Calling Durga

A little loving-fierceness charges my batteries and dims my fears. So I say, Durga, I need you now!
Or, we may call up our own Durga energy, if that feels fitting.

Durga is a major Hindu goddess who "unleashes her divine wrath against the wicked––for the liberation of the oppressed, and she brings destruction to empower creation".

BELOW: Painting from the Brooklyn Museum:

The Hindu Goddess Durga on her tiger slays an orange demon (part buffalo);
the seated goddess Kali extends her long tongue to lap up the demon's blood before it touches the ground and coagulates into new asuras (demons).
Some blood transforms into tiny demons, who, emerging from the bloodbath,  continue the battle.

Caption: "Indian. Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon, Raktabij, and Kali Lapping up the Demon's Blood, Page from a Markandeya Purana Series, 1800–1825. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 11 1/8 x 15 in. (28.3 x 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum."

. . . Have a great week ahead, everyone!