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Throughout world mythology, the goddess of the good ground, the grain, the autumn harvest, has been appropriately portrayed as a knowledgeable mature woman of the world, mistress of all earthly domains. A matriarch. A Queen. She is the Great Mother who sustains all Her species. She was known as Astarte, Ishtar by the ancient Semites,…

Once again Sister Joan Chittister has found the perfect words to express  what I have been feeling.  What Do You Weep For?by Joan Chittister Evagrius of Ponticus, one of the early desert monastics, counseled young monastics: “First pray for the gift of tears, to soften by compunction the inherent hardness of your soul.” And fifteen…

Thank you Queen Elizabeth Hazel from Toledo, Ohio for sending this most beautiful poem. Earth SpeaksBy Elizabeth Hazel Earth speaks to those who listen:Maternal lectures in shades of green,Sisterly riddles in coy lagoons and comic swamps,And her epic daughters,Mountain covens meet to ponder immortality. She thinks in seasons and paints in time:Impressionistic springs give way to…

Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. The aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion around an important issue that impacts us all. The theme for 2010 is water. Water Most Maternal Earth is the only…
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