Hail, Great Mother!
5 simple ways to honor mama.
Today is Earth Day, and in honor of Gaia—thought by some to be the living organ of the divine mother creatrix herself, and undeniably the great mother of all us earthlings—I’m inspired to share some expressions of the Divine Mother to inspire your heart and your life.
May these practices, songs, contemplations and invitations be a portal into a deeper experience of what it means to be a human born of Mother Earth herself.
[Song] Mother by Gaiea Sanskrit
An unspeakably beautiful mantra honoring the many faces of the goddess.
jagadambe: Mother ("ambe") of the Universe ("jagat")
mā/mātā: Mother.
Listen. On repeat.
[Playlist] Springtime Healing
In The Four Fold Way, author and anthropologist Angeles Arrien presents the archetype of The Healer as the key archetype for Spring. I’ve created this playlist for this divine season of the springtime. May it bring playful, light and heartfelt tidings of healing to your heart and body. (If you want to go deeper into the archetype of spring, check out this pod ep.)
[Podcast] The Emerald: For the Divine Mother of the Universe
Wow. WOW. wow.
I can’t sing the praises of this podcast enough. But I’ll keep trying.
If you’ve already listened, listen again—because it’s been re-mastered, and because wow.
[Book] The Mother by Sri Aurobindo
The sections on prosperity in this tiny little book will shake your entire understanding of money and capitalism. I happily accept any invitation to integrate my understanding of the divine mother into such things as my bank account.
Here’s an excerpt to wet your whistle:
“Money is the visible sign of a universal force, and this force and its manifestation on earth works on the vital and physical planes and is indispensable to the fullness of our life. In its origin and its true action it belongs to the divine…. Some even put a ban on money and riches and proclaim poverty and bareness of life as the only spiritual condition. But this is an error; it leaves the power in the hands of the hostile forces. To reconquer it for the divine to whom it belongs and use it divinely for the divine life is the supplemental way for the Sadhaka [spiritual practitioner]. Regard wealth simply as a power to be won back for the mother and placed at her service. All wealth belongs to the divine and those who hold it are trustees, not possessors. Make no demand but accept what you receive from her And use it for the purposes for which it is given to you. Be entirely selfless, entirely scrupulous, exact, careful in detail, a good trustee; always consider that it is her possessions and not your own that you are handling.“
[Practice] Earth Offerings
One of the simplest ways to connect with The Mother is to make daily offerings to the earth. With these offerings can come silent, spoken or sung prayers. It feels really, really good. Make it simple. Don’t overthink it. Find a quiet spot, a patch of grass, the base of a tree, a sprinkling of sand. Bring along flowers, create earth mandalas, shed tears, offer water, strands of hair or tobacco, speak prayers, sprinkle spices, pray with herbs. What you offer matters not. What matters is that you do it wholeheartedly. Hold your gratitude and awe for our divine mother in your heart, and you can’t do it wrong.
🌎 Blessed earth day, dear one! 🌍
Make some time today to put your bare feet on the soil, the grass, the sand, in the water.
Feel the pulse of her heart.
Listen to her birdsong and the breeze in the trees as her breath on your face.
Feel the wind across your cheek as a gentle caress, reminding you of your deepest, truest belonging.
You are held. Literally.
You are loved.
Jaya ma!
Victory to the Mother!