Saraswait comes from "saras" (flow) and "wati" (woman). She is the goddess of creativity and knowledge, and all of this is said to flow from her like a river. I will admit to playing favorites with the goddesses I have learned about so far, and she is it. She represents many values I hold dear and has a strong connection to water (which my Pisces self does as well). The balian I saw in Indonesia told me that over and over again when she was speaking with me, a vision of Saraswati came to her. How lucky I am that I was here on the day to celebrate her. That I could wake up and, still pajama clad, go into the next room to see this:
Sometimes I cannot believe what I get to be a part of.
brilliant reporting. what photos. my heart melts. meditator is a pseudonym i had blogging at one time. you know me.
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