Maya and Sophia

Maya
Illusion is me!
Thou shalt agree.
For if thou art,
I shall not be.

Sophia
Come with me!
Let’s be free.
For if thou art,
then we shall be.

“Maya” in Indian philosophy has multiple meanings, usually quoted as “illusion”, centered on the fact that we do not experience the environment itself but rather a projection of it created by us. Māyā is also the principal deity that manifests, perpetuates and governs the “dream” of duality in the physical Universe.

“Sophia” is Greek for “wisdom.” It’s a central philosophical concept regarding wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy and religion. It’s also a theological concept regarding the wisdom of God in Gnosticism or Christian mysticism.