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The Earth Goddess (Gaia, Gaea, Ge) was the protogenos (primeval divinity) of earth, one of the primal elements who first emerged at the dawn of creation, along with air, sea and sky. She was the great “Mother of All”. The heavenly gods were descended from her union with Ouranos (the sky), the sea gods from her union with Pontos (the sea), the Gigantes from her mating with Tartaros (the hell-pit). Several mortal creatures were sprung or born from her earthy flesh.

Gaea is the name given her by the people of ancient Greece who worshipped her as the giver of dreams and the nourisher of plants and young children. The Romans called her Terra, Tellus, or earth mother. She was the eldest of all beings and the invulnerable, eternal goddess who was brought rich blessings to both the Upper- and the Underworld. Gaea has been known throughout human history as the patron goddess of all living beings on Earth.  She is the embodiment of the spirit of life, growth, harvest and renewal. Gaea is no longer worshipped or thought to be real in the monotheistic cultures of the present day.  However, whether people believe her to be real or not, when people refer to Mother Nature or Mother Earth, they are speaking about Gaea. Read the rest of this entry »

Is it coincidence, a warning? Is Gaea (Mother Nature) in distress trying to tell us something or merely just case of seeing what you want to see? A few weeks ago the Metro (UK) published the amazing picture of a ‘crying face’. It is revealed in an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway.

 The metro reported  ”A melting glacier has amazingly taken on the form of a face – and some think it shows Mother Nature in tears at the state of our planet.”

 The stunning image shocked onlookers who felt the vivid pattern in the melting glacier looked like teary-eyed nature staring straight at them in a foreboding manner.

The ‘tears’ were created by a waterfall of glacial water falling from one of the face’s ‘eyes’.

I can’t help but feel moved by the above picture and feel that there is a power higher than ourselves really trying to tell us its time to take the world we live in a little more seriously. Often people I meet or consult with ask for signs that are irrefutable. How much more ‘in your face’ do you need the message to be from Mother Nature before we take the abuse of our planet seriously?

This is the Winter Solstice on or near December 21st

In the northern hemisphere, nights get longer and days get shorter until the day of the Winter Solstice when the cycle reverses. The word Yule comes from the Norse Jul meaning wheel. On this darkest of nights, the Goddess becomes the Great Mother, Gaea, and once again gives birth to the Sun God. This is a fire festival so celebrate with a Yule log in the fireplace, candles on the table and lights on the tree. Evergreens, holly, ivy and mistletoe, symbols of fertility and everlasting life, remind us that the cold darkness of winter will eventually give way to the warmth and new growth of spring. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Sunday evening where I live and I am feeling rather philosophical, so I thought I would take a little bit of time to tell you the story of how the name of my website came to be.

I was on the look out for names a few years ago, as I was about to open a gift shop. I had names like “The Wagging Tail” (which would have been named after my wonderful Daschund) and “The Little Shoppe” – some corny names, others great. Then my (wonderful) husband suggested Gaea’s Gifts.

It was the most appropriate name as I was planning a range of wholistic and natural (as possible) range of gifts. When I say natural as possible, I must say that I soon realised that not everything is “real”. Anyway, part of the gifts in my shop was to be tarot readings, numerology, channelling and discussion groups. So the name was appropriate for both the actual gifts in the store as well as the gifts that I was busy tuning into. Read the rest of this entry »