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THE UNIVERSAL COSMIC MOTHER
One Mother, Twelve
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UNIVERSAL
MOTHER SHRINE
Together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
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Everything: The Divine (white/yellow) and the universe (green)is born out of Her (black), while continuously returning to Her in the self-same Eternal Moment |
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| This is the primordial structure of religion, as it was revealed to me through ultimate spiritual Realization. The Cosmic Womb stands central. She is giving birth to the Divine (left) and the universe. The latter is called the "Web of Life", the sumtotal of everything interconnected. This is symbolized by the Goddess (right). The Divine incarnates itself, thus becoming the Immanence, embodied by the Green Man (left). While the Goddess is the soul of every woman. Wise Women (right) are those who realize this their innate nature.The surprise is, that this "model" appears to be the foundation of all major religions |
| Once the Cosmic Mother - who is often hidden in (pre)herstory - is found, her "Daughters" and "Sons" spontaneously find their place in the pantheon. It gives one a feeling of naturalness: "yes, this is how it was, is and should be". It gives religions a new foundation from which new dynamics are evolving. Based on a new understanding e.g. recognition of common values, for the first time in history, mankind has found a base upon which interreligious tolerance and reconciliation, nay, brother and sisterhood may start flowering. It could become the foundation of academic "religious studies" worldwide |
| Characteristic of every scheme is its simplification. Obviously, that is the case here too. Some reflect reality (Taoism, Buddhism, Islam) quite accurate, others are much more complex (Hinduism, Greek Religion). So the main traits are meant to give orientation, the rest is left to your own intuition, knowledge and ingenuity. In fact, the whole project is meant to stimulate the creativity of the reader. It is an invitation to link your own inner process to the categories of the Universal Mother Tradition as it appears in the various religions. Additionally, you may always come to the Teaching! It helps you in gaining more depth |
| Green Men & Wise Women are the interreligious hopefuls of the world. They acknowledge their roots in every religion. Hence, interreligious tolerance - pluralism - has got a new dimension. The Cosmic Mother is the Unity in Diversity, linking all Deities and Saints of the world. From now on proselytizing is something of the past. Because every religion is inclusive in its own right while simultaneously mirroring all others. Once related to the Mother all religions appear to have the same underlying pattern. Recognition, appreciation, sharing instead of competition! Green Men & Wise Women are the ones who consider it as their Mission to raise awareness of the already existing Unity in Diversity. They do it by founding interreligious (including Atheists/Agnostics) Healing Communities, by organizing the annual Universal Mother Council and much more! Do you feel inspired to become a Green Man or Wise Woman? Please contact us. |
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NEOLITHIC RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Shamans Green Men Midas |
Beast Gods Vegetation Gods Attis |
Primordial Mother (Hohle Fels, Willendorf, Laussel) Mother of Çatal Höyük Kubaba Kybele |
MotherGoddesses
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Sky, earth and waters Goddesses Snake etc. Goddesses Lady of the Beasts
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| Everything, both the Light and the universe were embedded in the Universal Mother. The Cosmic Womb gave birth while at the same time takes evewrything back. She was the Unity of death, life and rebirth. In later times MotherGoddesses were separating themselves from the Original Mother. The former representing aspects of the latter. The Earth Mothers symbolized the sacredness of nature. The Gods identified themselves with the animals and the vegetation. They were "Son/Lovers" of the Mother. Which means: born out of Her, while continuously returning. Emphasizing a cyclic universe |
