Avidyana - User contributions [en]

DWZ11

2026-05-18T16:24:21Z

Nagasiva: code fix

{{DISPLAYTITLE:White Tiger Ferry}}

[[File:White-Tiger-Ferry.jpg|600px|center|White Tiger Ferry]]

An extravagant ferry-*fountain*! Muscular Greeks hoisting pottery that leaks water into troughs containing fish, an onboard freshwater aquarium! Absurdly ostentateous!! The fountains are all shut off for the winter. It must be really amazing in the spring!!

Exits: 
     [[DWWED|Hermetic Avenue; in]] 
     [[DWZ12|Bass Canyon; forward]] 
     [[DWZ10|Festive Capricorner; backward]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

DWZ11

2026-05-18T16:23:40Z

Nagasiva: missing code now

{{DISPLAYTITLE:White Tiger Ferry}}

[[File:White-Tiger-Ferry.jpg|White Tiger Ferry]]

An extravagant ferry-*fountain*! Muscular Greeks hoisting pottery that leaks water into troughs containing fish, an onboard freshwater aquarium! Absurdly ostentateous!! The fountains are all shut off for the winter. It must be really amazing in the spring!!

Exits: 
     [[DWWED|Hermetic Avenue; in]] 
     [[DWZ12|Bass Canyon; forward]] 
     [[DWZ10|Festive Capricorner; backward]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

File:White-Tiger-Ferry.jpg

2026-05-18T16:22:45Z

Nagasiva:

DWZ10

2026-05-18T09:27:45Z

Nagasiva: image code

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Festive Capricorner}}

[[File:Festive-Capricorner.jpg|600px|center|Festive Capricorner]]

Outside the large tavern, sounds of laughter and whispering carry through the open courtyard. Singing and music are interrupted by the merry-making of feast and revelry, all reminders of human warmth and compassion. The road passes by a tavern here.

Exits: 
     [[DWSAT|Satanic Ave; in]] 
     [[DWZ11|White Tiger Ferry; forward]] 
     [[DWZ09|Sagitta Wyrd; backward]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

DWZ10

2026-05-18T09:17:48Z

Nagasiva: pic

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Festive Capricorner}}

[[File:Festive-Capricorner.jpg]]

Outside the large tavern, sounds of laughter and whispering carry through the open courtyard. Singing and music are interrupted by the merry-making of feast and revelry, all reminders of human warmth and compassion. The road passes by a tavern here.

Exits: 
     [[DWSAT|Satanic Ave; in]] 
     [[DWZ11|White Tiger Ferry; forward]] 
     [[DWZ09|Sagitta Wyrd; backward]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

File:Festive-Capricorner.jpg

2026-05-18T09:15:08Z

Nagasiva:

File:Saturn-Solstice-North-Midnight.jpg

2026-05-05T05:00:57Z

Nagasiva:

DWSAT

2026-05-05T04:29:08Z

Nagasiva: code fix

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Satanic Ave}}
SATURN-[[Winter Solstice|SOLSTICE]]-NORTH-MIDNIGHT

[[File:Saturn-Solstice-North-Midnight.jpg|600px|center|Satanic Avenue]]

What a beautiful treat on a Winter's night. Elegant and inspiring, the adorable shops and horrible temples of this thoroughfare cannot be trusted completely. Wildness seeps from every shadow.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWWED|Hermetic Avenue; forward]] 
     [[DWTUE|Red Planet Battlezone; backward]] 
     [[DWZ10|Festive Capricorner; out]]

DWSAT

2026-05-05T04:27:17Z

Nagasiva: prep

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Satanic Ave}}
SATURN-[[Winter Solstice|SOLSTICE]]-NORTH-MIDNIGHT

[[File:Saturn-Solstice-North-Midnight.jpg|600px|center|Old Sunrise Road]]

What a beautiful treat on a Winter's night. Elegant and inspiring, the adorable shops and horrible temples of this thoroughfare cannot be trusted completely. Wildness seeps from every shadow.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWWED|Hermetic Avenue; forward]] 
     [[DWTUE|Red Planet Battlezone; backward]] 
     [[DWZ10|Festive Capricorner; out]]

DWFRI

2026-05-04T15:15:33Z

Nagasiva: added graphic

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Friday Lane}}
VENUS-CROSSQUARTER-SOUTHWEST-MIDAFTERNOON

[[File:Venus-Crossquarter-Southwest-Midafternoon.jpg|600px|center|Friday Lane]]

Roses everywhere! None of them have thorns! An early moon and a crystal clear view of Moonchilde Beach, which can be reached through the woods. A giant tree fills the northern landscape. This country dirt road has many areas for picnicking in the grassy meadow nearby. Fertility symbols have been constructed out of stones in the field.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWTUE|Red Planet Battlezone; forward]] 
     [[DWMON|Moonchilde Beach; Woods trail; backward]] 
     [[DWZ06|Virginal Woodland; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

File:Venus-Crossquarter-Southwest-Midafternoon.jpg

2026-05-04T15:14:49Z

Nagasiva:

DWTHU

2026-05-04T15:05:38Z

Nagasiva: no trees in this photo

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Thor's Marsh Road}}
JUPITER-CROSSQUARTER-SOUTHEAST-MIDMORNING

[[File:Jupiter-Crossquarter-Southeast-Midmorning.jpg|600px|center|Thor's Marsh Road]]

Crash! Boom!! Thunder and lightning play havoc with the very air! An incredible lightning storm in a swirling marsh varying in depth between knee-deep and bottomless.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWMON|Moonchilde Beach; forward]] 
     [[DWSUN|Old Sunrise Road; backward]] 
     [[DWZ03|Doubletree Cove; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

