Day 8: Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Nine Creatrix
How does the Nine Creatrix manifest across cultures? What can we draw from these images? BTW, these are only some samples of each category. I have not included place-names, topographies, and events that do not come with visiual images.
- Nine Goddesses
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8 armed Marichi -
Doumu -
Guanyin -
Nava Durga -
Nine-headed Guanyin -
Nine Kali
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Nine-headed Gorgon -
Nine Muses -
Guanyin with Nine Dragons
2. Nine Natural and Cultural Symbolism
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Yggdrasil -
One of Nine Tripod Cauldron -
Mandala -
Eight Trigrams -
Nine-tailed Fox -
Eight Breasted Roof Tiles -
Scripture of the Heavenly Emblem -
Nine Dragons -
Nine-headed Snake
Reflections points on the Nine Symbolism:
- Durgas, Matrikas, Kalis, Gorgons, Muses, Doumus, and Merichis all come in the form of nine in their respective iconographies. Do you know who these Goddesses are? Which cultures/religions/peoples are they associated with?
- Yggdrasil, Tripod Cauldron, dragon, the Scripture of the Heavenly Emblem, Roof Tile, Snake, Fox, and Mandala involve the nine. You name them. Explore each within a specific context of mythology, religion, history or culture.
- For Day 9, we will examine how the Nine Creatrix has been under attack in patriarchal mythologies, histories, and religions.
Want to know more about the Magoist Cosmogony? Read Dr. Hwang’s The Mago Way: Re-discovering Mago, the Great Goddess from East Asia (Chapters 6, 7, and 8).
Go to 2019 Nine Day Mago Celebration here.
Readings and reflections to be twitted 1. Days 1, 2, 3 (July 30, 31, August 1) About the Nine Mago Creatrix and the Magoist Cosmogony
2. Days 4, 5, 6 (August 2, 2, 4) About Nine Numerology and the Triad
3. Days 7, 8, 9 (August 5, 6, 7) About Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Nine Creatrix
About Dr. Helen Hye-Sook Hwang