the goddess of delight
Lalita, the one who changed my life
during my tantra training, our teacher would assign each of us one goddess to study and embody.
she picked these from a group called the Mahavidyas (“Wisdom Goddesses”).
each of them represented a face of Shakti, the Divine Feminine.
some are light & sweet, others are dark & frightening.
in the last sacred threads i described one of them; Dhumavati, the goddess of decay and aging.
this sacred thread i want to dedicate to the goddess i was assigned
and since 2017 have grown intimate with to such an extend
i feel her in my bones.
let me introduce to you..
Lalita
She Who Plays
where do i begin?
Lalita is a goddess of delight.
sensuality,
play,
beauty.
she is the goddess of erotic innocence.
bliss and pleasure to her, aren’t distractions on the seeker’s path-
instead, they are the path.
to be in pleasure, is to enjoy cosmic creation.
to make love, is to merge in the divine union.
all goodness and enjoyment of life as a human being,
are reminders that we exist in a reality made in bliss.
Lalita, herself a creative goddess, engages in something called:
Lila
Divine Cosmic Play
in tantrik philosophy, the creation of the universe wasn’t a laborious task,
it was an expression of creative play.
the cosmos is a sacred, joyous, and evolving play, orchestrated by the goddess herself.
it wasn’t created as a necessity, but as an act of joy.
the Sri Yantra - the yantra (geometric diagram) representing to Lalita
connecting with her in tantrik ritual, i could see her;
dancing naked in cosmic space,
giggling in delight,
creating playfully,
enjoying her sensual body.
pure innocence, pure power.
her pleasure isn’t anything shameful, it’s a gift.
her body is a place of divinity, of truth.
her approach to life is a humorous one;
she knows that at the end, nothing really matters anyway.
looking back, i see that Lalita has led me to where i am now.
since i was linked to Lalita in 2017,
i’ve learned that my sexuality, desires, body & pleasure
are all things to celebrate.
to enjoy.
she showed me to stop taking myself too seriously
(it was she, who inspired some of my most popular reels like “what i thought the universe would be” and “yolo energy”.)
she taught me to play, try, fail, and laugh at myself.
in many ways she set me free.
image by jaimie
3 ways to connect to lalita:
see & embody her. imagine a woman, dancing freely in pure delight. allow her to inspire you. put on some sensual music and dance freely!
touch yourself as her. take a childlike, innocent approach to your body. enjoy the pleasure it contains.
create. create for the hell of it. she made the whole universe from a state of play! adopt a big dose of #yolo energy and play.
a song that captures her essence:
play, darling.
remember your original state of bliss.
you are creature of eros.
a note in the cosmic melody,
to which She dances;
laughing, giggling,
spinning and spinning
arms high
eyes closed
heart open.
xxx
jess