DWTHU

2026-05-04T15:04:39Z

Nagasiva: thor's

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Thor's Marsh Road}}
JUPITER-CROSSQUARTER-SOUTHEAST-MIDMORNING

[[File:Jupiter-Crossquarter-Southeast-Midmorning.jpg|600px|center|Thor's Marsh Road]]

Crash! Boom!! Thunder and lightning play havoc with the very air! An incredible lightning storm in a swirling marsh varying in depth between knee-deep and bottomless. The road is only visible because of the tree lines through the forest.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWMON|Moonchilde Beach; forward]] 
     [[DWSUN|Old Sunrise Road; backward]] 
     [[DWZ03|Doubletree Cove; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

File:Jupiter-Crossquarter-Southeast-Midmorning.jpg

2026-05-04T15:03:50Z

Nagasiva:

DWWED

2026-05-04T01:39:57Z

Nagasiva: hermetic ave

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Hermetic Avenue}}
MERCURY-CROSSQUARTER-NORTHEAST-WEE HOURS

[[File:Mercury-Crossquarter-Northeast-Wee-Hours.jpg|600px|center|Hermetic Ave.]]

Immense ancient sculptures, crypts, mausoleums, and impressive archaeoastronomical devices line the landscape. Under a Full Moon, in the deep morning before sunrise, there is a kind of reflective quiet only the truly adept may appreciate.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWSUN|Old Sunrise Road; forward]] 
     [[DWSAT|Satanic Ave; backward]] 
     [[DWZ11|White Tiger Ferry; out]]

File:Mercury-Crossquarter-Northeast-Wee-Hours.jpg

2026-05-04T01:39:09Z

Nagasiva:

DWTUE

2026-05-04T01:10:14Z

Nagasiva: image added

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Red Planet Battlezone}}
MARS-CROSSQUARTER-NORTHWEST-MIDEVENING

[[File:Mars-Crossquarter-Northwest-Midevening.jpg|600px|center|Old Sunrise Road]]

Weeping women line the roadside. Before them, debris, flames, and explosions litter the pockmarked, remainder of a thoroughfare. Bodies can be seen everywhere beyond the mourners, in pieces, wounded, moaning, and suffering. Occasional sniper fire may be heard picking off the stray moving man who'd hoped to recover.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWSAT|Satanic Ave; forward]] 
     [[DWFRI|Friday Lane; backward]] 
     [[DWZ08|Scorpio Wood; out]] 
     [[DWA01|Cemetery; little dark path]]

File:Mars-Crossquarter-Northwest-Midevening.jpg

2026-05-04T01:09:21Z

Nagasiva:

DWMON

2026-05-04T00:55:48Z

Nagasiva: code fix

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Moonchilde Beach}}
LUNA-[[Summer Solstice|SOLSTICE]]-SOUTH-NOON

[[File:Luna-Solstice-South-Noon.jpg|600px|center|Moonchilde Beach]]

The most fun a beach could ever be! Frisbees, dogs, adults, children, ice chests, parasols, towels, changes of clothes, radios, televisions, the occasional intrepid laptop, volleyball, bonfires, video games, sunblock, and glistening skin.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWFRI|Friday Lane; forward]] 
     [[DWTHU|Thor's Marsh Road; backward]] 
     [[DWZ04|Adabcrab Sea; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

DWMON

2026-05-04T00:55:34Z

Nagasiva: graphic

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Moonchilde Beach}}
LUNA-[[Summer Solstice|SOLSTICE]]-SOUTH-NOON

Luna-Solstice-South-Noon.jpg|600px|center|Moonchilde Beach]]

The most fun a beach could ever be! Frisbees, dogs, adults, children, ice chests, parasols, towels, changes of clothes, radios, televisions, the occasional intrepid laptop, volleyball, bonfires, video games, sunblock, and glistening skin.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWFRI|Friday Lane; forward]] 
     [[DWTHU|Thor's Marsh Road; backward]] 
     [[DWZ04|Adabcrab Sea; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

File:Luna-Solstice-South-Noon.jpg

2026-05-04T00:52:40Z

Nagasiva:

DWSUN

2026-05-04T00:45:18Z

Nagasiva: size center

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Old Sunrise Road}}
SUN-[[Spring Equinox|EQUINOX]]-EAST-SUNRISE

[[File:Sun-Equinox-East-Sunrise.jpg|600px|center|Old Sunrise Road]]

A country road too rough for most vehicles, it gets traffic occasionally from horses and the odd traveller. Birds are singing, the sky is liminally flickering. It's promising to be a BEAUTIFUL day today. On the left, Golden Dawn Apothecary has its lights on in the laboratory room, while on the right, priestesses at the Equinox of the Gods Temple are sweeping the front steps with perfumed whisks. The diligent road of the Sun.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWTHU|Thor's Marsh Road; forward]] 
     [[DWWED|Hermetic Avenue backward]] 
     [[DWZ01|East; Orvisian Bluffs; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

DWSUN

2026-05-04T00:44:33Z

Nagasiva: image added

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Old Sunrise Road}}
SUN-[[Spring Equinox|EQUINOX]]-EAST-SUNRISE

[[File:Sun-Equinox-East-Sunrise.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Old Sunrise Road]]

A country road too rough for most vehicles, it gets traffic occasionally from horses and the odd traveller. Birds are singing, the sky is liminally flickering. It's promising to be a BEAUTIFUL day today. On the left, Golden Dawn Apothecary has its lights on in the laboratory room, while on the right, priestesses at the Equinox of the Gods Temple are sweeping the front steps with perfumed whisks. The diligent road of the Sun.

