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Enemies & Friends : Om Mata, Om Kali

from River of Song by Jim Beckwith

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I bow unto the Divine Mother
and Her many feminine aspects-
Kali, remover of delusion
and ingnorance, Divine Goddess Durga, Shakti universal life force and consort to Shiva, and the Goddess energy that rises within us Praise to the Mother of the World!
Om is the universal mantra invoking the possibility of achieving enlightenment. Mata means mother. Mata Kali and Mata Durga are two aspects of the divine feminine, one in her fierce-est form and one in her warrior persona. The words in this chant invoke the support of more vigorous energies of feminine consciousness to achieve enlightenment.

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Love makes the bitter taste sweet.
turns copper to gold.
Visit the sick, heal yourself,
may you never grow old.

I opened my chest / showed her my scars
like Hanuman I Leap for love and live among the stars
Look at Love...how it tangles with the one who's fallen
bystanders innocent, can't even hear the calling.

Om Mata, Om Kali

There is a candle in your heart, 
waiting to be kindled.

a void in your soul,
ready to be filled.

Tthen there's spirit - ONE with the earth
heart and tongue, deaf and dumb
water, fire, dirt and wind, 
wolf and lamb, enemies and friends
enemies and friends

Om Mata, Om Kali
Durga Devi Namo Namah

Kali Ma, Kali Ma

spring and winter,
earth and the sky
mingle together,
sometimes they fight

sweet and silent or
loud and brave
step out and smell the roses
or hide inside a cave

enemies and friends

Om Mata, Om Kali

credits

from River of Song, released September 11, 2015
Produced and mixed by Jim Beckwith
Associate Producers - Rick Franz, Stephen Angus, Saul David Raye, Yoshi Aono, Julie Jackson, Kat Tudor
Violin - Chase Nichter on You Open Me and Enemies and Friends
Cello - Abby Scoville on You Open Me and Enemies and Friends
Bass - David Watts (except by Yovannis Roque on Rise On Up),
Drums - Matthew Hufschmidt except Rogerio Jardim on 'In Love Again'
Backing Vocals - Jennifer Sparks and Jim Beckwith; Moksha Sommer of 'Hudost' on You Open Me.
Various percussions (tabla, kanjira, frame drum) - Manohar Gurung
Electric guitar - Yoshi Aono on Saturn and Venus and Give it Away. Jim Beckwith
Acoustic guitars and Ukulele by Jim Beckwith
Harp - on You Open Me by Jennifer Sparks
Spoken Word - Saul David Raye
Soprano and tenor saxophones by Jeremy Powell on Om Sri Rama, Sambasada and Jai Ganesha
Various shakers and jingles by Jim Beckwith
Armemian duduk , udu, kanjira, mouth bow and all instruments on Free Me by Jim Beckwith
B3 organ by Bob Tudor on Sambasada, Om Sri Rama; and Jim Beckwith on Om Namah Shivaya
Recorded by Sean Ingoldsby in Ojai, CA and overdubs and mixing by Jim Beckwith in Ojai, Joshua Tree, Carlsbad,
Redlands and Los Angeles, CA, St. George, UT, Boulder, Denver and Manitou Springs, CO
Special Thanks to:
Kat and Bob Tudor, Saul David Raye, Kim Miller, Jacqueline and Bob Jennings, Kevin Lockwood, Rick Franz.

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Jim Beckwith is a fine writer of lyrics to inspire & a unique & compelling voice; a soulful texture that draws on influences from jazz and pop to R&B and voices from around the world. His voice has been called 'a male Sade' & something like 'a refined Sting'. Songs with lyrics that make you think & feel. Jim has players on his albums that play with artists like Sting, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor. ... more

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