Review of The Way of the Goddess

[Harshitha G B]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Way of the Goddess" by Ananta Ripa Ajmera.]

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4 out of 5 stars

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This book tells the story of the Hindu celebration of Navratri, which honors the mother goddess Durga. Navratri is a nine-day celebration of Mother Durga in her various forms. While some are kind and modest, like Saraswathi, others are ferocious and furious, like Kali. The author began by narrating how her early experiences had influenced her decision to follow a traditional spiritual path in order to establish a connection with her higher self. With that, she presented the Goddesses one by one over the course of a nine-day festival, highlighting each one's significance, power, and growth inside ourselves to understand the four main objectives of life: abundance, pleasure, spiritual liberation, and purpose.

Goddess Shailputri, who is associated with our first chakra and is primarily responsible for grounding us, is the goddess we honor on the first night of Navratri. The root chakra, or first chakra, is associated with strength and stability. It is considered to be near the base of our spine, where it gives stability and awakens spiritual energy.

On the second day of Navratri, we honor Goddess Brahmacharini. She is the initial incarnation of Goddess Shailputri, who underwent self-immunization. She is associated with the second chakra, which is associated with our reproductive system. She helps us navigate the limitless sea of feelings. Her self-control, which bolsters our willpower, is her strength. Relationships are represented by her in a physical way.

Chandraghanta, Goddess With ten hands and three eyes, Durga's ferocious incarnation rides a lion and wields weapons. She is a formidable embodiment of the Goddess Durga.
She focuses on our naval area, which is the location of our third chakra. It is associated with personal strength, which bestows upon one the bravery to confront anxieties and the authorization to take care of oneself.

The fourth avatar of Goddess Durga is Goddess Kushmanda. She was referred to as a smiling goddess. She was referred to as the universe's mother. Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Goddess Kali were all created by her.
Her energy resonated with the fourth chakra. It is found in our hearts, which is the starting point for energy to ascend to a higher level. It stands for the development of self-love.

Skandamata, the Goddess Durga, gave the gods and goddesses the ability to reproduce and strength at her birth to the entire Cosmos. and after that, it arises as the universe's biological mother.
The fifth chakra, situated in our neck region, is associated with her strong voice. Power is about the sense of listening, the growth of the power of expression, and being loyal to oneself.

On the sixth day of Navratri, Goddess Katyayani—a wish-fulfilling aspect of the Mother Goddess—celebrated the festival. Her hand is a symbol of favor and bravery. She addresses both the intellectual and emotional aspects of relationships. The sixth chakra, which is supposed to be situated between our eyebrows, is associated with the ability to discern. Inner wisdom and spiritual beings are the sources of her power.

Certainly, Goddess Kalaratri is aggressive and terrible in every manner. She takes away anything that is not us—myth, delusion, and lies—and sets us free from illusion so we may discover who we really are. The force of truth related to the 7th chakra is positioned at the crown of our head. Enlightenment begins there as well, as it is the place where the spiritual force departs at the moment of death.

Goddess Mahagauri is a symbol for the strength, clarity, and inner beauty that relate to the struggle with the power of rebirth. She is a courageous representation of pure beauty. Rejuvenation energy is situated above our crown.

Goddess Siddharthatri, the bestower of Siddhi, who provides as many gifts in service as she can. A place of profound humanity and thankfulness is created by the goddess Siddharthatri's strength. She brought into existence the divine trinity of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. The astral chakra, or ninth and last chakra, is associated with the power of intention. It is situated just above our head's crown. It will assist in launching a spiritual journey.

The author described the significance and strength of Mother Goddess Durga's nine incarnations in this manner. Along with this, we received an incredible background narrative for all nine avatars. How power got to them, how to use it in our lives, and how to adjust to it. Numerous techniques, exercises, and practices are mentioned to assist readers in navigating their spiritual path.

I rate it four out of five. It is admirable that the author tried to condense the wealth of knowledge about Hindu Mother Goddess Durga into a few chapters and did it well with good information.
The story phase's writing is done well, and the reader will benefit from the thorough explanation of chakras.
The difficult aspect was that the readers were given more practice exercises or procedures than weren't needed, and the pattern didn't match the plot properly, which made the story flow more slowly. The editing staff did a fantastic job presenting a flawless book.

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[Muhammad Haikal Birton]

This review provides a detailed analysis of the book, focusing on its narrative structure, the author's approach to presenting the Hindu celebration of Navratri, and the effectiveness of the book in conveying the significance of the nine avatars of Mother Goddess Durga.

[Tomy Chandrafrost]

I'm also reading this book, and I agree that it's interesting. This book has a good cultural approach to teaching healing, combined with some psychological elements. Thank you for writing this review.

[Harshitha G B]

This review provides a detailed analysis of the book, focusing on its narrative structure, the author's approach to presenting the Hindu celebration of Navratri, and the effectiveness of the book in conveying the significance of the nine avatars of Mother Goddess Durga.

Yes, author gave good depth meaning of celebration.

[Harshitha G B]

I'm also reading this book, and I agree that it's interesting. This book has a good cultural approach to teaching healing, combined with some psychological elements. Thank you for writing this review.

Wow, that's great! Let me know how you felt about this book. Yess, it gave depth meaning to the festival celebration.

[Lakshmi12345]

It's good to know the death meaning of the traditional sytenor festival's across the world and it's sacred meaning.

[Yashi Shukla]

As a fellow reader I really liked your thorough and detailed perspective on this book. I really appreciated the way you point out the overview of this book in an engaging manner.

[MAHAD BAIG MIRZA]

The reviewer adeptly captures the essence and significance of the book, applauding its comprehensive exploration of Hindu Mother Goddess Durga's nine incarnations and the explanation of chakras, while noting the slight imbalance in pacing due to an abundance of unnecessary practice exercises.

[Harshitha G B]

As a fellow reader I really liked your thorough and detailed perspective on this book. I really appreciated the way you point out the overview of this book in an engaging manner.

Thank you.. It's good book about Hindu festival and narrated well.

[Harshitha G B]

The reviewer adeptly captures the essence and significance of the book, applauding its comprehensive exploration of Hindu Mother Goddess Durga's nine incarnations and the explanation of chakras, while noting the slight imbalance in pacing due to an abundance of unnecessary practice exercises.

It's good book to know more about Hindu festival and it's importance.

[Gerry Steen]

Abundance, pleasure, spirituality, and purpose provide a good balance in life. The celebration of Navrati is intriguing to me. There are so many goddesses in Hinduism who guide us along in our lives. Your review gives a good summary of the book.

[Priya Murugesan]

I have contemplated picking this book. Your review strengthened my wish to pick this up.

[Rajaee R]

I am intrigued to know more about the Goddesses associated with Navaratri. But I concur with your opinion that the book shouldn't have had unnecessary practice sections and procedures.
I noticed that your review lacks a proper rating. I also noticed that your review contains more information about the Goddesses than the book and hence does not perform as a book review.

[Stephen Christopher 1]

Wow, what an extremely thorough review. It sounds like you got deeply involved in the practices. If there hadn't been too many, would you have rated this 5 stars?

[Abhishek3m4]

Your review effectively highlights the depth and richness of the book on the Hindu celebration of Navratri and the Mother Goddess Durga. The author's portrayal of each goddess and their associated chakras provides valuable insights into spiritual growth and personal development. The inclusion of techniques and exercises to aid readers on their spiritual journey is also appreciated.