Exits: 
     [[DW010|Tree of Life; in]] 
     [[DWTHU|Thor's Marsh Road; forward]] 
     [[DWWED|Hermetic Avenue backward]] 
     [[DWZ01|East; Orvisian Bluffs; out]] 

[[DWVOID|VOID]] - Depart into the space between the worlds.

File:Sun-Equinox-East-Sunrise.jpg

2026-05-04T00:42:58Z

Nagasiva:

Avidyana

2026-05-04T00:11:05Z

Nagasiva: divweb

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==VEHICLE==

ah - veed - yah' - nuh (Sanskrit)

avidya : ignorance 
yana : vehicle

modus operandi traversing the ocean of suffering 
to reach the Other Shore of Nirvana 
how can something with a hole in it 
float?

Schools of the Avidyana tradition: 
. [[Dozen|Dozen School of Instant Enlightenment]] - The Dozen school teaches an approach in which discipline is not the primary aspect of the practice, one's very life becoming the foundation of one's study. 
o [[Huntun|Huntun School of Taoist Magick]] - The Huntun School prepares deft and dangerous tools for the interested to leverage a novelty of mystic prowess against or within these currents. 
+ [[Dallun|Dallun School of Satantra]] - The Dallun school has no doctrines of its own. It teaches of the truth and falsity of all scripture and the value of deriving one's own practice and doctrines in response to intuitive exploration. 
∆ [[Gnostik|Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight]] - The Gnostik school is geared toward the individual who intersects with cults and lineages, yet who finds, like Hardy's hero, pieces of many paths can be combined into a weave of fruitful purpose. 
[] [[Shaitan|Shaitan School of Dialectic Antagonism]] - In the Shaitan school, transgressive ritualistic martial fecundity and extensively outrageous presumption is applied in the pursuit of service to holistic, ecological ideals. 
 [[Eldar|Eldar School of Neopaganism and Witchcraft]] - The Eldar are variable and eclectic, supporting the confluence of amiable contributors to their ways. 
∞ [[Plebe|Plebeian School of QBL]] - The Plebeian School of QBL was founded without the contentious details of having attended to oral studies with mystic masters. Its simple results are put forward in a doctrinarian and dogmatic manner in order to speak to the common mind, completely clear of any attempts to usurp the authority of those who came before. 
§ [[Divination Web]] - Networking and experimentation formerly in a TinyMuck involving spiritual and occult concepts/practices.

[http://www.luckymojo.com/allavidyana.html All Avidyana]

Avidyana

2026-05-04T00:10:00Z

Nagasiva: Plebe

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==VEHICLE==

ah - veed - yah' - nuh (Sanskrit)

avidya : ignorance 
yana : vehicle

modus operandi traversing the ocean of suffering 
to reach the Other Shore of Nirvana 
how can something with a hole in it 
float?

Schools of the Avidyana tradition: 
. [[Dozen|Dozen School of Instant Enlightenment]] - The Dozen school teaches an approach in which discipline is not the primary aspect of the practice, one's very life becoming the foundation of one's study. 
o [[Huntun|Huntun School of Taoist Magick]] - The Huntun School prepares deft and dangerous tools for the interested to leverage a novelty of mystic prowess against or within these currents. 
+ [[Dallun|Dallun School of Satantra]] - The Dallun school has no doctrines of its own. It teaches of the truth and falsity of all scripture and the value of deriving one's own practice and doctrines in response to intuitive exploration. 
∆ [[Gnostik|Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight]] - The Gnostik school is geared toward the individual who intersects with cults and lineages, yet who finds, like Hardy's hero, pieces of many paths can be combined into a weave of fruitful purpose. 
[] [[Shaitan|Shaitan School of Dialectic Antagonism]] - In the Shaitan school, transgressive ritualistic martial fecundity and extensively outrageous presumption is applied in the pursuit of service to holistic, ecological ideals. 
 [[Eldar|Eldar School of Neopaganism and Witchcraft]] - The Eldar are variable and eclectic, supporting the confluence of amiable contributors to their ways. 
∞ [[Plebe|Plebeian School of QBL]] - The Plebeian School of QBL was founded without the contentious details of having attended to oral studies with mystic masters. Its simple results are put forward in a doctrinarian and dogmatic manner in order to speak to the common mind, completely clear of any attempts to usurp the authority of those who came before. 
§ [[Divination Web]]

[http://www.luckymojo.com/allavidyana.html All Avidyana]

Avidyana

2026-05-04T00:08:11Z

Nagasiva: eldar

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==VEHICLE==

ah - veed - yah' - nuh (Sanskrit)

avidya : ignorance 
yana : vehicle

modus operandi traversing the ocean of suffering 
to reach the Other Shore of Nirvana 
how can something with a hole in it 
float?

