Earth Witness Buddha Wild Persephone was mown down and

Persephone was mown down and torn from her mother just as the sheaf in Demeter's hand is reaped from the bosom of Mother Earth

and grave digging claws on her hands and feet

her worship was most often under the names Mother of Animals

whose face is embossed on her shield

An older myth portrayed her as Queen of the Dead who fed pomegranate (a sign of fertility) to souls about to be reborn

Earth Witness Buddha Wild Persephone was mown down andEarth Witness Buddha At the moment of his spiritual awakening, Buddha reaches down to touch the earth, invoking the Earth Devi to witness his enlightenment. The bhumisparsa or "earth witness" mudra of Gautama Buddha is one of the most common iconic images of Buddhism. It depicts the Buddha sitting in meditation with his left hand, palm upright, in his lap, and his right hand touching the earth. It represents the Buddha asking Prthivi, the devi of the