Everything is possible and mantras really do work

A.k.a. ‘With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine'

‘No one can fully explain the mystery of Mantras. Their magical sounds help heal physical imbalances, relax the mind, quiet the emotions and open the heart. They stimulate, activate, motivate and rejuvenate. They help you dance or sleep, laugh or cry, make love or meditate. They help you forget some one or find some one.’ Henry Marshall

Aloha Goddesses and Gods of this world, Love and Blessings all round!

I love Mantras; they worked for me every time I have the discipline to complete the 40 day cycle – funny that – even though I know and accept the direct power of mantras, I still sometimes struggle to stick out the 40 day cycle.

Here’s how to use mantras to help you to move in a desired direction.
Select the mantra that best serves the purpose – each mantra serves differently – there are mantras for specific physical healings, mantras for ego release, mantras for abundance, mantras for better parent child relations, mantras for peace, there are even mantras to bless you with a Divine husband or Divine wife, never mind the ones that give you freedom from sexual inhibitions!

I have listed some mantras and their service at the end of the sharing. There are many sites that list mantras and their particular service; http://www.sanskritmantra.com/simple.htm http://www.reikiandyoga.com/mantra.html

It’s important to commit to chanting your mantra 108 times every day for 40 days. This locks in the vibration of the mantra and ensures powerful results. Note that if you skip a day, it’s important to start from the beginning again, so that you achieve 40 uninterrupted days.

Most Krishna stores have the 108 prayer beads (mala), using prayer beads makes chanting a breeze; trying to count on your fingers is possible but very distracting and restrictive, keeping some of your consciousness away from the chanting.

Chanting at the same time every day, especially before sunrise or after sunset adds power to the mantra, but don’t be too hard on yourself. Initially it’s best to focus on sticking it out for 40 days, without being too rigid on the times etc. Once you’re comfortable with the discipline you can add elements that allow the mantra to better serve.

Other ways to add power to your mantra are to prepare for ceremony, this may include lighting a candle and incense, creating a sacred space in your home (very cool thing to do, I’ll cover this in detail another time), brush your teeth and clean yourself (either shower or wash your hands and feet), stretch, stick out your tongue and make some noises to release any stuck feelings, sit up straight and create an environment with least distractions – be warm or cool enough, be comfortable and be undisturbed.

It’s best to sing the mantras out loud rather than to just repeat them in your head (see Gardner’s 9 elements of healing music below). There are some really good mantra CD’s available that will help you to get the rhythm of each mantra. My favourite is the Henry Marshall Mantras double CD. But don’t let not having the CD stop you, make up your own rhythm in the meantime, or just chant the mantra in a way that feels most right for you.

The first mantra that I took seriously and sustained for 40 days was an abundance mantra, for wisdom, wealth and protection: Om eim hreem kleem chamundayai vichhe namaha; and by day 30 my finances were shifting. I was offered, and accepted, a well paying position, with my first pay cheque going into my account about two weeks after I’d finished my 40 days.

You may sometimes find that despite your best intentions you break the 40 day cycle. I find that this happens most to me between week one and week two. Don’t be too hard on yourself, take a day or two break and start again, and by again, I mean start back on day 1 again.

I find that often the mantra brings up that which is blocking me from accessing the blessing of that mantra. The stuff that comes up can often be challenging and is not always gentle – this is a good sign that the power of the mantra is in effect and that you’re releasing old beliefs and blocks in order to achieve your intention in working with that mantra.

I’ll use the mantra that I’m currently working with as an example, I’m chanting the peace mantra: Om Shanti Om – (to achieve inner peace is to create an outer world reflecting peace back to me – YAY!). I’m my forth or fifth attempt at this mantra and this time I can feel that I’m through the worst of it, at day 21!

