Chhinnamasta

Dear Suze Q. I met a wild woman at a street fair who called herself China, though she clearly wasn’t Asian, but pale as an albino. She dressed in flowing robes and scarfs, dancing rather than walking. She saw me staring, we connected, and she took me home. This morning after more incredible sex, she wooshed me out the door with a breezy, “see you next time.” I asked my friend about China and she laughed -told me to be careful about going further. She wrote a note with the word Chhinnamasta and told me that was all I needed to know to make the right decision. What the hell’s going on? I feel like I fell down a rabbit hole.

Dear Rabbit, I believe you have been had. Chhinnamasta is the Hindu goddess of contradictions, strongly tied to sexuality, a Tantric deity. She represents death, and life; sexual energy and sexual self-control. Your girl, China, is an unknown. Proceed with eyes wide open. -SQ