It’s all in the name Sonia LaSonya is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the West, Russia, Iran, and South Asia. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are derived from the Russian hypocoristic Sonya, an abbreviation of Sofiya (Greek Sophia "Wisdom")
She is the left side of the traditional right side; she is individual integrity in society; she is the fear of isolation and loss inside you even when you are happy in a group. But she is the happiness of being human even in loss and isolation.
Sophia is a personal journey, the essence of Shamanism, and the understanding that the feminine is essential in creation.
She is the feminine of the divine, the nurturing element of the life force. Seek her within yourself and find what you only glimpse in normal thought. She is the spirit in the material world, the missing part of your understanding, the compassion in the commonplace, and the reverence for the natural world not found in fundamental religion.
Sophia’s story is that of being separated and then reunited. She is the basis of many of our stories and myths. She is found, lost, then found again. From Snow White to Persephone, she is our stories of being lost than regained. She lives in our unconscious as the embodiment of winter and spring, sickness and health, and life after death. Sophia is your understanding of your spirituality. She is the path you take, not the one you are issued by authority. She is your doubt, your wonder, your journey. She is the elusive wisdom of your spirit.
Sophia is nature, the life force that permeates all things. She is Mother Earth, Gaia, and home. Committing yourself to Sophia will lead you on a difficult path. If you respect her she will lead you to your truth and your justice. We find wisdom inside ourselves through Sophia. She is associated with alchemy. Her alchemical processes take place inside you.
There are many traits associated with Sophia; righteous, wise, loving, communicative, knowledgeable, creative, protective, giving and truthful. "A Sophia woman sees it and tells it as it is; she has no fear of the truth."
Sophia's appearance differs quite often in major ways. She is alternately pictured as a hag, a black goddess, queen of heaven, an aged woman, human, divine, a harlot, faithful wife, lover, mother, and sister. The list goes on. Many of what is associated with Sophia is contradictory.
She is the manifestation of the Divine Feminine and can be linked with practically every goddess. Including Lilith, Isis, Inanna, Hecate, Spider Grandmother, Ishtar, Sekmet, Maat, Hera, Anath, Virgin Mary, Eve, Mary Magdalene, Juno, Tara, Demeter, and Persephone.
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