Repeating a mantra called japa meditation. This method of connection to the divine is used in all religions: Christians, Muslims, Jews and others.
This ancient method of meditation is based on the fact that the whole manifested Universe is the result of all inclusive vibration called nada. And all existing things in the Universe are forms, or fields of this vibration with different wave length and density. So, each of these forms produced by vibration and can be changed by changing their vibration- be it a rock, a human body or a solar system. So by means of sound, or vibration with a given purpose, we can change anything around us, as well as create and destroy. With help of certain mantras you can create things that you desire in your life or banishing someone of something from your life, be it a person who you want to go or a phenomenon. That includes bringing end to a physical existence, or death. Destruction mantras are not advisory, since they are tricky: if you recite destructive mantra with just a wrong intonation, like in the case of demon Vritra, you can kill yourself instead of killing your enemy. The higher and more spiritual the purpose of japa meditation, the simpler the technique. It is much simpler to heal than to kill, in other words. Besides destructive mantras will affect you as much as you affect the subject of your deadly concentration. Note, that forms of artificial nature belong to a different category of things and are not affected by mantras as much. So, as you see, there is nothing magic about the magic, it is a type of science that we was not taught on modern schools, but which was a common subject in the schools of other times in the past. Even Kama Sutra, among the 64 arts every person should master, among arts of cooking and lovemaking denotes the art of magic as a useful thing for a household. For help to excel in this arts, chants Sarasvati Gayatri mantra.
Vibration related not only with forms, but also it is a state of consciousness, so by the means of mantra you can make changes in your consciousness, psychic powers and your outlook at things. You will be able to see to the essence of the things - and see what exactly you want to change or keep and cultivate.
What is mantra:
Mantra is a specific combination of Sanskrit letters arranged in a certain way to bring about a specific result. Each letter, representing a sound, or a vibration, possess power to change or affect matter or mind. The power of these sounds are rooted in the highest plane of the solar system, and therefore, work on every plan, from most subtle, to the most dance. The mantras was constituted by great sages, or seers who knew the highest low of sound and was able to compose mantras that would work exactly rite for certain purpose.
What is japa: Japa is a repetition of a chosen mantra with the purpose of bringing specific changes in the mind- of yours or someone else- or bring changes in the surrounding, or direct power to reach specific goal and remove obstacles - that is, bring "good luck", or change the matter directly. This changes are a result of bringing forces from higher planes and experiences higher states of consciousness, that at the moment of Japa make you a seer.
How to chant: the motivation behind mantra
There is a difference between mantra and a prayer: mantra is a saying composed from combination of sounds that has specific, almost mechanic effect on subtle levels and brings forth inevitable change, it is changes things or subconsciousness A prayer is an emotional act, it is when you send your love to god, it is a call that comes from the heart. Gayatri is both a mantra and a prayer, so it has the power of both. This is one of the most powerful and beloved mantra in India still, even little children recite it before they go to bed.
Gods are not your slaves, they don't owe you anything, so they don't have to give you things you ask for. They provide help out of their eternal and unconditional love that they made of. So, to have a respond you have to come from the bottom of your heart. Pray passionately, put the power of true desire into your call - be it the power of love or hate, that depends on what you want and to whom you pray. Do not try to make any mental pressure on the god or a goddess - they withdraw from the pressure, besides, you are not powerful enough to put enough pressure to be Gods at your command. This way you are putting pressure on yourself- as Gods are the parts of you- and creating stress that might result in heads and other disorders. Gently bow, connect, send your love and admiration and ask sincerely to help you. This is how you treat yourself. So, after a treatment like this, you might become a god or a goddess yourself.
With help of mantra you activate particular power within you and give you ability to reach your specific goal. This is based on the fact that God and all subgods are within you, they are the part of you, and you are them - so mantra of the deity help you to connect to that aspect of yourself and activate it. You see, there is no miracles in magic, it's just a routine work, and it's only a matter of doing or not doing it. This is als the technique for self healing or healing anyone else: when you know the nature of the disorder, or a part of your body that hurts, you make a parallel to a deity that correspond to this part of yourself and recite his mantra to activate and empower the weakened part of yourself. For example, recite Vishnu mantra if you have problems with heart, Shiva or Kali mantras if you have problems based on Immune system, Brahma mantra if your stomach hurts or you have problems with digestion.
Mala
Usually chanting meditation is done with help of mala, or praying bids. The purpose of using praying bids is to count how many times you have recited your mantra. There is a magic number for repeating the mantra: 108 times. So, typical praying bids, or the mala, contains 108 bids. This number symbolists the magic triangle of creation: first it was one, The Goddess, of virgin, who gave birth to a son, and it became two. She became his lover and from this union the universe was born, the three. So, 1x2x2x3x3x3=108. To gain help and support from the god/goddess of your choice, enough to repeat one mala a day to establish the connection and have goddess smile on you.
Mala can contain 27 bids, and had to be done 4 times, or 54 bids, and has to be done twice. Each mantra can be prescribed to be repeated number of times for greater effect: 1.000 times, or 10.000 times, or 12.500 times or 125.000 times, but that's for monks.
How to use mala:
1. Hold mala with your right hand, resting bids on your middle finger. Rotate bids as you chant between middle finger and a thumb.
2. Go from one bid to next as you repeat the mantra, beginning from the bid next to one bog divining bid, that shows you where the count begins.
