How often do we pray to our Goddess to give us Magic to bring all the resources, spiritual and material, that we want or need? Many a Pagan ritual has focused on a heartfelt request for more in our lives; more money, a loving family, many friends, romance and passion–name your favorite! For instance, we have discovered that a chant by songwriter Ayla Heartsong brings us greater awareness of prosperity in our lives.
Finding abundance in our lives
We search for spiritual treasure, knowing that abundance may take many forms. We must start by recognizing the ways that we manifest what we desire through our spiritual practice. The Wiccan way declares that what we send out into the world will come back to us, three times over. Therefore, acknowledging our prosperity may attract to us that which we seek.
“I Am Plenty”, the abundance chant
Ayla Heartsong, an ordained member of the clergy of The Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess-International, is a wonderful songwriter. She has composed a chant-cycle, each dedicated to one of thirty different Goddesses, or manifestations of The Goddess. For example, one of Ayla’s chants, “I Am Plenty”, is a favorite of the Crow Women, and can be found on our first album, Crow Goddess.
I am plenty
music & lyrics ©Ayla Heartsong, 1993
I am abundance
Filled up and overflowing, yes
I am abundance
I Am Plenty is “dedicated the Hawaiian Goddess Malama (another name for Na Wahine or Uli), a goddess of serenity and the moon. Na Wahine/Uli/Malama is considered the highest manifestation of feminine energy”, according to Ayla. She first encountered this Goddess as an image in a Tarot deck called, Daughters of the Moon, by Ffiona Morgan (published 1986, available on Amazon ). Ayla writes, “Morgan depicts Malama on the 9 of Pentacles (earth) card, in a setting of serenity and abundance.”
Use this chant for your magic
The Crow Women often sing I Am Plenty! We love to bring abundance into our lives. We sing it as a blessing for meals, and to remind ourselves that our loving bond as sisters is a source of nourishment for our spirits. Ayla agrees that including her chant in ritual has special and spiritual benefits: “I have found this chant to be empowering for solitary practitioners as well as in groups. For individuals, the repeated phrases that emphasize self-determination, contentment and plenty can counteract many dominant societal directives/constant messaging of lack, competition and unworthiness. In groups, I have found this song particularly powerful when the entire group is singing this as part of a healing ceremony for a person who is struggling.”
Expanding these blessings to the community
Before the pandemic brought a halt to many of my own volunteer activities, I would help prepare meals at our local Soup Kitchen a couple of times each month. We volunteers were routinely asked to offer a blessing before feeding the 85-120 souls assembled for a meal. Accordingly, I often sang I Am Plenty as our blessing, and with some repetition, the group would sing along with me. It always felt rewarding to bring some of the Goddess’ love to our guests at Manna Soup Kitchen.
Ayla makes the point that we too often rely on external validation for realizing our state of abundance. She says, “Building up and supporting our own internal self-confidence and self-competence seems like good, sustaining healing we can offer ourselves, our communities and Gaia-our-biosphere.” Crow Women have found that the circular and repetitive nature of this chant brings contentment and assurance to us. This serves as a reminder that The Goddess wants us to be happy and revel in the blessings She offers!