A Weblog for Our Mother God

Jun 21, The High Festival of the Rose of the World

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:11:43 GMT

Today is the High Feast of Rosa Mundi - the Rose of the world. It is the "antipodal" festival to Nativity - the Southern Gate of Heaven. It is the Festival of the Mother as the Great Rose that is the very cosmos unfolding from Her rose-heart.

Jun 19, Lotus Dance Comments

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:37:04 GMT

A correspondent sends the following comment on the Lotus Dance video posted below:

I have seen the video of the Lotus Dance, and it is truly an amazing presentation of the worship of Our Mother God. I can say this is not so much an "unconscious" depiction of the Holy Feminine Trinity because I have seen that the Falun Dafa preaches values that are full of gentleness. Therefore, I guess they also agree that male-figures could never convey these ideas and, although they don't necessarily know of the Feminine nature of God, they must have knowledge that such beauty, as shown on the video, must come from a feminine "side" of God. One thing that came to my attention was the fact that the three dancers chosen have very different ages. It clearly depicts the Holy Trinity with a hint of the "Moirae" idea. And seeing that, still, all three move graciously and equally makes this video even more fantastic. Which brings me to the question: Their dance, specially their hand movimentation, are very carefully executed. So I began wondering if they had specific meanings. Could you shed some light over this question, please? I know some times they depict the Lotus with their hands, but that is all. Thank you and Rayati

We do not know the full significance of the gestures in this kinema, but we have a dear friend who is very well versed in the filianic symbolism of Estrenne dance and we shall ask her if she can comment for us in the near future.

Jun 19, The Holy Lotus of the Feminine Trinity

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:14:30 GMT

We could not resist sharing this beautiful kinema depicting so perfectly the lotus as a symbol of the cosmos with the Feminine Holy Trinity at its heart. Whether it is conscious or unconscious - a knowing tribute to Our Mother God or a manifestation of the Truth that lies in every heart, this is a very beautiful thing.

May 28, A goddess correspondence

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:22:40 GMT

A corrsespondence with a goddess person. What makes goddessism tick? And why worshipers of Our Mother God don't use the g word.

May 22, Sai Rayanna Day

Fri, 22 May 2009 09:55:16 GMT

Sai Rayanna Day is an Aristasian festival celebrating the incarnation of the avatar of Sai Raya, the Supernal Sun. The Feminine Publishing Company has made available an Mp3 of a recent sermon explaining the religious and social significance of this important day, drawing parallels with Japanese Amaterasu and Indian Durga as well as European and American traditions.

May 16, The Catechism of our Mother God

Sat, 16 May 2009 14:17:47 GMT

The catechism for all believers in God the Mother and Her Divine Daughter outlining the fundamental tenets of our Faith.

May 15, Sai Raya in the Age of Silver

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:55:09 GMT

The oldest theriomorphic sculpture ever discovered - and one of the oldest sculptures of any kind - was for long known as the Lion Man. However more careful examination has revealed that she is actually female. The statue is now known as the Loewenfrau - the Lion Lady. Acording to radio carbon dating she is 32,000 years old. What is likely to have been the meaning of a lion-lady? While we cannot expect fully to interpret the mind of Silver Age humanity, we know that the lion has always and everywhere been a solar representative - so powerful that it has been used for centuries throughout Europe and Asia where no lions are found. We know also that (despite the patriarchal classical relegation of feminine deity to subordinate lunar status) the Solar Mother is found everywhere in pre-patriarchal religion, often surviving into early patriarchy. Here, undoubtedly, we have an image of Our Solar Mother going back some thirty-two millennia. A truly wonderful piece of our heritage.

May 1, Hail Queen of Heaven!

Fri, 01 May 2009 11:10:52 GMT

Today is the High Feast of the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven.

9. And when the time was at hand, two Janyati descended, one on either side of Her, and She went with them into Heaven. 10. And the children of Heaven greeted Her, crying: Hail, Princess of the World; Hail, Queen of Heaven. And they placed a crown of stars about Her head. 11. And the blue night was Her cloak, and the stars of the sky the crown about Her head, and the moon lay at Her feet. And they cried again: Hail, Queen of Heaven.

From The Mythos of God the Daughter in
The gospel of Our Mother God.

We celebrate the Exaltation of Our Blessed Lady. She has braved the very depths of Hell to rescue all souls. She has died and been resurrected. She has reigned as Princess of the World, and today she is exalted as the very Queen of Heaven! Hail Princess of the World! Hail Queen of Heaven!

Apr 24, Praying to Our Divine Mother

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:58:27 GMT

Here is an adapted prayer to Our Mother God which we feel you, our dear readers, will love: MY CHILD, you need not know much in order to please Me: only love Me dearly. Speak to Me as you would talk to your mother, if she had taken you in her arms. Have you no one to recommend to Me? Tell Me the names of your relations, of your friends: after each name add what you wish Me to do for them. Ask a great deal: I love generous hearts that forget themselves for others. TELL Me about the poor whom you want to help, the sick whom you have seen suffer, the fallen whom you would raise, the persons who are alienated from you, and whose affections you wish to win back. For all recite a fervent prayer. Remind Me that I have promised to grant every prayer that comes from the heart; and surely the prayers are heartfelt which we say for those whom we love, and who love us. HAVE you no favours to ask for yourself? Write, if you like, a long list of all your wishes - all the needs of your soul - and come and read it to Me. Tell Me simply how self-indulgent you are, how proud, how touchy. how selfish, how cowardly, how idle; ask Me to help you to improve. Poor child! Do not blush! There are in heaven many saints who had the same faults as you; they prayed to Me, and, little by little, they were cured. DO not hesitate to ask for the goods of body and mind - for health, for memory, for success. I can give everything, and I always give when the gifts would make souls more holy. What do you want today, My child? Oh, if you knew how I long to do you good!

HAVE you no plans to interest you? Tell me about them. Do they concern your vocation? What do you think of? What would you like? Are you planning some pleasure for your mother, for your family, for your guardian? What do you wish to do for them? AND have you no thoughts of zeal for Me? Are you not anxious to do a little good for the souls of your friends, for those whom you love, and who, perhaps, forget Me? Tell Me who interests you, what motives urge you, what means you wish to take. CONFIDE to Me your failures. I will show you the cause. Whom do you wish to see interested in your work? I am the mistress of all hearts, My child, and I lead them gently where I please. I will place about you those who are necessary to you; never fear!

