The Shahmaran is a mythical figure that is popular in Turkish folklore. It is half woman, half snake and comes from the Persian words Shah and Maran, meaning 'the ruler of the snakes'. For some ...

In spiritual psychology, Ardhanarishvara is often considered a symbol of self-realization. To know oneself is not to pick a side, but to integrate—to let the Shiva in us sit with the Shakti in us.

Half man, half woman, this sculpture addresses life’s deepest questions ... The god, a Hindu deity, is Ardhanarishvara, the half-male, half-female form of Shiva.