mother of gods

I am loving this winter solstice 2022 issue of Cathy Pagano on Wisdom of Astrology - featuring our many divine mothers and beacons of light. 

Each year here in the northern hemisphere of Mother Earth we celebrate the rebirth of the Light from December 20 to 25. We rejoice in the return of the light. Cultural holidays aligned with the Wheel of the Year - the yearly cycle of the Sun and Earth.

Danu the Mother Goddess

green goddess

Tara, whose name means star or she who ferries across, is a Bodhisattva of compassion. In Tibetan, Tara is known as Dölma (Sgrol-ma), or She Who Saves. In particular she represents compassion in action - as she steps from her lotus throne to help sentient beings. 

Tara is the Mother of all the Buddhas, the essence of compassion in action. Her right foot is slightly extended, because she is ready to leap to the aid of beings. Her right hand is opened out on her right knee, in the gesture of generosity. Her left hand holds the stem of a lotus flower, which is blossoming next to her left ear.

Tara is striking in her greenness. She is represented as a beautiful voluptuous nubile young woman, clad richly in silks and jewels, the color of her luscious skin is green.

In some myths Tara’s origins is said to have been given by Amoghasiddhi Buddha, her spiritual consort - who is himself green. Both Tara and Amoghasiddhi are connected, in the Five-Buddha Mandala, with the element Air - also associated with that color.