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An exploration of Te Atua Wāhine

Contributor Author Photos Noell Ratapu
By Noēll Ratapu

For our first Deepen* artwork, Noēll Ratapu describes what it means to be Atua Wāhine through poetry and visual art.

  • Atua Wāhine - The Divine Feminine
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  • We are excited to share our first artwork, created by Noēll Ratapu, as part of our Deepen* series. Noēll has designed a piece that embodies the Atua Wāhine, exploring the intersection between femininity and te ao Māori through poetry and visual art.

  • Atua Wāhine - The Divine Feminine, by Noēll Ratapu 

    The Divine Feminine, Atua Wāhine 

    The Creator of all things sacred and sensual. 

    The power of her womb pulsates through my intuitive body. 

    She is the personification of loving-kindness. 

    Giving me the strength and courage to become free with my sexual desirability. 

    She is Atua Wāhine, the creator of our souls wisdom. 

    The balance of inner harmony and stability.

    She wraps me in thoughts to live freely and love unconditionally. 

    She is The Divine Feminine.

    She is in all of us.

    Feel her, embrace her. 

    She is Atua Wāhine, The Divine Feminine.

Image description: From the stomach up, a woman with her head tilted back and hands raised partially to the side as if she’s worshipping something above her. She has a glowing white moko kauae on her chin, and an outline of an abstract eye is positioned in the middle of her chest. White beams shoot out of her eyes and the centre of her forehead into a geometric vagina symbolising the womb of The Atua Wāhine - The Divine Feminine. Surrounding her, a pattern of repeated geometric shapes, along with greens, blues, and yellows, contributes to the overall modern and psychedelic art style.

  • A woman with her head tilted back and hands raised partially to the side as if she’s worshipping something. She has a glowing white moko kauae on her chin, and an outline of an abstract eye is positioned in the middle of her chest. White beams shoot out of her eyes and the centre of her forehead into a geometric vagina symbolising the whom of The Atua Wāhine - The Divine Feminine. A pattern of repeated geometric shapes, along with greens, blues, and yellows, contributes to the overall psychedelic art style.
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