Mother Earth, the maximum energy of the feminine: understand the story of Pachamama |

In many traditions throughout the ages, we find references to Mother Earth, in her most diverse names, representing fertility, motherhood and creation, the great sacred womb from which we came and where we will return when we leave our current existence. Mother Earth is the one that sustains everything that exists, all beings and all of their creation, in different colors, knowledge, textures, smells and formats, as shown by its greatness through the different seasons. Connecting with and recognizing the Earth as our mother brings a sense of reverence to what we receive from her, her nourishment and her welcome.

We remember that she is our home and that everything that comes to us comes from her. It brings care for our environment and our ecosystem, because everything that is contained in nature, all its elements and cycles, are also contained within us. Connecting with the first source, we awaken synchronicity with nature within us with abundant nature outside. The oldest representations of the Mother are in the form of the one she nourishes and who is abundant. That’s why so many symbols of circles and spirals were found, both in caves and in the images and statues of the goddesses. Representing the planet Earth which is circular and the circular and cyclical aspect of life on Earth and on Earth.

Mother Earth and her many names and forms

Mother Earth is known by many names and forms such as: Gaia, Gea (or Rhea)/ Terra Mater, Pachamama, Pritivi, Mahimata, Danu, Erce (or Erda), Spider Woman, Mutant Woman, Nerthus, Haumea, Mayca Vlazna Zemlja (or Syra Zemia), among many others. The universal symbols of Mother Earth are the cave, associated with her womb, referring to her power of birth and regeneration and shelter. It was said that this is where everything came to be, through the craters and caves of the Earth.

In the Hindu tradition, many temples and places of pilgrimage were created in caves and caves, as the great yogins or representation of the feminine aspect. In temples on the islands of Malta and Gozo, the method of lying down on the body of Mother Earth was common, in search of healing and messages through dreams, reconnection with the wisdom of the Earth, beings from other planes and with the ancestors.

Mother Earth: the ultimate strength of the feminine

Pachamama is revered throughout Latin America, especially in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina, as a supreme force. That both the earth itself and the maximum energy of the feminine are. She gathers in herself maternal powers (like Mama) and is the giver of food and the attributes of time and the universe (like Pacha). Of Aymara origin, she is the supreme deity of the native Indians, honored as Mother – of mountains and men, Lady – of fruits and flocks, Guardian – against pests and frost, Protector – in travel and hunting, Patroness – of agriculture and weaving .

She can be the dragon beneath the mountains causing the earthquakes or an old woman who lives in the forest or as the very body of the earth. Regardless of how she was and still is seen, she is the reminder of something much bigger and everything we are part of.

For me, talking about Pachamama is remembering that I am part of something bigger. That everything is interconnected. That we belong to this Earth and that she is our mother. And being our mother, she offers us everything we need daily to live well and in full abundance. She offers us life daily. However, when we forget that or want to take our whole life for ourselves, in selfishness and greed, we contribute to the decline and destruction of something so beautiful that it does not exist just for us, but for everyone.

Mother Earth is within each of us

Pachamama rituals have always been taken care of by women. Many spoke softly to her or kissed the earth during planting and harvesting, sometimes pouring an offering of cornmeal, coke or beer over its surface. At other times, such as weddings, she was also honored for encouraging fertility.

There have been and still are many ways to honor, celebrate and connect with Mother Earth. All forms were and still are very welcome. Both in more complex and elaborate rituals, to more traditional rituals for people who live in rural areas or in nature, closer to it, to simple and spontaneous rituals for those who live in the most distant city and often without being able to see it or touch it in all its exuberance.

However, she is within us too and we can establish that connection, respect and honor every day. Thus, we work with Pachamama in the macro when we take care of the environment and the impact on nature (recycling, reusing and reducing), in addition to living in a more harmonious and respectful way with the earth and everything that comes from it and lives on it with us ( like trees, animals, rivers and seas etc) and from here, working with her also in the micro, which is to take care of the ecosystem that exists in our body – how we nourish, feed and treat ourselves.

As we treat Mother Earth, we treat ourselves.
As we treat ourselves, we treat Mother Earth.
As we treat each other, we treat Mother Earth and all relationships.

How do you want to be treated?
How do you want to treat the Earth?
What do you want to leave for future generations and what impact do you make every day?

Pachamama, for me, is above all living and relating in a conscious, respectful, cooperative, collective and integrated way. She reminds us that we are a great brotherhood that lives on Earth on the same soil and that before her we are all equal.

“Earth, Divine Mother, who generates all beings and creates all things, whose influence awakens, soothes and puts nature to sleep. Mother who provides the nourishment of life and protects it with a sustaining embrace. Loving mother who receives the body of man when his spirit departs from him, rightly called the Great Mother, source of power of gods and mortals, indispensable for everything that is born and dies. Lady, Mother, Goddess, I bow to You and invoke Your holy name to bless my life, I thank You for your gifts and for receiving me at my journey’s end.”
11th century English prayer