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Hindu tantra
Hindu tantra is a path within Hinduism that uses ritual, mantra, visualization, and deity yoga to harness divine energy and transcend ordinary consciousness, often centering the feminine principle (Shakti) as the primary creative force.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche engages with Hindu tantra primarily through the fierce feminine deities—especially the Mahavidyas and individual goddesses like Bagalamukhi and Lalitha Tripura Sundari—using their mythology and iconography to teach about power, transformation, and the paradoxical nature of the divine feminine. These goddesses serve as maps for working with destructive and generative forces simultaneously.
Episodes (3)
EP.151
The Amazing Goddess Who Stops Enemies in their Tracks
Psyche introduces Bagalamukhi, the Hindu tantric goddess who embodies the power to stop harmful momentum and control destructive forces through divine interruption.
EP.154
Lalitha Tripura Sundari: The Beauty of the Three Worlds
Psyche introduces Lalitha Tripura Sundari, a luminous goddess from the Shakta tradition whose name means 'the playful one' and 'beauty of the three worlds.'
EP.181
Meet the 10 Most Mysterious Goddesses Ever!
Host Psyche explores the Mahavidyas, ten fierce Hindu tantric goddesses who challenge conventional notions of the divine feminine through their radical, often terrifying imagery.
🐇 Rabbit Hole
Topics that frequently appear alongside Hindu tantra
mythologyMythology encompasses the traditional stories, legends, and archetypal narratives that cultures use to explain the world, human nature, and spiritual truths. These stories persist across time through retellings, adaptations, and reinterpretations.Goddess worshipGoddess worship is the spiritual practice of honoring, invoking, and studying feminine divine figures across various religious and mythological traditions, emphasizing their power, autonomy, and cosmic significance.BagalamukhiBagalamukhi is a Hindu tantric goddess associated with the power to halt, paralyze, or arrest harmful momentum and destructive forces through divine intervention and control.mantrasMantras are sacred utterances, syllables, or phrases—often in Sanskrit—designed to focus the mind, invoke specific energies, or facilitate spiritual transformation through repetition and vibrational resonance.psychologyPsychology is the study of human behavior, cognition, and emotional processes, encompassing trauma, perception, sensitivity, and the mechanisms underlying consciousness and survival.
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