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SUMERIAN/BABYLONIC/CANAANITE RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Heros Gilgamesh |
Enki Tammuz El Baal |
Primordial Mother Inanna Asherah |
Ishtar Tiamat Astarte Anath |
Priestesses Enheduanna |
| This is the classical time for the Mother and Her Son/Lover. The primordial couple is Inanna and Tammuz (Dumuzi). Inanna is said to be the daughter of Enlil, the male upper God. But this already reflects "patriarchalization", where everything became reversed. With Inanna and Tammuz the old concept remained still alive. Especially, Inamna's descent into the Underworld is unsupassable and stands for spiritual death and resurrection, as I myself was granted in 1977. It had a great influence throughout the centuiries (Babylon, Canaan, Hellenism, Christianity). Enheduanna was a priestess of Inanna, who wrote moving hymns to her Lady. |
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EGYPTIAN RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Pharao |
Osiris Horus |
Primordial Mother Hathor |
Isis |
Hashepsut Black Queens of Nubia |
| Egypt very much runs parallel to Sumeria. Here it is Nut, the Mother of Heaven and Earth, Who is the Origin of all. She is often portrayed with Her body as the Sky covering the universe. Her most famous child is Her Daughter Isis. Isis can be compared with Inanna. She is the Mother/wife of Osiris "The Green One" Osiris - the God of fertility - was killed by Seth - the God of draught. Isis went all the way to Biblos (Canaan!) to save him. Togethere they created Horus, symbol of a new season., while Osiris became the God of the Underworld |
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OLD INDIAN/HINDU/SIKH RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Krishna Jain Green Man Krishna Skanda/Murugan Sri Ramakrishna |
(Proto)Shiva Brahma Vishnu
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Indus Culture Kirtimukha/Kala Aditi Kali |
Goddesses Durga Lakshmi Saraswati Parvati |
Sita Deities of the Village Radha Female Guru's |
| Even Hinduism with its 300
million Gods....ultimately takes its origins in a pre-Vedic Mother: Aditi. Aditi stands
for the Ultimate Void, embracing both Gods and the universe alike. In later times She
split into three ("Trimurti"). Still later these three aspects became Gods:
Brahma, Shiva and Visnnu, respectively the God of Creation, Death and Permanence. This is
also called "The Law of the Universe". In Hinduism
"patriarchalization" is very obvious. Instead of the Gods being born out of the
Original Mother, the Goddesses are portrayed as the "energy-aspect"
("shakti") of the Gods. The same reverse-process that can be observed with the
biblical Sophia. PS. "Kala" is the patriarchal "God of Time", a function stolen from the Mother. I bring Her back to power, maintaining the name Kala (which acc. to language should be "Kali"). |
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CHINESE/TAOIST RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Dragon Sages Lao Tze Emperors |
Taoist Gods Archaic Emperors/Sons of the Mother Jade Emperor Shennong Emperor |
Tao Cosmic Womb Ding |
Xi Wang Mu |
Female Kingdom Female Emperors Wise Women |
| It is almost certain that Taoism originally links to the Old Religion of Sumeria, Anatolia and Iran. Xi Wang Mu as "Queen of the West" is often portrayed the same way as the Mothers of Anatolia: sitting on a throne with two tigers/lions on both sides. She is the Mother of mountains and caves, just like Kybele was. Her symbol: a Black Stone! The spiritualized version of Taoism as written down by Lao Tze "Tao Te King" talks of the Tao as a Cosmic Womb, giving birth to "Heaven and Earth". This unique book expresses the longing to return to the "original happiness" of the time of the Mother. |
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SHINTO RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Japan Kami Emperor |
Mythological Gods Susanoo |
Primordial Mother "Cosmic Egg" Izanagi/Izanami Oya |
Amaterasu Ama-no-uzume Kagura ritual |
Mama-san Geisha Tokudashi girl |
