OCT. 18 ~ Lakshmi New Moon Fire Ceremony: Festival of Light Celebration

Satuday, October 18, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Ganges Yoga Studio, Salt Spring Island, BC

Come celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Light, with a sacred Vedic Fire Ceremony!

Diwali is an auspicious occasion that honours Goddess Lakshmi — embodiment of abundance, grace, inner beauty, and generosity.

During Diwali, we gather to awaken the inner light that dispels fear, doubt, despair, and separation – restoring hope, love, faith, and unity.

We light lamps (diyas), offer sweets, fruits, flowers, symbolic coins, and chant mantras – inviting Lakshmi’s blessings to flow freely into our hearts, homes, and lives.

Originally a harvest festival marking the final crops before winter, Diwali coincides with the Vedic New Year, celebrating seasonal new beginnings, the triumph of truth over illusion, and the victory of inner light over external darkness.

What You’ll Experience

Lighting of lamps (diyas)
Guided Vedic fire ceremony invoking Lakshmi
Sacred offerings and storytelling
Chanting of mantras to Lakshmi
Anointment with activated charcoal and sacred Ganges water from India
Prasad (sweet offering) to honour the essence of the ceremony

Bring a small offering (flower, fruit, sweet, coins, or a candle with holder), dress up, open your heart, and step fully into the radiant, joyful energy of Diwali! Allow Lakshmi’s grace to awaken prosperity, beauty, and inner light in your life.

No previous ceremony experience required — all are welcome.

Reserve your spot and step into the light of Diwali with intention, devotion, and joy!

Background on Ceremony

In ceremony, we sit in circle, we hold our intention, we chant, we pray, we offer, we surrender. Together, we hold this charged space co-creatively. We invoke and commune with very subtle sacred energies – the deities (aka: spirits/goddess/Creator – or whatever you call Source). The fire of wisdom burns away all that does not serve. Ultimately, this holy fire transforms, purifies, cleanses and heals.

Using the agency of fire inside a copper vessel, and connecting with the biodynamic rhythm of Mother Earth while we chant – the Vedic Fire Ceremony serves as a direct portal to the deities. It is one of the most ancient forms of ritual in the world, originating from Satya’s ancestral land of India some 10,000 years ago. It was channelled by rishis and seers in the high Indian Himalayas. It serves as an altar to the Divine – and a space for healing, emotional purification, karmic cleansing, and deep transformation. It is a symbol of that which we are (Satya/Truth), and that which we are not (Mitya/not-Truth). It is a ceremony that re-patterns trauma, and a sacred space where we can let go of everything that is keeping us separate, including fear and attachment. ॐ

*This ceremony is also known as agni yajna, fire puja, and havan.

Learn more about ceremony here

YOUR FACILITATOR

Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman (Vedic Priestess Temple)

Born into the Vedic lineage, Satya has been living the traditional path of yoga all her life – with a more concentrated practice over the last 23 years. Satya carries the gift of fire ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors from North India. She completed a year-long Yoga Apprenticeship in 2015 (Vijnana Yoga RYT200), and a deep dive study into jnana yoga (Vedic scripture study/self inquiry) with her teacher in her ancestral homeland of India amid a trio of winters from 2011-2013. While there in 2016, Satya was initiated into the Sidh Kunjika Stotram – the highest call to Maha Shakti (Divine Mother). She apprenticed in fire ceremony with two of her teachers in North India. She has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 16 years.

Satya has also completed a leadership training with a focus on Trauma-informed Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and Coaching with Outward Bound.

Encouraged by her teachers, Satya is a facilitator of Retreats, Workshops, Ceremony, Ritual, One-on-One Guide on Salt Spring Island and surrounding communities, in India – as well as online. She offers from the deepest place in her with utmost respect and reverence to her ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self.

Learn more about Satya’s offerings at @vedic_priestess_temple (Instagram) + @vedicpriestesstemple108 (Facebook).

ENERGY EXCHANGE:

$35 (for adults 19+)

Kids 12 and under are complimentary (e-mail me with the number of kids for prep purposes)

Youth ages $13-18 are 50%

Reserve Your Spot Now – Spaces Limited – Registration Is Required

*Registration closes on Friday, Oct. 17 at 7pm or when ceremony fills.

*Important pre-ceremony instructions will be sent to you about 48 hours before we gather to help you prepare for our ceremony.

Reserve your spot and step into the light of Diwali with intention, devotion, and joy!

0“Thank you for sharing the wisdom/traditions of your lineage, Satya. I appreciated the chance to participate in a ritual that is outside my culture and spiritual background. I appreciated the sense of sacred community and sharing, the joining of voices in chanting – and the beautiful space.” ~ Shawna K

1“I most appreciated it was culturally/spiritually authentic. Your knowledge, study and lineage was important to me, to attend.” ~ Leila R

2“I very much appreciated the depth of learning and the connection of ritual and ceremony to learning about the Goddess. I had some great ’a-ha’ moments. I was very moved by the inclusion of your own lineage in the ceremony, Satya. It’s an incredible gift.” ~ Christie R

3“Thank you for providing our community with such a beautiful ceremony. You have a gift! And I felt like I was in India. I am still feeling the effects of the ceremony with a kind of wild goddess energy. It was very special that you brought water from the Ganges River.” ~ Laurissa W

4“I wanted to share with you about my mother’s healing following the ceremony. She was deep in my prayer during the ceremony, and her issue has cleared, and it didn’t come back. I shared with her about the ceremony, and she said she was guessing this was the case. I’m so grateful! Thanks for all.” ~ Karin D

5“I was awestruck watching Satya chant.” ~ Kim M

7“Thank you for your presence, thank you for your sharing, thank you for your courage – it is a very powerful ceremony!” ~ Anna K

8“It was a beautiful and powerful ceremony, what a gift!” ~ Mike N

9“It was a really amazing ceremony and Satya is just Divine.” ~ Augustina Ma

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT VEDIC FIRE CEREMONY OR GODDESS LAKSHMI. IS THIS GATHERING SUITABLE FOR ME?

Yes, this gathering is suitable to those new to Goddes Lakshmi and Vedic Fire Ceremony, as it will be a great way to learn more about both and deepen into your intention.
All are welcome, including yogis and yoginis, yoga teachers and healing practitioners, those new to yoga, lovers of Indian culture and tradition, ritual and ceremony folks, bhakti folks, etc.

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?

Full refund before Friday, October 17 at 7pm. Unfortunately, no refunds after October 17 at 7pm.

For questions please contact satya@vedicpriestesstemple.com