3. The divining bid should never get passed. If you did one circle of 108 bids, turn mala and begin from the bid you have just finished with. Do not use divining bid fro chanting
Types of mala:
Mala can be made of different materials, depending on the type of mantra you use and type of result you want to have.
1. Mala made of tulsi wood is good for praying to lord Krishna, Vishnu, Ram, Hanuman. For piece and prosperity.
2. Mala made of rudraksha seeds are for worshipping Shiva and Shakti. For sexual rapture and security.
3. Pearl mala is great for piece tasks
4. Coral mala to attain wealth
5. Lotus seed mala used to harm, kill or disturb their mental balance Maran, Uchchatan and Vidweshan Karmas.
6. Silver mala to connect to your subconsciousness and develop inner vision
7. Gold mala to attain success become noticed
8. Ruby and garnet mala to increase sexual passion
9. Emerald mala to increase love
10. Diamond mala to obtain purity of spirit
11. Sandalwood mala is good for all purposes
Yantras:
Yantra is a graphic symbol of the god, when mantra is a vibration, that correspond to the energy named as certain god or goddess. Yantra is a powerful centering device, but needs pranapratishtha, or invoking of prana (life force) of the deity, so it can work only together with mantra. Mantra is the deity itself, and yantra is the body of the deity. works only together with mantra, that for a more effective work with mantras, use yantras to meditate and connect with the deity. Along with each mantra, graphic yantras will be provided.
Mantras and 5 elements
Our body and Universe made of 5 basic elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth. The pentagram, used in all witchcraft works is a symbol of these 5 elements in their union. Meditation on each element brings out different effect:
Ether elements brings love of knowledge, spirituality
Air helps to achieve desired goal. Unstable air element brings craziness and nervousness.
Fire brings passion and excitement. Can be used to harm someone.
Water brings love, satisfaction and wisdom
Earth brings stability, mental silence and physical comfort.
To be well balanced person means having 5 elements of your body in perfect balance with one another. Watch yourself and see what element can be out of balance when you feel disrupted. Constant imbalance of one or more elements brings chronic diseases.
The 51 matrikas (letters of the Sanskrit alphabet) constitute the Goddess in the form of sound. This is why Kali wears a garland of 51 skulls and it is also why these letters are shown on the petals of the six chakras. Mantras are not prayers and the relationship of the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, whether consonants or vowels, he says, point to the appearance of devata (divinity) in different forms. An uttered mantra is the manifestation of a more subtle sound while mantras themselves are forms of Kundalini.
Mantras may be male, female or neutral. A female mantra is called a vidya, which means knowledge, while solar and neuter forms are called mantras. Mantras are only such if they were first revealed by a rishi or seer. Only then do they have life, according to the tradition. In describing mantras, the different tantrik texts always give their origin or rishi as well as the meter to pronounce them. While a mantra is divinity in sound form, a yantra is the same in geometrical form and an image the devata in gross form. Refer also to the page on Tattvas on the relationship between the consonants and the 36 tattvas.
Bija mantras:
The word Bija means a seed and describes a mantra which is usually of one syllable. Each seed mantra correspond to a deity, or an aspect of God, all together they represent the complete divinity revealed in sound. This is the ultimate bija mantra: Om Shrim Hrim Krim Hum Aim Phat Krom Svaha Klim Hum Hrum Drim Sphem Plrem Klrim Svaha Thah Prim Tham Tham Thah Thah Sphim Hrum Hrum Hskphrem Gam Blum
Om is the most renowned bija mantra. The Bhutadamara describes it as the face of Kala. Revealed by Mahakala, it is the form of creation, maintenance and withdrawal. The bija mantra Shrim is described as Vishnupriya - the beloved of Vishnu - that is Lakshmi. The syllable Hrim is called the Maya bija. It is also Raudri, according to the Bhutadamara. The bija mantra Krim is described as the Pitribhuvasini, that is the goddess who dwells in the ancestral or cremation ground, Kali. It is also the dravana and kledana bija. Hum with the long letter 'u' is called the Kurcha bija and is the mantra of the Mother worshipped by heroes (viras). The Bhutadamara also describes it as the mantra of Mahakala. Aim is called Vagbhava bija and is the syllable of Sarasvati. Phat is the bija of the great fire at the end of time (Pralayagnirmahajvala). Krom is called the Krodhisha bija. Svaha, otherwise known as Thah Thah, is Vahnijaya, representing the fire sacrifice. Klim is the deluder of the three worlds bija, also known as Kama or Manmatha, the Hindu god of love, often identified with Krishna. It is the sexual desire bija, says the BD. Hum (with the short letter 'u') is called the Kavacha or armour bija. It is the bija of Chandabhairavi. Hraim is the bija which destroys great sins (mahapataka), and is the light mantra. Drim is called the great Kinkini (small bell) bija, says the Bhutadamara. Sphem is the Bhairava (Shiva) bija which comes at the end of a yuga. Plrem is the Vetala (vampire) bija, according to the Bhutadamara. Klrim Svaha is called the bija which causes things to tremble. It is the Manohari and ends in Thah Thah (Svaha, see above). The mantra Prim is the crow bija, used in works of Indrajala (magic). The UK describes this bija as the Vagura. Tham Tham Thah Thah are the bijas in the worship of the greatly alluring Chandika. Sphrim is the bija of the uncanny Dhumrabhairavi (smoky Bhairavi), also known as Phetkarini. The bija Hrum (with long letter 'u') is the single syllable mantra of Kalaratri, the great night of time.