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Sacred Sound
"Transformational Sound and Mantras" (Excerpt from the Do It Yourself Space Clearing Kit) Ceremonial SoundOne of the oldest uses of sound is for ceremonial and religious purposes. Whether the chanting of a Hindu mantra, the recitation of the Jewish cantor, a Christian hymn, or the call of a Moslem muezzin, sacred sound makes its way into all of the various world's religions. According to Robert Lewis, student of the Rosicrucian Fellowship: "The purpose of music in religious service is to raise the vibratory rate of a congregation upward through a series of overtones to a spiritual level." Sound for Space Clearing"Much like changing a television channel and tuning to a different broadcast, we can use frequencies of sound to retune our vibratory state to a new channel of harmony." If the purpose of religious music and sound is to uplift the vibrations of those gathered together, then it is altogether understandable how sound has the same effect on the vibrations of the environments in which they are used.
Examples of Sounds used for Space Clearing: Author Denise Linn in her book, Sacred Space, devotes an entire chapter on the subject of sound for space clearing, so I will not go into more detail here. Whatever sounds attract you, know that they have "medicinal" effects, not only for your body, but for the Earth as well, and for your space. By introducing sound vibrations consciously and intentionally to our space, we choose which vibrational frequency we wish to have permeate the ethers of our environment. Architecture as SoundAs early as 4,000 B.C, the Egyptian mystery schools found that sound and geometry were inextricably linked. Later, the ancient Greeks used the "Pythagorean Table," also known as the Lambdoma, as one of the first tools to translate mathematic harmonics into their equivalent sound counterparts.
In this way, all mathematics has a hidden a sound component. As such, the harmonics embedded within the architecture of a building are like tuning forks, resonating to the sonic harmonics, which they reflect. The mathematics used to construct certain Egyptian temples were so carefully attuned to the inner sonic vibrations that certain temples were known to emit sound! It has been said that architecture is frozen sound. Seen in this way, the ancient temples, and Gothic cathedrals act as sonic resonators. By consciously introducing sound into the temples' harmonic construction, they act as sonic resonators attuning and aligning us with their heavenly vibrations. "Ultimately, the effect of altering brainwave frequencies inside a kiva is that the person and the sacred space become one and the same."
POINT OF INTEREST: Inaudible Sound"Substance develops from a ray to an atom, but before this it exists as vibration." Just as the light spectrum ranges far in each direction beyond the small sliver of the visible band that we perceive through the mechanism of our physical eyes, sound too is a vast spectrum, of which the audible sound is only a small fraction. Many animals, dogs, bats, birds, dolphins, have the ability to hear sounds in a frequency range inaudible to human ears. Ultrasound, (sound which is above the 20 Khz registered by the human ear) is frequently employed by doctors and health practitioners to heal muscles and broken bones.
POINT OF INTEREST: In this realm of inaudible sound, we enter the zone where science and spirituality meet. Here, even the vibrations of thought can be viewed as "sound" currents. The Hindus believe that after chanting the OM aloud, the day comes when the vibration of the "silent OM" is heard within the head. Mantras:It is said that when one chants the Name of God, that Form of God is required to appear. This concept lies beneath many of the world's religious observances of chanting. From the Hail Mary in the Catholic tradition, to the 108 names of God in the Hindu tradition, chanting the name of God has been with humanity from the earliest of recorded days. "The importance of chanting is to become, through sound vibration, the essence of the word and thus to reach a level of ecstasy in which you realize a shift in consciousness."
Yod He Vav He This mantra is considered the sacred name for God encoded into our DNA. In the Kabbalistic tradition, it is known as the Tetragrammator (the Greek name for the four sacred letter YHVH.) The Ultimate Divine Vibration emanates from this most holy "Name of Names" making the word of light into manifested life.
Om Mani Padme Hum Translated as: Hail to the Jewel in the Lotus-to the God Within." By chanting this mantra, we connect with the vibratory powers of love, compassion and peace.
Elohim Considered as the "Seven Spirits before the Throne of God," the Elohim are the seven original emanations from the Godhead. According to J.J. Hurtak, in The Keys of Enoch, "The Order of the Elim represents the sustainers of the vibrations of sonic energy used in the music of the spheres...Through the use of diminishing chord structures, the Elim reactivate sound patterns of creation from one sphere to another...The Elim use spherical musical forms to inspire art, teachings and transformational activities in the realms of creation." The slow chanting of "Elohim" brings in a very holy and sacred energy, which creates a vibratory healing field around the one invoking Their Presence. Summary
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