| Sisters In Freya's Moon presents GAIA Level II Final Project By Wren |
| GAIA Earth, holy mother, source of nature, You feed us while we live, hold us when we die. Everything comes from you, everything returns to you. What else could we call you but Our Mother? Even the gods call you that. Without you, There is nothing. Nothing can thrive, nothing can live without your power. Queen and goddess, I invoke you: You are all-powerful and my needs are so small. Give me what I ask and in exchange, I will give you my thanks, sincere and from my deepest heart. ~~Unknown~~ |
Prayers, Magic and Divination
Prayers and invocations to our Earth Mother began when the first person placed foot
on terra firma. Humanity inherently knew that both their beginnings and their ends
were inexorably linked to Her directly through Her nourishment and Her
manifestations in nature and weather. She is believed to be the First Mother, although
Her name changed many times during the course of history. She was Yoruba, Isis,
Mari, and She has existed before time began. In Her mythological form, “Time was one
of Her children”. (Patricia Monaghan, The Goddess Path)
Every single action we take on Gaia should be considered a prayer to Her. When I
water Her flowers, the action is a prayer. When I lay my hands on Her surface to feel
the energy pulsating into me, that is my prayer to Her. When I gaze into Her waters, it
is in praise of Her. As the Greek philosopher points out in the above prose from
Patricia Monaghan’s Goddess Companion, “Nothing can live, nothing can thrive
without Your power”.
How can we not do magick with Her? It is to Her elements that we call for assistance.
It is one of Her many manifestations that we turn to for guidance. It is upon Her that
we stand, Her ether, Her breath that we use to send our energies through. And it is Her
body that we derive our energies from. It is from Her body that we gather our gems,
our flowers and offerings when we pray and do magick. It is to Her Little Sister, the
Moon, to whom we turn to for body guidance and for answers. The ebb and flow of our
bodies are totally dependant on Her relationship to Sister Moon and Their tides as They
work together. Look at the synchronicity of Their relationship to ours! It is even in Her
cycles and seasons that we see the deepest meanings of growth and of being Women.
Look to Her nature for divination. It is in the specific tree that we find the messages
that we need. It is in the birds that sit on our feeders that we see our answers. It is the
shell that washes to shore that tells our hearts the hidden stories we need to hear. It is to
Her quietest children that we turn to for spiritual guidance: Fox for his wiliness, Eagle
for his Spirit, and Dolphin for his connection between the earth and the otherworlds.
Each creature that She has manifested on Her surface carries a meaning, both blatant and
hidden, that we can access for our answers. All the divinitory properties that we need
come directly from Her womb. Her messages are hidden in our weather patterns. Her
moods are revealed by the same. Her needs are manifested by watching Her closely. Gaia
is the ultimate divinatory tool. I can quietly ask a question, and by watching through my
windows get the answer from, perhaps, 3 crows, or the leaves that hit my walking path.
When my heart needs an answer? I can go out, pick up the rock that calls to me and hold
it until the message becomes clear. All the answers to all our questions can be answered
by connecting our hearts and spirits with Her, without even needing to open a book or
leave our front yard.
She can be the Mother spoken of in the Gaia Hypothesis if we need Her to be, a living
and breathing organism. She can be the myth of the Goddess Gaia, daughter of Chaos and
wife of Uranus. She can be the Living Spirit that animates all things, giving life to trees
and rocks alike. She can be, and is to me, all of these things. The Mother who nurtures
humanity, and requests that we, in return, honor Her Body by loving and respecting Her
as we would our birth Mothers.
"Bless me Mother, for I am Your child.”
Prayers and invocations to our Earth Mother began when the first person placed foot
on terra firma. Humanity inherently knew that both their beginnings and their ends
were inexorably linked to Her directly through Her nourishment and Her
manifestations in nature and weather. She is believed to be the First Mother, although
Her name changed many times during the course of history. She was Yoruba, Isis,
Mari, and She has existed before time began. In Her mythological form, “Time was one
of Her children”. (Patricia Monaghan, The Goddess Path)
Every single action we take on Gaia should be considered a prayer to Her. When I
water Her flowers, the action is a prayer. When I lay my hands on Her surface to feel
the energy pulsating into me, that is my prayer to Her. When I gaze into Her waters, it
is in praise of Her. As the Greek philosopher points out in the above prose from
Patricia Monaghan’s Goddess Companion, “Nothing can live, nothing can thrive
without Your power”.
How can we not do magick with Her? It is to Her elements that we call for assistance.
It is one of Her many manifestations that we turn to for guidance. It is upon Her that
we stand, Her ether, Her breath that we use to send our energies through. And it is Her
body that we derive our energies from. It is from Her body that we gather our gems,
our flowers and offerings when we pray and do magick. It is to Her Little Sister, the
Moon, to whom we turn to for body guidance and for answers. The ebb and flow of our
bodies are totally dependant on Her relationship to Sister Moon and Their tides as They
work together. Look at the synchronicity of Their relationship to ours! It is even in Her
cycles and seasons that we see the deepest meanings of growth and of being Women.
Look to Her nature for divination. It is in the specific tree that we find the messages
that we need. It is in the birds that sit on our feeders that we see our answers. It is the
shell that washes to shore that tells our hearts the hidden stories we need to hear. It is to
Her quietest children that we turn to for spiritual guidance: Fox for his wiliness, Eagle
for his Spirit, and Dolphin for his connection between the earth and the otherworlds.
Each creature that She has manifested on Her surface carries a meaning, both blatant and
hidden, that we can access for our answers. All the divinitory properties that we need
come directly from Her womb. Her messages are hidden in our weather patterns. Her
moods are revealed by the same. Her needs are manifested by watching Her closely. Gaia
is the ultimate divinatory tool. I can quietly ask a question, and by watching through my
windows get the answer from, perhaps, 3 crows, or the leaves that hit my walking path.
When my heart needs an answer? I can go out, pick up the rock that calls to me and hold
it until the message becomes clear. All the answers to all our questions can be answered
by connecting our hearts and spirits with Her, without even needing to open a book or
leave our front yard.
She can be the Mother spoken of in the Gaia Hypothesis if we need Her to be, a living
and breathing organism. She can be the myth of the Goddess Gaia, daughter of Chaos and
wife of Uranus. She can be the Living Spirit that animates all things, giving life to trees
and rocks alike. She can be, and is to me, all of these things. The Mother who nurtures
humanity, and requests that we, in return, honor Her Body by loving and respecting Her
as we would our birth Mothers.
"Bless me Mother, for I am Your child.”
| PRAYER TO GAIA I walk Your paths, Oh Gaia both in this world and in the next. Your call to me, Great Mother, resides in the places of deep oceans, where deepest yearnings are met. It is with Your grace and loving selflessness that my life is sustained. For it is only in You, Oh Gaia, that I can find abundance for both body and Spirit. ~~Wren~~ |
| CHANT Bless me as I walk upon You, Bless me as I breathe You. Bless me as I grow by Your fare, Bless me as I honor You. Bless You, Mother, Bless You. ~~Wren~~ |
Bibliography
Nasa Satellite Images
“Gaia”, encyclopedia mythica online, www.pantheon.org
Patricia Monaghan’s The Goddess Path and Goddess Companion
Nasa Satellite Images
“Gaia”, encyclopedia mythica online, www.pantheon.org
Patricia Monaghan’s The Goddess Path and Goddess Companion
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