True Self

For 16 continuous days I practiced yoga nidra meditation to honor the start of the spring season. Each day highlighted a different Hindu Devi, each an expression of the Divine Feminine, each associated with a different phase of the Moon. What I learned is that the Divine Feminine lives within each of us and defines our True Self.
 
Here are just three of the Devis who spoke most eloquently to me:
Vahnivasini, the Devi of Fire, who helped me get in touch with my passion for learning and teaching, loving and understanding others and to be the one to increase positive vibrations wherever I go.
 
Tvarita who represents the waxing Moon when she is half light and half dark. She helps me to balance what I do know with what I do not know. No need to rush to judgment because if we wait, more light will arrive and we will see and know more.
 
Nilapataka, She Who Falls into the Blue. Her story is fascinating! She falls into the blue poison and transforms it into nectar. When I am aware of the “poisons” in my life I can consider how they can be turned into “nectars” that will encourage and enlighten me.
 
Just like you and me and all people everywhere, the Devis each have their own unique qualities. Something my teacher said really caught my attention: The qualities of the Devis are inside of us. Then she paused and said something even more powerful—the Devis are inside of us. She said this is not something that all of us are yet ready to see, but when we do our lives would be changed forever.
 
When you look at your True Self, what do you see?