Water
is
the
essence
of
life
as
women
are
the
source.
The
relation
between
woman
and
water
has
always
been
as
fundamental
as
that
between
woman
and
earth.
(the
Goddess
Nu
in
Egypt,
responsible
for
the
beginning
of
all
things,
was
a
primordial
body
of
water).
The
Dogon
assimilate
water,
fertile
semen,
to
light
and
the
Word,
to
the
generative
word.
Yemaya
=
mother
of
creation