Apr 21, The Wheel of Life

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:19:34 GMT

A correspondent writes:

I read your article on the wheel of life and the Three Werdes, and would like to offer my understanding of this image. The wheel of Werde is an image of Dea's manifestation in the realm of Maia. I think of the wheel of Werde as standing vertically. The wheel always turns in one direction, but that direction is downward for only half the cycle, the second half of the cycle is upward. The maid, bound on the wheel, experiences first a long descent. At the lowest point, the turning point, there is a crisis and apparent change of direction. The maid may experience this crisis directly as a type of death, but it is also possible that she may not be aware of the crisis and so for a time it will seem that the descent continues. The Three Werdes are represented by the images of maidenhood, maturity and old age. This represents the descending cycle of physical life. It is however only one half, the dark half, of the cycle of birth, death, spiritual ascent and rebirth that maid experiences in each of her incarnations. The annual cycle of the year is another image of the wheel of Werde. The year has a dark half and a light half. In the dark half of the year, the outer work of ploughing and sowing is performed that leads, in the light half of the year, to the harvest. Internally, the descent of the seed into the darkness of the earth is the descent of the spirit into the material. The seed, buried in the earth, germinates and opens, and, as the wheel turns, the seedling extends into the realm of light and the direct experience of the sun. The seed matures and bears fruit through the light of the sun and the life-giving waters. The precession of the equinoxes, the so-called great year, the sun's 26,000 year journey through the twelve signs of the zodiac, is an image on earth of the wheel of Werde at a time scale in which civilizations are born and die. Like other cycles of manifestation, the great year has a dark and a light half. We are currently in the dark half of the great year. The significance of the dark half of the wheel of Werde is that this is the time in which the hard work is performed that will yield fruit in the light half of the cycle. The maid, in binding herself to the wheel is participating in creation, both of the outer world and of her own nature. When she successfully completes the cycle, she herself is a more perfect creation. Only if she fails to complete her assigned work, must she descend lower in the world of manifestation.

Manifestation is cyclical, and all cycles within individual and cosmic life represent the Great Wheel. The nature of the Great Year is best understood in the light of the Four Yugas.

Apr 20, "Goddess worship" and True Initiation

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:56:08 GMT

A correspondent writes:

I casually chanced upon your website today, and am writing to express the joy I have felt when finding my religious sentiments so neatly mirrored. I was particularly impressed by your valorisation of the Mother from a traditional, orthodox perspective - a far cry from the overly-polemical, politicised and ultimately materialist rantings that are usually passed off as expressions of "goddess worship" today. More or less unconsciously, I have always felt a deep attraction for the feminine side of God, and after much wondering, I have happily resigned myself to being what I am: a humble, stumbling worshipper of Her. Like you, I personally feel that in this dark age surrender at Her merciful feet is the most natural path, at least for those clearly inclined that way. While I agree that it is primarily important to accept our relation with Her as that of children to a Mother, I also hope one day to be granted the possibity of accessing a legitimate initiatic path (something still quite possible, at least at in theory). For the time being, I do my best to study and follow the Shakta path, in conformity with Vedic teaching. Jai Maa!

Thank you so much, honored devotee. It is precisely our intention to present the pure faith of our Mother God free from what you so aptly describe as "the overly-polemical, politicized and ultimately materialist rantings that are usually passed off as expressions of 'goddess worship' today." Since all authentic initiatic traditions that we are aware of or imagine to exist are patriarchal, this path would not be appropriate for many of us. We limit ourselves to the simple worship of Our Mother God, trusting in Her goodness and mercy. If She shows us a more profound ritual way, we shall, of course, gratefully accept it, but we know that grasping at such a thing would be wrong and we take comfort in the fact that many traditions agree that in this last and lowest of Ages, simple devotion and invocation is recommended. For those who wish initiation in socially patriarchal Mother-traditions we have the most heartfelt good will and good wishes. May She guide you ever on your path.

Apr 18, Maia's Day

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:39:49 GMT

Today is the first day of the second month of the Deanic year - the month of Maia. It is also Maia's Day. A day for the celebration of creation and the beauty and abundance of the material world and its divine Essence. Sai Maia is the first person of the three Werdes and represents the creative fecundity of being. Sanskrit Maya the world-illusion and Greek Maia the Spring and Earth "goddess", for whom the month of May is named are both forms of this word. While the material world is an illusion, the true understanding of it leads to wisdom, thus, in patriarchal myth, Maya was the mother of the Buddha and Maia the mother of Hermes (Budhi, equivalent to Teutonic Woden, is the Sanskrit name for Mercury/Hermes - the Deanic Sai Mati). For Deanists, Sai Maia is in some respects an ambiguous figure as explained in the three Werdes article, but on this day we celebrate the fecundity and heaven-reflecting beauty of the world as created by She who is

the Giver of Intelligence and success
And of both worldly enjoyment and Liberation

Happy Maia's Day.

Apr 18, Thank you

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:18:03 GMT

Our original correspondent writes:

Rayati, Thank you so much for the reply given on the weblog regarding the blood in the images of Tara. My question, in fact, came from a research I had done in Wikipedia, so the roots of my doubts were "wrong", in the sense that I have read something quite out of context in a site that knows little about the true depth of religious aspects. But, still, it felt indisputable to me the fact that these images had relation to blood and, since they were images worshiped in India, I assumed they would be traditional ones. My great doubt was really about the symbology of the blood, more than of gore, as it rang a bell saying "This might be an authentic and meaningful thing, I am just clueless about what it is". The other correspondent answered it quite clearly and it ceased my doubts. But, of course, I shall take your advice and be much more careful even about the places I search for information, specially when trying to find clues on the Primordial Worship to God, as I understand clearly how harmful and poisoning it can be since it is too crowded with heavily patriarchal ideals. I shall watch and stick to the path of purity and goodness when looking upon Dea. Thank you very much once again and Rayati.

Thank you honored sister, and may Dea bless you and all our dear readers.

