Krishnananda Agambagish and The Book Tantrasaar Part - V

Origin of Kali Puja
The Puja is held on the night of the New Moon in the Bengali month of Kartik, this occasion brings in a tidal wave of festive zeal amongst the various cross sections of society. It is said that Maharaja Krishnan Chandra of Nawadweep gave an order that everyone, in his domain should worship Kali. Punishment was given to the defaulters. Thus more than 10,000 images of Kali began to be worshipped in his domain. Before the present Kali Puja, Ratanti Kali Puja was celebrated in ancient times. It is believed that the present form of the image of Kali, is due to a dream seen by Lord Chaitanya’s contemporary Krishnananda Agambagish (a distinguished scholar of Indian charms, incantations black magic and voodoo - ‘Tantra’), author of Tantric Saar, that he should make her image after the figure, he saw first in the morning. The image should then be worshipped. At dawn Krishnanand saw a dark complexioned housing maid with left hand protruding and making cow dung cakes with her right hand. Her body was shining with white dots. While wiping off the sweat from her forehead with left hand, the vermilion had been spread in her parted hair. The hair was disarranged. Her unprecedented coming face-to-face with Krishnananda, an elderly, made her bit her tongue with shame. This posture of the housemaid gave vent to his imagination which he later utilized to envisage the idol of Goddess Kali. Thus was formed the image of Kali.
Kali (pronounced kah'lee), the Hindu triple Goddess of creation, preservation, and destruction is the animating force of Shiva, the destroyer (lord of the Dance). She is the insatiable hunger of time that births then devours. Skulls, cemeteries, and blood are all associated with her worship. Kali's energy is uncontrollable. After killing two demons, she got drunk on their blood and began dancing on their dead flesh. She danced herself into a frenzy until she realized she almost danced Shiva to death.

Kali Yantram  a geometric symbol of Mother Kali

The Lessons we learn from kali Tatwa
Kali has begun her dance in your life to tell you it is time to face your fears. All that is lurking ominously, eithre buried deep in your inner darkness or close by, needs to be stared in the eye and brought into the ight of consciousness. Are you fears serving you by warning you about dangerous places, things, or people? Or do your fears prevent you from dancing your dance, living your life, creating with Creation? The Goddess comes to tell you that your dance is needed as part of the whole Dance of Creation. Wholeness is nurtured when you reclaim the pieces of yourself that you've given over to fear. Most fears are formless. By naming and witnessing the fear, you gain power. Wholeness is created when you learn to acknowledge your fears and walk through them.
Goddess Kali is the primordial goddess of Hinduism. She is dark, violent, a figure of annihilation, the ultimate reality that is Brahman and source of all being. She is the redeemer of the universe and the benevolent mother goddess as well. She is associated with Shiva her consort. She is related to many other Hindu goddesses and she is the foremost goddess among the Dasa Mahavidyas.
Goddess Kali is associated with death, sexuality and violence. She is dark, black and fierce goddess of death and she carries the destructive power of eternal time. She is seductive, terrible and wonderful and has always something to offer. She is the primary reality, the enfolded order, formless void yet full of energy, passion, potential and form. To her worshippers, goddess Kali represents all of life from conception to the ultimate reality of death.