Church of the Earth Mother

Praise the Earth, praise the Mother of All Things!

 — Francesco
on *Circle of Inevitability*, Chapter 511

The **Church of the Earth Mother** was founded in the 3rd Epoch. They helped humanity through the Cataclysmic Era. This organization is in control of the Mother Pathway and is one of the 7 orthodox churches.

Since the Battle of the Violated Oath in 738, the **Church of the Earth Mother** is the state religion of the Feynapotter Kingdom, and no other churches are allowed to proselytized there. The Church also has a limited influence in the Loen Kingdom thanks to the suppression of the churches of the Evernight Goddess, Lord of Storms and God of Steam and Machinery. Nevertheless, they are still permitted rather than considered an enemy like the churches of the Eternal Blazing Sun, God of Combat, and God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

## Description

The **Church of the Earth Mother** has mastered the Mother Pathway and the incomplete Moon Pathway. It promotes the greatness of life and has the tradition of converting Sanguines. It is divided into two departments: **The Blessed** and **The Favored**.

## Sacred Emblem

The Sacred Emblem of Life. It was represented by a baby surrounded by the symbols of wheat, flowers, and spring water.

## Characteristics

The **Church of the Earth Mother** is known to promote gender equality between men and women, as does the Church of the Evernight Goddess, however they place more emphasis on reproduction, treating it as the holiest matter. The Earth domain is associated with fertility, healing and life.

The nuns of the Earth Mother Church don't take vows of chastity. Instead, they pledge to have as many children as possible before a certain age. If they're interested in you, they'll be quite proactive. Sometimes, they might even push a bit. The young folks in Feynapotter love showcasing their bravery in front of these nuns. Their courage might catch someone's eye.

### Core Belief

They believe that every life is a plant, absorbing the nutrients from the earth. Growing slowly, prospering, and withering. When they wither, these lives fall to the earth and return to the mother’s embrace. In the coming year, they grow again. They would blossom then wither, year after year. Life is as such, one life after another.

### Sanguine Recruitment Tradition

The church is also known to routinely recruit and convert Sanguines as priests. This characteristic was probably derived because Earth Mother is Lilith in disguised.

### Prayer Position

When they pray they placed their hands in front of their mouths and noses, with their fingers clasped together and palms empty. This is the unique prayer position of the Church of Mother Earth.

Oh my, Merciful Mother!

 — Frank Lee
on *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 656

When praying to Earth Mother related phenomena, the believer crossed one's arms and made a pose like one was hugging a baby, and kiss the ground.

After the Earth Mother regained "Her" lost authority of the Moon Pathway, the Church of the Earth Mother adopted a new posture for formal occasions, where they position their legs slightly apart, and raise their hands high. The meaning of this prayer gesture is as followed: “The feet connect to the benevolent earth, and the palms reach towards the spiritual sky. In the middle resides the light of life. This is the domain of the Mother of All Things.”

### Loen Kingdom

They only had a few churches with very few believers, to the point that they didn’t even need to form a team of Beyonders. And even if they did, they wouldn’t be recognized by the government and couldn’t cooperate with the police department. They would be considered as vigilantes.

## Departmentalization

Earth Mother had long noted the false revelations sent by Mother Goddess of Depravity to the Beyonder of Moon and Mother Pathways, to prevent the forming of the cult, she ordered the Church to divide into two departments, the Favored and the Blessed.

* ***The Favored*** refer to the Goddess of Origin Group Pathways Beyonders that are favored by Earth Mother.
* ***The Blessed*** refer to all Non-Goddess of Origin Group Pathways Beyonders that are favored by Earth Mother, for instance, Bishop Utravsky. Earth Mother likes the giants, and even amongst “Her” **Blessed**, they are Feysacians.

The Favored and the Blessed must co-sign the document to validate it, otherwise the order can be simply ignored. Not even a direct order from the Holy See herself can breach the requirement.

### Fertility Order

Fertility Order is stationed permanently in Gaia Province. They guard against Intis in the north and Lenburg in the northeast. Simultaneously, they aim to monitor the locals. Encountering combat nuns in Gaia Province and Port Santa isn't uncommon.

## Notable Members

### Archbishop

* Agrippina *(Favored)*
* Loreto
* Martina

### Deacons

* Emlyn White *(Harvest Church, Favored)*

## References

1. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1279
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Church of the Earth Mother Weibo Post, 2021-1-4
3. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 261
4. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 651
5. ↑ *Circle of Inevitability*, Chapter 538
6. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 571
7. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 421
8. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 656
9. ↑ *Circle of Inevitability*, Chapter 550
10. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 240
11. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1310
12. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1085
13. ↑ *Circle of Inevitability*, Chapter 538
14. ↑ *Circle of Inevitability*, Chapter 545
15. ↑ *Lord of Mysteries*, Chapter 1098