Chanting as a way to Heal your Body, Mind and Spirit; “The Power of Words,”

"Introduction
   There are two reasons for which I have endeavored to write this article: One being the general lack of knowledge as to the power of chants, litanies, and name vibrations, for which I hope this article shall shed some light and bring forth understanding.  The second reason being to resolve the issue of “forcecraft” and better explain what it was originally designed to do.  Though both were a reason for writing this essay, the latter will not be a key point of focus, or an ultimate goal for the reader.  What we are trying to accomplish via the information I shall share here is an understanding of the very foundation of the power of words, and how this power both came about, and is best to be used.  I shall, to the best my abilities, attempt to explain:

How words are given their power

How some words have inherent powers

How virtues are ascribed to mundane things(elements, tools, etc)

Why it is beneficial to the magician to make use of such virtues though it be ultimately unneeded

The reasoning behind vibrating divine names and the power therein

-A further elaboration of the above concerning the names of spirits of all types

The value of so called “magical” alphabets and languages

How we may evaluate the above information to understand talismans, symbols and sigils.

Apart from the above, I shall also endeavor to provide methods for turning phrases into “power words,” turning statements of intent into effective psychological mantras, how to build and explosively release energy via the proper use of mantras and power words, how to banish the virtues of items, how to attach desired virtues to items, how to stimulate the five elemental centers within the body using the divine names, and finally the creation and charging of sigils.

Though this essay is entitled “The Power of Words,” it focuses not only on words.  It goes further, to examine the power of the intent behind those words, then extends to show how that same fundamental intent is used in other aspects of magic.  Such is where, by understanding how words can have power, one can also understand the process involved in the emanation of virtues within talismans, the reasoning behind occult alphabets, and the process of proper sigil creation.

It all pertains to that single driving intent of the magician, which vibrates from this level of existence on upwards, and emanates from the astral realms, causing change back down the line to manifest back into this world, for the old paradigm of Hermes Trismegustus is “As above, so below.”

The problem is that we ARE below, and so for us to cause change that is outside of our sphere of influence on this lower realm, we must climb higher where the foundation of all things in this world rest and are interconnected.  Where nothing is completely apart from the existence of another, and all things are within reach.

From there, we must cause the change above, where nothing is outside our sphere of influence, and it shall emanate downwardly to cause the desire to manifest, and therein create change in conformity with the will.
 
Once more we shall review one simple, standing principle which bears repeating: These are the truths I have found, and am presenting to you.  Some I have found and tested to be true independently, while as for the foundation of other ideas presented in this essay I have referred to the learned pioneers in occultism of the past.  Take nothing here as absolute truth, but instead test it in your mind.  Does it seem rational?  Would it explain anything?

Compare it to your own knowledge of the area, and judge how it stands against the wind.  Then, if you have found it rational and useful, apply it to your magic.  If it helps your understanding, and therein how successfully you can enact your operations, then keep it as you will.  If you can find no valuable application of any of my words herein, then forget they were ever written down, and that you ever read them. "

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