Dhuni
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The Dhuni is a sacred site represented as a cleft in the ground. This cleft is emblematic of the Yoni or female vulva and generative organ. The Dhuni therefore represents a site of worship related to the Earth Mother, Shakti or Goddess.
The Dhuni is worshipped by spiritual intention and the kindling of a flame inside it. Suitable materials are offered to the Dhuni and consumed by the heat or flame. This represents the eternal process of change and transformation on all levels of existence.
As the Yoni is the nexus from which all manifest beings come into this world, the worship of the Dhuni represents a sacred nexus for the path of return from the physical to spiritual level. This is an intentional process of inversion or return to our spiritual source. The Dhuni is a sacred site and focal point for this form of spiritual exertion or Sadhana. Aside from the offering of sacred fuel to the Dhuni, mantras are also offered as well as the sounds of diverse musical instruments and ecstatic dance and gesture.
Although several cultures retain traditions of fire worship, a unique feature of the Dhuni tradition is that it is the Dhuni or site itself which is considered sacred, not exclusively the fire kindled within it.
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- Kapilnath, Shri. Awakening the Nath Dhuni: Tantric Guidelines for Perfect Pyromania
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