Worker from Afar
I think about Your epithet "Worker from Afar" at times, Mother. There are some that are very clear in meaning, but this is not one of them.
Is it because You traveled to the Hellenic nations from other lands? Is it a mistranslation - a guess at something that wasn't truly understood? Is it a result of a group primarily recognizing You as dwelling in the Underworld, while also recognizing that You are active in other ways? Is it a reference to Your solitude? A reference to Your Crossroads?
I think of it along with Anima Mundi, and my own experiences with Your guidance. Being the Soul of the World would mean You are part of everything. So we don't always see You because You don't swoop in and radically change things in very obvious ways. You are already here, and can make subtle shifts that do radically alter the results, but not in flashy ways that everyone can see. And that can seem at times like You are distant and not directly involved, because humans do not experience life that way. The very thought of it can seem like it would be overwhelming and numbing. And when You are everything, we can mistake everything for nothing.
I don't know if there will ever be a way for any of my thoughts on this to be confirmed, but that keeps things open for me to explore ideas. Those ideas make it so that Worker from Afar actually becomes a reminder that You are always here, in everything.
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