Offerings to the Goddess: Those attending a yoni puja will usually offer five different fruits or other things to the Deity, such as flower petals, rice, ghee, etc. Adoration Stage: general prayers to the Goddess; chanting mantras Sanctifying of the 5 Elements: The five liquids are poured over the yoni. They represent the 5 elements. Generally, such libations represent offerings for the Goddess, but in this case the pouring of the 5 liquids over the yoni symbolizes the universalizing and sanctifying of the 5 tattvas (elements). The 5 liquids are collected in a vessel below the yoni symbol (in a case of a woman’s yoni, the vessel is placed below the thighs). The final mixture resulting from this libation is empowered by the direct and intimate contact with the Goddess. Every participant of a yoni puja will take a sip from this prasad (sacred offering). The 5 liquids are: Yogurt (Earth element), water (Water element), honey (Fire element), milk (Air element), and any edible oil (Ether element). Note: Yoni puja performed with a woman’s yoni is known as stri puja or rahasya puja. There are some recommendations for choosing the woman for yoni puja because it is considered that the power of Shakti transmitted via the liquids to the devotees depends on the woman’s conscious transparency to the Goddess. That is why it is considered that the best choice for a yoni puja is a yogini. A yogini, by her power to channel the Goddess, creates the best conditions to raise the consciousness of those who take part in the ceremony. Usually, there is a stage called the magic stage during which the worshippers, before the visible yoni, (either of a living woman or an image of the Goddess) beg the Goddess to grant them wishes of all kinds. Such wishes may range from “please cure my mother” or “please give me a son,” to the even more egocentric “let me have success in business and increase my bank accounts.” The meditation stage: Contemplating the mystery of Shakti. Absorption into the womb of the Mother. Tracing Shakti energy back to its Source. A yoni puja can be performed in mixed groups, although sometimes only women or only men may be in attendance. What is most important in a yoni puja is the devotion towards Shakti and single-minded attention of the practitioners. It is this combination of love and awareness that enables the raising of consciousness during these rituals. The crucial aspect of being in deep love with and having reverence for the Mother in all Her forms can not be overemphasized. Women are multiple facets of the Supreme Shakti.

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