" Goddess of: • the dissolution of outworn structures • radical rebirth • dynamic power of change • the process of childbirth • death • the fury of battle • release of constriction and stuckness • radical purification and detoxification—both physical and internal • righteous anger • wildness and radical audacity • liberation through “dying” to the egoic self • absolute voidness beyond all forms • fierce love and ecstasy Recognize Kali in: • lightning storms • volcanic eruptions, tornados, and tsunamis • battlefields • wild outbursts of ecstasy • the act of pushing the child out of the womb (literally and figuratively, as in a dramatic creative process) • radical creative freedom • purification experiences • sudden changes in life, especially those that involve disruption "

― Sally Kempton , Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga