Submit, Subsume

Brahman is all that exists.
Within Brahman we have Polar opposites
Brahma is the God who had the original dream of the cosmos. within that dream He created Shiva- the consciousness of the universe, and Shakti- the matter of the universe.

On a side note, there are no Brahma temples in India. This being that a long time ago Brahma was cursed by Shiva because he lusted after his daughter, his daughter being the Goddess, Shakti, or, materiality.

Brahma represents the possibility of creation therefore once something is created (like a temple) it is already in the hands of Sustaining and Destruction (Vishnu and Shiva).

We are living in the manifested Womb of the Divine Shakti. Shiva or Consciousness without Shakti is a stagnant mirror which simply reflects all things shone onto it. Shakti is the possibility of consciousness to be conscious of itself.

Embodiment is the potential for consciousness to be conscious of itself.

THE ROLE OF THE GODDESS SUBSUMES SHIVA'S POWER

Shiva arguably came first and then Shakti was created. Although Shakti came second, her role as The Womb subverts Shiva's power. The reason being that The Feminine has such tremendous power that She/she can create an entire new universe containing the set of Shiva and Shakti from within her.

Shakti is the the potential for Shiva to wake up to Himself! Shakti shows Shiva that he is Consciousness.


Shiva (the sun) can only see Himself by reflecting off of Shakti (the moon)