I wanted to look more into Kali because I came across her in my reading from earlier this week on Shiva. I found out that she is considered the consort of Shiva and is like the primary creator that the feminine deity, Devi, is considered. It almost seems like she makes up a part of the larger whole.
Shaktism
In the Kali wikipedia article, I found a section on Shaktism, which is tradition within Hinduism that reveres the feminine essence, Devi, as the supreme power.
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Devi-Bhagavata Purana
The Shaktism wikipedia article led me to an article on this text which also reveres Devi as the supreme power or primary creator.
Shakti
Then I found this article on Shakti, which explained that she is essentially the same as Kali and is represented in her avatar form by Parvati.
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