Although it might sound heavenly to be a goddess, being me does have it’s challenges. I have many responsibilities and . I provide the world with everything it needs. When people are hungry I provide them with food and offer anything I can so the cycle of life can continue. I sacrifice a lot for the Earth, but it is my duty to do so and I wouldn't have it any other way. I also must raise my grandson, and teach him about the world and the dangers it can hold.
Corn is often associated with me, and is a symbol of good luck and prayer. The Earth represents me, as does all of nature. I come from the North, and am most often linked with the Indigenous Anishinaabe tribes, but also the Iroquois and the Menominee. I am an important part of these tribes culture and help them answer the complicated questions of the world.
Sometimes I can be overprotective of my Grandson, Manabush and the world. I fear some of the dangers, but I am often reminded that where there is danger, there comes discovery and the world advances. I must learn to let Manabush and the world take care of itself even though it can be frightening. With change, comes adaptation. I especially should know that.
Hello! I am interested in the teaching of your grandson. Are you teaching him to one day take over your role? Or are you teaching because it is the proper way of a grandmother?
ReplyDeleteI teach him because no one else can. His mother died when he was just a baby, so now I must take care of him. Not that I am complaining, although he is quite tricky I love him very much.
ReplyDeleteIt is neat how both of us are associated with nature. I also keep people fed, but I do so by keeping harvests bountiful. One difference is your generosity in order to keep the cycle of life going. Me, on the other hand, may force the earth to stop producing crops when my daughter, Persephone, is in the Underworld once again.
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