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THE PROMISE OF SHAKTI LEADERSHIP: A FULFILLED AND FREE WORLD

If there is to be a future,it will wear a crown of feminine design.

Sri Aurobindo1

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

We came across a New Yorker cartoon recently that shows a depressed elephant lying on its psychotherapist’s couch, saying, “I’m right there in the room, and no one even acknowledges me.”

That elephant in the room reminded us of Shakti, the unseen, unacknowledged, and unused feminine power. Elephants symbolize gentleness, intelligence, and great strength—a fitting symbol for Shakti.

The power and even the existence of Shakti has long been staunchly denied, perhaps because it has been seen as a threat to society’s traditionally patriarchal structures. Those holding the reins of ...

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