Apr 17, Death and Transfiguration

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:22:01 GMT

I would like to add a perspective on the weblog post on Blood and Gore. The imagery of death and dismemberment associated with some cults can, I think, be properly understood as representing the death of the false self. Mircea Eleade in his book on shamanism documents extensively the image of dismemberment during the shaman's ascent up the world tree. These images, or more precisely, spiritual experiences, seem to be quite ancient. The Kali devotee may meditate in a graveyard not as a worshiper of physical death, but because physical death is itself an image of the spiritual death through which we must pass on the way to ultimate liberation. The death of the Daughter on the pillar of the world does not just signify the conquest of darkness and death in the mortal realm, which opens the way to union with Dea, it also points to the ultimate death of the false self through which that union is accomplished. An exoteric, patriarchal and literal understanding of these mysteries may lead to false cults in which blood sacrifice is a central ritual, or even to human sacrifice as was practiced in later druidism, and extensively practiced in pre-Columbian Mexico. As you say, any ritual practice which relies heavily on the imagery of death and dismemberment should only be practiced as part of a deep-rooted and authentic tradition of initiation if it is to remain spiritually true. Yours in Dea, St John Kelliher

Thank you very much for this perspective. This is in keeping with certain Western folk-tales, such as The Golden Bird, in which a character, enchanted into the form of a beast, requests to be beheaded and is thus transformed back to human shape. The symbolism here is the entrapment of the soul in "animal" materiality and the need for death to that false-being in order to realize one's true self. Often the kindly slayer is actually the bride - one of the many folk-remnants of the Feminine Savior. On a less folkish level, of course, many initiations involve "dying" to the Old (false) Self. However the attraction on the part of some Western people to "dark" elements is a complete misunderstanding of their meaning. The idea, for example, that we should "accept the dark side of life" is really a complete inversion of the meaning of an essentially world-renouncing ritual. In any case, these things are not to be taken out of their ritual context. Simple devotion and unambiguously pure images are right for us. We seek refuge in the unending mercy of our Mother God.

Apr 15, Hail Mary full of Grace: the Hail Mary prayer

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:22:54 GMT

Hail Mary full of grace - the opening of the Hail Mary Prayer is a definitive invocation of the feminine Divine

Apr 15, Blood and Gore

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:40:58 GMT

Rayati, I have just read the article regarding the devotion of the Goddess Tara and was left with one question. I have read about the Hinduist branch of Tara devotion, but for some reason, what I found was one very sexualised - as I have seen with other Godesses like Lalita, Inanna etc - and blood-thirsty image. Although it is easy for me to disregard the sexualised image, the "blood-thirsty" image striked me as something too unusual to be ignored. After all, if the tradition still lives in India, the blood must have some sort of relevance in the iconography of Tara. I believe that a Goddess who is depicted as enjoying blood sacrifices, who is so closely linked to pain and such violence, must have connections on a symbological level with these elements, although not necessarily assotiated with "gore". How can we explain these symbols in the image of Tara? Thanks in advance and Rayati.

Honored sister, we feel it is necessary to understand that there are many traditions which can only be understood in the light of their own particular "spiritual economy". This is why we do not advocate "mix and match" religion of the "New Age" pattern - taking bits and pieces from here and there. Certainly at this chapel we look at various traditions and representations of Our Mother God, but we understand them in the light of the Filianic Creed which places our religion in a pure framework. We do not claim to judge the apparent "oddities" of particular traditions. The tantrika traditions on the Indo-Tibetan borderlands that you are referring to here are, in particular full of images and practices that can only be harmful to non-initiates of those particular patriarchal orders. The Western habit of picking them up out of context and understanding them in the light of the post-Freudian Western mind is beyond dangerous. We must also understand that patriarchy has always been soaked in blood. We must also remember that Sai Vikhe, the Great Defender, in Her form as Durga, has sometimes been depicted in "gorily" ferocious images within the patriarchal era (we never see such things in pre-patriarchal statuary). Again, we do not judge, but we avoid such imagery for our own usage and recommend that others do likewise. Outside its cultural context (which is in any case patriarchal) it can only be misunderstood and spiritually harmful. One of the deuterocanonical Scriptures of Our Lady begins:

1. Offer Me not the sacrifice of blood, for I take not delight in the hurt of any creature; 2. and you, My children, if you love Me, are friend to every living thing and the soul of every maiden is your sister.

For we, who are simple devotees of Our Mother God, these are the words to live by in this matter. As in all things, our duty is to be good children of our Mother and not to worry unduly about what other people are doing.

Apr 13, The Gospel of our Mother God

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:44:22 GMT

The Gospel of Our Mother God is the Bible of feminine religion

Apr 13, The Hail Mary Prayer to Our Mother God

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:19:02 GMT

The Hail Mary Prayer is the primary Western prayer to feminine Divinity. We discuss it in the light of the worship of Our Mother God.

Apr 12, Mary - out of context?

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:53:59 GMT

An anonymous correspondent comments on our main page on the Lady Mary:

Two of the biblical verses you cite are used grossly out of context. The two verses cited in Jeremiah must be read in context. If you continue to read you will see that while the Israelites paid homage to the queen of heaven they were also punished for that act because they broke God's law of having no other god before me. You also must remember that the Bible was written in a time where culturally women were restricted. The Bible itself does not belittle women. There is also no proof that Mary is in any way equal as Jesus or God or even divine in any way. God is also neither male nor female and that is how both man and woman, equally were created in his image.

The quotations could conceivably be called "out of context" if we had been seeking their patriarchal biblical interpretation. Though actually we made perfectly clear that Jeremiah disapproves of Deanic worship. The point of the quotations was to show that the worship of the Queen of Heaven did take place among the ancient Israelites, despite the patriarchal attempts to suppress and denigrate it. They also made clear that the very title so disliked by the earlier patriarchs, was that accorded to Mary by the later Church - Queen of Heaven. Once again, we are not suggesting that within official Christian theology Mary has ever been regarded as divine. What we are saying is that the Image of Our Mother God returns even within a patriarchal tradition hostile to Her to be worshiped by Her children. We have never wished to claim Our Lady to be equal to Jesus or to the masculine-image god. The two spiritual oeconomies are different, and from our perspective, no being can be equal to Dea. As it says in the Filianic Creed: I believe that Dea is One and there is none beside Her. God is not male or female because She is not a biological creature, but the feminine Image is the first and purest way in which She has revealed Herself to us in this world.

