Animal symbolisms for Devi.

[Guest guest]

Hello.

 

 

I was wondering if anyone knew of the animal symbolisms for the many faces of

Devi. To give an example of a Western deity, Morrigan of the Tuatha de Dunnan

(spelling?) has been associated with ravens.

 

 

Thank you.

 

Jai Ma!

 

 

Sincerely,

Christina H.

[Guest guest]

Christina,

 

Here are some links I quickly googled up that you might want to

explore:

 

'Sacred Animal Symbols' in

_Sacred Hindu Symbols_ by Gautam Chatterjee

http://books.google.com/books?

id=NQ0XQHEkuIcC & pg=PA25 & lpg=PA25 & dq=vahana+goddess+symbolism & source=we

b & ots=beK_P0khYL & sig=TOT0CidU6d0DExhs6BmvMptr790#PPA27,M1

or

http://tinyurl.com/3yts4k

 

Symbolism in Hinduism

http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Symbolism_in_Hinduism.htm

 

Vahanas/Vehicles of the gods and goddesses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vahana

http://www.lotussculpture.com/hinduvehicles.htm

 

, <IlluminatedCelestial

wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone knew of the animal symbolisms for the

many faces of Devi. [....]

> Christina H.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you msbauju!

 

 

Jai Ma!~

 

Sincerely,

Christina H.

---- msbauju <msbauju wrote:

> Christina,

>

> Here are some links I quickly googled up that you might want to

> explore:

>

> 'Sacred Animal Symbols' in

>

[Guest guest]

I hope the links given earlier were helpful. It's a big question, but

i'll just throw in there re the ravens that Dhumavati, one of the ten

Mahavidyas, is pictured with crows.

 

Max

 

>I was wondering if anyone knew of the animal symbolisms for the many

>faces of Devi. To give an example of a Western deity, Morrigan of

>the Tuatha de Dunnan (spelling?) has been associated with ravens.

 

--

Max Dashu

Suppressed Histories Archives

http://www.suppressedhistories.net

Real Women, Global Vision

[Guest guest]

Wow, she has a similar concept to Morrigan, in a way...though there seems to not

be as much research on the web about her.

 

I only found Dhumavati mostly at sites that are...ahem...outdated. Sites that

still make a big deal about human sacrifice. *sigh* I guess some things do not

change so quickly.

 

 

Jai Ma!

 

Sincerely,

Christina H.

 

 

---- Max Dashu <maxdashu wrote:

> I hope the links given earlier were helpful. It's a big question, but

> i'll just throw in there re the ravens that Dhumavati, one of the ten

> Mahavidyas, is pictured with crows.

>

> Max

>

> >I was wondering if anyone knew of the animal symbolisms for the many

> >faces of Devi. To give an example of a Western deity, Morrigan of

> >the Tuatha de Dunnan (spelling?) has been associated with ravens.

>

> --

> Max Dashu

> Suppressed Histories Archives

> http://www.suppressedhistories.net

> Real Women, Global Vision