Invocation of Kali
hear me child, and know me for who i am. i have been with you since you were born,
and i will stay with you until you return to me at the final dusk. i am the
passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream
i am the one who calls to you at the end of your journey. after the day is done, my
children find their blessed rest in my embrace.
i am the womb from which all things are born. i am the shadowy, still tomb. all
things must come to me and bare their breasts to die and be reborn to the whole.
i am the sorceress that will not be ruled, the weaver of time, the teacher of
mysteries. i snip the threads that bring my children home to me. i slit the throats
of the cruel and drink the blood of the heartless. swallow your fear and come to
me, and you will discover true beauty, strength, and courage.
i am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice. i am the glinting sword that
protects you from harm. i am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons
into tools of power. open yourself to my embrace and overcome.
i am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge together in a rainbow
of union. i am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of midnight,
shrouded in mystery.
i am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and from which
you will blossom forth, vibrant and renewed. seek me at the crossroads, and you
shall be transformed, for once you look upon my face, there is no return.
i am the fire that kisses the shackles away. i am the cauldron in which all
opposites grow to know each other in truth. i am the web which connects all things.
i am the healer of all wounds, the warrior who rights all wrongs in their time. i
make the weak strong. i make the arrogant humble. i raise up the oppressed and
empower the disenfranchised. i am justice tempered with mercy.
most importantly, child, i am you. i am part of you, and i am within you. seek me
within and without, and you will be strong. know me. venture into the dark so that
you may awaken to balance, illumination, and wholeness. take my love with you
everywhere and find the power within to be who you wish.