Mar 24, The Princess of the World

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:13:27 GMT

Tomorrow, Matidi (Wednesday), is the Day of Our Sovereign Lady - the Day that celebrated the first of the three Titles of the Daughter: Princess of the World. The Day of Our Sovereign Lady ends the Eastre Festival and the traditional flower of the day is the Golden Trumpet - the Daffodil. For an explanation of the meaning of this concluding Festival of Eastre, please listen to our Princess of the World mp3. May I wish you all happiness and blessings for this Holy and joyful day. "Hail, Princess of the World"

Mar 21, Happy New Year

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:21:02 GMT

Today is Eastre/New Year. Our Lady is reborn; the world is reborn, and we are reborn with her. This year is the year of Sai Rhave - the year of the darkest of the Janyati who rules severity and restriction, but also foundation and security. We wish you a wonderful and successful year on this most joyous of all days. As it says in the Gospel: 20. And when they beheld Her, the children of the earth rejoiced, and the rivers flowed again, and the sea began to move. 21. And the children of the earth cried: lift up your voices in song and laughter, for the Princess of the World was dead and is alive again, was broken and is whole; and there is no place whereto Her joyous rule does not extend. 22. Give praise to the Mother of All Things and praise to Her Daughter. 23. Rejoice, for the world is renewed.

Mar 20, The Year Stops

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:12:05 GMT

Today, in the Filianic Calendar, has no date. The year 3328 ended yesterday, the 28th of Moura. It was the last day of the Month of Moura, the last day of the Season of Moura (the fifth season - we have Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Moura) and the last day of the year. We do not even speak of a future. On this dateless day-out-of-time, when the Daughter hangs dead upon the Pillar of the World at its lowest extension in the nether regions of Hell, we face, symbolically the end of all being. Those of us who are Filyani, and some simple Deanists too, have covered our statues and sacred pictures in dark veils. There is a special chant for this day - it may be used on other days but is particularly traditional for this day out of time. Please listen to the chant and learn more about it here. You may want to use it yourself during the day. Even if you have not the Gospel of Our Mother God, please read the Scripture for this day: Now from the time when the Daughter of Heaven had passed through the first gate of Hell, a barrenness had fallen on the earth; and neither bird had sung nor any flower showed its beauty forth; nor was there joy in any heart. 2. But when the Maid was slain upon the pillar of the world, an awful darkness fell on all the earth. 3. And the rivers of the earth ceased to flow, but drained away into the salt sea, and the sea ceased to move, but stood still in awful stagnancy. 4. And there was drouth in all the earth. And neither maid bore child nor ewe brought forth the lamb. And every growing thing began to wither from its roots. 5. And in the nights were neither moon nor stars, and the heat of the sun by day was terrible. 6. And the Mother of All Things wept and walked in sorrow over earth and Heaven. 7. And the children of the earth prayed to Her, weeping for the world and for Her Daughter.

Mar 4, Med-Moura and the Gospel

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:06:59 GMT

Tomorrow, Thamedi the 15th of Moura (Thursday March the 5th) is Med-Moura. If you have been making regular sacrifices for this penitential month, Med-Moura is the day when we take a break from them and celebrate. It is also the day for honoring mothers and spiritual mistresses. In just over two weeks a new year of Dea will be beginning and we are purifying ourselves in readiness for this great Rebirth. One way of preparing for the new year of Dea is to buy Her Gospel. Why not make this the year when you introduce the Gospel of Our Mother God into your home and become one of the growing number of feminine Gospel-worshiping households. Make this coming year your Year of the Gospel. Just click the link below.

Mar 2, Cursing and thame

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:18:23 GMT

An article at the Aristasia Fora, entitled "The Cursing Ape" discusses the modern custom of using foul language freely in the light of the law of thame and the inadequacy of late-Christian "moralism". We reproduce part of this interesting piece and recommend that you click over to read the whole of it.

The point was made that the Christian concentration on morality and sin can actually be corrosive. Many serious Christians will, for, example, use filthy language in the belief that they are not committing any sin in doing so. Some of these would agree that to offend anyone with their cussing would be sinful, and will reserve it for like-minded "liberated" company. But they do not believe - and even those who are offended do not believe - that dirty words are sinful in themselves. And, by the narrow Christian definition of sin, they are not. That is why this morality-morality is so dangerously inadequate. Christians of an earlier generation avoided cuss-words because they did not take the barrack-room-lawyer attitude that "it isn't actually sin so I can do it". They understood that impropriety and sin are close cousins - an attitude that is dismissed as "illogical" by the post-Eclipse mind. And, indeed, it is illogical - because earlier generations of Christians, no less than their more recent counterparts, had lost the doctrine of thame. A good analogy would be if the current world had forgotten the germ theory of disease. Surgeons would still go on washing their hands just because "it is better to be clean". Until a generation of post-modern critics started saying "why are you washing your hands? - there is no logical reason for it". And the surgeons would have to agree, and many would stop washing their hands. Many also would cling sentimentally to the old, illogical discipline of rigorously washing their hands like the outmoded ritualists they are, but slowly a generation of surgeons would arise among whom hand-washing was seen as the antiquated superstition it clearly is (at least for those who no longer know the germ-theory of disease). In our case, the germ-theory of disease is the law of thame. The knowledge that harmony is fundamentally important and that to invoke ordure or coarse sexuality is literally dirty, and as disease-bearing to the soul as physical filth is to the body.

Mar 1, The Legend of Sai Rayanna

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:16:34 GMT

A fascinating work is now in progress on the Legend of Sai Rayanna - the divine avatar of Sai Raya - the Mother Sun. Click below for a fascinating interview on this new venture and a sound recording of the first thirty minutes of this monumental work in progress.

