![]() It's also used in Kundalini yoga for the "Shakti energy" supposedly coiled around the base of the spine. Modern hatha yoga as practiced in the West is an almost entirely Western reinvention on a Hindu foundation, so borrowing the word "shakti" for power or energy makes sense. Plus any religion where the gods have cosmic sex is a big win! :) Shiva is regarded as the matter and Shakti as the energy, so - as they say - "Shiva without Shakti is shava." (Matter without energy is lifeless, a corpse.) I rather like the idea of a religion that regards all of the motive power and energy in the universe as essentially feminine. ![]() In many versions of Hinduism, the universe is perpetually reborn in the cosmic union of the goddess Shakti and her consort, Shiva, which is why you often see stone lingams and yonis (representing the genitals of the god and goddess) at Hindu shrines, anointed with flowers and fragrant oils. Completely off-topic: It's a religious name, like Moses, Mary, Christopher, or Mohammed, which is slightly awkward, since I'm not Hindu. ![]()
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