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for 2,500 years. Within the remains of their times, no evidence of weapons, or defensive
architecture was found. The bones analysis suggests a healthy population. Their cult
seems to have rituals that are life affirming, earth and nature oriented, worshipping Great
God/dess,
experiencing the divine as both feminine and male, attuning to the
natural rhythms and cycles of Sun, Moon and Earth, and the change of the seasons.
Healing with Sound and Inducing Higher State of Consciousness
So, 7,000 years ago, a culture that settled in Malta, and built Maltese Megalithic Temples,
had an advance knowledge not only of
architecture but of sound rituals that induce a
trance-like meditation or higher state of
consciousness. It is likely that the
sound
ritual
was used to lead ‘devotees’ into a trance-
like meditation, increasing their emotional and
social intelligence. Today, various studies
suggest that the long-term practice of
meditation may sculpt the brain towards more
patient, emotionally balanced, and creative individuals.
Healing with Sound and Hypogeum
Descending into
Hypogeum one can re-connect with this culture that used overtone
chanting, unearthly, angelic singing, bell ringing, singing balls, drums to reach altered
states of consciousness. These sacred musical rituals found their place in religions all around
the world: within Christian Mass singing, Tibetan or Buddhist chanting, Hindu
devotional songs.
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We Love Mantras
We Love Chanting Powerful Mantras
In mantra singing we join voices and hearts in the spirit of Love & Devotion. Mantra,
kirtan, chanting, are different names for one of the central practice of Bhakti (Devotional)
Yoga that has a goal to still our minds and open
our hearts through devotional singing.
How to Chant Mantras?
Feeling the vibration of the
sound is a
sacred and
profound experience. It is a form of Bhakti
yoga
.
It needs the proper breathing, proper relaxation,
and proper state of mind. Chanting mantras
properly, your being starts to shine, your soul finds
the way to express itself through sounds and your
heart opens.
How to chant in a group?
Chanting, your body becomes a temple and an instrument. Respect your body signals.
Are you nervous when you chant?
Is your voice very quiet, are you afraid to be seen or heard? Is your throat too tight?
Are you chanting from your navel or from your head?
Are you centred, grounded, balanced and do you respect equally the needs of your
heart and the needs of your head?
Are you too loud? Is your ego fighting to get in?
Do you chant because you want others to hear you or because you want to become
the Divine energy and you want to let the Divine flow run through you?
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Chanting Mantras and Meditation
Chanting is a form of meditation and the silence is the key to it
Go first into the silence of your heart feeling the mantra.
Each mantra has a deep and profound meaning, connect to it.
From the space of peace, from the space of openness, from the
space of love, start singing!
Chanting Mantras Meditation
Chanting as a Kirtan practice is growing as a
worldwide movement
In Kirtan we join voices and hearts in the spirit of Love & Devotion. Kirtan is the central
practice of Bhakti Yoga. With Kirtan our minds quiet down and we allow our heart to open.
Singing words of mantras,
prayer
s or devotional songs we become the transcendental
vibration of the sound that we repeat, and we become pure love and joy...
Live mantra singing from all around the world
Chanting is becoming a spiritual force leading towards more love on Earth
Chants are
mainly composed of names of God, the Hebrew
mystics chanted the secret
names of God such
as Yahweh, Adonai and Elohim;
the Hindu Yogis chanted
the names of
Siva, Vishnu, Bramha or many
other Gods and Goddesses.
Female sorcerers within Old
Greece are said to have howled
their chants.
Mantra chanting is growing as a worldwide movement
Chanting is usually accompanied by drumming, hand-clapping, rattles and other percussion
instruments.