Mati Syra Zemlya; The Serpent of the Earth

HaShem- the singular, fully unified Creator of All- stands atop the coiled Ouroboros consuming itself in the endless cycle: Mati Syra Zemlya, "Mother Damp / Moist Earth" — or Mat Zemlya, "Earth Mother / Mother Earth"; the serpentine spirit of the Earth, coiled in the damp, rich soil beneath its surface.

Her breath is the very essences of the Spirit, where HaShem's breath is the very essence of the Soul. She was present in Gan-Eden and led Chava to the Mysteries, and it is her voice that whispers to us about the Mysteries of the Earthly world and its cycles.

She is both the "Gift of the Earth", and the Earth's embrace. It is to her body that our bodies and Spirits will return once our Souls have passed to HaShem- and it is from her body that all Herbs grow; her symbol is all of nature’s flowers and herbs.