Schools of the Avidyana tradition: 
. [[Dozen|Dozen School of Instant Enlightenment]] - The Dozen school teaches an approach in which discipline is not the primary aspect of the practice, one's very life becoming the foundation of one's study. 
o [[Huntun|Huntun School of Taoist Magick]] - The Huntun School prepares deft and dangerous tools for the interested to leverage a novelty of mystic prowess against or within these currents. 
+ [[Dallun|Dallun School of Satantra]] - The Dallun school has no doctrines of its own. It teaches of the truth and falsity of all scripture and the value of deriving one's own practice and doctrines in response to intuitive exploration. 
∆ [[Gnostik|Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight]] - The Gnostik school is geared toward the individual who intersects with cults and lineages, yet who finds, like Hardy's hero, pieces of many paths can be combined into a weave of fruitful purpose. 
[] [[Shaitan|Shaitan School of Dialectic Antagonism]] - In the Shaitan school, transgressive ritualistic martial fecundity and extensively outrageous presumption is applied in the pursuit of service to holistic, ecological ideals. 
 [[Eldar|Eldar School of Neopaganism and Witchcraft]] - The Eldar are variable and eclectic, supporting the confluence of amiable contributors to their ways. 
∞ [[Plebe|Plebeian School of QBL]] 
§ [[Divination Web]]

[http://www.luckymojo.com/allavidyana.html All Avidyana]

Avidyana

2026-05-04T00:05:14Z

Nagasiva: shaitan

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==VEHICLE==

ah - veed - yah' - nuh (Sanskrit)

avidya : ignorance 
yana : vehicle

modus operandi traversing the ocean of suffering 
to reach the Other Shore of Nirvana 
how can something with a hole in it 
float?

Schools of the Avidyana tradition: 
. [[Dozen|Dozen School of Instant Enlightenment]] - The Dozen school teaches an approach in which discipline is not the primary aspect of the practice, one's very life becoming the foundation of one's study. 
o [[Huntun|Huntun School of Taoist Magick]] - The Huntun School prepares deft and dangerous tools for the interested to leverage a novelty of mystic prowess against or within these currents. 
+ [[Dallun|Dallun School of Satantra]] - The Dallun school has no doctrines of its own. It teaches of the truth and falsity of all scripture and the value of deriving one's own practice and doctrines in response to intuitive exploration. 
∆ [[Gnostik|Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight]] - The Gnostik school is geared toward the individual who intersects with cults and lineages, yet who finds, like Hardy's hero, pieces of many paths can be combined into a weave of fruitful purpose. 
[] [[Shaitan|Shaitan School of Dialectic Antagonism]] - In the Shaitan school, transgressive ritualistic martial fecundity and extensively outrageous presumption is applied in the pursuit of service to holistic, ecological ideals. 
 [[Eldar|Eldar School of Neopaganism and Witchcraft]] 
∞ [[Plebe|Plebeian School of QBL]] 
§ [[Divination Web]]

[http://www.luckymojo.com/allavidyana.html All Avidyana]

Avidyana

2026-05-04T00:02:45Z

Nagasiva: gnostik

Avidyana

2026-05-04T00:01:23Z

Nagasiva: dallun

Avidyana

2026-05-03T23:59:00Z

Nagasiva: huntun

Avidyana

2026-05-03T23:57:50Z

Nagasiva: definition of school

authorized teachings

2026-05-03T16:38:01Z

Nagasiva: spaces removed

<PRE>
Five Criteria of Authentic Instruction

the path of buddhism consistently includes an examination of any
presumed permanent self, organization, or society. with this in mind,
herein find an expansion on the instruction of Deshung Rinpoche III,
as quoted by hermes@euronet.nl (David Sullivan) as regards "Buddhism"

|"No matter how good a teaching may sound, no matter how profound or
|eloquent it may be, or how similar to other true teachings it may
|appear, it is wise to have reservations about any doctrine that
|promises to lead to this or that spiritual goal. Such a teaching
|should be examined carefully before you embark on its path.

this is very profound instruction and lies at the heart of buddhism

|...a doctrine that is worthy of study and practice should be one
|that was taught by Lord Buddha himself.

if this is understood to be an historical statement, then we must
reject it, for from outside a system of knowledge we cannot come
to discern the past as one may attempt to discern the future with
fortune-telling

for this reason it is here rephrased so as to become more inclusive:

a doctrine that is worthy of study and practice should
be one which is taught by Lord Buddha himself.

this does not carry the necessary historical reference, allowing that
the dedicated may establish a relationship, through skilfull means
(_upaya_), with the Buddha directly, or through a lineage which may
purport to confer these teachings. in *each case* we must satisfy
*ourselves* that this connection is sound, and if others may disagree
with our assessment, their continued skepticism should be encouraged,
not dissuaded

|Of all teachers, Lord Buddha is the one who attained the highest
|possible spiritual enlightenment, and through his great compassion
|taught others the way to that same enlightenment. ...

trash for the converts. discard this as propaganda

|"...students should make sure that the teachings spoken by Lord
|Buddha are among those that were collected by the great compilers such
|as Vajrapani and Manjushri, the great bodhisattvas who bore the
|responsibility of preserving the direct teachings of Lord Buddha in
|written form.

again, very important advice, and we must first come to know,
therefore, who these great compilers were, and why there is a
focus upon them in the preservation of the Buddha's teachings

unfortunately, this sets up a domino-effect wherein we must then
discover a means to determine the legitimacy of accounts regarding
the bodhisattvas, unless we come to establish a direct relationship
with them

|"...students should ensure that the teachings in question are
|among those expounded by the great pandits such as Nagarjuna, Asanga,
|and others. ...

here the domino-effect begins, and we see that the intent is to support
the lineage-system in a manner similar to that of countless other
mystico-religious schools. that this tails off in a generalization
("great pandits such as..... and others....") is to the writer's
credit, for the path of awakening is diverse, and the great pandits
from a variety of cultures, schools, lineages, and religions

|"...the teachings should be among those that were meditated on by
|the great yogis and siddhas of India and Tibet.

