thanks to Demetria for submitting these:
Nu
Kua: Dragon Mother of the Gods, Frog Goddess of the Ancients
The Gods
and Goddesses of China
To the
Chinese, creation was an act of bringing order out of chaos. One myth
tells of two beings, Hu (emperor of the northern sea) and Shu (emperor of the
southern sea) who met quite a lot on the territory of the emperor of the
center, Hun-tun. Hun-tun was unusual because he did not have any orifices
for seeing, hearing, eating or breathing. Hu and Shu decided to fix
Hu-tun at the rate of one orifice a day, they created openings for
Hun-tun. Hun-tun (Chaos) died on the seventh day. At his death, the
world came into existence. The combined names of Shu and Hu mean
lightning. When lightning or an illumination of Light falls upon Chaos,
life is created. The 7 openings are also linked in Chinese thought with
the mystical seven openings of the heart, the mark of a righteous man.
A story of the creation of humanity tells the myth of the Goddess
Nu-kua. Even after Heaven and Earth were split, there were still no
humans. Nu-kua modeled some out of yellow earth, but soon got tired of
this process. Then she dipped a rope into the mud and dragged it around
so drops fell off. Traditionally it is said that those beings she modeled
became the noble and rich, while the drops became the humble and the poor.” http://www.scns.com/earthen/other/seanachaidh/godchina.html
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“In Chinese cosmogonic art during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220
C.E.) two royal creator deities were depicted holding architectural implements
that were used in the formation of heaven and earth--the compass and set-square
(see Yves Bonnefoy, comp., Asian Mythologies [Chicago: University of Chicago
Press, 1993], 234-35). In a funerary context these beings served as
"doorkeepers" or "guardians of boundaries" who "marked
the division between inner and outer" spaces (cf. Gen. 3:24; Ex. 26:31). The
depiction of these deities signified "transfer to another realm." As
early as the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.E.) the Chinese compass and
square "symbolized fixed standards and rules that impose order on unruly
matter." The Chinese deity who was shown holding the compass was
associated with bringing "ordered space out of the chaos of the
flood" (cf. the Hebrew concept) while the other, who held the square, was
"credited with the invention of kingship" (Mark E. Lewis, The Flood
Myths of Early China [Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006],
125-27).”
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The Great
Mother Electrodynamic in China - Sun Crow or Ocean Dragon Divinity? - An excellent article that explores Nu Wa
from the Naga Kanya connections of India and Tibet to the Harappan Valley to
Central Asia and back east to Japan. It
explores her connection to jade and various Chinese cultures from 6000 BCE to
today. The author, Millennium Twain,
explains Nu Wa/Na Ga as the Shakti part of Kundalini serpent energy… also, her
connection to the glyph we call the letter ‘T’.
Great artifact photos, too!
The Twain article is referenced by this blogspot: “Phoenix
Qi”.
From Frog (蛙) to Nuwa (娲)
and Back Again: The Roots of Creation Myths (by Ye Shuxian, photos & commentary
by Millennium Twain)
This book is very good and it is free online! It comes to us through the auspices of
Millennium Twain, the author of the above-mentioned article on Nu Wa and the
Sun Crow. Mr. Twain adds his addendum re:
the goddess constellations of frog and dragon and the Japanese cultural ‘take’
on Nu Wa to the work of Dr. Ye Shuxian.
Richly illustrated with many photographs of natural formations,
antiquities, etc., this is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about
this Neolithic goddess who embodies frog, snake, silkworm, and dragon through
the ages.
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