Feb 23, Ave Rosa Mystica

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:39:13 GMT

Honored Miss Danica-Christine has kindly submitted this work for us. It seems to be yet another example of the increasing tendency of the worship of the Lady Mary as full Deity - the delicate hinterland between the Roman faith and the true worship of Our Mother God, where hyperdoulia slips silently and blissfully into full and true latria:

Mystical Rose,
 Rose of the valley,
 How sweet Thy fragrance. 
Star of the sea,
 Lily of the Trinity,
 How tender Thy embrace.
 O, my Lady, it could only be you!
 Mystical Rose of Heaven,
 Crown Thyself Queen of my shattered heart,
 Envelop me within thy virginal womb of sweet scented roses,
 Where my soul is kept, and nourished, by a Mother most pure.
 Ave Immaculate Mary! 
Ave Rosa Mystica!
 Salve Regina Pacem!
 From Whose hands all blessings flow.
 I beseech Thee, O Seat of Wisdom, turn not a deaf ear to my cry,
 Nay, nor a blind eye to my sorrows.
 For You alone, O Gate of Heaven, hold the Key to my heart - Thyself O Mother Divine. 
Fly unto my aid, Queen of Angels, with Thy wings of an eagle! 
Lo, even though my mind be weary,
 And my heart troubled, 
I will forever sing to Thee, O Mystical Queen of Heaven!
 Ave! Ave! Mary, Ark of the Covenant!
 Grant me, the gift, to keep your Name forever on my lips,
 Until the consummation of the age.
 Let my heart, henceforth, O Singular Vessel of devotion,
 Glorify Thy name forever!
 For You, Queen of the Rose, have stolen my heart,
 For you alone art Queen of All Hearts. 
Yet, who can fathom?
 For I would rather perish than retrieve it from your hands.
 Hence, in closing, sweet Morning Star of the Church,
 Blossom and Tree of life,
 I ask that you lead me by Your holy hand,
 To your sacred Heart.
 That I, Thy humble servant,
 May worship Thee, O Mary, for all eternity.
Salve Maria Regina Caeli!

Feb 20, The Month of Moura: the fifth and final season of the year

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:33:57 GMT

Rayati, Today is the first of the Sorrowful month of Moura. During this month we remember the descent of Dea, in the person of Her Daughter (Kore, Quan Yin, Inanna) through the Gates of the Nether Regions of Hell (the dark regions of the soul) towards Her Sacrificial Death. Together, we journey with Her, over the next four weeks, through the Greater Elysian Mysteries. Let us contemplate how, as She passed through each gate, She divested Herself of one outward form of pride after the other, until She stood, bare headed and wearing only a penitent's sheath, in the presence of the Dark Queen. Following Her example, let us forsake all worldly pride and trust solely in Our Mother's love for us, even in the face of Death. May Dea be with us always, Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Feb 17, The Gospel of our Mother God

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:55:37 GMT

The Gospel of Our Mother God is the Bible of feminine religion. Read it now.

Feb 2, The Feast of Lights

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:01:48 GMT

Today Candredi 11th Brighe (Monday 2nd February) is the Feast of Lights. The Festival in which God the Daughter takes fate upon herself. She, who is the highest Dea, the creatrix of Earth and Heaven, becomes not merely maid, but mortal maid, subject to the dark winds of death. But this, as its name implies, is a feast of Light, for in the taking of fate upon Herself, the Daughter pledges to carry the pure and saving light of Her Mother into every part of creation - even to the nethermost of the places of darkness.

Jan 16, St Cecilia - Music and Justice, Blindness and Vision

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:07:29 GMT

St Cecilia is the Patron Saint of both music and blindness. What does this mean to a devotee of Our Mother God?

Dec 31, The Day of Herthe

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:50:37 GMT

Today, as well as being New Year's Eve in the Tellurian Calendar, is the Day of Herthe - the festival of home and hearthfire. Every home is a Temple of Herthe (Hestia) in Deanic thinking and today is the day for renewing and protecting the home. In earlier days the sacred house-flame (from which all other lights in the house are lit) was extinguished - the only time in the year it was allowed to go out - and was re-lit from the Temple-fire, thus re-affirming the sacred link between Home and Temple. At midnight it is traditional to make noise with rattles, drums, pots and pans or other things to drive evil spirits from the house, and then to bless and seal it. Midnight is the correlative day-time of midwinter, and while Nativity is celebrated at dawn in Filianic tradition, the Day of Herthe is celebrated at midnight.

Dec 25, HAPPY NATIVITY!

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:58:22 GMT

Rayati, I wish to share with you from The Gospel of Our Mother God Chapter 2, verses 31-35 31 And when the Janya ceased to speak, a new voice filled the air, more beautiful and more terrible than hers. And it said: Her name shall be called Inanna, For She shall be Lady of Heaven. 32 And the star vanished from the sky and yet its light remained. And the shape of the light became a vision 33 And the vision was a vision of the Mistress of All Things, bearing in her arms the Holy Child. 34 And for all the things the children of earth had seen that night, not the whole of them was one thousandth part as wondrous as this vision. 35 And for twelve nights the star returned to the sky; and on the thirteenth night it did not return. And this was a sign of things that were to come. May Dea be with you always, Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Dec 25, The Nativity of the Daughter

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:03:10 GMT

Honored Sisters, I wish to share with you a beautiful picture of the Nativity. The scene is the inside of a stable or cave. The Divine Mother holds in Her arms the Holy Child...hidden from our sight until 12th night. May Dea bless you as we celebrate the Nativity of The Daughter. Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Dec 20, Daughter of Light

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:02:54 GMT

Most dear and Honored sisters, Rayati. I should like to thank honored Miss Cobb for her wonderful information on St. Lucia. If I may be permitted a thought on this, I would suggest that the arrival of St. Lucia is not the arrival of the Janyati, but of the Daughter Herself. Why do I think this? Because the Nativity Festival is the festival of the Coming of the Light, and the Daughter is that light (lucia). In the Canonical Hymn, we address Her as:

Daughter of Light,
that reignest as Queen of Heaven

[You will find this in The Gospel of Our Mother God ]

Click for Gospel

That hymn, the Exaltia, refers, of course, to the last Great Festival of the Daughter Cycle: the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven, while Nativity is the first. And that really would be the objection to seeing St. Lucia as the Daughter Herself - for at the time of this Festival the Daughter is yet unborn - or even if we are anticipating a little, is a new-born infant. My answer to this objection is that it is too literal - too much like the over-human and over-historical nature of the Christian historio-mythos. There is no objection in my mind to seeing the Daughter as a baby, and yet, simultaneously celebrating the entrance of the full Princess of Supernal Light (Lucia) into time and space. The Daughter - crowned with the seven lights of the Great Janyati because, as Dea Herself, She is every Light - enters the manifest world followed by the Janyati themselves: the Angelic powers and bearers of every possible good. To see her thus and also as a child new-born may be a difficulty to the more literal-minded but surely it is a perfect and beautiful approach to the Truth. Of course, as Filyani, the narrative of the Holy Birth, the Nativity, will always be uppermost in our minds. But this other vision of the Triumphal Entry of the Daughter of Eternity into time in no way clashes with it, but indeed enriches it. May each one of you celebrate a happy and blessed Nativity. Sushuri Madonna

