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The Divine Feminine in Christianity and Mythos
This piece on the Divine Feminine was originally written by me in the year
2000 as part of a paper I prepared for my studies in the Sophia Divinity School
of the Church of Antioch, Malabar Rite. It has been slightly modified as the
article below.
The “Isis-Sophia-Mari” archetype (and other representations of
the Divine Feminine) can be seen as a cathedral created by the architect of
God/Source. She is the receptive element in all mankind that naturally uplifts
to embrace divinity.
In the myths of the ancient Egyptians, Isis is seen as the primary Divine
Feminine figure, although she shared her role with other aspects of Herself
personified in the archetypes of numerous goddesses such as Nut, Bast and Hathor.
One of the earliest Holy Trinities was composed of Osiris (Divine Father), Isis
(Divine Mother) and Horus (Divine Son).
It was Isis to whom the Lesser Mysteries were ascribed. Her inscription upon the
Temple of Sais stands as testimony to the power invested in her by the ancient
priests and priestesses: “I am that which is, which hath been, and which shall
be; and no man has ever lifted the veil that hides my Divinity from mortal
eyes.”
Her symbol was the moon to which the Virgin Mary is esoterically linked,
especially within the Latin cultures. The “Lady of Guadalupe” stands with the
crescent moon beneath her feet.
Mythically, Isis gathered together the 14 pieces of Osiris’ body after he had
been slain and dis-membered by Set. In doing so, she became the vehicle for
re-creation of the masculine principle in order for it to once again be received
into the higher heaven.
Sophia is the universal aspect of the “God-ness” that eternally gives birth to
the cosmos. She is the Divine Presence manifested in the cosmos which becomes
the pure element through which the spiritual revelation of the Logos (Creative
Word of God/Christ) takes place. Sophia appeared in medieval Jewish cabalism as
the Shekhinah (Bride) of God.
Mari is possibly the most personal Earth Mother aspect of the Divine Feminine.
It is she who births and nurtures the Child of Light in the world. For the
church of the New Testament, Mary was seen as the meeting point of the Old and
New Testaments. In this position, she embodied both the people of Israel and the
“Daughter of Zion” and the new born church of Christianity.
The Holy Presence within the sacred cathedral of Isis-Sophia-Mari is that of the
Christos. The Isis-Sophia-Mari suspends the thought of actualization until the
Seed of Christ can be firmly planted to the heart and soul. As pure Feminine
Divinity, or the receptive aspect God, Isis-Sophia-Mari holds together the
strands of potential in the Womb of Light within, within which human kind
struggles to be born. She embodies the hope and nurturing from spirit, that as
Children of God, we all seek to receive. Isis-Sophia-Mari is also that aspect of
ourselves that loves us and showers us with motherly care, preparing our souls
to become the Bride of the Lord.
Humanity will continue to rapidly move beyond its own spiritual and physical
boundaries in the New Millennium. It is then that our receptive selves will open
wider to accept all the potentials and possibilities offered to us by spirit,
and thereby claim the birthright of Isis-Sophia-Mari to be “born again” through
the kingly Presence of the “Son of Suns”, the Cosmic Christ.
"Mary is the great mold of God, fashioned by the Holy Spirit to
give human nature to a man who is God by the hypostatic union, and through grace
to make persons who are like to God" - St. Louis Mary Grignion de
Montfort
2005 Addendum: I find it significant that Pope John Paul II chose the
Virgin Mary as his personal symbol upon becoming Pope. (For more on my
perspective of Pope John Paul II, read
Death of a Pope.
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