THE ORIGINAL TRADITION
of the
UNIVERSAL COSMIC MOTHER
ORIGINS
For more than tens of thousands of years the Cosmic Mother was worshipped by all
She was perceived as Great Dark (Night), the Womb, the Waters (Ocean), The Cosmic Egg...
Later She got an anthropomorphic image: Kybele, Isis, Inanna, Ishtar, Asherah...
Later She "delegated" some "functions" to Her Daughters (Goddesses) and Sons (Gods)...
Eventually She ("Tiamat") lost Her Power, and was destroyed by the patriarchal God Marduk
Ever since She became demonized, pictured like a evil dragon or monster.
The Gods(Goddesses) of the past are the Demons of today
Every religion degrades the previous Deities into Demons e.g. Guardians..
Unfortunately, this also happened to the Cosmic Mother
Examples are "Demons", Kirtimukha's and Kala's (Mahakala's!).
So, that's how we meet Her in temples, churches, sacred places, sanctuaries...
Pay Her respect with the eyes of compassion through looking beyond Her ugliness
Deep down Her Beauty is immeasurable!
COMMENT
In later ages patriarchy re-introduced the Goddess, knowing that the people would otherwise revolt
In Hinduism the Primordial Mother was turned into a "integrated" Deity. She became the consort (shakti) of Shiva (instead of Shiva being Her Son/Lover!), in Buddhism Kuan Yin replaced WuShenglaoMu and in Christianity the Virgin Mary became the substitute of the ancient Magna Mater
Through its multi-facetted character only Hinduism preserved memories of pre-Vedic times, though, like Lajja Gauri, Aditi, Durga, Kali and....Meenakshi
TAMIL NADU TEMPLE TOUR 2014
Nepal
Kirtimukha/Kala
(Demonized Cosmic Mother)
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These Kala's from Nepal, aren't they beautiful? They are all slightly different. Equal to the Indian Kirtimukha's and the Javanese Kala's, they show the Cosmic Mother in all Her aspects, despite the fact that through patriarchal religion She has been degraded e.g. demonized. |
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| "Kala's" in the current patriarchal religious system represent a God: the "God of Time", in fact they embody "destruction". It was Shiva, who stole this aspect from the UrMother. The Mother was subsequently degraded into a Demon, one of Her functions was to guard the temples of the new male Gods. |
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The miracle is that in depicting these Kala's, Her! original qualities are still visible. She includes both "creation and destruction". Creation is symbolized by the foliage that sprouts out of Her mouth and eyes, destruction is expressed by Her awsome teeth. |
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The Kirtimukha's/Kala's of the East still show a unity of "Creation and Destruction". In the West - through its emphasis on emancipation - these functions became separated. On the one hand the MotherGoddess (Isis, Kybele, Aphrodite, Mary) as heavenly life-giver, on the other the Vegetation Gods ("Green Men") emphasizing "death and rebirth" of the seasons. |  |
| As a symbol the Kala's are impressive, if rightly understood, of course. Always keep in mind, that they are distorted images of the Original Cosmic Mother, the latter ruling "death and rebirth". The Real Mother is very different from the image, though. She is "Emptiness beyond Emptiness", the Dark Cosmic Womb, uninterruptedly giving birth to the Eternal Light (Son/Lover/God), while destroying matter that is returning to Her. | 
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The "Mother" is nothing but Cosmic Law.... (Very scientific indeed). |
COSMIC MOTHER
East/West
Twelve Religions
Green Men & Wise Women
India
China
Java
Dayak
INDIA
KALA-KIRTIMUKHA
(PROTO)SHIVA
SHAKTISM
INDIAN TEMPLES
MOTHER'S HERO'S
HER DAUGHTERS
MOTHER INDIA
TAMIL CULTURE
SACRED GROVES
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