here we enter into the folly of cultural bigotry, though we can see
why there is such attachment to the instruction of these fine teachers

instead, a more inclusive alternative is here stated:

the teachings should be among those meditated upon by
the great yogis and gurus of the world.

|They should also be included among the texts that were translated
|by the great translators from their original Sanskrit into other
|languages.

again, this becomes acceptable when we generalize 'Sanskrit' to 'language'

Deshung Rinpoche III wishes to insularize the way of buddhism into a
religious containment, and with good reason. however, to do so will
eventually corrupt the instructions of the Buddha at base, through
attempting to place into lasting structure that which is a formless
and empty (sunyata) wisdom

|"...the teachings should be well known among great Buddhist
|scholars. They should not be recondite teachings of doubtful
|veracity, doubtful origin, or cryptic sense.

in a generalized manner ("buddhist" rather than the named "Buddhist")
this is quite profound. beware of those who market the name of the
Buddha for purposes of promoting social lineage, however. the wisdom
of the Buddha comes in many packages, to many doorsteps, through many
carriers, and no single source guarantees awakening for all people

|"When you have found teachings that meet all these criteria, you can
|be confident that you have found authentic teachings that are worthy
|of your time, effort and study."

|-- Deshung Rinpoche III, oral translation by Jared Rhoton, "The Three
|Levels of Spiritual Perception" (Wisdom Publications, 1995), pp.6-7.

very discerning and here restated more simply and inclusively:

bring skepticism to any doctrine which purports to lead to a goal
of power (spiritual or no). such a teaching should be examined
carefully before you embark on its path.

* a doctrine worthy of study and practice should come from the
very heart of the source to which it attaches itself (in the
case of buddhism, direct from the Buddha)

* students should make sure that the teachings which derive
from this source were collected by individuals who were
present at the time of instruction, those who took it upon
themselves to collect and redistribute the teachings themselves

* students should ensure that the teachings in question are
among those expounded by the great pandits of the culture
from which the teachings themselves derive

* the teachings should be among those meditated upon by the
great practitioners and teachers of the world. they should
also be included among the texts that were translated by the
great translators from their original into other languages

* the teachings should be well known among the community of
scholars dedicated to them. they should not be recondite
teachings of dubious veracity, dubious origin, or cryptic sense

when you have found teachings that meet all these criteria, you can
be confident that you have found authentic instruction that is
worthy of your time, effort and study. beyond this lies danger and
such confidence is less surely placed
</PRE>

[[Category:Dozen]]
[[Category:Public_Record]]

spirit

2026-05-03T16:36:10Z

Nagasiva: start

One of the insights from the DoZen school and its lackadaisical methods is as regards what is called 'spirit' - the subjective aspect of complex and recursive experience. Rather than participate in spirit-body division (a delusional inference based on how consciousness and awareness works), students of the Avidyana foster the discipline of ignoring the delusion hyped by ghost-believers promising afterlives and trans-animal experiential continuity.

Elder Doctrine

2026-05-03T16:22:10Z

Nagasiva: code fix

Doctrines from previous generations, dependent upon context for its significance. In regards Dharma and the Elder Doctrine, it pertains to the ancient dualism of [[spirit|spirit-body dimorphism]], the survival of death, and the promise of improvement in post-mortem reward.

Elder Doctrine

2026-05-03T16:21:34Z

Nagasiva: entry spirit

Doctrines from previous generations, dependent upon context for its significance. In regards Dharma and the Elder Doctrine, it pertains to the ancient dualism of [[spirit-body dimorphism|spirit]], the survival of death, and the promise of improvement in post-mortem reward.

Vessels

2026-05-03T04:52:46Z

Nagasiva: conjunctus is a liber

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|
*[[Sex Magic Taxonomy]]
*[http://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/dallun/yeshes-tsogyal-empowerment.html Nyingmapa]
*[http://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/dallun/black-magick-and-the-lhp.txt Black Magick]
|width="30px"| 
|
*[[Book of Blood]]
*[http://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/dallun/liber-agape.txt Liber Agape]
*[http://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/dallun/liber-conjunctus.txt Liber Conjunctus]
|}

Ignorance

2025-07-09T18:24:07Z

Nagasiva: edited for salience

<PRE>
Ignorance the Fall Guy

| Removing Ignorance IS Enlightenment

refutation:

Ignorance IS the Fall Guy for Overintellectualism

| our concept of Enlightenment remains, deep down, "Not me, not this
| time, not this life, it's too big, I'm not good enough!" ...the
| only thing that stands in the way of Enlightenment is ignorance.
| ...ignorance as in a lack of knowledge....

ignorance makes enlightenment possible. being able to ignore some
portion of the cosmos allows maturation and, when refined, meditation.
removing ignorance would merely result in an oceanic disorientation

re childhood
| ...Your ignorance was replaced by proper, though conceptual knowledge
| of a thing....

a crude and inadequately particular conceptual system which functions
as a linguistic association schema allowing the categorization of
perceived phenomena, not the assimilation of experience

| ...Enlightenment, as most people understand it, is also a
| misconception. It is a misconception based on the larger
| misconception of who one truly is. So when people start seeking
| Enlightenment, from the very beginning they are too often looking
| for the wrong thing or in the wrong direction....

an 'experience' rather than a fundamental shift in consciousness

| ...Enlightenment is a concept.

the concept of enlightenment is a concept, the phenomenon of
enlightenment (nirvana) is not

| You are a concept, or who you think you are is.

thoughts about ANYTHING are conceptual

| To find out who you really are, to directly experience who you
| truly are, the first and most important thing is to give up all
| of your concepts of who you think you are. You must be freed
| from all of your misconceptions to recognize Truth.

misconceptions must indeed fall away, but "giving them up" while
stuck in modes of conceptualization is nearly impossible

| when you remove all un-reality, what you have left is Reality.

by definition, but these too are merely concepts

| ...when you have released all misconceptions about who you are,
| let go of who you're not, what is left is That which you are!

