Kālī is the feminine form of "time" or "the fullness of time." She is first mentioned in Hindu tradition as a goddess around 600 AD, and these texts "generally place her on the periphery of Hindu society or on the battlefield."
In general, Hindus consider her the universal Mother. Likewise, Kali represents the destructive aspect of divinity, and is also the destroyer of evil and demons.
Essentially her early history as a creature of annihilation still has some influence, while more complex tantric beliefs expand her role, placing her as the "ultimate reality" and the "source of being." Finally, the recent pious movement conceives Kali as the benevolent mother goddess.
We have made the illustration to honor this timeless figure, the illustration is part of the "gods and demigods" sticker pack and you can also find the design available in our shop at Threadless .
The text that I leave below was provided to me by Paola Ivonne Pérez from memoria Viviente , a great designer and colleague of many years.
Great Mother Kali
Listen to me daughter, and know me for who I Am.
I've been with you since you were born,
and I will remain with you until you return to Me in the final darkness.
I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream.
I am the one who calls you at the end of your journey and who is at the end of your day,
where all my children find my blessing resting in my embrace.
I am the matrix from which all things are born.
I am the vague and immobile grave; all things must come to me,
bare his chest to die and then be reborn to wholeness.
I am the sorceress who will not be ruled,
the Weaver of Time,
the Revealer of Mysteries.
I am the One who tears the throats of the cruel and drinks the blood of the merciless.
Swallow your fear and come to Me!, and you will discover true Beauty, Strength and Courage.
I am the fury that tears the flesh of injustice.
I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools of power.
Open your interior to My embrace!
and become part of the Light that is in the Darkness.
I am the shining sword that protects you from harm.
I am the Crucible in which all aspects of You converge in a Rainbow of union and the deep velvet of the night sky,
the swirling mists of midnight,
covered in mystery.
I am the chrysalis in which you will face whoever terrifies you and from which you will bloom vibrant and renewed.
Look for me at the crossroads of life and death,
and you will be transformed, so that once you look upon my face,
Look where there is no return.
I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in truth.
I am the great network that connects all things and the healer of all wounds,
the Mother of the warrior who straightens all evils in due Time.
I am the one who makes the weak strong.
The one who humiliates the arrogant.
The one that rises above the oppressive power.
I am justice and mercy.
I am the extreme, and I am also the beginning.
Most importantly, my girl, I am You.
I am part of You, and I am within You.
Look for me inside and outside, and you will always be strong.
Know me.
Venture into the darkness so that you may awaken to balance, enlightenment, and wholeness.
Carry my love with you everywhere and you will find within the energy to be who You want.
