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"Wisdom is like rain.
It's
source is
limitless,
but it comes
down according to the season."
- Rumi
"Developing wisdom is the process of bringing our
minds into accordance with the way things really are. Through this process we
gradually remove the incorrect perceptions of reality." - Dalai Lama
"Wisdom will save you from
evil people." - Proverbs 2:12
"Wisdom, or the art of living wisely, is perhaps only another name for
prudential ethics
which constitutes a very large
part of all ethics." - Henry Hazlitt
"He who in early days was unwise but later found
wisdom,
he sheds a light over
the world like that of the moon when free from
clouds."
Dhammapada
Wisdom is defined
as:
Intelligently realistic.
Wise
teachings of the ancient sages.
A wise outlook, plan,
or course of action.
The sum of learning through the ages; applied knowledge.
Implies the
union of high
mental and moral
excellence.
The ability to discern or
judge what is true,
right, or lasting;
insight.
The trait of utilizing
knowledge and experience with
common sense and insight.
The results of
wise judgments;
scientific or practical
truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.
Common sense; good
judgment: “It is a characteristic of
wisdom not to do desperate
things” (Henry David Thoreau).
The quality of
being wise; knowledge, and
the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of
the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment; discretion; sagacity; skill; dexterity.
"Science is
organized knowledge.
Wisdom is organized
life." -
Immanuel Kant
"Skepticism, like chastity, should not be
relinquished too readily. The wisest
mind has something yet to
learn." -
George Santayana
"It should be noted that the seeds of
wisdom that are to bear
fruit in the
intellect are sown less by
critical studies and learned monographs
than by insight, broad
impressions, and flashes of
intuition." - Carl von Clausewitz
Jesus said, "I came from the
First Infinite Light, that I might
reveal everything to you. I have awakened that
drop that was sent from
Sophia, that it might bear much
fruit through me." -from The
Sophia (Wisdom) of Jesus
Sophia is
Yahweh's female soul.
Sophia is the source of
Yahweh's true
power.
As
goddess of
wisdom,
Sophia was considered the
Mother of Creation; her
consort and assistant was Yahweh.
Sophia has been revered as the Wise Bride
of Solomon. The Song of Songs - known as Song of Solomon or Canticle of
Canticles - speaks of Solomon's marriage to Holy Sophia. There are many references to
Sophia in the book of Proverbs, and in the apocryphal books of
Sirach and the
Wisdom of Solomon (accepted by
Catholics and Orthodox, found in the Greek Septuagint of the early
Church).
Sophia is
Wisdom Incarnate, the
goddess of all those who are
wise.
Sophia's sacred shrine, Hagia
Sophia in Istanbul, is one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world.
Sophia's symbol,
the white dove, represents spirit.
Sophia is crowned by stars to indicate
her absolute divinity.
Sophia is
the name given by Paul to
Jesus in I Corinthians 1: 24 where he
refers to Jesus as "the
Sophia of God."
"Sophia is no rarefied divine
being who dwells on high.
Sophia goes out into the
marketplace and gets her hands
dirty.
Sophia's not afraid to go
to the center of the action and step outside conventional female roles by
raising her voice.
Wisdom sets
a table and invites those who love her to partake of
her feast.
What was Jesus'
way?
To
live and walk with the poor, to raise
his voice in the temple and in the marketplace, and to set a table for
the outcasts -heretics and
blasphemers.
"Come to me all
you who labor and are heavily burdened and I will give you
refreshment."
The
inclusive meals and banquets of Jesus were
the places where he located his most intense
teachings.
They were also
the symbol of his ministry that most irked the
religious authorities of his time.
The meals of Jesus deliberately transgressed the purity
codes of his day and included those who would have
been considered ritually and religiously unclean -
the outcasts -heretics and
blasphemers.
It was a joint
alliance of expediency between the
religious and the political authorities, between the
Jewish religious establishment of Jerusalem and the
power of the Roman
Empire that killed Jesus,
Sophia's
prophet and messenger." -
Joanna Manning
Come,
Sweet Host of the
soul.
Give everyone rest from their efforts,
respite from their hard labor,
extinguish the
pain in moments of
fire,
release the
joy that dries up their tears and
comforts their sorrows.
Enter the
deepest depth of their soul,
Oh
Holy Spirit, Oh Divine
Sophia, and enrich it.
Look at the
emptiness within when you are not
present.
Look at the power of
corruption when you do not breathe
within.
Water the dry earth of their soul,
heal their wounded heart,
wash
them clean of all corruption,
place the warmth
of life back within their cold
hearts,
conquer their uncontrollable
ego,
guide them when the
way is confusing.
"Happy is the person who finds
Wisdom and gains
understanding.