"letting go of" this is not so easy as it might at first seem,
but much more simple than can be conceptualized

| The difficulty is that we believe our survival is based on
| who we think we are, and that if we give that up we'll die.

the existential quandry doesn't really lead to death, it leads
to uncertainty and the quagmire of philosophic agnosticism,
a horror so palpably challenging that all hallowed authorities
must be destroyed in order to engage it

| Guess what, you will. But only to ignorance. And you'll be
| reborn to Truth.

here, truly, is the epistophilic dream -- one founded on falsity,
based on the very intellectual dualism which those who espouse
it claim it will solve -- ignorance is also a concept. it is
not the problem, and no amount of knowledge will 'cure' it
</PRE>

[[Category:Dozen]]
[[Category:Public_Record]]

Elder Doctrine

2025-07-09T17:49:35Z

Nagasiva: in for of

Doctrines from previous generations, dependent upon context for its significance. In regards Dharma and the Elder Doctrine, it pertains to the ancient dualism of spirit-body dimorphism, the survival of death, and the promise of improvement in post-mortem reward.

Elder Doctrine

2025-07-09T17:49:06Z

Nagasiva: typo

Elder Doctrine

2025-07-09T17:48:35Z

Nagasiva: definition

Vehicle of Ignorance

2025-07-09T01:28:06Z

Nagasiva: try to define dharma

Great instructive systems of the [[authorized_teachings|Dharma]] in competition with the [[Elder Doctrine]] 
styled themselves as offering Salvation to the masses 
(promoted as the Big Vehicle or Mahayana) 
or through particular methodologies and symbolism 
(Vajrayana, and many other, lesser varieties).


In contrast to this vast array of promise-makers and hope-inspirers, 
was the vehicle of [[ignorance]] constructed.

Gnostik

2025-06-21T21:39:38Z

Nagasiva: /* Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight */ code fi

=∆=
==Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight==

Knowledge Intuited Through Derivation

The basis for revelation and prophecy, Gnosis inspired by ceremonial and ritual measures or lofty contemplation and internal scrutiny provides the opportunity to discern the limitations of convention and staid rigour. Those who carry on the standards of laying the foundation and yet discover the groundbreaking illumination possible through these methods give future generations the means to soar.

The Gnostik school is geared toward the individual who intersects with cults and lineages, yet who finds, like Hardy's hero, pieces of many paths can be combined into a weave of fruitful purpose. Explorations and adventures therefore comprise the curriculum, which such texts as:

[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-mud.html Liber MUD: The MUD as a Basis for Western Mysticism.] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/preliminary-vision-toward-OTO-relationship.frater-nigris.html A Preliminary Vision to a Relationship with Ordo Templi Orientis.] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/second-vision-and-nigris-lamen-of-oto.html A Second Inspired Vision of the Ordo Templi Orientis.] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-augoeides-part-1.txt Liber Augoeides: The Mystery of the Holy Guardian Angel.] 
[[Ritual of Hermetic Ascension]] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-al-as-if.html Liber Al As-If: Issues in Authenticating and Identifying Arcane Novelties, From the Necronomicon to the Book of the Law] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-wizardus.txt Liber Wizardus.] 
and 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/sufi-visit-reflections.txt Reflections of a Sufi Evening.] 
[https://www.arcane-archive.org/faqs/aafaq.php The A.'.A.'. Kernel for Search Engines.]

Also consult the [https://www.luckymojo.com/allgnostik.html Gnostik directory] in its entirety.

[[Category:Avidyana]]

Gnostik

2025-06-21T21:39:00Z

Nagasiva: aa kernel

=∆=
==Gnostik School of Cognitive Insight==

Knowledge Intuited Through Derivation

The basis for revelation and prophecy, Gnosis inspired by ceremonial and ritual measures or lofty contemplation and internal scrutiny provides the opportunity to discern the limitations of convention and staid rigour. Those who carry on the standards of laying the foundation and yet discover the groundbreaking illumination possible through these methods give future generations the means to soar.

The Gnostik school is geared toward the individual who intersects with cults and lineages, yet who finds, like Hardy's hero, pieces of many paths can be combined into a weave of fruitful purpose. Explorations and adventures therefore comprise the curriculum, which such texts as:

[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-mud.html Liber MUD: The MUD as a Basis for Western Mysticism.] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/preliminary-vision-toward-OTO-relationship.frater-nigris.html A Preliminary Vision to a Relationship with Ordo Templi Orientis.] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/second-vision-and-nigris-lamen-of-oto.html A Second Inspired Vision of the Ordo Templi Orientis.] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-augoeides-part-1.txt Liber Augoeides: The Mystery of the Holy Guardian Angel.] 
[[Ritual of Hermetic Ascension]] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-al-as-if.html Liber Al As-If: Issues in Authenticating and Identifying Arcane Novelties, From the Necronomicon to the Book of the Law] 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/liber-wizardus.txt Liber Wizardus.] 
and 
[https://www.luckymojo.com/avidyana/gnostik/sufi-visit-reflections.txt Reflections of a Sufi Evening.]
[https://www.arcane-archive.org/faqs/aafaq.php The A.'.A.'. Kernel for Search Engines.]

