THE MAHAVIDYAS
The Mahavidyas are emissaries of Sophia, the Divine Being embodied as the Earth (also known as Gaia-Sophia). The story of Sophia was understood and recorded by the Gnostics in the Story of the Fall of the Wisdom Goddess detailed at www.metahistory.org. To fully understand the purpose of this site, you must read the story.
Sophia is now engaging the collective of humanity (her visionary experiment) to co-create the story of what happens to humanity. She does this in many ways. One of the ways she does this is through energetic influences captured in her personas. These personas are archetypes. They are the goddess Sophia in various costumes. This is her preferred method of interaction. It’s the way she designed (or coded) her experiment and it is the way she has fun.
Sophia’s energy and personality interact in a “step down” method. She steps down a large portion of her energy into her secondary persona or archetype – Kali. The energy of Kali is in turn divided into the ten Mahavidyas – the Wisdom Goddesses. The Mahavidyas are the faces of Kali. Each lunar month, one of the Mahavidyas comes on duty to work on the “painting” of humanity – the creative vision of Sophia. Each Mahavidya has specific aptitudes and interests which weave throughout the month’s moon phases. This is how we are instructed about the processes of life. It also provides a framework through which we create our own lives.
It should be noted that there is another group of archetypes called the Diamond Sky Dakinis who are on duty during the months the Mahavidyas do not rule. This site solely discusses the Mahavidyas.
Question: Why the “avoidance” or unwillingness to discuss dakinis? Arent they an integral part of Planetary Tantra? Isnt that what this site and your work is, a variation on Planetary Tantra, perhaps a reduction of it essentially?
DS
I work only with the Mahavidyas. It is someone else’s job to work with the dakinis.
What support for this project are you looking for? not clear on this.
The hope is that people will post what they are being taught each month – what they are learning from the Mahavidya who is at work most strongly during that time. Alongside that, it is hoped that anyone who is creatively inspired to produce some type of art (painting, music, sculpture, poetry, stories, photographs, etc.) based on their experience with a Mahavidya will also post it to the project.
The Mahavidyas have complex natures, each of which influences the human collective during the lunar months. We want to capture a greater understanding of these complexities. The fastest way to do this is to share our experiences. What would take one person engaged in personal work with them several years to fully grasp, can happen much more quickly with a group of people engaged in the task.
Threads of commonality will weave throughout the experiences to form a tapestry of recognizable patterns. We will collect and share what they have taught.
This is their request.
We are hoping that you will share your experiences and impressions of the Goddess Matangi that you may feel over the course of this lunar month. THis is a creative experience, so we hope that you can share how it insipres you.
Hi Laura and Andrew – thank you for creating this space.
Almost as soon as this new moon energy appeared change has been brought into several areas of my life which coming all at once as it seemed to was quite some blast. I really felt that `enough I’ll take it from here’ energy 
. So at the moment I am allowing myself to be carried on the breeze trusting that all is well and also knowing that things are shifting underneath my feet.
… although lately George Harrison’s All things must pass has been playing on a loop in my mind since Matangi blew into town.
I found it interesting with the name Matangi as this means wind or breeze in Maori … so when you wrote about Matangi working with the Sun I envisaged some solar winds blowing our way. There have been some beautiful auroras caught on film lately.http://spaceweather.com/
Personally the winds blowing in my direction have been strong since Matangi’s arrival and have knocked me somewhat off balance. However I am also beginning to feel the nurturing energy which seems to have appeared once the initial strong blast of fresh air blew in.
Maybe that song by David Bowie would be a good one – Wild is the wind
Much Love and many thanks to you both for all the wonderful work you are doing … much appreciated.
Eileen
Thank you Eileen for sharing your experience with the energy of Matangi. And thank you for the reference on the meaning of Matangi in Maori. Feeling the Breeze!
Namaste
“Be aware of this strong mother energy because it will press on any issues related to support, unconditional love, and security. Also do not be surprised if you find yourself crying or needing to cry, or other such things that bring release. Say hello to Matangi. She helps.”
