Shakti (original artwork)

I make no claim to be an "artist" — I tend to be more of a "doodler," instead. But still, this is a drawing I made from an original design idea that popped into my head. The concept is the personification of the eternal Feminine aspect of the Divine, known as Shakti (IPA: 'ʃɑːk - tiː), which permeates all of Creation.

The concept of a Feminine aspect of the Divine is foreign to some religions, but is present in a much greater number of religions across the world than not. It stems from the belief that women are as important as men — both were created in the "image of God," rather than that distinction being reserved for only males as the patriarchal religions teach — and that it is through the interaction of feminine-Yin and masculine-Yang energies that the process of creation is possible in the first place.

^{• ILLUSTRATION BY ME •}