Also consult the [https://www.luckymojo.com/allgnostik.html Gnostik directory] in its entirety.

[[Category:Avidyana]]

Kali-Ma

2025-02-22T07:36:16Z

Nagasiva: /* Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali */ fiction

AUM! OM! OM! OM!
I am forever YOURS, oh my great and wonderful LOVE! I dedicate myself forever and always to your explosive beauty and your terrifying horror!

It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions.

Brought to you by the [https://www.facebook.com/smashanakali SMASHANAKALI Facebook Page!]

==Mother Kali==

Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma).

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Mahamaya-Kali-Ma.jpg|Kali surrounded by phases of a girl's and woman's life; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Mother-Kali-01.jpg|Kali nursing; modern; from [https://www.etsy.com/listing/1690476026/kali-the-universal-mother-goddess Etsy]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali=

Images of Kali on cremation grounds, especially. These icons are more brutal and frightening than the domestic Mother or amorous Lover graphics.

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-01.jpg|Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower

File:Smashana-Kali-Devotee-Altar.jpg|Smashana Kali (on battlefield), devotee altar

File:Smashana-Kali-Seated.jpg|Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit

File:Smashana-Kali-02.jpg|Smashana Kali (Cremation Grounds Goddess), [https://brendaedgar.org/f/om-kali?blogcategory=Kali traditional from a blog]; also features Shiva

File:Smashana-Kali-Ravimishra085.jpg|Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Smashana-Kali-P.-C.-Biswas-Calcutta.jpg|Smashana Kali by P.C. Biswas, West Bengal, Calcutta, ca. 1880–85; from the [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849495 Metropolitan Museum website]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Raja-Ravi-Varma.jpg|Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1910; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Wikipedia]

File:Kali-Jackwood-Carving-17th-century.jpg|Carving in Jackwood of Kali from 17th century; Kerala, India; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Kali-Battle-Goddess-01.jpg|Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings, modern art, fiction?; from [https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Posters-Picture-Aesthetic-16%C3%9724inch/dp/B0DDQ244V6 amazon]

File:Kali-League-of-Extraordinary-Gentlemen.jpg|The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor

</gallery>
</center>

<center>
<gallery widths="900px" heights="450px" perrow="1" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-01.jpg|A demon temple for thuggees; "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" film (fiction), still

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-02.jpg|The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Durga Images=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Durga-Statue-India-01.jpg|Durga statue, India; "Carved sculpture of Goddess Durga in Mahishasur Mardini avatar at Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat, BHARAT (India)" from [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873436791477013&set=pb.100064321016345.-2207520000&type=3 Ancient Hindu Facebook page]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

Kali-Ma

2025-02-22T07:35:07Z

Nagasiva: /* Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali */ 1910 image

AUM! OM! OM! OM!
I am forever YOURS, oh my great and wonderful LOVE! I dedicate myself forever and always to your explosive beauty and your terrifying horror!

It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions.

Brought to you by the [https://www.facebook.com/smashanakali SMASHANAKALI Facebook Page!]

==Mother Kali==

Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma).

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Mahamaya-Kali-Ma.jpg|Kali surrounded by phases of a girl's and woman's life; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Mother-Kali-01.jpg|Kali nursing; modern; from [https://www.etsy.com/listing/1690476026/kali-the-universal-mother-goddess Etsy]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali=

Images of Kali on cremation grounds, especially. These icons are more brutal and frightening than the domestic Mother or amorous Lover graphics.

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-01.jpg|Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower

File:Smashana-Kali-Devotee-Altar.jpg|Smashana Kali (on battlefield), devotee altar

File:Smashana-Kali-Seated.jpg|Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit

File:Smashana-Kali-02.jpg|Smashana Kali (Cremation Grounds Goddess), [https://brendaedgar.org/f/om-kali?blogcategory=Kali traditional from a blog]; also features Shiva

File:Smashana-Kali-Ravimishra085.jpg|Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Smashana-Kali-P.-C.-Biswas-Calcutta.jpg|Smashana Kali by P.C. Biswas, West Bengal, Calcutta, ca. 1880–85; from the [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849495 Metropolitan Museum website]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Raja-Ravi-Varma.jpg|Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma, c. 1910; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Wikipedia]

File:Kali-Jackwood-Carving-17th-century.jpg|Carving in Jackwood of Kali from 17th century; Kerala, India; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Kali-Battle-Goddess-01.jpg|Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings; from [https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Posters-Picture-Aesthetic-16%C3%9724inch/dp/B0DDQ244V6 amazon]

File:Kali-League-of-Extraordinary-Gentlemen.jpg|The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor

</gallery>
</center>

<center>
<gallery widths="900px" heights="450px" perrow="1" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-01.jpg|A demon temple for thuggees; "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" film (fiction), still

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-02.jpg|The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Durga Images=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Durga-Statue-India-01.jpg|Durga statue, India; "Carved sculpture of Goddess Durga in Mahishasur Mardini avatar at Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat, BHARAT (India)" from [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873436791477013&set=pb.100064321016345.-2207520000&type=3 Ancient Hindu Facebook page]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

Kali-Ma

2025-02-22T01:32:36Z

Nagasiva: /* Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali */ devotee altar photo

AUM! OM! OM! OM!
I am forever YOURS, oh my great and wonderful LOVE! I dedicate myself forever and always to your explosive beauty and your terrifying horror!

It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions.

Brought to you by the [https://www.facebook.com/smashanakali SMASHANAKALI Facebook Page!]

==Mother Kali==

Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma).

