I am not a Hindu (or even a Hindjew). But I do have a writing mantra that I’ve been using for years. Wanna know what it is? Ok.
Om aing saraswatye namaha.
It’s pronounced: Om eye-ng saraswatee-yay nah-mah-hah.
“Aing” or “aim” is the sound seed for the goddess Saraswati. For more about that funky bitch, have a looksee.
I like to sing it to the tune of Suffragette City or Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground.
Here’s a heady freak with an “om necklace” doing her version.
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