Dec 19, Saint Lucia, the Child of Light

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:21:06 GMT

Dear Daughters of Dea, Rayati, I am writing about the festival of Santa Lucia on 13 December (said to have first been held at the winter solstice on the Julian calendar), now 21 December on the Gregorian Calendar. Santa Lucia means Holy Light. The eldest daughter of the family is chosen to play the part of Santa Lucia in a mid-winter pageant and/or procession. She wears a crown of seven candles, a white dress and a red sash, and carries either a tray of food and drink or a lighted taper. She appears early in the morning before dawn to serve the family breakfast or in the evening to cheer the neighbors, leading a procession of evergreen wreathed maidens, all carrying lit tapers. The arrival of Santa Lucia (and her shining helpers) on the winter solstice, reminds me of the arrival of the Seven Great Janyati (and other celestial beings) on the winter solstice, who herald the opening of the Gates of Heaven and the soon coming of the Nativity of God the Daughter. May Dea Bless You, Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Dec 17, Hymn to Inanna

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:55:27 GMT

This poem was incised on a cuneiform clay tablets in ancient Sumer some 4,000 years ago. It is one of the first poems written of which we have record. I say, "Hail!" to the Holy One who appears in the heavens!
I say, "Hail!" to the Holy Priestess of Heaven!
I say, "Hail!" to Inanna, Great Lady of Heaven!
Holy Torch! You fill the sky with light!
You brighten the day at dawn!
I say, "Hail!" to Inanna, Great Lady of Heaven!
Awesome Lady of the Angels! Crowned with great horns,
You fill the heavens and earth with light!
I say, "Hail!" to Inanna, First Daughter of the Moon!
Mighty, majestic, and radiant,
You shine brilliantly in the evening,
You brighten the day at dawn,
You stand in the heavens like the sun and the moon,
Your wonders are known both above and below,
To the greatness of the holy priestess of heaven,
To you, Inanna, I sing! To Filianists, this is clearly a hymn to the lunar Daughter. She is Priestess because it is She who mediates between the world and Her Solar Mother. She is likened to both Sun and Moon even though the references are primarily Lunar because ultimately She is not other than the Mother. "Not separate from Her, but one with Her and the Child of Her Light" Mythos of God the Daughter 1, vii (see The Gospel of Our Mother God). Inanna in Sumerian mythology is the Sacrificial Savior Who dies and descends into Hell for our redemption, and is resurrected, bringing the world back to life. Are we surprised that one of the earliest poems known on earth is a hymn of our Faith?

Dec 16, The Christmas tree history and meaning in feminine religion

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:43:08 GMT

The Christmas Tree history is often considered relatively recent - in fact it is long pre-Christian and its profound meaning and symbolism are connected with the worship of Our Mother God

Dec 9, The Feast of the Conception

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:55:59 GMT

We apologize for posting this a day late. The Feast of the Conception begins the Nativity Season proper and is the first festival of the Daughter Half of the year. Dear Sisters, Rayati, On this day, 08 December, we who worship Our Mother God observe the conception of Her Virgin Daughter, Our Lady. While Filianist meditate upon the conception of the Divine Daughter of the Divine Mother, simple Dianist may meditate upon the conception of the Divine Plan of the Divine Mother to create a part of Herself that she will send into the world as our Savior. As Roman Catholics celebrate the reflected glory of the immaculate conception by the mother Anne (Hannah) of her daughter, Mary (Myriam) on the human and earthly plane, we Daughters of Dea observe the original light of the glorious conception by the Heavenly Mother of Her Heavenly Daughter on the celestial and spiritual plane. May Dea be with you, Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Dec 3, Advent and the Solar Mother

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:58:26 GMT

Dear Sisters, Rayati, I was looking for possible, ancient, pre-Christian, roots of the Roman Catholic observance of Advent (said to have begun in the 9th Century CE) and came across the following information about Saule. First published in Sacred Serpent: Journal of Baltic Tradition, Issue #2, The Great Goddess, Saule, (pronounced SOW-lay) whose name means the sun itself, is queen of heaven and Earth and matriarch of the cosmos. She is a beloved and popular deity of the Lithuanians and Latvians, as many old hymns and prayers attest. Her main feasts occur at the summer solstice (Rasa or Kupolines), winter solstice (Kaledos) and the equinoxes. Lithuanians begin awaiting "The return of the Sun" around November 30th. Closer to the end of December, festivities in Her honour begin and last until the 6th of January. This period of awaiting Saule's return, became the Christian Advent in later times and Kaledos is now synonymous with Christmas. As the female head of the heavenly family, Saule is the mother of the planets. Among Her daughters are: Vaivora (Mercury), Ausrine, (Morning Star or Venus), Zemyna (Earth), Ziezdre (Mars), Selija (Saturn) and Indraja (Jupiter). Thus, according to some scholars, Lithuanians named the planets during a matriarchal age. i.e. earlier than the Romans. The Lithuanian Sun Cross of Saule has been used on postage stamps and other Lithuanian insignia. May Our Mother's Blessing Be With You This Advent Season, and always, Miss Georgia C. Cobb

Nov 30, The Advent Wreath

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:18:55 GMT

Rayati, I wish to share with you my thoughts regarding The Advent Wreath Today is the first Sunday (Sai Raya's Day...Day of The Mother) during the season of Advent. The beautiful Advent custom of lighting a candle on each of the four Sunday's before Nativity, and a final candle on the Day of Nativity is a perfect symbol of Mother God worship. The Advent wreath holder is shaped like a Celtic Cross or Fora with candles placed at the four compass points and one in the center. The four candles may be understood as symbolic of four of the five Feminine Celtic Calendar seasons marked by the spring equinox, the summer solstice, the autumn equinox, and the winter solstice. It just so happens that the fourth Sunday in Advent this year is in fact the Winter Solstice. The fifth candle may be understood as symbolic of the fifth solar season, between winter and spring. The fifth candle is lit on December 25 -Astrea 28- Nativity, several days after the winter solstice, when the sun in the sky begins to move again. This marks the entrance of Our Mother God, the Supernal Sun, into the World, in the person of Her Daughter. May Our Mother's Blessings be with you all this Advent Season and always, Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Nov 28, Solstices and Janyati

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:14:05 GMT

The day of the sun's beginning to move again seems a very likely reason for that day - the last day of Astraea - being the Day of the Holy Nativity of God the Daughter. The Day of All Janyati (sometimes known as the Geniad or by other names) falls on the 24th of Astraea (21st December). In some Deanic traditions it is a very important festival, in others less so. This Festival is connected with the opening of Heaven's Gates at the Winter Solstice, allowing the descent of Celestial influences to the earth. The lesser descent - though still glorious beyond all human measure - is the descent of the Janyati or Angels of Dea. The Great Descent is that of Dea Herself in the Form of God the Daughter. Hail to the Princess of Light!

