by Jessica Stickler | April, 2026 Om śri-durgāyai namah to Durga Mata, the Divine Mother, who protects all devotees. Śatākṣī, ‘the hundred-eyed’ form of Durga appeared to earth during a desolate era – she cried from every one of her eyes, her tears filled the rivers and oceans. Grass, grains, vegetation grew and with that the fish, birds, insects, and animals flourished. She is spring emerging and abundance returning to the earth. Diversity in nature is its strength, eco-s

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