Douglas Donnell

Within the interlocking triangles of Tripura Sundari lies the experience of dissolution — in perfect balance — of both physical and emotional form. Only then can the re-creation aspect of transformation spring forth resplendent in the beauty of the Self.

Shakti is the feminine principle, the energy and creative power of all creation. To move through the Shakti yantra is to awaken within the Self the kinetic cosmic principles which expand to create the infinite universe of matter and spirit.

Shakti as the Divine Mother is the outward-moving, manifest aspect of creation, and Shiva, the underlying, unmoving, absolute aspect. Together they conjoin in perfect balance to present the wholeness and unity of creation.

Kala means both time and death. To move through the sequential patterns of the Goddess Kali is to experience this transformation, essential to freedom and the renewal of life force.

The four interlocking equilateral triangles simultaneously move out in all directions of the universe while spinning joyously around and into the perfect order and light of the center.

Move through the yantra of Goddess Durga and experience the invincibility of her Divine Radiance, through which she is capable of destroying all disharmony. She is herself the divine Mother, establishing harmony in all who behold her brilliance.

Within the three phases of universal becoming, Trupura Sundari is the "beautiful one". Move into the central triangle to align oneself with the radiant seed point within the cosmic womb and to be surrounded by the brilliance of infinite possibility.

Moving through the yantra of Shiva awakens and sets into play the five-fold aspects of creation, dissolution, concealment of the phenomenal world, grace and liberation.

Sarasvati is the Goddess of inspiration and beauty in Creation. To move through her yantra is to discover the essence of creativity in speech, music and the visual arts, and thus to experience the enlivening of these qualities within the Self.

Possessing the ruthless and powerful aspects of the Goddess, Tripura Bhairavi brings intense transforming heat to destroy the illusions and limitations of the ego. Yet with the benevolence of a mother, she protects those who undertake such a journey.

Moving through the powerful patterns of the Shri Yantra evolves a spiritual journey in which every step is an ascent to the center point, poised within the balance and unity of existence.

Of Mayan origin, Imix is the Mother Earth, the Goddess in the midst of creation, bringing forth the innate divinity of all live to vibrate in perfect harmony with the universe.

Travel in the clockwise direction of the twelve interlocking Svasti auspicious symbols of creation and experience perfect cosmic order prior to immersing oneself in the patterns of the Shri Yantra and the journey beyond one's perceived limited experience.

Juxtaposed against the manifest form of the cosmic fish is the enlivening movement of the Shri Yantra, mapping the spiritual journey from material existence to enlightenment and Creation bending back on itself to create again and again.