64 yoginis and tantra

The 64 Yoginis (Chausath Yoginis) are a very important part of Tantric practice, more so in Shakta Tantra and Kaula Tantra practices, where the 64 yoginis are worshipped as manifestations of Shakti, the divine feminine energy. Each of the 64 Yogini represents a specific divine energy, power, or cosmic principle, and the 64 yogini’s collectively represent the entire cycle of creation, destruction, and transformation. The 64 Yoginis represent Shakti in all her forms from gentle and nurturing to fierce and destructive The number 64 holds a deep significance in tantra. Yantras and mandalas are one of the central features of tantra practice and these mandalas & yantras are geometric patterns divided in grids of 8×8 (64 squares), they represent the structure of the universe. There are 64 tantric practices or sadhanas including mantras, yantras, mudras, homa & maithuna, etc. these 64 practices guide a tantra practitioner in performing rituals, meditation & physical practice. By adhering to these 64 sadhanas a tantra practitioner can align himself with the cosmic energies to realise extra ordinary powers known as siddhis & gain moksha.