Spell chants have a very long tradition – already in the Egyptian Book of the Dead some texts are praised as ‘spells that can be sung well’. Moreover, in many traditions magicians are not called ‘speakers’, but ‘singers’.
It is obviously worthwhile to take a closer look at the nature of singing in contrast to the spoken word in magic. Singing and speaking are the expression of different chakras and they also have a different effect. Therefore, there are situations in which a magic chant is the appropriate thing to do, and situations in which a spoken spell is the right thing to do – or ‘going into silence’.
These reflections are complemented by about 90 examples of spell chants from various cultures.
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I was born in 1956 and have been intensively involved in magic, religion, meditation, astrology, psychology and related subjects for 45 years now. Meanwhile I have written about 190 books and about 50 articles for various magazines.
Since 2007, I have expanded my decades-long avocation and am now a full-time life coach. This includes the actual consultations, but also the interpretation of horoscopes, healings, rituals, sweat lodges, firewalkings, help with haunted houses and other ‘magical problems’, training in meditation and Feng Shui and much more. On my website www.Harry Eilenstein.de you can find some of my articles and also a detailed curriculum vitae.