Vocal Medicine with Kathleen Karlsen

Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity. Lakshmi is usually shown seated or standing on a lotus. The lotus symbolizes creation, beauty, harmony, diversity, stability, and support. The name Lakshmi is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning goal, aim or sign. She is the wife of Vishnu and also appears as a deity in Jainism and Buddhism. Lyrics: Om Hrim Krim Lakshmi Bhayo Namaha Music, Photos and Vocals: Kathleen Karlsen Music Production: Paul Bohak Special Thanks: Mahima Giri, Michael Koster Website: https://kathleenkarlsen.com Vocal Medicine Book: https://kathleenkarlsen.com/books/vocal-medicine Original music by Kathleen Karlsen. Copyright 2023 Living Arts Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

After leading an evening of sacred music a few years back, I was accused of cultural appropriation by one of the attendees. She believed that I needed permission from a spiritual authority (monk, guru) to sing in various world traditions. While pondering the situation in the subsequent months, I was inspired by the idea that I could ask God directly if I could sing His praises. This was the origin of the song just completed: "May I Sing of Thee?" 🙏 Website: https://kathleenkarlsen.com/

Lyrics: Shante Prashante Sarva Bhaya Upasha'mani Svaha There is a set of mantras in the Vedic traditional for the elimination of unwanted negative emotions. This particular mantra is for the alleviation of fear (bhaya). A word by word translation would be follows: Shante-peace Prashante-supreme peace Sarva-whole, all, entirety Bhaya-fear, horror, danger, distress Upasha-to calm, mitigate or extinguish Mani-a jewel Svaha-a confirmation or affirmation The purpose of using the mantra is to release the energy back to a universal source. Then the energy is reclaimed in a purified form (a jewel). The formula of this mantra can be used for other types of emotional healing by substituting a different word for bhaya (fear). A list of twenty different emotional states that can be addressed with variations of this mantra can be found at https://kathleenkarlsen.com/mantra-for-emotional-healing Thanks to Joey Karlsen for the video concept and creation. Thanks to Jake Fleming at FTF Productions for music recording, saxophone and mixing.

Welcome to a journey into sacred mantras, symbolic art and the mysteries of sound and form! This is a quick video to introduce the topics covered on my channel including music of East and West, sacred geometry, religious symbolism, architectural psychology and my personal stories and experiments in life.