Nov 27, Questions on the Nativity

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:09:14 GMT

The beginning of Advent leading to the celebration of the Nativity of Our Lady, God the Daughter, begins on Friday (Sai Sushuri Day) 28 November, (1 Astrea). This event is reflected in the Tellurian observance of the Winter Solstice. Now, the winter solstice begins on (or about) 21 December (24 Astrea), yet the Nativity is celebrated on 25 December (28 Astrea). I have heard this explained in the following way. Ancient astronomers observed that the sun appeared to stand still in the sky (solstice) from 21 December (24 Astrea) to 24 December (27 Astrea). Then, on 25 December (28 Astrea), it began to move again. That was why, the birth of the sun child (little sun) was not always celebrated on the the first day of the solstice, but on the 5th day thereafter. This being so, I wonder if there is still reason to celebrate on 21 December (24 Astrea) as well as on 25 December (28 Astrea). I seem to have heard of another Deanic/Filianic festival known as Geniad (Angels) that is observed on that day? I would appreciate your comments on this important subject.

Nov 1, The Feast of the Dead

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:09:38 GMT

Rayati, I am reminded today, on the Feast of the Dead, of Sai Werde, after whom this whole month is named. She is Lady Fortune, our esteemed Ancestress. All manner of fortune is in Her power, in all our lives, past, present, and future. The Hidu Festival of Lights, Diwali, is also celebrated at this time of year (in late October, early November, from the dark of the moon, through the new moon, and onward for three to five or more days, according to local tradition). During Duwali, both Lakshmi (goddess of fortune) and Kali (goddess of death) are honored. By lighting rows of lights,i.e.diwali, Hindus celebrate the victory of light over darkness and life over death. Another festival of similar nature is The Mexican Day of the Dead, during which Mexicans honor their departed ancestors. The Roman Catholic three day festival (borrowed from the earlier Celtic three day festival of Samhain) which includes All Hallows Eve (October 31), All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day November 2), is celebrated in honor of the noble departed and the righteous dead. It is remarkable how the same divine rights are observed in diverse cultures around the world. May Dea be with you all, Miss Georgia B. Cobb

Oct 17, Madonna and Daughter

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:06:46 GMT

Honored Miss Cobb writes Rayati, A few days ago, as I was shopping in a local store, I was lead to the discovery of a most beautiful figurine of Madonna & Child (a little girl). The inscription on the Mother's skirt was in Spanish and came from Isaiah 66:13. The verse in English is

"As one whom the Mother caresses, so will I comfort you" Douay-Rehims translation.

This is from the Foundations Spanish Angels series by Karen Hahn, Item #114615. The iconography of this statuette of Our Mother and Her Daughter is perfect. Both the mother and the daughter have golden halos over their heads. Their hair is red-gold (Solar), the Mother's dress is blue (Celestial), the Daughter's dress is pink (Love). The mothers veil is white (Purity) with a small gold heart at the very tip (Royal Seal). I have placed this figurine on my altar and dedicated it to Dea. I thought I would share this information with other Daughters of Dea who might wish to have such an image on their altars as well May Dea Be With You, Miss Georgia Butler-Cobb

Oct 9, Our Lady - Incarnate avatar or Eternal Savior?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:44:10 GMT

Honored Miss Georgia Cobb writes:

Recently, I read a comment by Miss Iris disparaging the lack of an "incarnation of deity in human form in time and space" in The Gospel of Our Mother God (as is the case in Christianity with Jesus, as well as in the Hindu concept of avatars). For me, the fact that the Daughter is not a human incarnation of the Mother and was conceived outside of time and space is one of the best features of the Deanic/Filianic Faith. I would appreciate hearing an Aristasian response to this matter. May Dea Be With You, Miss Georgia

We believe that the honored Bishop agrees with us that there is a single plenary Incarnation of the Daughter and that any physical "descent" is a reflection of this. Hinduism, it is true, speaks of historical avataras, though these are still somewhat mythic in nature (Wikipedia, for example, refers to the events of the Bhagavad Gita - the main Scripture concerning the avatara of Vishnu as Krishna - as "mytho-historical"). The avataras of Durga (Sai Vikhe) and Her battles with the demons would not be regarded as "historical" by modern mind. But then there has been a radical change in the understanding of "history" in the West, culminating in the 19th-Century "historical consciousness" which reduced "accepted history" to a purely literal and material level. We have often commented that the modern historical consciousness has become the Achilles heel of Christianity. Unless one can accept 1 A.D. as the center of history and Golgotha as the center of the universe (as the mediaeval mind did) it is difficult, if not impossible, to have a fully Christian worldview. The Filianic view of the Nativity of the Daughter is not of a physical birth, but of the fundamental Descent of God that underlies all "incarnation" stories. In fact if we were to give the phenomenon a name, "empsychation" would be better than "incarnation", for the salient point is not that of Dea becoming flesh, but of Her becoming soul and entering the lunar and psychic domain inhabited by maid, regardless of whether maid herself is incarnate as a physical being or not. We Filianists believe that it is better to approach the fundamental Truth rather than any "historicized" reflection of it. Miss Iris speaks of a lack of the "realness" of an Incarnation. We would reply that the confusion of "real" with "physical" rather smacks of the materialism of the modern West. This, of course, is a matter of credal perspective. What we consider incontestable is the fact that in the present climate of "profane history", an ahistorical and Absolute view of Our Savior is much less vulnerable to a damaging literalism (of both the "skeptic" and "fundamentalist" mirror-schools) that threatens the very basis of a faith-based culture.

Oct 1, The Gospel of Our Mother God

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:52:22 GMT

We are delighted to announce that The Gospel of Our Mother God is finally available for purchase. This book gathers the cardinal texts - the fundamental mythos and sutras - of the Deanic/Filianic Faith together with other supporting traditional texts. It also includes canonical hymns, prayers for daily use and a final Deanic version of the five main Daily Offices. This is the one essential book for the devotee of Our Mother God. It is the heart of any Deanic household. We warmly recommend that you follow the link below and find out more, and obtain your own copy. We give thanks to Our Lady that this most valuable of all books is finally available to Her children.

