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Śakti (devanāgarī: शक्ति) from Sanskrit Śak, "to be able," meaning force or empowerment. Shakti is the female primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism. In Theosophy it is seen as the female counterpart of the male Fohat.
In Hindu thought there are six shaktis:
(1) Parâshakti
(2) Jñânashakti
(3) Itchâshakti (will-power)
(4) Kriyâshakti (thought-power)
(5) Kundalinîshakti
(6) Mâtrikâshakti.
Notes
Further reading
- Sakti at Theosopedia