Sophia

Sophia: Mrs. God

NAME: SOPHIA, which is the Greek version of Her name, other names and titles are Binah (Hebrew -understanding-), Sapienta (Latin), Mother Of All (Gnostic), Holy Spirit (very early Christians), Wisdom (what the other names mean).

SYMBOLS: Cup, Crescent moon, Dove, Tree.

USUAL IMAGE: A winged woman with the wings usually shown as red, sets in a thrown, she is crowned with seven stars, at Her feet lays the World, and in her right hand is a golden cup. She is also often shown wearing a red gown, and pregnant.

HOLY DAYS: November 28th is the Day of Sophia.

HOLY BOOKS: The Trattato Gnostico. The Clementine Homilies. The Gospel According to Mary.

PLACES OF WORSHIP: Temples, but also places of learning.

RELATIVES: Yahweh (ex-husband or son or both), Adam, Eve, Lilith, angels (children), the Christ, who entered Jesus (son), the Achamoth, who entered Mary Magdalene (daughter.)

SYNODEITIES: Isis (Egyptian), Juno (Roman), Hera (Greek), Sarasvati (Hindu), Frigga (Norse) Spider Grandmother (Native American), Inanna (Sumerian), Tara (Tibetan) Yemaya (African- Caribbean), Amaterasu (Japanese), Pachamama (Incan), Changing Woman (Navajo and Apache), Danu (Celtic).

DETAILS: Sophia, or Sapienta etc... was the primary female figure of Judao- Christianity,
She was once very important, but because of the efforts of men who had a very serious problem with the female force in nature and themselves She has all but been expunged from modern Bibles.

She was the veiled holy spirit of wisdom, pregnant with knowledge and inviting us to drink deeply from Her cup.

Old Jewish literature tells of Her role as God's co-creator, "She reaches out from one end of the earth to the other with full strength and orders all things well...Herself unchanging, she makes all things anew." without Her God is powerless.

She shares God's throne, and is his creative breath. The Shakers recognized her in the rhyme: "Wisdom holds the Mother's seat, and is the Father's helper-meet."

There are more then a few who become VERY upset when a feminine interpretation is placed on `wisdom but then there are some people who just need to be upset.

Yes, it's time that Mrs. God got Her due!