Corn Grinding Song

Corn Grinding Song

 

There towards the North,

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying.

In the middle stands Blue Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

There towards the West

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying,

In the middle stands Yellow Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

There towards the South

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying,

In the middle stands Red Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

There towards the East

There the fog is lying,

There the fog is lying,

In the middle stands White Corn

Happily, prettily, she is singing

Ha-we-ra-na na-a-se

 

 

 

(Traditional Tewa song-prayer. "Corn Dawn Maiden" painting by Marti Fenton, copyright reserved.)

Sacred Corn

 

Before sending it into the cooking pot,

Aztec women talked to and blew their breath on the corn,

so it wouldn't be afraid of the heat.

 

 

(Illustration from a late 16th-century Florentine Aztec codex. )

Full Moon Blessings!

In some Native American cultures the August Full Moon is known as the Green Corn Moon, so today we are honoring the Corn Mother and other Grain Goddesses:  Iyatiku, Selu, The Corn Maidens, Yellow Woman, Chicomecoatl, Demeter & Persephone, Zaramama, Ukemochi, Annona, Dewi Sri, Nidaba, and Ashnan.

In Her Name ~ Temple of Learning