Venus of Willendor represents the Earth and its fertility and
continuation of life, the Mother Goddess, the universal female principle even
if it is in its most primitive conception. Women were recognized as the
life-givers and sustainers. They were revered as priestesses. Upper Paleolithic
female figures, such as this one are found from the Pyrenees mountains to Siberia,
indicating that East and West were once united in honoring the Goddess.
The vast majority (over 90%) of human images from 30,000 to 5,000 b.c. are female.
Price: $18
Kuan Yin, originally known as Avalokiteswara ("the Lord who regards"), is a highly revered manifestation of the Buddha who appears in Chinese scriptures around 400 a.d. Kuan Yin means "one who hears the cries of the world" and personifies the compassion of the Buddha for the needy. She is the embodiment of the yin principle.
She is usually represented as a young female deity but she has
the power to assume whatever form necessary in order to carry out
her vow which is to suffering. She is often shown holding a vase
containing the waters of compassion,the lotus flower of enlightment sor the jewel
of three treasures.
Price: $24
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