Sep 23, A Sermon in Outer Space

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:43:44 GMT

What effect would space travel have on the spiritual outlook of a devotee of Our Mother God? A foolish, or at best highly hypothetical, question, some may think. But actually the modern "scientific" world-view necessarily raises questions that did not exist for past generations and cogent answers are all too rarely given by the patriarchal religions. The Feminine Publishing Company brings us a fictional, but highly relevant sermon in outer space:

Sep 13, Kuan Yin of the Eleven Faces

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:43:31 GMT

The following account of a traditional image of Juichimen Kannon (Kuan Yin of the eleven faces) is quoted by Countess Iso Mutsu in her book Kamakura,fact and Legend, 1918: The old priestess lights a lantern and leads the way through a low doorway on the left of the altar into the interior o' the temple, into some very lofty darkness. I follow her cautiously while discerning nothing whatever but the flicker of the lantern; then we halt beside something which gleams. A moment, and my eyes, becoming more accustomed to the darkness, begin to distinguish outlines. The gleaming object defines itself gradually as a Foot, an immense golden Foot, and I perceive the hem of a golden robe undulating over the instep. Now the other foot appears; the figure is certainly standing. I can perceive that we are in a narrow, but. also very lofty chamber, and that out of the mysterious blackness overhead, ropes are dangling down into the circle of lantern light illuminating the golden feet. The priestess lights two more lanterns, and suspends them upon hooks attached to a pair of pendent ropes about a yard apart; then she pulls up both together slowly. More of the golden robe is revealed as the lanterns ascend swinging on their way, then the outlines of two mighty, knees; then the curving of columnar thighs under chiseled drapery, and as with the still waving ascent of the lanterns the golden Vision towers ever higher through the gloom, expectation intensifies. There is no sound but the sound of the invisible pulleys overhead, which squeak like bats. Now above the golden girdle the suggestion of a bosom. Then the glowing of a golden hand uplifted in benediction. Then another golden hand holding a lotus. And at last a Face, golden, smiling with eternal yotith and infinite tenderness, the face of Kannon. So revealed out of the consecrated darkness, this ideal of divine femininity, creation of a forgotten art and time - more than impressive. I can scarcely call the emotion which it produces admiration; it is rather reverence. But the lanterns, which paused awhile at the level of the, beautiful face, now ascend still higher with a fresh squeaking of pulleys. And lo! The tiara of the divinity appears, with strangest symbolism. It is a pyramid of faces-charming faces of maidens, miniature faces of Kannon herself. For this is the Kannon of the Eleven Faces - Juichimen Kannon.

Sep 10, Who is the Lady Mary

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:49:58 GMT

In Deanic/Filianic and general Aristasian usage, the Image of Mary is not associated with the historical mother of Jesus of Nazareth. Rather this Image is seen as an iconographically correct representation of the Supreme Deity providentially preserved for a particular age and culture. This iconography is in substantial agreement with far more ancient images, long predating the Christian and post-Exilic Hebrew traditions and yet organically adapted to the iconic needs of the later Kali Yuga. This is not to question the historicity or validity of the Christian tradition - but it is not at all from within this tradition or its theology that we see the iconography of the Lady Mary. Christianity is another religion that happens to have played a Providential role in preserving an Image sacred to our religion. The reason that the Hail Mary is addressed to the Mother is that in Filianic usage the Name MARI/MARYA belongs to the Mother and ANNA/INANNA to the Daughter. Also the prayer makes specific reference to the Lady Mary as the Mother of the Divine Child. I should make it clear that the use of the Hail Mary is by no means canonical within Filianic usage. It is more in the nature of a "pious adoption". It has, however been carefully "translated" so as to make it both explicitly and implicitly in perfect accordance with Filianic Thealogy (which means, essentially, with the Eight Statements of the Filianic Creed). Now it is true that both iconographically and in a prayer such as this one there are points at which the Mother-Image and the Daughter-Image seem to merge and even interchange. This does not pose a problem for the orthodox Filyana because a cardinal difference between Deanic Trinitarianism and the newer patriarchal Christian Trinitarianism is that ours is much more "fluid" and does not rest on literalistic definitions. This is not to say that Filianism is thealogically "liberal" in the current Tellurian sense (it is very far from it) but that it recognises that Divine Aspects are something very different from human individuals. Indeed it is on the understanding of the unendingly subtle continuity between Divine Aspects and Divine "Persons" that the more or less complete reconciliation of Filianists with Pure Deanists has been founded. For more on the nature of Filianic Trinitarianism, see this essay. The currently authorised and, we believe, final version of the Hail Mary, which will appear in an appendix to The Gospel of Our Mother God for those who choose to use this "pious adoption" is as follows: Hail Mary, Fount of Grace
Lady of earth and Heaven
Blessed art Thou by all maidens
And blessed is Thy most beloved Daughter.
Holy Mary, Mother and God,
Shelter us fallen ones now
And in the hour of our death.

Aug 28, Sai Rhave and the Holy Spirit

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:12:28 GMT

Following our recent discussion on Sai Rhave/Rhea honored Bishop Sarah of the Collyridian Britannic Episcopal Church makes a further very interesting point. In certain of the Anglican/Catholic prayers "translated" by the Collyridians, reference is made to the Mother, the Daughter and the Holy Spirit, thus, in some degree, assimilating the Dark Mother, the Third (or First) Person of the Feminine Trinity to the Holy Spirit of the Christian Trinity. To what extent is such an equivalence justified? The Dark Mother, as Dea Beyond Form, may be seen as the Supreme Spirit or Atma, though perhaps not more so than the Mother. Sai Rhave has always been seen as a reflection of the Dark Mother among theGreat Janyati The honored Bishop comments on the root rhe - to flow - which is the root of the manes Rhea and Rhave:

As I had noted earlier, rhea in Greek comes from the same root for rheo, to flow. In the Gospel of St. John, this verb rheo was used (and is the only occurrence in the entire New Testament) to describe the flowing of the Holy Spirit (John 7:37-39).

It is certainly an interesting point considering that words in Scripture are often used in their deepest and most ancient senses.