When my brother showed visitors round our Temple of Isis, he was particularly entertained by astonished reaction to our
pictures of the Hindu Trinity! In our chapel of the Goddess Lakshmi, he introduced the Deities, Parvati, very glamorous,
in a pink brassière. By Her was Her Consort, Sīva, with deep-blue skin, with a loving smile. The Third Member
of the Trinity excited the most interest: this was Ganesh, a splendid large seated elephant, richly jewelled. Visitors
were found surreptitiously rubbing a picture of Lakshmi to obtain love and riches. After all, as my brother would say
to me, as a Rector of the Church of Ireland he had presented the Christian Trinity as a human Father with a beard, a Holy
Lamb of God, and a White Dove. What was wrong with elephants?
Ah, there is! More and more since Ancient Egypt we have separated ourselves from other natural forms, only accepting
the humans as having souls. Indeed, women are sometimes marginalized as having lesser souls than men: second-best creatures
who may only attain ‘Nirvana’ by assuming masculine form. Goddesses in the West are banished altogether.
Now in this New Age we have at last broken this hierarchical ladder of status. We revere the Divine Spark within all
that is. The Aten Sign shows each ray with an individual hand.
Ovid was exiled by Augustus for bringing the classical religion into disrepute in his “Metamorphoses.” The
book gives an hilarious account of the many loves of the God Jupiter, charming Europa as a White Bull, his wife Juno as a
Cuckoo, and Leda as a Swan.
During the last two thousand years religion has become increasingly human and male oriented. Separated from our roots,
we tend to regard ourselves not as offspring of Divine Fathers and Mothers, but creatures, created – so liable to be
destroyed like a clay figure if we displease our Creator.
But now we are recovering our reverence for all life as divine born. We rejoice in the God Vishnu as Fish Avatar: in
Biblical Cherubim – Bull, Lion, Eagle and Angel. In America we have White Buffalo, the Calf Woman recently reborn. Egypt
presents us with Hathor, Cow Goddess, Horus the Hawk, and Taurt the Hippopotamus Goddess – Deities range from crocodiles
to beetles. All have the Divine signature – DNA.
What psychics realise more and more is this. In “The Poltergeist Realm,” – the etheric sphere, so
close to the physical domain, these beings actually exist! After all, we come from the etheric sphere and go there before
and after physical incarnations.
How do I know? Because in vision I experienced meeting the Dragon Form of the Creator Goddess Nu Kua, an early form
of the Goddess Quan Yin. There are more statues of Her now than of the Buddha in Temples all over the world. I had
no knowledge of this when in 1996 there came to me in vision the most magnificent Dragon! It had the friendly face of
a giant iguana, was as vast and heavy as a small van, and above all its colour fascinated me – a delicate shade of smoky
grey-green, I later knew as jade.
Of course I felt extremely embarrassed by this apparition – it is proper in psychic circles to see Angels, Masters
of the Wisdom and Goddesses. But a DRAGON?
I had the courage to describe this to my friend, Archdruidess Minette Quick, my neighbour. I myself thought this dragon
might have been Melusina, the French Faery in her Dragon Form. No, thought Minette, this was probably the Dragon of Quan
Yin. Had I any figures of Her? I had, and later a statue was donated by our newly ordained Priestess of Quan Yin,
Antoinette.
It was Archdruidess Linda Iles, who gave me information on Dragons and Quan Yin.
I decided that I had seen ‘Lung Nu,’ third daughter of the Dragon King of the Eastern Ocean. Later I bought
a red Chinese dragon figure to represent her brother, also a companion of Quan Yin, 'Yu Lung.'
To understand the evolution of life and form we need Spiritual Alchemy. Empathy brings Omni-Presence, the awareness
and identification with all that is. We need not lose our own individual souls when we become One with All that is. The
Divine Mother is within us all, and protects each soul, whether lamb or elephant, hawk or cow. Giving birth is a microcosm
of the Birth of the Universe.
About the Author: The Hon. Olivia Robertson studied at Heathfield School, Ascot, and
later at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London. During her years of study she was awarded the Purser-Griffith Scholarship
and received her Diploma as a graduate in the study of European Art History from the National University of Dublin. The first
exhibition of her art was held when she was only 21 years old. During the 1940s and 1950s she enjoyed a very successful career
as a novelist. In 1976 Olivia co-founded the Fellowship of Isis along with her brother Lawrence Durdin-Robertson and his wife
Pamela Durdin-Robertson in 1976. She still travels extensively, and provides lectures, rituals, and oracles that enrich the
Goddess Community. She is very active as FOI co-founder, Global Advisor and Overseeing Consultant to the many branches of
the Fellowship of Isis. Olivia celebrated her 90th birthday in 2007.
Article, "Ishtar the Divine Shape-Shifter" and original art "The Dragon of Quan Yin" © Olivia Robertson. Used
by permission.
