08/12/2026
Jiutian Xuannü, also known simply as Xuannü or the Lady of the Nine Heavens, is an ancient war goddess later revered in Taoism as a celestial immortal.
According to legend, in the primordial chaos of the universe, nine suns rose and transformed into a golden bird, which then became a fiery phoenix. From its divine essence was born Jiutian Xuannü.
“Nine” signifies the supreme height of heaven, while “Xuan” represents the cosmic origin - the mysterious and profound.
Xuannü embodies the virtues of the Heavenly Mother, Supreme Lady, and Goddess of War, governing yin and yang and presiding over the Three Realms.
The and the record that Xuannü assisted the Yellow Emperor in defeating Chiyou, teaching him divine military tactics, the art of concealment, and secret Taoist symbols, thereby helping to unify China.
She is regarded as the originator of strategy and esoteric sciences - the and the are attributed to her. Ancient systems such as Qimen Dunjia, Six Ren, Taiyi divination, talismans, and battle formations are all said to derive from her teachings.
In later ages, she was honored as the Holy Mother of the Nine Heavens and the Primordial Celestial Lady, symbolizing justice and wisdom. Her sacred traces are said to remain in Kunlun and Mount Phoenix in Qinghai.
Worshiped among the people for averting calamities, granting longevity, and protecting the nation, Jiutian Xuannü is one of the most representative goddesses in ancient Chinese mythology - venerated as both the ancestral mother of the Chinese people and a cosmic divine being.
九天玄女，古稱玄女、九天娘娘，為上古戰神，後為道教尊奉之女仙。
相傳太古混沌之初，日出九輪，化金鳥為火鳳，凝靈炁而生九天玄女。
九者為天之極，玄者為宇之本色，象徵玄妙、玄德。
玄女兼具天母、天尊、戰神之德，主司陰陽、統御三界。
《山海經》《詩經》皆載玄女輔黃帝伐蚩尤，授以兵符、遁甲、陰符秘法，使中原一統，功垂萬世。
玄女亦為軍略與術數之祖，《黃帝問玄女兵法》《陰符經》皆出其手。自古奇門、六壬、太乙、符咒、陣法，皆源其道。
後世尊為九天聖母、玄祖大天尊，象徵正義與智慧之化身。其靈跡遍及昆侖、青海鳳凰山等，民間祀以除災延壽、保國安民。
玄女通天徹地，法力無邊，為中華上古神靈中最具代表之女尊，亦被奉為華夏女祖與宇宙女神之象徵。
