Lalita Tripura Sundari

With luminous grace, she plays her ways into our hearts, softening hardness and despair, awakening the remembrance of light, of love, of joy. No matter what you have experienced, your heart shall be cleansed and is Lalita Tripura Sundari released from ugliness, sorrow and pain. Negative karmic legacies will be cleared away. Our divine sister goddess invites you to recognize her golden restorative beauty shining within your heart. Cultivate that which is worthy of such beauty, for this is your essential nature. Gracefully release all else with dignity.

The third of the Mahavidya wisdom goddesses, Lalita Tripura Sundari is the Divine Mother manifesting as light, playfulness and beauty. In the Shakti Tantras, or ‘scriptures of the Divine Feminine, there are two schools. One school celebrates Kali as the primordial origin of the Universe, and the other worships Lalita as such. Yet, they are but two faces of the one Divine Mother. Lalita doesn’t compete with Kali, she is her boon-giving brightness.

Lalita’s presence in a reading is a reminder to play. Her sadhana, or ‘practice, asks us to cleanse and heal our minds, so we do not become consumed or overwhelmed by the suffering or ugliness happening in our world. Without denying the dark side of human nature, we can look through the inner eye to see what is happening at a spiritual level. If we look for the inner spiritual truth, we will find divine beauty. That is the courage, kindness, selflessness, generosity, love and strength that humans develop and express in response to their problems. Lalita is the power to recondition the mind away from agony and into delight. This doesn’t require changing the world, but rather, seeing it differently.

Instead of seeing humanity as victimized, weak, ego- driven and wounded, we can affirm humanity as a collective of spiritually brave souls willing to incarnate and grow during a challenging time of spiritual obscuration on Earth. There is divine beauty in such boldness of spirit! Internally, we shift from despair to awe, changing our chemistry along with our consciousness. As that takes place, we begin to vibrate energetically at a higher frequency. Challenges are recognized as means through which blessings can be activated. The mindset of the warrior fighting against darkness can shift into the mindset of the priestess, facilitating the increasing presence of spiritual light upon Earth. Same world, same circumstances, but different approach, interpretation and response – which in turn, leads to a different experience and future for us all. Sometimes, we need the darkness, the feistiness of Kali and the warrior spirit. Yet at other times, the lightness of heart, the delighted mind, and the buoyant spirit are what will open the way for us. For life to happen, we need both night and day, winter and summer and everything in-between. Lalita is the reminder to give due honor to the brightness and light, especially if we have been dealing with a lot of darkness.

In a reading, Lalita Tripura Sundari is a sign of good things intended for you. The ending of a truly difficult time is near, as a spiritual shift from the dark night of the soul into something of a golden era in your life. It is a promise of release into beauty and grace. Do your work to orient yourself, to shift your inner being to be ready for her. What would it be like to dispense with worry and dwell within a continual infusion of golden grace? This is the way of Lalita. Be open to experiences of rest, pleasure and beauty, which can elevate your frequency and help you discover new solutions to old issues. Lalita helps the mind break free from poverty consciousness and belief in lack. Inner healing and transformation manifest through her playful energies. We become able to find delight and joy once more.

Tripura translates as ‘three cities’ and refers to the triple goddess – as a virgin (Bala), as a fertile woman (Sundari) and as a crone (Bhairavi). In a reading, this oracle indicates a change so radical and profound that it is irreversible. A previous chapter of your life is truly closing and will not be reopened. This will be reason for celebration, for the intervention of Lalita in our lives brings only delight, joy, happiness and fulfilment. Whatever you need to release right now shall create the space for what is divinely destined for you to manifest through her grace. You have every reason to feel hopeful! If you have been struggling with poverty consciousness or have lost a sense of joy and gratitude for your life path, Lalita is a portent of heart-healing and restoration of grace, light and dignity in your heart. You shall awaken to your true inner beauty. You shall enjoy a change of pace and a release from intensity. Open your heart and orient your mind toward a golden era.

Invocation Ritual

Say the following prayer of invocation with one hand resting at your heart:

Lalita Tripura Sundari, golden goddess at play, joyful lagatambe, loving mother of the world and benevolent queen of the Universe, you are all-giving, so generous and kind. l open my heart to you in wonder at your unwavering desire that should simply be happy and free! Your generosity melts all resistance. In your presence, I am as humble as a sage and as happy as a delighted child. You are my Divine Mother. You love me so much. On every level, I welcome your golden presence into my being, into my life and the world. For the spiritual liberation of all beings, Jai Ma Lalita Devi!

See, sense, intend or feel that you are moving deep into the spacious inner temple of your heart. There, a swirling golden light is reaching toward you. That light swirls elegantly, playfully, delightedly in multiple directions. You sense it is powerful, intelligent, kind and healing. This swirling golden light expands, so it fills your entire energy field and then encapsulates the space around you. It captures all energetic streams of darkness, whisking them away from you, transforming them instantly into delight, happiness and freedom. You are peaceful, protected and blessed. You shine as a beautiful priest or priestess of her golden light. Your luminous heart radiates her golden swirling intelligence in all directions and through all dimensions for the spiritual benefit of all beings. Allow yourself to connect with the joy and delight of this.

Finish with your hands in prayer, and bow your head to the joy and light of the Divine Feminine in your deepest heart.

You have completed your invocation ritual.