Events & Writing
MY BOOK, GODDESS DURGA: EMPOWERING WOMEN, TRANSFORMING THE WORLD IS BEING PUBLISHED BY HAMILTON BOOKS, AN IMPRINT OF UNIVERSITY PRESS IN 2010. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT PRE-ORDERS AND BOOK RELEASE CELEBRATIONS!
Essay and Images from Laura's 2006 pilgrimage to the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal: www.acoracle.org/news.htm
Temple of Female Consciousness: www.ambika-durga.blogspot.com
Interviews
Nov. 12. 2008 Interview on Voices of the Divine Feminine with Karen Tate:
Goddess Durga: Embodying the Mother Goddess of Paradox
Click on this link to listen:
http://internetvoicesradio.com/Arch-Karen.htm
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Events
Spring 2010 Lecture on TANTRA AND THE FIERCE GODDESS
at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
DATE Wednesday, March 10
Location: Loyola Marymount University
Tuition: Free!
Adorned with garlands of skulls and often wielding knives, swords and other weapons, fierce Goddesses like Kali and Durga are two of the most beloved deities in parts of India and Nepal – and in California. Who are these so-called terrifying Goddesses, and what do they represent? This lecture will present several of the fierce and terrifying faces of Goddess in the Hindu Tradition within Shakta Tantric myth, history, ritual and devotional contexts.
To register by phone: (310)338-1971 http://registration.xenegrade.com/lmuextension/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=194
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PAST EVENTS in 2009
Shakta Devi Sa'Ham:I AM SHE. Faces of the South Asian Goddess in East and West.
First Tuesday of the month from January -September 2009. 7-9:00 p.m.
KATHMANDU BOUTIQUE 1844 LINCOLN (at Pico Ave) Santa Monica
$30 a class ~ 30% of proceeds go to Self-help Group for Cerebral Palsy Nepal (For more info about SGCP) contact: reena@kathmanduboutique.com
Sa'ham Registration: shaktayogini@yahoo.com -310-302-0088
Goddesses of the South Asian pantheon have a milennia-old history of rich dynamic mythologies and ritual practices that are empowering, transformative, and liberating. The Shakta Tantra tradition offers practices that honor and worship the Sacred Feminine as the pervading force behind all existence. In this tradition both men and women come to Devi with the understanding that in order to know Goddess, one must become Goddess.
On each of these evenings we will explore ancient Shakta Tantra techniques that will help us to access our inner guidance and the wisdom of these goddesses. Class will be part experiential (mantra-chanting, puja-ritual, pranayama-breathwork, and meditation). Images, music, storytelling, and myth will be utilized in our approach of these Goddesses. Together we will look at Devi's expression in India and Nepal as well as explore Her presence in ourselves and our lives in California.Ultimately, our relationship with the Divine within the Shakta Tantra tradition teaches us how to live in alignment with our inherent divinity. Sa'Ham! I am She!
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