ॐ शिव ॐ शक्ति

Too many say that Kali sticks out her tongue because she is ashamed for stepping on Shiva...but I know this is not true, especially when it wasn’t the original meaning. Whenever I speak to Kali Maa, she is full of fury. Kali feels no shame because she is shameless; feels no fear because she is fearless. Kali sticks out her tongue to taste the blood of those she slaughters, that is the true reason, the truth that many other Hindus try to hide. 

Others say she is full of compassion only because people grew weak and began to fear her true nature, and then twisted the truth to make themselves feel better. But these actions disgrace Kali, and have deceived generations of Hindus. 

Kali is not compassionate or full of love, she is the Mother of Destruction, and will end all things without a single tear of sorrow. But she is not evil either, don’t be mistaken by thinking in black-and-white ways. Kali is simply neutral towards us, as she does what she must so that things can progress. She destroys the redundancies inside us and around us, and one day will take part in the destruction of the entire world. This is the dark glory of Mother Kali, and she should be feared as much as she should be respected. 

So why do I call her mother if she does not act motherly? Because Kali is the one who brings the birth of the crushed forms, allowing them to reshape themselves into things that are better, or else they become nothingness. She “nurtures” me in her raging destruction, as her burning red eyes pierce my soul. Kali does not create or preserve, but her destruction gives me the chance to recreate myself. She slices away at my false self, causing pain until I realize who I really am. And she slices away at the world, causing chaos until we realize the lies we tell ourselves about our own lives. Then she shouts, telling us to rise with a voice like thunder- not because she loves us, but because this is what we must do.