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Goddesses and Gods.wps - Welcome to Our Temple

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Sophia<br />

Name Name: Name Sophia which is the Greek version of Her name, other names <strong>and</strong> titles are<br />

Hohkma (Hebrew), Sapienta (Latin), Mother-Of-All (Gnostic), Holy Spirit (very early<br />

Christians), Wisdom (what the other names mean).<br />

Symbols Symbols: Symbols A cup, the crescent moon, a dove, a tree.<br />

Usual Usual Image Image: Image Image A red winged woman, crowned with seven stars, at Her feet lies the<br />

World, She carries a golden cup. She is also often shown wearing a red gown, <strong>and</strong><br />

pregnant.<br />

Holy Holy Days Days: Days November 28th is the Day of Sophia.<br />

Holy Holy Books Books: Books The Tratta<strong>to</strong> Gnostico. The Clementine Homilies. The Gospel According<br />

<strong>to</strong> Mary.<br />

Place Place of of Worship Worship: Worship <strong>Temple</strong>s, but also places of learning.<br />

Relatives Relatives: Relatives Yahway (ex-husb<strong>and</strong>), Adam, Eve, Lilith, angels (children), Jesus Christ<br />

(step-son).<br />

Synodieties Synodieties: Synodieties Isis (Egyptian), Juno (Roman), Hera (Greek), Frigga (Norse) Spider<br />

Gr<strong>and</strong>mother (Native American), Inanna (Sumerian), Tara (Tibetan) Yemaya<br />

(African-Caribbean), Amaterasu (Japanese), Pachamama (Incan), Estsanatlehi,<br />

Changing Woman (Navajo <strong>and</strong> Apache), Danu (Celtic).<br />

Details Details: Details Sophia, or Hohkma or Sapienta etc. is the primary female figure of Judeo-<br />

Christianity, She was once very important, but because of the efforts of men who had<br />

a very serious problem with the female force in nature <strong>and</strong> themselves She has all but<br />

been expunged from modern Bibles. She was the veiled holy spirit of wisdom,<br />

pregnant with knowledge <strong>and</strong> inviting us <strong>to</strong> drink deeply from Her cup. Old Jewish<br />

literature tells of Her role as God's co-crea<strong>to</strong>r, "She reaches out from one end of the<br />

earth <strong>to</strong> the other with full strength <strong>and</strong> orders all things well Herself unchanging,<br />

she makes all things anew." without Her God is powerless. She shares God's throne,<br />

<strong>and</strong> is his creative breath. The Shakers recognized her in the rhyme: "Wisdom holds<br />

the Mother's seat, <strong>and</strong> is the Father's helper-meet." Yes, it's time that Mrs. God got<br />

Her due!<br />

Gnostics Gnostics And And Sophia<br />

Sophia

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