| p>The divine feminine reveals the existence of the | | | | true within us as well as the external universe. Further |
| mother goddess within us and the universe in the form | | | | we need to understand that it is only the interplay of |
| of thoughts, dreams, images and symbols. It also | | | | the feminine and masculine that is responsible for the |
| represents fertility, reproduction, movement, creativity | | | | genesis of creativity and here once again let me |
| and generation. The mother goddess in this form is the | | | | reemphasize on the fact that the masculine exits |
| mystery as well as the reality of the universe and | | | | because of the feminine and if we don't have the |
| symbolizes the existence of the supreme as the | | | | feminine as the source then we don't have any action |
| source of all life. If we look from the ancient times to | | | | based on the masculine. |
| the latest of religions we find that the divine feminine | | | | The divine feminine: The interplay of the feminine and |
| archetypes are related to the process of death, | | | | masculine principles |
| decay, rebirth, purification, transformation and illumination | | | | In Hinduism it is very clearly taught that all creativity in |
| of matter. This archetype representation has been | | | | this universe is the result of the interplay of the divine |
| seen in the ancient goddesses of the lost civilizations | | | | feminine and masculine. The Taoists, see this truth in |
| like Ishtar-Astarte or the goddess traditions in | | | | the symbolism of Yin/Yang where the black and white |
| Paganism, Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism. The divine | | | | forces interact to create the universe. Tibetan Buddhist |
| feminine archetypes portray the truth of life in the | | | | respect this interplay of the divine feminine and |
| fullest of forms and the meeting of the spiritual and the | | | | masculine through the symbolization of the dorge and |
| material world is only possible through the | | | | the bell. The Bell is the feminine and the dorge the |
| manifestation of the divine feminine. This truth of divine | | | | masculine aspect. All rituals are done with the help of |
| feminine and its manifestations has to be | | | | these symbols. We must understand the fact that the |
| reemphasized in today's world which has all but | | | | truth is to see the universe as a whole and not |
| forgotten the real nature of the universe and the | | | | separate 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 the | | | | manifestations. Further there is no question of any |
| Goddess | | | | existence of the masculine without the existence of |
| Though the divine feminine archetypes were accepted | | | | the feminine principle. The feminine principle is the |
| and venerated from the ancient days of human | | | | beginning, the present and the end of everything and |
| civilizations, somewhere down the line this strong | | | | the masculine is just an attribute supporting this |
| feminine connection was discarded in many of the | | | | universal phenomenon. The truth is that in |
| modern religions. Today we are paying the price for | | | | independence, the masculine principle does not have |
| that mistake. Most of the problems that are seen in | | | | any meaning and purpose at all. |
| today's world are the result of looking at the supreme | | | | Divine feminine: The goddess exists within all of us |
| as "He" and this "He" is attributed with the bloodshed | | | | The irony of today's world is that we only see one half |
| of holy wars and conquests. The reality is far away | | | | of the truth which is the secondary and dependant |
| from this myopic view. The supreme force in actuality | | | | half. We have in fact become blind to the primary and |
| is the culmination of the feminine and masculine | | | | independent aspect of the truth. As a result of this |
| principles of nature in a universal void which is devoid | | | | anomaly and its consequence in the form of |
| of any beginning or end. The Taoist, Buddhist and Hindu | | | | uncontrolled manifestation of the masculine principle, |
| philosophies talk loudly of the culmination of the divine | | | | we can see great imbalance in the universe. All the |
| feminine and masculine leading to the creation of the | | | | chaos and destruction that we are seeing today is the |
| universal void. This is reality and the ultimate truth of life | | | | result of this anomaly and imbalance. To restore the |
| which clearly reveals to us that the feminine principle is | | | | balance of the universe we need to rekindle the divine |
| the source of birth, nurturing, creative and generative | | | | feminine that actually exists in all of us. The goddess |
| change as well as the reason for decay, death and | | | | that 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 feminine | | | | external universe. Only the energy of the goddess can |
| principle | | | | propel us towards the true direction and purpose of |
| Unless we accept the manifestation of the feminine | | | | our 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 not | | | | ultimate liberation. Once we start achieving the balance |
| be able to appreciate the working of the universe. In | | | | within our own inner self, then it starts manifesting in |
| fact the divine feminine or the feminine principle is | | | | our relationships with others and the world at large. |
| responsible for the nurturing and sustaining influence of | | | | This is the only way to bring back the balance in the |
| the universe and it is the absolute source for the | | | | universe. |
| proactive and initiating nature of the masculine. This is | | | | |