The Divine Feminine

p>The divine feminine reveals the existence of thetrue within us as well as the external universe. Further
mother goddess within us and the universe in the formwe need to understand that it is only the interplay of
of thoughts, dreams, images and symbols. It alsothe feminine and masculine that is responsible for the
represents fertility, reproduction, movement, creativitygenesis of creativity and here once again let me
and generation. The mother goddess in this form is thereemphasize on the fact that the masculine exits
mystery as well as the reality of the universe andbecause of the feminine and if we don't have the
symbolizes the existence of the supreme as thefeminine as the source then we don't have any action
source of all life. If we look from the ancient times tobased on the masculine.
the latest of religions we find that the divine feminineThe divine feminine: The interplay of the feminine and
archetypes are related to the process of death,masculine principles
decay, rebirth, purification, transformation and illuminationIn Hinduism it is very clearly taught that all creativity in
of matter. This archetype representation has beenthis universe is the result of the interplay of the divine
seen in the ancient goddesses of the lost civilizationsfeminine and masculine. The Taoists, see this truth in
like Ishtar-Astarte or the goddess traditions inthe symbolism of Yin/Yang where the black and white
Paganism, Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism. The divineforces interact to create the universe. Tibetan Buddhist
feminine archetypes portray the truth of life in therespect this interplay of the divine feminine and
fullest of forms and the meeting of the spiritual and themasculine through the symbolization of the dorge and
material world is only possible through thethe bell. The Bell is the feminine and the dorge the
manifestation of the divine feminine. This truth of divinemasculine aspect. All rituals are done with the help of
feminine and its manifestations has to bethese symbols. We must understand the fact that the
reemphasized in today's world which has all buttruth is to see the universe as a whole and not
forgotten the real nature of the universe and theseparate he or she or the dark or the light or the day
supreme.or night. The universe is in fact the interplay of all these
Divine feminine: Bringing back the essence of themanifestations. Further there is no question of any
Goddessexistence of the masculine without the existence of
Though the divine feminine archetypes were acceptedthe feminine principle. The feminine principle is the
and venerated from the ancient days of humanbeginning, the present and the end of everything and
civilizations, somewhere down the line this strongthe masculine is just an attribute supporting this
feminine connection was discarded in many of theuniversal phenomenon. The truth is that in
modern religions. Today we are paying the price forindependence, the masculine principle does not have
that mistake. Most of the problems that are seen inany meaning and purpose at all.
today's world are the result of looking at the supremeDivine feminine: The goddess exists within all of us
as "He" and this "He" is attributed with the bloodshedThe irony of today's world is that we only see one half
of holy wars and conquests. The reality is far awayof the truth which is the secondary and dependant
from this myopic view. The supreme force in actualityhalf. We have in fact become blind to the primary and
is the culmination of the feminine and masculineindependent aspect of the truth. As a result of this
principles of nature in a universal void which is devoidanomaly and its consequence in the form of
of any beginning or end. The Taoist, Buddhist and Hinduuncontrolled manifestation of the masculine principle,
philosophies talk loudly of the culmination of the divinewe can see great imbalance in the universe. All the
feminine and masculine leading to the creation of thechaos and destruction that we are seeing today is the
universal void. This is reality and the ultimate truth of liferesult of this anomaly and imbalance. To restore the
which clearly reveals to us that the feminine principle isbalance of the universe we need to rekindle the divine
the source of birth, nurturing, creative and generativefeminine that actually exists in all of us. The goddess
change as well as the reason for decay, death andthat exists within us has to be called upon and
regeneration.expressed within our own inner self as well as the
Divine feminine: The manifestation of the feminineexternal universe. Only the energy of the goddess can
principlepropel us towards the true direction and purpose of
Unless we accept the manifestation of the feminineour life. The Mantra is to achieve a balance in life by
principle or divine feminine in the form of birth, growth,evoking the feminine and move towards the path of
death, decay, transformation and rebirth, we would notultimate liberation. Once we start achieving the balance
be able to appreciate the working of the universe. Inwithin our own inner self, then it starts manifesting in
fact the divine feminine or the feminine principle isour relationships with others and the world at large.
responsible for the nurturing and sustaining influence ofThis is the only way to bring back the balance in the
the universe and it is the absolute source for theuniverse.
proactive and initiating nature of the masculine. This is