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Subject: Re: feminist spirituality
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Date: 26 Jun 89 17:59:18 GMT
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Sophia will lead you back into traditions much older than the
Christian scriptures.  In the Gnostic creation story Sophia was the
grandmother of Jehovah.  Her daughter Achamoth went to earth as the
serpent to opose Jehovah's prohibition of knowledge for the people of
his creation.

Sophia was one of the manifestations of the Great Mother and as the
Spirit of Female Wisdom she was the first of the members of the
Trinity, being herself a Triple Godess as the wise woman, mother and
virgin.  She was often symbolized as a dove.

Sophia was "The Holy Ghost" in the Trinity of the Roman Cristians
(actually, as Uni (Juventas-Juno-Menarva)) and it is truly amazing how
successful the "Church" has been in keeping this secret.

Primary reference (highly recommended):

Walker, Barbara G., "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets",
Harper and Row, New York, 1983 (1124 pages, available in paperback)

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