For
the profit of
Wisdom is better than
silver,
and her wages are better
than gold.
Wisdom is more precious than
rubies;
nothing you desire can compare to her.
Wisdom offers you life in her right hand,
and
nobility and
honor in her left.
Wisdom will guide you in delightful
paths;
all her
ways are satisfying.
Wisdom is a tree of life to those who
hold her tightly."
(Proverbs 3:13-18)
Brigid, the
Mother of all Wisdom,
daughter of Daghda, the god of
great KnowledgeThe
Celts regularly formulated triads of
female divinity.
Many of these
goddesses had a maternal
function and were closely identified with the land.
Brigid is a prime example of this type of
deity which is associated with
the sacred number three, the triple aspect of the divine.
Brigid had
two sisters, patrons of healing and smithcraft. She was venerated not only as
Brigid, but also as Bride, Briginda, Brigidu, and in North Britain as Briganda,
which can be translated as 'High One or
Exalted One'. Other titles include; 'Ashless Flame', 'Flame of Two Eternities',
and 'Mother of All Wisdom'.
One of the most
potent symbols of Brigid is
fire. Her triple nature relates to the
fire of the hearth and smithy, the
flame of life and
healing, and the flame of
divine
inspiration.
In many ancient traditions the hearth is
connected to the sun, the source of
warmth and light. The hearth is the focus of the home
and integral to every day functions.
"The
circle of the campfire divided the world into two parts: the safe, domestic
part, and the Wild. Here was the hearth, the center of the circle of
domesticity. Here was warmth, keeping the cold world at a distance. Here was
safety, keeping predators at bay. Here was light, defining a human realm but
making the night beyond all the deeper, all the more alien. Outside the circle
of firelight was the other, the wild, the unknown."- Charles
Eisenstein
As the patroness of filidhact, bardic
lore, Brigid guides the flame of
inspiration,
poetry and divination.
Heroes who set off on
spiritual tasks would also request protection
and guidance from Brigid.
Another important symbol of Brigid is water, which in all its forms was venerated in
the Celtic times.
Sacred springs, many associated with Brigid, were a
focus for Celtic rituals. Spring
water symbolically unites the underworld and the upper world
by rising out of the darkness of the Earth
and reflecting the light of the heavens. Hot springs
provide a link between fire and
water, Brigid's key symbols. All springs
and wells remain powerful sources of
inspiration, healing, and a
means of both physical and spiritual
purification.
One legend which
connects Brigid with water, tells how a crystal drop from the
mantle of Brigid touched the Earth and
became a deep and clear lake. This was said to
be a lake from Tir-Na-Moe 'Land of the Living
Heart' and there was healing in it for all
weariness and battle wounds.
Historical references to Saint Brigid
begin in the seventh century. Saint Brigid was worshipped in an Irish convent
at Kildare or Cill Dara, which means the church of the
Oak Tree. This was also the site of an ancient
temple in which had burned a perpetual flame, an ashless
fire.
In Gaelic-speaking Scotland
the goddess was remembered as another saint, St.
Brigit of the Isles. To this day she is remembered
as patron saint of the family hearth, originally a
peat fire that was kept
burning in her
honor.
The first
day of February, dedicated to Brigid, is
known as Imbolg, meaning 'of/in the womb'. Another
name connected with this celebration is Oimelc, a
Germanic word meaning 'ewes-milk' or 'lactation', which
is a direct reference to the birth of young animals in the spring.
According to Celtic
tradition Imbolg was the first
day of spring and stock who had been penned in for
the winter were allowed out.
On Brigid's Eve in parts of Ireland it was
customary for groups of young girls, who were either disguised or clad in
white, to go from house to house singing and dancing. The
householders would give the girls a
gift for Brigid, usually either eggs or money. The leader usually was a girl
who would carry an image of Brigid, a 'brideog', into
the fields. The brideog was fashioned from
rushes or oats and decorated with colored shells, spring
flowers, greenery and ornaments.
The best and brightest of ornaments were attached over the
heart and called reul-iuil Bride, The 'Guiding
Star of Brigid'.
Older women prepared a Brigid's Bed which was made of
an oval basket filled with rushes. A straw image was
placed in the basket which was put on the hearth. Then the main door was opened
and the men said a prayer invoking and asking Brigid to come in for her bed was
ready.
Brigid was believed to travel with
her white milk-cow on her festival and bring blessings to each
household. In some areas of Scotland
and Ireland offerings of grass were left on doorsteps for her cow.
The
goddess Brigid is a great eternal being who, like the
flame of life
itself, keeps alight and rekindles hope and
inspiration.
The
sacred power of Brigid can act as a catalyst for us in
many ways, awakening creativity, compassion, and skill.
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