ABSTRACT
The archetypal mother is she who carries us from one generation to the next passing along the attributes of nurture and protection. In the face of the African Holocaust, this mother archetype was influenced by the archetype of slavery. The mythology of the African goddesses—the archetypal mother—offers women an opportunity to learn more about themselves. The history of consciousness regarding women mythology—including black women—continues to be written. The white Asians were generally very proud of their sons by black women. But these black mothers remained slaves, while their mulatto sons and daughters were born and, moreover classified as "white". African American enslaved sons and fathers came from an African ancestral lineage that included initiation rites. These rites had a basic underpinning of philosophy and spiritual beliefs that prepared them to move emotionally within from children to adults and socially to enter into communities as responsible adults.