Many aspects of my life that haven’t been at peace have come up for me to work with and release / make peace with. For example: My youngest child and I went into huge battle for a solid week as I realised that my non-existent boundaries weren’t serving him or me. By the end of a week of me holding strong to new boundaries (getting him to dress himself and ready himself for school, without my assistance) we were both shaky and tearful from the challenge – the challenge for me to maintain boundaries that made me feel like I was being a wicked old witch, and for him the challenge to push as hard as he knew how (SCREAMING AND KICKING) against these new boundaries which certainly didn’t suit his frame of reference where Mom does everything for him … and then … ta daaa, the switch. He announced that he no longer wanted to fight with me, and has since then, angelically prepared himself for school.
Peace; Om Shanti Om; aaahhh!

Each time one of these ‘face and resolve the discord in your life’ experiences has come up, I’ve chickened out and quit the mantra. After a few days of breathing, I’ve returned to day one. Om Shanti Om.

Today, I sat near a beautiful lake and shared my peace mantra with a very dear and special friend. Toward the end of the 108 chants I had a really strong sense of gratitude in the awareness that, sitting across from my friend, with the many outdoor sounds and the cool breeze, I was at complete peace!
Om Shanti Om!

Be well wonderful people, enjoy the blessings that mantras bring into your life. Love and Peace to all.
Mystic Goddessa.

TO FIND A FEMALE LIFE-PARTNER
PATNEEM MANORAMAM DEHI

TO FIND A MALE LIFE-PARTNER
SAT PATIM DEHI PARAMESHVARA

FOR VICTORY TO THE POWER OF LOVE
OM SRI RAM JAI RAM JAI JAI RAM

FOR PEACE
OM SHANTI OM

TO HEAL PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIPS
GOPALA GOPALA
DEVAKINANDANA GOPALA (5X)

FOR WISDOM, WEALTH, AND PROTECTION
OM EIM HREEM KLEEM CHAMUNDAYAI
VICHHE NAMAHA

TO HARMONIZE MALE/FEMALE ENERGY
OM NAMA SHIVA (3X) -
OM NAMA SHIVA / ADI SHAKTI
ADI SHAKTI NAMO NAMO

FOR HEALING AND STRENGTH
OM HAM HANUMATE NAMAHA
OM HAM HANUMATE NAMAHA

FOR TRIUMPH OF SPIRIT OVER EGO
RAGHUPATI RAGHAVA
RAJA RAM
PATITA PAVANA / SITARAM

Kay Gardner (1990, pp. 227 - 229) identifies nine elements in healing music. These give you a sense of the benefits in singing your mantras. 1). Drone -- Healing music should have a constant tone that drones behind a simple melody. 2). Repetition -- Short musical phrases, whether vocal or instrumental, should be repeated over and over which produces a calming effect. 3). Harmonics -- Long sustained tones produce harmonic overtones which Gardner says "balance the physical body with the unseen bodies -- emotional, mental, and spiritual -- that form the aura's layers." (pp. 227-228) 4). Rhythm -- The function of rhythm in music is to duplicate the many pulses in the human body and then through entrainment move the pulses into a healthier natural pattern. 5). Harmony -- Harmony affects the emotions. Various keys (major or minor) evoke feeling states be they sad, joyous, triumphant, soothing or mysterious. According to Gardner, intervals harmonize the emotions and can bring dis-eased organs back into molecular relationships of harmony. 6). Melody -- The mind is engaged by melody. This takes the attention away from day to day afflictions and allows healing to occur. 7). Instrumental colours -- Each instrument has its own unique voice composed of characteristic overtones and waveforms. These penetrate various areas of the body and have a balancing effect. 8). Form -- The structure of a musical piece determines where the journey will take the listener. Pieces that have many changes in tempo and mood will be stimulating whereas pieces that are steady and predictable have a calming effect. 9). Intention -- Music seems written by the hand of the Divine. The musician must recognize and honour the power of its effects. Music played with focused intention has the power to harm or heal. Intention is perhaps the most important attribute of music's healing affects.