![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This Tantric view of the Feminine in creation contributed to the orientation of the human being towards the active principles of the universe, rather than towards those of pure transcendence. Shakti here stands for the immanent aspect of the Divine, that is the act of active participation in the act of creation. Accordingly, Lord Shiva represents the constitutive elements of the universe, while Shakti is the dynamic potency, which makes these elements come to life and act.įrom a metaphysical point of view, the divine couple Shiva-Shakti corresponds to two essential aspects of the One: the masculine principle, which represents the abiding aspect of God, and the feminine principle, which represents Its Energy, the Force which acts in the manifested world and life itself. The tradition has associated to these principles a form, respectively that of a masculine deity and that of a feminine one. These forces or universal aspects are called Shiva and Shakti. In the Tantric cosmology, the whole universe is perceived as being created, penetrated and sustained by two fundamental forces, which are permanently in a perfect, indestructible union. ![]()
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