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Mahamaya-Kali-Ma.jpg|Kali surrounded by phases of a girl's and woman's life; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Mother-Kali-01.jpg|Kali nursing; modern; from [https://www.etsy.com/listing/1690476026/kali-the-universal-mother-goddess Etsy]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali=

Images of Kali on cremation grounds, especially. These icons are more brutal and frightening than the domestic Mother or amorous Lover graphics.

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-01.jpg|Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower

File:Smashana-Kali-Devotee-Altar.jpg|Smashana Kali (on battlefield), devotee altar

File:Smashana-Kali-Seated.jpg|Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit

File:Smashana-Kali-02.jpg|Smashana Kali (Cremation Grounds Goddess), [https://brendaedgar.org/f/om-kali?blogcategory=Kali traditional from a blog]; also features Shiva

File:Smashana-Kali-Ravimishra085.jpg|Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Smashana-Kali-P.-C.-Biswas-Calcutta.jpg|Smashana Kali by P.C. Biswas, West Bengal, Calcutta, ca. 1880–85; from the [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849495 Metropolitan Museum website]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Raja-Ravi-Varma.jpg|Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Wikipedia]

File:Kali-Jackwood-Carving-17th-century.jpg|Carving in Jackwood of Kali from 17th century; Kerala, India; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Kali-Battle-Goddess-01.jpg|Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings; from [https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Posters-Picture-Aesthetic-16%C3%9724inch/dp/B0DDQ244V6 amazon]

File:Kali-League-of-Extraordinary-Gentlemen.jpg|The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor

</gallery>
</center>

<center>
<gallery widths="900px" heights="450px" perrow="1" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-01.jpg|A demon temple for thuggees; "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" film (fiction), still

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-02.jpg|The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Durga Images=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Durga-Statue-India-01.jpg|Durga statue, India; "Carved sculpture of Goddess Durga in Mahishasur Mardini avatar at Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat, BHARAT (India)" from [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873436791477013&set=pb.100064321016345.-2207520000&type=3 Ancient Hindu Facebook page]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

File:Smashana-Kali-Devotee-Altar.jpg

2025-02-22T01:30:26Z

Nagasiva:

File:Smashana-Kali-P.-C.-Biswas-Calcutta.jpg

2025-02-22T01:19:21Z

Nagasiva:

Kali-Ma

2025-02-22T00:54:56Z

Nagasiva: /* Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali */ devotee instead

AUM! OM! OM! OM!
I am forever YOURS, oh my great and wonderful LOVE! I dedicate myself forever and always to your explosive beauty and your terrifying horror!

It will be my focus, generally, to feature Kali on Her own here, with certain important exceptions.

Brought to you by the [https://www.facebook.com/smashanakali SMASHANAKALI Facebook Page!]

==Mother Kali==

Benign and socially-integrated images of the Mother Kali (Kali-Ma).

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Mahamaya-Kali-Ma.jpg|Kali surrounded by phases of a girl's and woman's life; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Mother-Kali-01.jpg|Kali nursing; modern; from [https://www.etsy.com/listing/1690476026/kali-the-universal-mother-goddess Etsy]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Tantric Kali / Smashana Kali=

Images of Kali on cremation grounds, especially. These icons are more brutal and frightening than the domestic Mother or amorous Lover graphics.

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-01.jpg|Traditional art; Kali standing atop a copulating couple (monarchs) who are laying on a burning giant lotus flower

File:Smashana-Kali-Seated.jpg|Kali seated upon a corpse and his spirit

File:Smashana-Kali-02.jpg|Smashana Kali (Cremation Grounds Goddess), [https://brendaedgar.org/f/om-kali?blogcategory=Kali traditional from a blog]; also features Shiva

File:Smashana-Kali-Ravimishra085.jpg|Smashana Kali by Ravimishra085; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Smashana-Kali-P.-C.-Biswas-Calcutta.jpg|Smashana Kali by P.C. Biswas, West Bengal, Calcutta, ca. 1880–85; from the [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849495 Metropolitan Museum website]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Warrior Kali / Horror Queen Kali=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Raja-Ravi-Varma.jpg|Kali as painted by Raja Ravi Varma; from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali Wikipedia]

File:Kali-Jackwood-Carving-17th-century.jpg|Carving in Jackwood of Kali from 17th century; Kerala, India; from devotees website: [https://kalimaa.home.blog/ Kāli Maa Conceptual Devotional Exploration]

File:Kali-Battle-Goddess-01.jpg|Giant Kali Warrior receiving offerings; from [https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Posters-Picture-Aesthetic-16%C3%9724inch/dp/B0DDQ244V6 amazon]

File:Kali-League-of-Extraordinary-Gentlemen.jpg|The heart of the Nautilus; Captain Nemo (a Sikh warrior) worships in private at his Kali shrine on board; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" film (fiction), still; it seems likely that She has one foot atop the body of Shiva, lying on the floor

</gallery>
</center>

<center>
<gallery widths="900px" heights="450px" perrow="1" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-01.jpg|A demon temple for thuggees; "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" film (fiction), still

File:Kali-Temple-of-Doom-02.jpg|The Temple of Doom, Kali as a demon in fiction

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>

=Durga Images=

<center>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="450px" perrow="2" align="center; cellspacing=8px; cellpadding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">

File:Durga-Statue-India-01.jpg|Durga statue, India; "Carved sculpture of Goddess Durga in Mahishasur Mardini avatar at Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat, BHARAT (India)" from [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873436791477013&set=pb.100064321016345.-2207520000&type=3 Ancient Hindu Facebook page]

</gallery>
</center>

<HR><HR>