The Nine Mothers

1. The Serpent of the Earth

Mat Zemlya / Mati Syra Zemlya: Coiled Mother; Spirit of the Earthly Body; She who led Chava to the Mysteries.

2. The First Mother

Chava: Mother of All Living; Mother of the Mysteries.

3. The Four Matriarchs

Rachel, Sarah, Leah, and Rebecca: The Mothers of Judaism; those core women who had a profound impact on the formation and spiritual foundation of the Jewish people and faith.

4. The Three Katherinas

Katherina, Katerina, and Katherine: The German-Ukrainian Ashkenazi mothers of my mothers whose identities and origins were erased from my past, and whose memories have been reclaimed.