Shekinah of Gnosticism
Gnosticism was a mystical cult with roots in the Abrahamic faiths. It flourished in and around the Near East and Egypt. The Gnostics believed in a feminine divine entity called Shekinah, Lady of Wisdom, who stood and shone beside Jehovah, the Almighty Father. Also known as Sophia, she interceded between man and God. Visible only to the chosen people who followed the Lord's commandments, her function was to heal and comfort. As man became more and more corrupt, Shekinah turned away from him. She exists as an angel of mercy, if man treid to mend his willing to help man win back God's favour.

 

Hine-nui-te-po on the islands of Polynesia

In Oceania, on the islands of Polynesia, the native tribals believe that father sky Range and mother earth Papa united with each other to give birth to all creatures. Their son, Tane, forced the two apart so that the children born of the union had room to move. Tane's daughter Hine nui-te-po was the goddess of life and death. She delivered children through the womb and consumed them through her mouth.

Maui, the hero of the Maori people of New Zealand, believed he could conquer death if he could travel through Hine-nui-te-po's body in the reverse direction: enter the womb and come out of her mouth. He waited for her to sleep before entering her womb. She woke up, while Maui was still inside her body. Before he could emerge from her mouth, she digested him. Death then is inevitable. And so it is, man, born of a woman, continues to die.

 

The hermit woman-Vedavati

 

 

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