The Hindu goddess Matangi represents the inspiration that comes from within, the power of true intelligence that this somewhat off-worldly artist lets emerge as art, music, poetry, literature, etc.. Matangi is daughter of Matang, who was from the lowest cast. Thus goddess Matangi knows impurity, darkness and suffering. Matangi’s art, music, poetry will reflect that, lifting us up from the mud, inspiring us to see beyond material existence and seek self-knowledge. Her art is more recognizable to people this way, compared to the art of Saraswati. She lives on the fringes of society and gets leftover foods for her performances. She is known for her artistic trance and helps to overcome self-doubt, also as artists. Through the muse or inspiration which is Matangi we can create beauty without expensive paint, using natural materials, thus ourselves also growing into greatness without being great to begin with. Matangi brings power to the artist-rishis who bring wisdom not in boring words or truths that can always be doubted.   The 10 Mahavidyas are 10 “great bodies of knowledge” where Tantra meets Advaita Vedanta (nonduality). Through these 10 goddesses we learn about the nondual nature of primordial energy or Shakti, which is also the life force. Thus 10 secret Tantric mysteries are revealed, whose power will boost your spiritual growth. Expanding mind, body and consciousness, the related practices provide powerful tools for contemplation, meditation and true connection to the life force, both inside as outside.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/peter-marchand0/message