The ground that holds the living and the dead at once
Warning
She is the field and the grave and the two were never separated
Resonance
Growers those burying and those planting
Symbols
EarthSerpentCornucopiaPlough
Mythology Summary
Terra Mater, or Tellus, is the Roman earth mother who receives the seed and the dead alike. Her festival the Fordicidia sacrificed a pregnant cow for the fertility of the fields, and her temple was one of the oldest in Rome.
Modern Practice
Terra is honoured by working ground: planting, composting, tending animals, and returning what is finished to the soil. She is called on for the fertility of land and for the dead who are buried in it.