This was posted on 1/11/13 on http://www.mahavidyaproject.com/ and boy is this sooooo true. Not a “coincidence” that I re-read this today because I have not been able to stop crying since 6 am this morning (it’s now 9:46 am) and what is written above rings so true. I am releasing a lot. Thank you for the reminder.
An interesting thing this week has been some guidance about the colours rose and gold.
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I have been communicating with Matangi while out walking and yesterday I saw a large flock of goldfinches. Last week I saw a rosefinch which was interesting as they are not often sighted here and especially at this time of year it is quite a rare sight. I also paid attention to this bird’s name as I live on what is called the Rose line ( hence also my avatar). I posted something on the blog yesterday about the birds and called the post `Rose and Gold’ which prompted someone to make a comment about how the colours of rose and gold had been helping her recently. Well .. this past week I have felt the energies to be really edgy and as soon as I read that comment about the rose and gold colours I also knew that was meant for me as well so I have collected rose quartz and gold things in each room and am also wearing my rose quartz pendant. I have noticed a marked improvement in my energy and the energy in general.
The funny thing was just how much those colours have been around all this week … making me wonder about Matangi communicating with us as there were the gold and rosefinches , the colours of the sunrises and also I noticed that The Oracle Report had also posted a few pictures with those colours as well.
Also… I mentioned before that the George Harrison song `All things must pass’ has been playing in my mind lately well the first line of that song is `Sunrise doesn’t last all morning’ which prompted me to pay attention to the sunrise on those rose and gold mornings.
So … I feel that Matangi has really helped me over these last days. It has been fascinating and rather beautiful. Does Matangi have any particular colours associated with her energy…?
Much Love
Eileen
( It is also interesting to see your choice of colour on this site too
Thank you for clarifying your intent and the best way to support this wonderful project. Here are a few of the things I have noticed with Matangi’s assistance. First, my life long addiction to sugar significantly subsided and I have been able to eat in much great harmony with my body’s true needs. At the same time “ordinary” food has never tasted so delicious! I am aware of subtle flavors and my food which I use to consider boring now taste divine. I notice so much more peace and tranquility. I am able to stay out of ego drama ever more effortlessly. I can often watch a loved one make outrageous statements without reacting or needing to be right. As though I am a martial artist, I can merely step aside and let the energy pass. I notice my face is changing shape and that the corners of my mouth that used to always turn down, as both my parents’ did, are often in a half smile and remained more turned up. I feel more spacious and have been able to slow way down. I recognize how when I move fast, I lose presence so now I frequently can slow down enough to stay in the moment.
Family harmony is greatly increased. My animals (bunny and cat) are much more affectionate and want to be held more.
Everything appears in sharper focus and the light seems brighter to me. Everything seems so vivid. Little details delight me like the pores of my cat’s nose sparkling in the sunlight. I find it so delicious to be outside and soak in the warmth of the sun on my legs. The sounds of the birds can bring me to tears of joy.
Perhaps most of all the feelings of struggle and overwhelm that have plagued me all my life are dissipating. I feel increasingly at Home in myself. A few years ago I recognized how alien I felt on this planet and how I wanted Scotty to beam me up. Now I am happy to be here, to be me, to be alive. I am finally learning how to enjoy being embodied where as previously I avoided landing in myself. The feeling of homecoming moves me to tears.
These are a few of the things I am noticing and am so enchanted you are doing this. Some of the shifts have been ongoing in the last months yet they have been considerably heightened lately. Some, like the sugar and increased sense of taste and staying out of ego drama ever more effortlessly are particular to when Matangi began supporting us.
The oracle report helped ground me through the difficult times, letting me know I was not crazy or alone but right on target. What a pleasure to be able to give back!!
thought of something else; I keep feeling this expansion in my chest around my heart. several times a day I have to bend backward to expand my rib cage which then pops and cracks, literally expanding the area around my heart!
