Queen Mother of the West
The Queen Mother of the West is the primordial qi of the Taiyin. Her two breasts are the essence of the myriad gods, the vital fluids of yin and yang. Under her left breast is the sun, and under her right breast is the moon.
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When
- First attested
- 1600 BCE
- Attested period
- -1600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Earliest notation appears on a bronze mirror cast in 106 CE.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Taiyin Xingjun, Lishan Laomu
- consort of
- King Father, King Father of the East
- co occurs with
- Six Heavenly Ministers, Old Man of the South Pole, Heavenly Lord of Supreme Oneness and Salvation from Misery, Mountain Dongyue Dadi, Lady of the Supreme Primordial, Nuwa, Wusheng Laomu, Doumu Yuanjun, Taiyi Yuanjun, Erlang Shen, Golden Boy, Tianhua, Jinhua, Erbasu, Jiuyaoxing, Niulang, ox, Goddess of Three Primes, Jiutian Xuannü, Chang E
- allied with
- King Father of the East
- parent of
- Seven Fairies, Yaoji, Yunhua, Zhinü
- serves
- Jade Emperor
- teacher of
- Yang Jian
- manifested by
- Yaochi Jinmu, Western Mother
- served by
- Laozi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Queen Mother of the West is the primordial qi of the Taiyin. Her two breasts are the essence of the myriad gods, the vital fluids of yin and yang. Under her left breast is the sun, and under her right breast is the moon.”
#18956 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the Queen Mother of the West, also called the Primordial Lady Golden Mother”
#21343 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“When the Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) was a mountain demon, she was in love with the King Father of the East (Dongwanggong). Xiwangmu ruled the west and Dongwanggong ruled the east. In some versions of the Chinese creation myth, the two lovers created humanity through their union.”
#21351 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Queen Mother of the West was said to care for all woman Daoists in the universe, both perfected and aspirants. Tang writers frequently refer to her in poems about Daoist women. In accordance with the Shang Ch'ing vision expressed by Tu, she appears as teacher judge, registrar, and Guardian of female believers”
#21593 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is often confused or equated with other deities such as Queen Mother of the West (Wangmu Niangniang), Wusheng Laomu, Doumu Yuanjun, Taiyi Yuanjun (Xuan Miao Yuniang), and Jiutian Xuannü. Alternatively, she might be considered a deity derived from the evolution of their divine attributes.”
#29655 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001