The World Needs a Mother
The World Needs a Mother
By Wanderer MoonChild
Sometimes the most powerful truths come in the simplest words. Loryn Brantz’s poem The World Needs a Mother captures something many of us feel in our bones: humanity has lost its balance, and the world is crying out for the guiding hand of the Mother.
The Poem
The World Needs a Mother
by Loryn Brantz
The world needs a mother to give it time-outs (sanctions)
The world needs a mother to take away its toys (weapons)
The world needs a mother to say that’s enough (ceasefires)
The world needs a mother to pull this thing right over
The world needs a mother because if we keep letting
insane baby-men run this ship
It’s not going to last very long
is it
A Call for Balance
This poem speaks directly to the chaos of our times. Leaders act like children throwing tantrums with dangerous toys, and it is the people — the planet — who suffer the consequences. What Brantz names here is not just frustration but a call to balance: the world needs the Mother archetype.
Where masculine energy has run unchecked — in violence, greed, and ego-driven conquest — the nurturing, grounding force of the feminine has been pushed aside. The Mother does not simply soothe; she also disciplines. She is the voice that says enough, the presence that enforces boundaries, the hand that protects life itself.
The Mother Archetype in Witchcraft & Spirituality
In witchcraft and many spiritual traditions, the Mother is sacred. She is Gaia, Earth Mother, Divine Feminine, the Great Protector. She embodies both tenderness and fierce love.
Brantz’s imagery — time-outs, toys, ceasefires — mirrors the work of the spiritual Mother:
- Time-outs (sanctions) → a banishment spell, pausing harmful energy.
- Taking away toys (weapons) → disarming rituals, stripping harm of its power.
- Saying “that’s enough” (ceasefires) → invoking the power of the word to end cycles of violence.
- Pulling the ship over → halting destruction before it careens out of control.
Each line of the poem becomes almost like an incantation, summoning the Mother energy back into our consciousness.
A Witch’s Reflection
As witches, healers, and seekers, we know the importance of balance between energies. Without the Mother’s presence, the ship cannot stay afloat.
This poem reads not just as social critique but as ritual prophecy: the Divine Mother is being called back. It reminds us that her voice is needed in our world, our communities, and our own lives.
Ritual: Calling the Mother Energy
If this poem stirs something in you, you can work with it as part of your practice. Here’s a simple invocation:
- Light a white candle (peace) and a black candle (protection).
- Read the poem aloud as an incantation.
- Afterward, place your hand over your heart and say:
“Great Mother, we call to you.
Bring your wisdom, bring your strength.
Disarm what harms,
Protect what lives,
Guide us back to balance.”
Sit in silence and listen. The Mother’s energy is firm but loving, and her presence can be deeply grounding.
Closing Thoughts
The World Needs a Mother is more than a poem — it’s a mirror and a message. It reminds us that compassion is not weakness, that discipline can be sacred, and that the nurturing energy of the Mother may be the only thing that can set this chaotic ship back on course.
As witches and wisdom-keepers, we can carry this energy forward in our lives, our work, and our magic. The world is crying out for the Mother. Let us answer.
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