I do not see Kali as 'evil,' or as destruction incarnate -- though She can look like them when viewed from the right direction. Neither do I see Her in the same sense that the modern Churchian church [1] portrays their God, that being the confusing combination of 'love Me' and 'fear Me' referenced above, which is in itself different from how I as a Christian view my God.
Kali is Change. She can be, or represent, change that most see as for the better (creation, motherhood, dance and art) or for the worse (death, battle, dismemberment), but She is not static. When I talk to Her, I embrace Change. She's not just the start and/or end of life; She's the whole unbroken circle.
I don't love Kali, nor do I fear Her. I respect Her. I understand Her -- not in Her entirety, but enough so that I am more comfortable with Change than many, and certainly more so than I used to be. I don't hate Her, and I wouldn't try to put Her out of my life; She is one of my metaphysical Patrons, but as personal as our relationship is, it's not one of a deity and a worshipper.
This is probably a bit disjointed, but that's okay. Trying to explain how I feel about Change is likely to be a bit chaotic even when I'm not just coming off a twelve-hour shift.
[1] If that isn't either a contradiction or redundant.
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Date: 2006-06-02 10:43 am (UTC)I do not see Kali as 'evil,' or as destruction incarnate -- though She can look like them when viewed from the right direction. Neither do I see Her in the same sense that the modern Churchian church [1] portrays their God, that being the confusing combination of 'love Me' and 'fear Me' referenced above, which is in itself different from how I as a Christian view my God.
Kali is Change. She can be, or represent, change that most see as for the better (creation, motherhood, dance and art) or for the worse (death, battle, dismemberment), but She is not static. When I talk to Her, I embrace Change. She's not just the start and/or end of life; She's the whole unbroken circle.
I don't love Kali, nor do I fear Her. I respect Her. I understand Her -- not in Her entirety, but enough so that I am more comfortable with Change than many, and certainly more so than I used to be. I don't hate Her, and I wouldn't try to put Her out of my life; She is one of my metaphysical Patrons, but as personal as our relationship is, it's not one of a deity and a worshipper.
This is probably a bit disjointed, but that's okay. Trying to explain how I feel about Change is likely to be a bit chaotic even when I'm not just coming off a twelve-hour shift.
[1] If that isn't either a contradiction or redundant.