Kali
Fierce goddess of time, death, and transformation. Kali's terrifying appearance—black skin, skulls, severed heads—represents the destruction of ego and illusion. Her dancing on Shiva's body symbolizes the dynamic feminine power over static masculine consciousness. Kali embodies the wrathful mother, necessary destruction for creation, and time that devours all. Her darkness represents the void from which all emerges and to which all returns.
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