Goddess Guidance Series

Mawu

Rekindling friendship with the soil, air and water.

Mawu is the West African moon Goddess who’s believed to have created all life, along with her husband, the Sun God known as Liza. Their unity is sacred, representing the order of the Universe — they are inseparable, their qualities beautifully blending in a harmonious cosmic dance: She is a nurturing, generous Goddess, while Liza is harsh and fierce.

Her story says much about greed, scarcity mentality and other destructive human behaviors that lead to harmful actions towards each other, Earth and, inevitably, its resources. Not long after she finished creating humans, conflict and violence began to arise between each other, their arrogance getting the best of them — to fight each other meant fighting the one who provided them with the very essence of life.

Although abundantly supplied with everything needed, humans always crave for more and never seem fully satisfied. Mawu is believed to help those who ask for guidance in regards to learning how to live in harmony with nature, whilst respecting its resources and causing zero harm to the planet. She welcomes all heartfelt requests when they are made with the utmost respect.

Mawu calls upon us to help with environmentalism, gently reminding us that even the smallest contributions or apparently insignificant changes in how we operate are necessary and can have a great impact on Earth’s welfare — that goes for using earth-friendly products, recycling and getting involved with environmental groups.

Eventually, we ought to remember, (as Anthon St. Martheen beautifully said it): We are goldmines of sacred abundance beyond all common measure and human comprehension…

“The Goddess is not separate from the world — She IS the world, and all things in it: moon, sun, earth, star, stone, seed, flowing river, wind, wave, leaf and branch, bud and blossom, fang and claw, woman and man.” — Starhawk