– Yantras are becoming more popular for jewellery and tattoo designs.
– Yantra is the Sanskrit word for “instrument” or “machine”.
– Yantras are mystical spiritual designs originating from the Tantric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
– They are four-sided boundary shapes containing designs resonant to specific deities.
– The four sides represent the world with its four directions or four winds.
– Yantras are used for worship and communion of deities as a visual focus in meditation.
– Yantra designs have been found in India dating back to 10,000 years ago.
– The Kali Yantra is a specific Yantra design.
– Kali is the chief of the Tantric goddesses and is the destroyer of evil forces.
– Kali is the most powerful form of Shakti, the primordial cosmic female energy.
– Kali’s energy is creative and sustaining, as well as destructive.
– Kali is seen as the divine protector and bestows liberation by destroying the ego.
– Kali is often portrayed standing or dancing on the Hindu god Shiva, who lies calm and prostrate beneath her.
– Within the Kali Yantra, the two circles symbolize birth and death.
– The petals inside symbolize the lotus blossom, the eight chakras, and Kali as a nurturer.
– The five layers of the triangle symbolize the five sheaths of the human condition.
– The downward-facing triangle symbolizes the yoni yantra, which represents the Mother Goddess and female regenerative power.
– The point in the middle of the triangle, the Bindu, symbolizes new life and new birth.
– Kali tattoos are inspired by Hindu goddess Kali and focus on her badass look.
– Kali is a symbol of time and represents death and life.
– Kali tattoos often depict her sticking out her tongue and wearing skulls, dismembered limbs, and weapons on her six arms.
– Her skin can be black or bluish.
– Kali tattoos convey a fearlessness of death and rejection of evil, including self-destruction.
– Kali represents femininity in men and badassery in women.
– Various artists are mentioned as examples of Kali tattoo designs.
