(Written/spoken by Lloyd Richards)
If we turn from Life, we have only d**h
From the minute we humans started building fires to cook our food, we have been aware
That we must revere the source of our lives and all life on this planet
And we have named that source "Mother of Life"
She is kind, sometimes cruel, always indifferent to sacrifice except for those who came in their time -
Fertility rites, the celebration of birth, of the new year, thanks for the harvest
But she is capricious and aloof
Her manifestations: Serene, Ferocious, Willful, Cruel, Wise, Lustful, Mysterious
Wanton, Loyal, Scheming, Jealous, Cool, Greedy, Dreaming
She responds to arrogance by withholding her favors and sometimes by destruction
Her weapons are overwhelming, myriad, awesome: Winds, Water, Lightning, Fire, Ice, Heat, Earthquake and Tidalwave
If we worship and revere male gods, we ignore Gaia's ultimate power over us
Turn from the Goddess of Life, and there is only d**h
Turn form the Mother of Life, and there is only d**h