SHAKTI RISING

The author is a respected cardiologist and professor who has published extensively in cardiovascular imaging and has been featured on the “Best Doctors in America®” list.
This is the first book to explore the Mahavidyas and their symbolism from a non-dual perspective, which will appeal to readers of Greg Goode, author of The Direct Path and Rupert Spira, author of The Transparency of Things

The wisdom of the Mahavidyas, the ten wisdom goddesses who represent the interconnected darkness and light within all of us, has long been steeped in esoteric and mystical descriptions that made them seem irrelevant to ordinary life. But with this book, written by a respected cardiologist who found herself on a spiritual search for the highest truth, readers are invited to explore this ancient knowledge and learn how it can be applied to daily struggles and triumphs—and how it can help them find unreserved self-love and acceptance.

Pulling from Eastern traditions including tantra and yoga, and focusing on the feminine principle of divine energy also known as Shakti, this book bridges the divide between dualistic concepts and non-dual philosophy. By exploring the symbolism of the Mahavidyas (Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Baglamukhi, Matangi, and Kamalatmika)—each with a veiled face representing a destructive quality that perpetuates ignorance and suffering, and a true face representing the wisdom that stimulates profound transformation and liberation—readers will learn to embrace and incorporate every aspect of who they are.

Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, MD, became drawn to the direct path through the teachings of Greg Goode and Sri Atmananda Krishna Menon, and to tantra through the influences of Sri Premananda, Sally Kempton, and Swami Lakshmanjoo. She blends her expertise in cardiology with her knowledge of yoga, tantra, and the direct path in her program for patients to discover the end of suffering.
Chinnaiyan is a cardiologist at Beaumont Health System, and associate professor of medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, MI. She resides in Plymouth, MI.