The Planet’s Plea Has Not Fallen on Deaf Ears

There are people walking the earth who are deeply connected to it. I’m one of them. Considering that the earth was created to hold us, I have deep reverence for her. I use the pronoun her because the earth, as named according to the Akan tradition of “day-naming,” is known as <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Asase-Yaa" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Asase Yaa</a> in my native language. ‘Asase’ means Earth, and ‘Yaa’ means a female born on Thursday. According to the Akans of Ghana, the Earth was created on Thursday by Nyame (The Creator.) Because of the power of the earth to bring forth life, the Akans view it as a living entity — a female spirit. <a href="https://medium.com/mystic-minds/the-planets-plea-has-not-fallen-on-deaf-ears-ee571ef7f023">Read More</a>