by Sonia-Lynn Gabriel | March, 2026 Om Shreem Maha Lakshmiyei Namaha Respect to Lakshmi Ma, the goddess of alignment, prosperity, and beauty. Growing up in Lebanon, the abundance of the Levantine land and sea was overshadowed by the constant paradoxical threat of everything being taken away from us at any time. This environment made it easy to confuse abundance with accumulation, layering up as a form of protection. Ali, a Syrian refugee, was fifteen when he started showing

by Christine Lauritzen | February, 2026 When we chant this mantra, we call upon Sarasvatī, the Goddess of wisdom, creativity, and speech. She is a deity, seated on a white lotus, blessing us with clarity of thought and purity of expression. She is also a symbol, a mythic personification of the river of inspiration that flows through us when we create, learn, or speak truth (satya). If we believe that only what is rational and measurable is real, then the sacred will always s

by Mayela Gonzalez, January, 2026 Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha Reverence to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles and Lord of allauspicious beginnings. When we chant this mantra to Gaṇapati also known as Gaṇeśa the elephant headed God, it is believed that obstacles will be removed from our path, wisdom and success will be granted.That is why Gaṇeśa is the God of prosperity and new beginnings. He spent his early life on Mount Kailash, a sacred peak in the Himalayas, alongside