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Mother Mary
 


The Virgin Mother Mary

Titles: Emissary of the Virgin Matter, The Immaculate Conception,
The Ocean Star.
Queen of Heaven.
Star of the Sea.
World Mother.

From the Christian faith, although the icon is ageless and timeless (think Isis suckling Horus).


Seen in the Christian texts as the Mother of the Divine Son, Mother Mary is closely linked with Isis, Hera, Ashtoreth and Astarte amongst other Goddess of Old. She even shares the same mythology as some of these as the Virgin Mother of a chosen anointed son.

If you lay aside what our modern bible states about Mother Mary and commune with her energy, another more apt and potent (in our opinion) image of her appears - as Emissary of the Virgin Matter and World Mother.

. Was Mary a real woman who reached such a state of spiritual enlightenment so as to free her Soul from the ever revolving wheel of reincarnation? Some say yes, some say Mary was a Priestess of Isis and taught about Her mysteries.

Mary is the Divine Mother archetype which expresses the energy of Goddess and the "Virgin Matter" the recipient of the breathe of God that together brought life into form.

Her signs and symbols are the Rose and Chalice, the six pointed star and the element of water. She can be called upon by saying the Christian prayer "Hail Mary" or simply by meditating with the light of the heavens. Mary's titles include Queen of Heaven and Star of Heaven, she is often depicted with a crown of seven stars about her head and in blue white flowing robes.



 

 

 

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