| Just as the Tao splits into the "dualistic" world Yin and Yang, so have the prime Japanese couple - Izanami and Izanagi - certainly originated in a Primordial Mother. However, the name of this Mother has been lost in Forgetfulness. She may have "re-incarnated" in Her Granddaughter Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess. On the male side, there are a couple of Gods - all mythological and transcendental, origin of Japan and the imperial dynasty - who are also the origin of the incarnated Divine Spirits or Kami. Kami stands for sacred nature, in which every creature is penetrated by the Divine. Our European Green Men are coming the Kami very close. In contrast to the Kami the former have given Divine Immanence a face. |
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HEBREW RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Abraham Moses |
El Jahweh |
Asherah |
Lilith Shekinah Matronit |
Canaanite priestesses Biblical heroines |
| Countless are the publications nowadays about "Jahweh and his Asherah". The excitement is about the possibility that Jahweh might not have been "single", but had a woman as a mate. As so often, this beats about the bush. The true issue here is: did Jahweh originate out of himself or....yes, you guess it, or did he originate from the Great Mother? Only later he became Her husband. "In the beginning he was Her Son/Lover - as successor of El and Baal - though. The hebrew/jewish pantheon has his roots in Canaan.....Its tribe "fathers" Abraham and Moses were matriarchal men..... |
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GREEK/HELLENISTIC/ROMAN RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Pan Satyr Silvanus Dionysos Herakles |
Cronos Zeus Apollo |
Primordial Mother of Old Europe Kybele Hera Rhea Demeter |
Artemis Aphrodite Kore Europa Medusa |
Nymphen Maenads (Bacchantes) |
| Just like in Hinduism Greek/Hellenistic/Roman religion is characterized by an apparent chaos of innumerable Goddesses, Gods, spirits and other beings. Once you bring the Primordial Mother in - and She isn't just a handy theoretical construct - then everything falls into place. The core myth is that of the Mother, Her celestial Daughters and Her Son/Lovers! The latter being the the "dying and resurrecting Gods" of Hellenism. In the Mysteries everybody could be initiated in order to become renewed. The GodMan Dionysos ("twice mothered and thrice born") played a major role. He would become a "role-model" to Christ. |
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BUDDHIST RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Bodhisattva's Living Buddha's Maitreya Amogha-Siddha |
BuddhaNature |
Nirvana Emptiness beyond Emptiness Wusheng Laomu Mahakala(i) Bhavacakra/ Kirtimukha |
Womb of all Buddha's Tara Kuan Yin Lotus |
Buddhist female saints Nangsa Obum |
| Buddhism was meant as a simplification of Hinduism. Its rationalizations included its concept about the Ultimate. It defined the Cosmic Womb in an abstract way: "Nirvana", or "Emptiness beyond Emptiness". When your Ego dissolves into Oneness (Enlightnenment) it disappeares into "Emptiness". In its turn this "Emptiness" dissolves into the "Absolute Emptiness" beyond. Only very few people on this earth have experienced this fully. The female side of the Buddhist spectrum has always been underdeveloped. The Buddha wasn't excactly women-friendly and until these days Tibetan Buddhism uses femininity (and women!) to realize its male dream of omnipotence. See also: GREAT MOTHER BUDDHISM |
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GNOSTIC/CHRISTIAN RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Mystics Jesus Christ |
Eternal Light "God the Father" |
Gnostic Cosmic Mother Mother of God Vièrge Ouvrante Bogoroditsa The Grail |
Sophia Black Madonna Mary |
Mary Magdalene Saints |
| Gnosis is the search for God-Realization; Christianity
is the blunt denial of it. The former sought to have their Ego's dissolve into the Divine;
the latter is filling up its fear for the Living God with empty images, words, concepts
and rituals. It is nothing less than an attempt to avoid contact with the Divine at all
costs: indeed, a dance macabre. So there is constant fight about interpretations,
theologies and principles, all living a life on their own. No relationship with the
"object" of their endeavors, at all. In fact, Christianity has introduced the
