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LAXMI
Fortune can rise
from muddy waters. Such is one message we gain from the
energy of Laxmi (Lakshmi). If you or someone you know
needs the energy of good fortune, of wealth, of prosperity,
and even of fertility, then Laxmi is the source.
Laxmi’s origins come from hard times. In ancient
times, demons had defeated the gods, so the lore
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The gods, desperate, asked the great creator,
Brahma, to churn “the Ocean of Being” that
nectar, the sweet source of immortality, might rise and
be theirs. Among the things that surfaced in the churning
was Laxmi. She, like a lotus flower, rose from muddy waters
and became the consort of the force of moral order, Vishnu;
hence, you often will see the calm-faced goddess surrounded
by lotus. You also will see her bathing coins and even
anointing accounting books. For tending to such mundane
things as money can be sacred if your intention for making
and spending money is appropriately directed. But like
the Greek Venus, Laxmi also holds the energy of love,
especially in areas of fertility. Wealth for Laxmi can
come in many forms – money, courage, education,
and progeny.
Among the many names of
Laxmi (related to the Sanskrit for “goal”
or “aim”) are Padma (One Who Lives Among Lotus),
Padmasundari (One with a Lotus’s Beauty), and Bhoodevi
(The Earth-Goddess Who Nurtures Life).
Laxmi figurines fit ideally
in offices and other places of commerce where monetary
exchange occurs. Anyone starting a new business, needing
to boost a new business, or simply asking for a right
understanding of prosperity would benefit from a Laxmi
figurine. A business owner might even give one to each
employee. But Laxmi’s gentle touch with fertility
also makes her an appropriate gift for couples seeking
to have a new baby or who recently have become pregnant.
She would be an ideal presence at a baby shower. A friend
needing the wealth of courage in troubled times or a person
venturing off to college who might need the wealth of
education might appreciate Laxmi on their side.
Caveat: Laxmi works best
with those people who have appropriate discrimination
for how best to use wealth in any form for the benefit
of others.
Biography provided
by Jeff
Davis: Author of The
Journey from the Center to the Page: Yoga Philosophies
and Practices as Muse for Authentic Writing.
His essays,
articles, short stories, and poems have appeared in publications
around the country and in London. He is a former senior
yoga teacher at Bliss Yoga Center in Woodstock, NY and
founder of WEN
Barn & Gardens in Accord, NY. He
resides near Woodstock, NY, between the Catskill Mountains
and the Shawangunk Mountains with wife Hillary.
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