Kali the Destroyer The most ancient of Goddesses, Kali is the Hindu equivalent of Ereshkigal, but darker. She is literally the 'Black One', the personification of death and destruction. Kali is change. The Great Mother Goddess is the passion that drives the kundalini up through the chakras to be with her beloved Shiva. It is to Kali one prays to for liberation from the shackles of political, cultural and economic oppression. To use Kali in your magic, you need to understand what she represents at her deepest and darkest level.