GUIDANCE. If you feel like you know where you are going but are not sure how to get there, call on Tara the Goddess of Guidance. Tara guides all who worship her over troubled waters and safely to the other side. When invoking Tara, by her great compassion she appears to show you the way when decisions or adversities come before you.
TARA MANTRA
STREEM
Known as both the savior and the illuminator, Tara is the second of the ten Mahavidya great wisdom goddesses, and she has a soothing presence when help is needed. She is the gentler appearance in this goddess tribe. She mostly appears in two forms: in her fierce form she looks a lot like Kali, with her tongue hanging out and a garland of severed heads or skulls around her neck, a snake worn as a sacred consort around her neck, her hair tied in a knot above her head, and a tiger skin as a skirt — and yet unlike Kali her general demeanour is approachable. She steps forward with her left foot, gesturing to meet you. She is the light that reveals what is needed in a situation, whether to overcome obstacles or to bring something new into creation.
This creative energy was enough, one tantra (sacred text) conveys, with her consort Lord Akshobhya to give birth to Surya the Sun — and that indeed is mighty. The Sun gives enough light for all plants to grow and all species to evolve on this planet. Tara translates as star, and also as the one who helps you across. She gives solutions, form to ideas, and sacred sounds to allow the mind to transcend its inner chatter. Her most welcoming mantra is the syllable OM. You can use the sound STREEM with your Yantra, or OM STREEM as you gaze at the bindu, the central dot. The upward pointing triangle in the Yantra is there to guide you forwards on your path.
Tara is also seen as a form of Blue Saraswati, the goddess of speech and wisdom — bringing sounds to life and giving them form. Help with oration and self-expression can come from her support. Overall this is a compassionate form of the Goddess, easy to invoke and generous in her blessings. If you are feeling like a little guidance is required in your life, call her up. Jai Ma!
GUIDANCE. If you feel like you know where you are going but are not sure how to get there, call on Tara the Goddess of Guidance. Tara guides all who worship her over troubled waters and safely to the other side. When invoking Tara, by her great compassion she appears to show you the way when decisions or adversities come before you.
TARA MANTRA
STREEM
Known as both the savior and the illuminator, Tara is the second of the ten Mahavidya great wisdom goddesses, and she has a soothing presence when help is needed. She is the gentler appearance in this goddess tribe. She mostly appears in two forms: in her fierce form she looks a lot like Kali, with her tongue hanging out and a garland of severed heads or skulls around her neck, a snake worn as a sacred consort around her neck, her hair tied in a knot above her head, and a tiger skin as a skirt — and yet unlike Kali her general demeanour is approachable. She steps forward with her left foot, gesturing to meet you. She is the light that reveals what is needed in a situation, whether to overcome obstacles or to bring something new into creation.
This creative energy was enough, one tantra (sacred text) conveys, with her consort Lord Akshobhya to give birth to Surya the Sun — and that indeed is mighty. The Sun gives enough light for all plants to grow and all species to evolve on this planet. Tara translates as star, and also as the one who helps you across. She gives solutions, form to ideas, and sacred sounds to allow the mind to transcend its inner chatter. Her most welcoming mantra is the syllable OM. You can use the sound STREEM with your Yantra, or OM STREEM as you gaze at the bindu, the central dot. The upward pointing triangle in the Yantra is there to guide you forwards on your path.
Tara is also seen as a form of Blue Saraswati, the goddess of speech and wisdom — bringing sounds to life and giving them form. Help with oration and self-expression can come from her support. Overall this is a compassionate form of the Goddess, easy to invoke and generous in her blessings. If you are feeling like a little guidance is required in your life, call her up. Jai Ma!
