The earth is at the same time mother.
She is mother of all that is natural,
mother of all that is human.
She is the mother of all,
for contained in her are the seeds of all.
The earth of humankind contains
all moistness,
all verdancy,
all germinating power.
Hildegard of Bingen
(translation by Gabriele Uhlein)
She is mother of all that is natural,
mother of all that is human.
She is the mother of all,
for contained in her are the seeds of all.
The earth of humankind contains
all moistness,
all verdancy,
all germinating power.
Hildegard of Bingen
(translation by Gabriele Uhlein)
"Earth Mother," painting by Edward Burne-Jones, 1882.
