Mother
Mary—Maryam in Arabic—is the only woman mentioned by name in the entire Qur’an, and she is honored with an entire chapter bearing her name: Surah Maryam (Chapter 19). Far from being a peripheral figure, Mary is presented as a central example of faith, chastity, and divine election, revered by Muslims
Exploring ancient temples is an exhilarating experience, especially when your tour group includes a renown Egyptologist. Jared Rubalcaba lectures on the topic of the Divine Feminine in Egypt which was initially presented at the Divine Feminine Conference at Dallas For Worth, TX. He deciphers the symbolism and stories behind the
According to Yoruba legend, Olorun was one of two original creator gods. The other was the goddess Olokun. In the beginning, the universe consisted only of sky and a formless chaos of marshy water. Olorun ruled the sky, while Olokun ruled the vast marshy waters below. There were thousands of
She was very beautiful. It was as if the Goddess Lakshmi herself had strayed into the world. When she spoke, it was like the song of birds in the spring, and her words were sweet and pleasant. Her hair was the color of the black bee; her forehead was as
THE same hour that spring was born, a dream came to Maya as she slept. She saw a young elephant descending from the sky. It had six great tusks; it was as white as the snow on mountain-tops. Maya saw it enter her womb, and thousands of Gods suddenly appeared
1 Nephi 3:8-9 And it came to pass that he said unto me, Look. And I looked as if to look upon him and I saw him not, for he had gone from before my presence. And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city Jerusalem,
Devaki conceived Krsna by divine conception as the child was transferred into her womb by mind to mind transference. Krishna was the 8th child of Devaki and also the 8th avatar of Vishnu. From Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam “Thereafter, accompanied by plenary expansions, the fully opulent Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is all-auspicious
While a great deal more could be said to demonstrate that God the Father necessarily includes God the Mother, we want to know more than merely She exists. We want to understand her character, perfections and attributes also. The Father and the Son are masculine and therefore personified by the
Hathor is the goddess of love, beauty, music, dancing, fertility, and pleasure. She was a protector and had both priests and priestesses in her temples. She is the mother of Horus and wife to the Egyptian father, Amon, both of whom were connected with kingship. She acted as the Eye
Scriptures speak carefully about the existence and importance of a Heavenly Mother — a Divine Female whose greatest attribute is to bestow wisdom upon the whole of this creation. It is possible to completely miss Her presence.1 The Father and the Son are masculine and therefore personified by the word “knowledge.”
Then said Mary unto the angel, How can this be? And the angel answered and said unto her, Of the holy ghost and the power of the Highest. Therefore also, that holy child that shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God. And behold, your kinswoman
