Magu (Chinese: 麻姑; pinyin: Mágū; Wade–Giles: Ma-ku; lit. 'Hemp Maiden') is a legendary Taoist xian (仙; 'immortal', 'transcendent') associated with the elixir of life, and a symbolic protector of …

Aug 31, 2017 · Throughout China, Japan, and Korea, Magu (or Ma Gu MaKu, Mako) is depicted as a beautiful young woman, no older than 18 or 19 (in human years). Her youth and beauty …

Feb 20, 2021 · An exploration of the Asian cannabis goddess Magu, the Hemp Maiden, from the early Neolithic to the present day. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, …

Mar 4, 2015 · Magu’s name combines the Chinese character MA – which derives from a Zhou Dynasty ideograph showing plants drying in a shed – with GU, a kinship term for a woman …

Nov 13, 2017 · Ma Gu looks like a teenager, but she’s an Immortal. Legend says this fifth-century Taoist shaman and alchemist was so adept she could walk on water in her shoes. Her …

Mar 9, 2017 · For many years the sacred characters Ma (麻) and Gu (姑) that compound to create Her Holiness’s name have been translated into English as two separate words but the …

Ma Gu (Chinese: 麻姑; pinyin: Mágū; Wade–Giles: Ma Ku; literally "Hemp Maid") is a legendary Taoist xian (仙 "immortal; transcendent") associated with the elixir of life, and symbolic …

Ma Gu (sometimes spelled Ma Ku) is a Chinese deity of longevity. "Hemp Maid" or "Hemp Priestess" is how Ma Gu is translated. In certain current Taoist groups, she is venerated via

Ma Gu (Chinese: 麻姑; pinyin: Mágū; Wade–Giles: Ma Ku; literally "Hemp Maid") is a legendary Taoist xian (仙 "immortal; transcendent") associated with the elixir of life, and she is a symbolic …

Jan 30, 2018 · The Immortal Magu’s name is made up of two very common words 麻/Ma and 姑/Gu which literally translates to ‘Hemp Maiden’. Known by Mago in Korea and Mako in Japan, …