ALL ANCIENT CULTURES HAD SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENTED FERTILITY OF THE EARTH, HARVEST AND HUMAN FERTILITY. HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WE HAVE BABY ROCK SITES THAT HAVE CUPULES OR SMALL PALM SIZED DEPRESSIONS CARVED INTO STEATITE OR BASALT ROCKS. IN THE POMO AREAS THE WOMAN WOULD GO SOLITARILY TO THE ROCK OR BOULDER AND WALK FOUR TIMES AROUND ONE WAY AND FOUR TIMES AROUND THE OTHER WAY. THEY WOULD GRIND SOME STEATITE AND MIX IT WITH WATER TO PAINT FOUR LINES ON THEIR ABDOMEN FROM CHIN TO THEIR PUBIC AREA. THEY WOULD THEN GRIND SOME MORE CUPULES IN THE ROCK FOR GOOD LUCK IN HAVING A BABY. THEY MAY HAVE SUNG SONGS AND RHYTHMICALLY PECKED THESE SYMBOLS. AS AN ASIDE THEY SAID IF THEY HAD INTERCOURSE THAT WOULD HELP AS WELL.
IN HAWAII THE WOMEN GIVE BIRTH ON LARGE STONE CHAIRS AND THEY PLACE THE BABIES PLACENTA IN CUPULES AS WELL FOR THEIR BABY'S GOOD LUCK. THE ISLAND OF VANCOUVER HAS FEMALE PETROGLYPHS PECKED INTO AROCK FORMATION THAT RESEMBLES A VULVA. THERE ARE TWO FEMALE SYMBOLS AS HANDS AND HEADDRESS THAT SHOW JOY. THEY ALSO SHOW VULVA, WITH HANDS UPRAISED LIKE SOUTHWESTER MOTHER DIETIES. ETHNOLOGIST T. MCILLWRAITH HEARD THIS BELLA COOLA STORY ABOUT MAKING PETROGLYPHS - THEY (LEADERS) PICKED OUT THE ROCK IN TIME TO THE MUSIC FORMING IN THEIR MINDS. (MOORE 1998).
THE EGYPTIANS, ROMANS, AND OTHER ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS USED THE FEMALE SERPENT AS A FERTILITY SYMBOL.
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