Om Gum Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha

I am perpetually baffled by Hindu deities. My dear friend Bryn, however, seems to be on an intimate, first-name bases with them. Seriously its like Krishna and Shiva are friends she could call to help her move. I do, however, like this thought (one which seems to be my entire theme for the month of October as the Laughing Lotus celebrates gods and goddesses.) For years, Ive begun each class with OM GUM (seed syllable for Ganesh) SHRIM (seed syllable for Lakshmi) MAHA (great) LAKSHMIYEI (endearing form of Lakshmi and not the one hosting on Bravo) SWAHA (We salute you) The big mantra guy Thomas Ashleigh Farrand who Ive met and seen speak, in one of his books assures the reader that chanting to Lakshmi the goddess of wealth and prosperity is a thousand times more effective (he might even say 10,000 times more effective; my book is in storage) if you include Gum, the seed syllable for Ganesh. IE, Chanting Om Gum Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha is 1,000/10,000 times more powerful than just Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha.

Ganesh is of course the elephant-headed god who is the remover of obstacles. But everyone always forgets he is also the placer of obstacles. Or as I like to call him, The Cosmic Speed Bump. So I am enjoying reflecting that on the one hand, theres the idea that you are asking Ganesh simply to remove the obstacles to your abundance. Thats VERY Abraham Hicks (just get out of the way) in terms of allowing and flow. But theres also the sense that Ganeshs obstacles are perhaps/potentially increasing the abundance, that his inclusion of contrast and challenge makes for more Abundance than his omission. It is absolutely something Im exploring and hoping is true with all my present challenges.

And on the most practical level, since I really do only know one chant for teaching in class, Im glad that Ive abstracted numerous potential pedagogical opportunities from it and perhaps will find within the Gum more of the true prosperous energy of the Shrim.

I would look into doing a wealth mantra discipline. I've used them before to get money successfully. http://www.edwardvilga.com/visual-diary-blog/om-gum-shrim-maha-lakshmiyeiswaha/ 108 times daily for 40 days. Ganesh and Lakshmi are invoked, Ganesha to remove obstacles to wealth (karma, bad planets, hexes etc...) and Lakshmi to saturate your chakras with wealth and prosperity energies to attract a job. This mantra comes with my highest recommendation. You can pray to an angel or a bodhisattva for help, but I've always found mantras work better.