Sopona  

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Sopona (or Shapona) is the god of smallpox in the Yoruba religion. The Yoruba people of Nigeria believed that smallpox was a disease foisted upon humans due to Shapona's "divine displeasure", and formal worship of the God of Smallpox was highly controlled by specific priests in charge of shrines to the God. People believed that if the priests were angered they were capable of causing smallpox outbreaks through their intimate relationship with Shapona. Suspecting that the priests were deliberately spreading the disease, the British colonial rulers banned the worship of Shapona in 1907. Worship continued, however, with the faithful paying homage to the God even after such activities were prohibited. Shapona was exported to the New World in the slave trade, where he became known as Omolu or Babalu Aye in the Orisha religion. Shakpana is an equivalent in Dahomey mythology.

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Mother Goddess Tara  

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The Goddess Tara is probably the oldest goddess who is still worshipped in modern times. She appears in many manifestations in the religions and philosophies of Asia, Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and other Tantric beliefs who all accord her high stature. She is a compassionate deity who was born from a tear of Avalokita, the one who reached the highest understanding. There are many embodiments of Tara, but the best known are the White Tara and the Green Tara.

Tara is our guide through the stages of life and is sometimes seen as the boat woman who leads us across from the churning "sea" of the physical world into the sublime "nirvana" of the heavenly world. The White Tara is usually pictured as beautiful woman who sits enthroned on her lotus seat. She is a compassionate goddess who can also be playful but when she becomes the "Green Tara" (The Mother Earth) she can be a fierce goddess who can be evoked to help overcome impossible difficulties save us from both physical and spiritual danger.

Tara is an archetype of our own inner wisdom. It is she who keeps us "centered" and helps us as we navigate the depths of our unconscious minds. Because she is a goddess of self-mastery, she can inspire us to continue even though the going gets tough.

Write a list of any persistent should's and ought's that keep at least one of your feet solidly perched on the precarious platform of perfectionism. Next, write out another list with a more "life-friendly" message giving yourself permission to acquire skills and learn lessons through trial and error. Then, symbolically or literally throw your first list in the garbage.

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Chi You  

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Chi You was a tribal leader of the ancient nine Li barbarian tribe. He is best known as the force who fought against the Yellow Emperor during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era in Chinese mythology. For the Hmong people, Chi You is a sagacious mythical king and pronounced like "Txiv Yawg". Chi You has a particularly complex and controversial ancestry as he may fall under Dongyi, Miao or even Man depending on the source and view.

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Mamlambo  

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IN ZULU MYTHOLOGY, "MAMLAMBO" IS THE AFRICAN MOTHER GODDESS OF RIVERS AND LIVING WATERS WHO CONTROLS ALL RIVERS FLOWING THROUGH NATAL. SHE APPEARS TO THOSE WHO SACRIFICE TO HER. HER NAME MEANS "THE RIVER MOTHER". IN HER EARLIEST AND MOST ANCIENT ASPECTS, SHE WAS A FERTILITY SYMBOL.

SHE IS USUALLY DEPICTED AS A LARGE CROCODILE LIKE CREATURE, BUT HER TRUE FORM IS THAT OF A SNAKE. SHE DROWNS THE UNSUSPECTING BY PULLING THEM DOWN INTO THE WATERS AND ENJOYS THUNDERSTORMS DURING WHICH SHE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE. THE" MAMLAMBO" HAS SCARED MANY SOUTH AFRICANS TO THE POINT OF NOT TRAVELING NEAR THE WATER. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT IF SHE IS CAUGHT, SHE WILL GIFT HER CAPTORS WITH GREAT RICHES AND ABUNDANCE IF THEY WILL SET HER FREE.

ZULU WOMEN IN SOME POLYGAMOUS HOUSEHOLDS KEPT ACTUAL RIVER SNAKES AS GOOD LUCK CHARMS, HOPING THE MAN OF THE HOUSE WOULD FAVOR THEM. THE MAMLAMBO HAD AN INSATIABLE SEXUAL APPETITE. SHE COULD BECOME A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND SEDUCE ANY MAN, AND ONCE SHE MOVED INTO HIS HOUSEHOLD, IT WAS SAID THAT A MALE RELATIVE--A BROTHER, A FATHER, A SON--WOULD SOON DIE.

IN THE OLDEN DAYS, BEER WAS MAINLY BREWED BY WOMEN. SHE IS THE PATRONESS OF BEER MAKERS.

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