Mantras originated in the Vedic religion of India, and the word Mantra derives from the Sanskrit root word, man, meaning to think, and tra meaning, tool. A literal translation would be instrument of thought or projection of the mind.
Mantras are primarily used as spiritual invocations spoken in devotion to a specific deity or Bodhisattva, a divine source of sacred embodiment, for the purposes of enlightenment, healing, transformation, protection, and pure divinity. Deva Primal sings mantra's, and on her CD Embrace, she invokes the essence of Tara, Shiva and other divine Gods and Goddesses into energetic aliveness as she repeats the mantra phrases over and over.
The use of mantras is now widespread throughout various spiritual movements which are based on, or are off-shoots of, the practices in the earlier Eastern religions. Even the Rosary is based on the use of mala beads from mantra chanting.
I use them as instruments of refinement for my lower self (lower thoughts), to transform, devote and align myself with my most sacred and highest self. This alignment allows me to be a focus on the polarity point of my soul's signature (Virgo), and aligns me with the highest expression of love within my chart (Pisces) while also being embodied.
When two forces are consciously married, a union is created, and this union of the sacred and the divine, "as above, so below", flows through my being as heaven and earth, Pisces and Virgo. With this marriage, I am transformed out of chaos, while on this earth plane, and into the central cosmic collaborative principles of the sacred and divine feminine and masculine.
As Saturn is retrograding over my natal Venus-Pluto conjunction, and opposing my natal Saturn, the deepest layers around fear and lack and victimhood are coming up to be transformed. Not fun for sure. It has been excruciating. Double death is quite an art. Saturn transiting natal Pluto in Virgo, ouch! What an experience. This is where mantra comes in. The last time Saturn transited this natal position, I became completely and totally devoted to disassociation, disembodiment, and dis-ease. This time I have tools, mantra being one of them, which I am utilizing as we go around the wheel one more time.
There are so many mantras to choose from. I was focused on reciting Hail Mary's as part of my Goddess Circle practice along with numerous other meditation techniques and it worked for sure. See my Ancient Mary-Ancient Venus post to see how it all turned out--it was a culmination of this entire Saturn cycle.
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