Another big shift I have noticed is with my 12 year old daughter. Over the last few months she has become more cooperative, less combative and willful. Her challenges with her major learning differences (she is very right brain dominate which education does not currently honor) have diminished and she no longer seems as challenged. In the last few week with Matangi’s help, her eating habits shifted overnight. She was refusing to eat “good” foods and was focused on gum, white starches and sugar. Now she is eating fruits and vegetables and even fish! She is so much more cooperative with chores and school work. It is like day and night. Something is definitely afoot and it is good!
This comes as an observation.
I noticed that my dreams haven’t been filled with strife as they have been throughout my entire life. This is significant.
As for notions of creativity -
Inasmuch as I am a highly creative person, my creativity has been stifled for many months. I think this is a result of my being sensitive to the suffering of Earth (plants, minerals and all sentient beings within). Even so, I often tell Gaia how much I love and appreciate her. I touch her fingertips when I touch the heart shaped stone gave me when I was young. I keep it as one of my most prized possessions. I know that this must sound crazy.
Hi embodied bliss
That is interesting what you are saying about your daughter’s eating habits as I just realised while reading your comment that our 13 year old daughter’s eating habits are much better now too … Interesting…
Hi Eileen,
Here’s hoping someone is out there helping cause sometimes I can feel pretty frustrated about how I perceived her to be so resistant to those things I have considered vital to her well being. The other day I prayed for help surrendering and I swear she turned from challenging to angelic in a second. something is definitely afoot.
I find it lovely that one of your most prized possessions is a heart shaped stone that seems to connect you even more deeply to Gaia.
Yes, it was found when I was in my teens (40 plus years ago) while walking the eastern shores one day. It’s about an inch and a half and is pale pink. People have been amazed by it and I’ve even had an offer to purchase it.
I recently created a beaded small buckskin pouch to keep it in along with other earthly treasures and will wear it around my neck. Earthly treasures such as this (tiny acorns, pinecones, stones, feathers…) are worth more to me than jewels. I find wonderment in them.
I miss Gaia (nature) more now than I ever have in my lifetime.
To me the stone is a direct connection with her as her visibility has been severely tampered with.
Hi Eileen,
Here’s hoping someone is out there helping cause sometimes I can feel pretty frustrated about how I perceived her to be so resistant to those things I have considered vital to her well being. The other day I prayed for help surrendering and I swear she turned from challenging to angelic in a second. something is definitely afoot.
Opps, went in there twice. I love your connection to natural things. Interesting that you say her visibility is tampered with. That definitely makes sense yet my sense of connection grows daily. Sometimes I sit on my deck in tears as I hear the birds serenade me and the trees whisper as the wind sings.
REcently I felt emotionally flat lined emotionally for about two weeks then I felt very uneasy. Now it has lifted. WHat I realized it is much more difficult for me to feel supported when the energy is challenging yet I am slowly realizing it is equally if not even more supportive as the rotor rooter has its way with me clearing me of debris and always then lifting me higher. Love all the support from unseen friends.
Just read the Oracle Report and boy am I feeling the shift in energy. Ah, lightness is returning and space to breath. The last weeks were much more challenging to stay neutral and the observer. Starting yesterday afternoon, a breeze has swept in. Shew!
Today … the feeling is Love … kinda Barry White / Marvin Gaye
The Sun ( Ra ) and the Earth ( Matangi) … are getting it on … check out my blog …
http://spiraloflight.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/love-vibration-the-oracle-report/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKPoHgKcqag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wlz_bKHi9s
Hi Andrew & Laura
I am wondering how Laura is … I hope all is well… been wandering over to The Oracle Report a few times over the last few days and have noticed that Laura hasn’t put a report out since Friday’s one. She mentioned posting one later on Saturday evening … but nothing has appeared as yet… so I wanted to check that all is well and she is ok.
Anyway … sending love
Eileen
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Eileen, Laura is fine. Experiencing technical difficulties with her computer connection. Updates will come when the technology catches up!
andrew
Oh … that is good to hear … well … not about the technical difficulties
.. that can be a pain .. however glad that she is fine.
Thanks for letting us know Andrew.
Much Love
Eileen
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