Table of Contents
Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1 A Crown of Feminine Design: The Goddess Incarnates 1
Chapter 2 The Grand Tannic Narrative: Gods, Goddesses, and Worlds 25
Chapter 3 Durga: Warrior Goddess of Protection and Inner Strength 55
Chapter 4 Lakshmi: Goddess of Abundance and Good Fortune 83
Chapter 5 Kali: Goddess of Revolution 117
Chapter 6 Parvati: Goddess of the Sacred Marriage 147
Chapter 7 Saraswati: Goddess Who Flows as Language, Insight, and Sound 177
Chapter 8 Sita: Goddess of Devotion and Mystical Submission 201
Chapter 9 Dhumavati: Grone Goddess of Disappointment and Letting Go 221
Chapter 10 Radha: Goddess of Romantic Longing 237
Chapter 11 Chinnamasta: Goddess of Radical Self-Transcendence 259
Chapter 12 Lalita Tripura Sundari: Goddess of-Erotic Spirituality 279
Chapter 13 Bhuvaneshwari: Goddess of Infinite Space, She Whose Body Is the World 301
Epilogue: Dialoguing with the Goddesses 321
Appendix I The Goddess Families and Their Consorts 331
Appendix II Calling Out the Power in Mantra: Overview and Pronounciation Guide 333
Appendix III Quiz: Goddess Power in Action 335
Appendix IV Which Goddesses Are You? 337
Reader's Group Guide 343
Notes 355
Annotated Bibliography for Further Reading 367
About the Author 373
About the Illustrator 374