatmya, our planet has felt some interesting tremors.
2/23 – 3/17 – Mercury Retrograde
2/15/2013 – Russian Meteor
2/15/2013 – Fly-By Asteroid
2/28/2013 – Pope Ratzinger resigns
3/8/2013 – Major solar eruption
3/10/2013 – Comet Pan-STARRS closest to the sun
3/13/2013 – Pope Francis elected - Jorge Mario Bergoglio from the New World – The age of 2 living Popes
March 2013 – Gay Marriage Debated in Supreme Court
4/2/2013 – Gate to the Underworld discovered in Turkey
4/3/2103 – Chinnamasta takes over
All please feel free to add to the list, with both more events as well as details you can add to each. I will add them to the post and let it grow
From Szabi Molnar
“Like the element of space, she flows though the universe without impediment, for she has transcended ego centered existence. Her eyes blaze with the wisdom of one who understands the mysteries and the depths of life. She raises her curved knife skyward, severed to sever negative mindstates where ever they arise. In her skullbowl she pulverizes illusions and returns them to their original state – a mere play of light, a rainbow of energy, shimmering in empty space . . . To behold Nairatmya is to long is to join is her cosmic, eternal dance.”
– Miranda Eberly Shaw, Buddahist Goddess of India
This post is a little late, since it now in the Full Moon phase. For this moon phase, the guiding spirit is one of the Diamond Sky Dakinis – Nairãtmyã. While this project was started from the perspective of the Mahavidyas, for the moon phases, they are guided by the Dakinis as well.
The specific information that we are most familiar with are the Mahavidyas. And we do not have experience with the Diamond Sky Dakinis. That being said, we will bring forth any and all information that we can find to help connect with this energy.
For starts, we researched from that sagely source of information (wikipedia). their posting reflects:
Nairãtmyã (pronounced: nai RAHT MYAH, Tib. bdag med ma, pron. Dagmema[1]), translated as “Lady of Emptiness” or “She Who Has Realized Selflessness.” is a female Buddha. Buddhism teaches that to perceive ourselves as independent, separate selves, is an illusion. For in truth we are connected with all that exists in a vast web of communion (without self[2]). Nairatmya embodies this realization (also called pudgala- nairatmya, the not-permanent-selfness of persons[3]). Her body is blue, the color of infinite space, reflecting the limitless expanse of her awareness. Like the element of space, she flows through the universe without impediment, for she has transcended ego-centered existence. Her eyes blaze with the wisdom of one who understands the mysteries and depths of life.She raises her curved knife (kartika) skyward, poised to sever negative mindstates wherever they arise. In her skullcup (kapala), she pulverizes illusions and returns them to their original state – a mere play of light, a rainbow of energy, shimmering in empty space.
She is enlightened spontaneity in female form,
A supremely blissful divine yogini.
She is the mansion of enlightened awareness,
Possessor of the five Buddha-wisdoms ….
She is pure, universal awareness,
The sovereign of the mandala.
She is Nairatmya Yogini,
The essence of ultimate reality.
— from Hevajra tantra[4][5][6]
We invite all to connect with the energy of Nairãtmyã and share what you may.
