Nu Kua

Name(s): Nu Kua
Symbol(s): Serpent with the head of a woman
Motif(s): Primeval cosmogonic deity- Creatrix and protectress of humans, able to change into any form, -animal, human, sky, earth, up to 70x/day.

Myth(s): As Creatrix: According to legend, Nu Kua kneaded yellow earth into the form of human beings. This task proved to be taxing so Nu Kua invented a system to mass produce humans by dragging a cord (string) through the mud and then lifting it out. Those who handmade from yellow earth became rich aristocrats and those formed of stringed mud became poor commoners.

As Protectress:  There came a time when the four poles collapsed thrusting the earth and its inhabitants into utter turmoil. The heavens fell apart, fires could not be suppressed, water flooded the land and violent predators devoured the people. Shifting into action, Nu Kua smelted together five-color stones to mend the blue sky. She cut off the feet of a giant sea turtle to support the collapsed poles and killed a black dragon to save the region of Chi. To dam the floods she piled up ash from the burned reeds. Nu Kua restored earths equilibrium.

Other attributes: Nu Kua is said to ride in a thunder-carriage, driving shaft-steeds of winged dragons and an outer pair of green hornless dragons. She bears "The Fortune of Life and Death" emblem and the seat of her carriage is the Visionary Chart (unfortunately,my search for these images was unsuccessful). Drifting through the heavens she guides ghostly spirits toward their destination. She has audience with God inside the holy gates and without regard for pride, she holds the secret of the Way of the True Person and follows the eternal nature of Heaven and earth.