“Last night I dreamt that I walked among the wild tigers of Bengal… At first I walked alone through thick jungle foliage. When I heard sounds behind me, I noticed tiger cubs walking toward me. Then I worried, briefly, that if the mother appeared she might attack me, for I knew how protective mothers can be of their cubs. But when the tigress did appear, along with other tigresses, instead of being aggressive, they were all surprisingly friendly: stalking me with a motive other than to devour me. For the remainder of the dream I walked in harmony with the tigers, as if one of them, delighting in the playfulness of their babies. When I awoke I contemplated the imagery in my dream: Jagadambe Devi by Krishna Kanta Dasi Durga Devi came to my mind: that ancient Vedic goddess of feminine empowerment whose companion is a tigress. I considered that perhaps the tigresses planed to make prey of those parts of me that resist love, and grant courage to the other ...
Women's Spiritual Poetry