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The Bones Of The Mother II

Materials Stones and bags gathered for the The Bones of the Mother I Grain for an offering. Food for the simple feast A beverage for libations. A ritual fire. Establish sacred space Suggested chant: The Earth is our Mother Introduction/Storytelling There came a time many centuries ago that our Grandmother Earth groaned under the weight of so many children. The Gods spoke amongst themselves saying “Our mother is merciful, but her many children are draining her essence. Let us act now before she is too weak to sustain any of us!” And so mighty Zeus caused the rain to fall upon the Earth for many days and Poseidon caused the oceans to rise up and swallow the land and millions of the Earth's children were drowned. One man, Deucalion, was warned by his father, Prometheus, and he and his wife Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora, survived the storm by sheltering on Mount Parnassus, the only place in the world that was spared. As the waters receded, they began to search high and low...