"virtual world" long before it got its meaning in recent times. Juggling the
words has finally finished Christianity off. People are now longing for the Real Mother,
the Real God and their Presence in their own souls.....Didn't Jesus say "The Light is
within you?"See also: MOTHER CHURCH/ CHURCH OF THE MOTHER |
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ISLAMIC RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Mohammed Al Khidr Al Mahdi Sufi's Rumi |
Allah |
Ka'aba "House of God" The Great Night |
Fatima Al Sayyida Zaynab
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All Islamic women |
| It is obvious that Islam does NOT acknowledge the link between the Ka'aba and the Great Mother. In pre-islamic times the "House of God" was identified with the MotherGoddess, though. It is still called "House of Allah" while having a Black Stone inside (both originally symbols for the Mother). The priests taking care of the shrine were (are) called "the sons of the Old Woman" ("Beni Shaybah")!!!. Furthermore, pilgrims to the Ka'aba (Hajj) encircle the shrine seven times, like in former days. The lunar calendar and even the symbol of Islam - the crescent moon (Womb) and the star as the Light being born out of it (Her) (the latter could be planet Venus) are all memories from pre-islamic times. Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed isn't a Goddess, obviously, but is increasingly gaining a semi-divine status in Islam. Al Sayyida Zaynab, the Granddaughter of Mohammed is considered a "saint of women". |
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INDIGENOUS/AZTEK/MAYA RELIGION
The Mother together with Her
"Daughters" and "Sons"
Pakal |
The Gods The First Father Quetzalcoatl Tlaloc |
Great Mother of Teotihuacan Xibalba Cosmic Mother |
Goddess Tonantzin (Later: Virgin of Guadalupe) Pachamama |
Red Queen |
| When I first saw a Maya temple with my own eyes (Mexico, 2008) tears trickled down my cheeks. Intuitively I knew: these people represented the Truth. Now I know that their religions and practices were not perfect. Atrocities all over the place. But as far as their insight in the Ultimate is concerned, it is indeed a wonderland. Nobody has given us better insight about it but Mr. John Major Jenkins. In his book "Cosmogenesis 2012" the Cosmic World of the Maya is made transparent in a unsurpassable way. In my website I have given account of all this. Open "Sourcebook Origin" and you will see the various pages about my Maya Quest. Obviously, the Maya's are only one example of many indigenous traditions worldwide. |
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"Those who don't know the Mother have never lived"
Sophokles
"The Mother shouted, you are a
lie Jehovah"
Gnostic Text
"She (the Great Mother) is the
mistress of all life, and the cause of all generation"
Emperor Julian
"Our Lady who is there from the
beginning..."
Templar prayer
"That which cannot be described,
here finally
completes itself. It is the Eternal Feminine,
always attracting us to the higher"
J.W.Goethe
"Everything is transient
everything dies
Only the Eternal Mother stays"
Hermann Hesse
"The Grail King is the custodian
of the Cauldron, the symbol of the Mother"
C.G.Jung
"The longing to return to the
Mother Womb
is the longing for renewal"
Martin Buber
"When I sometimes find myself in
trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it be"
The Beatles
"I am seeking the Eternal
Feminine"
Pope John Paul II
KEY TEXTS ABOUT THE COSMIC MOTHER
(ENGLISH)
Mother
Intro
Threefold Realization
Turn On/Great Mother Hymn
Mother Prayer
Mother Healing
Mother & Sons
HerStory
Universal Mother Council
Marian Dogma
The Original Tradition
ibid
Great Mother Buddhism
Mother Church * Church of the Mother
The Lap of the Universe
European Green Men & Wise Women Pilgrimages
(Section Cosmic Mother)
ETC.
SCHLÜSSELTEXTE ÜBER DIE KOSMISCHE MUTTER
(DEUTSCH)
Mutter
Intro
Dreifache Realization
Kehr Um/Große Mutter Hymne
Muttergebet
Mutterheilung
Mutter & Söhne
HerStory
Universal Mother Council
Marianisches Dogma
The Original Tradition
ibid
Great Mother Buddhism
Mother Church * Church of the Mother
The Lap of the Universe
Europäische Grüner Mann & Weise Frauen
Pilgerfahrten
(Sektion Kosmische Mutter)
USW.
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