Question For Pagans

[NYboy]

I know many Fables, Myths and Fairytales have pagan roots. Is Mother Nature a goddess? If so does she have any other names? Is there any prayer or blessing to show her respect? Thankyou a curious nature lover.

 

[SarahFair]

Well...
What area of panganism are you talking about?

Pagan is a very broad spectrom

 

[Spookwriter]

Not a pagen, but I think the Gaea was known as Mother Earth, the
Mother Nature.

 

[spacecowgirl]

I have friends with daughters named Maya and Gaia (for mother earth)...they're crunchy granola hipster types.

 

[farmdude]

I bet i'd really like them!
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[sumi]

Google "gaia". Wikipedia's site should have answers for you. I had a quick look now...

 

[Razadia]

Gaia, Demeter, Tellus, Hertha, Erda, Jörd, Fjörgyn, Hlödyn, Etenoha, and Ina Maka. Just to name a few I can remember. It's generally best if you make up your own prayer, but if you can't come up with one I'm pretty sure I can find one for in one of my books. Now that I think about, my Pagan Prayer book might have one in it.

ETA: I went and found the book. I was wrong, it just has a general Goddess prayer. Now, off to find the rest of the books before I pack them all up.

 

[AngelaB]

I've heard her referred to all kinds of names and titles. Depends on your path.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

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Almost all of the religions of the world have some threads of commonality based in basic ideas. You're starting down a fascinating path if you're starting to study this. There are bunches of books on paganism that dwell on the mother earth relationship.....

Have fun!

 

[michickenwrangler]

Yup. EVen the name "Bertha" meaning the Earth in German is stereotyped as a large, round woman.

Those "face on the tree" decorations that appear at Wal-mart come gardening season hearken back to old gods of nature and forests