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Shambhavi is truly on the Kali mode. Her vocabulary revolves around the concepts of ‘vision’, ‘shakti’, ‘sadhana’, ‘the chosen one’, ‘search’ and ‘the soul.’

The book aims to quell the misconceptions about Goddess Kali, she says. “Kali is often misunderstood. She is associated with fear and we forget to address the benevolent aspect of the Goddess,” Shambhavi takes up Kali’s defence.

If Kali is often pictured with her skeletal garland, Shambhavi says in her “vision” the Goddess appeared with a garland of flowers. “When she began to unravel herself before me there was an amazing sweetness about her, the fire in her was a gentle one,” Shambhavi recounts her experiences. The text which she calls “sacred” and an “experience of spirituality” is based on her personal spiritual journey. Shambhavi says “Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess” happened by accident.

She was busy with a sequel to her first book when “Kali” and “the vision” interfered. “I believe they choose us when we are ready,” says Shambhavi, obviously referring to a greater power. But quiz her on the word maze she creates in her book that leaves an uninitiated reader confused, she defends it, saying the picture gets clearer as the book progresses.

“My spiritual journey is one of experiences,” she explains. A journey that began around 20 years ago, she says it was “other turbulences” that brought her closer to spirituality.

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