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Anyone interested in the feminine face of God throughout the ages will find Sophia an illuminating experience. Caitlin Matthews' scholarship connects us to past, present, and future in the very depths of our femininity. ----Marion Woodman, Jungian analyst and author of Bone: Dying into Life. Sophia, or "wisdom" in Greek, has been revered in many forms throughout history--from the Dark Goddess of ancient Anatolia; to her Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, and Cabalistic manifestations; to her current forms as Mary and the orthodox St. Sophia. In the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas, Sophia sits with God until the creation. Then she falls into matter and becomes manifest in every atom, permeating all things "like the sparks that run through charcoal," as Matthews says. While God is "out there," the Goddess is "in here"-- the mother-wit of practical inspiration and compassion at the heart's core. This definitive work comprehensively establishes a realistic Goddess theology for Westerners in the twenty-first century: grounding spirituality in daily life and the natural world; learning to work playfully and play seriously; ending the gender war to enjoy sacred marriage.
“Open your heart, walk within, and find Sophia.” If you are looking for spiritual consciousness then this book will bring you deep into the powers of the Divine Feminine and all the beauty that awaits us. Sophia (Wisdom in Greek), this wise love will transform us, says author Matthews, and she is quite convincing in her scholarship. Wisdom gives us the ability to know truth, beauty, and lasting love. The fact we call this power feminine by the name of Sophia is, I think, appropriate in our current era and spiritual evolution. Sophia is said to work through the agency of love. Matthews puts forth a full accounting of the historical, biblical (Proverbs, Chapter 8, which presents Sophia as a messenger and instructor of Wisdom, and from the Wisdom of Solomon 6:20), spiritual texts, religious literature, gospels, ancient writings, philosophers, and artistic icons, including The Black Goddess, White Goddess, Virgin of Light, Gnostic Sophia, Grail Goddess, the Veiled Goddess, Saint Sophia and much more. Sophia is known by other names: Isis, Demeter, Schekinah, and the Virgin Mary to name a few.Sophia is “potentially within all women who wish to discover their creativity, maintain their integrity, and support justice in the world and in themselves… As Sophia emerges further into consciousness, so will the image of the empowered woman become apparent in the world.” Men too can access her; any contact with the “Divine Feminine occurs at the level of the sacred and the imaginal.” There is a lot of history and religious reality here that holds solid.Sophia is claimed to be the “world-soul” and that is a theme throughout the book. I think what I liked best about this book is the chapter “Sophianic Millennium.” Matthews emphasizes that Sophia has penetrated popular consciousness during this last half of the 20th century. Matthews is talking “the feminine face of God” and how this is affecting our modern society. Of late, we are certainly witnessing a dramatic increase in feminine power in leadership in government, women’s movements across the globe, gender equality legislation, child care, and how women especially are shifting the awareness of climate change and health care. I think this book is quite timely and important for the good of all. God traditionally is “out there” but Sophia is clearly “within” our souls. Highly recommended. Paula Cappa is an avid book reviewer and an award-winning supernatural mystery author.
