Sophia, (Σοφíα, Greek for “wisdom“). Sophia is the archetypal image of the feminine principle and thus partner to the masculine god. She is present in all traditions, mythologies, and religions – in Hinduism she is Shakti, in Egyptian myth she is called Isis. Traditionally it is in the gnostic, mystical, and alchemical traditions that the feminine face of the divine is central and present.
See the painting of Sophia by Hildegard of Bingen in the post below. Here is a painting by the artist Nicholas Roerich that has a passionate quality of movement and intention that echoes in image form what Marion Woodman is speaking towards – the rising of feminine consciousness.
'Sophia - the Wisdom of the Almighty (Santa Protectrix)', 1932. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York.
