Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within
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By: Thomas Ashley-Farrand
Format: Paperback
From: Ballantine Books
Pub. Date: August 2003
From: Ballantine Books
Pub. Date: August 2003
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-09-30
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 272
Ean: 9780345443045
Isbn: 0345443047
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-09-30
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 272
Ean: 9780345443045
Isbn: 0345443047
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
SHAKTI MANTRAS
Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within
• Enhance your spiritual gifts
• Lighten your karmic burden
• Improve your health and increase prosperity
• Live in harmony with the universe
Now, with Shakti Mantras, we can all benefit from this ancient practice. Thomas Ashley-Farrand, a Vedic priest, is an American expert in the intricacies of Sanskrit mantra. With nearly thirty years and thousands of hours of experience in chanting, he is supremely well-equipped to write the first book that teaches women (and men as well) to tap into the dynamic feminine energy of love in all its manifestations. By sharing enchanting Hindu myths and astonishing true stories from his own practice, Ashley-Farrand helps us to understand the real power that this age-old art awakens in those who perform it. Through dozens of actual mantras–each one presented with phonetic spelling for easy pronunciation and recommendations for specific applications–he enables us to increase our “shakti” (power) and use it to solve problems, ensure abundance, create health and well-being, summon protection, and invoke personal and universal peace.
Whether you’re new to chanting or an old hand, Shakti Mantras will take you places you’ve never been before . . . and measurably enrich your life.
Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within
• Enhance your spiritual gifts
• Lighten your karmic burden
• Improve your health and increase prosperity
• Live in harmony with the universe
Now, with Shakti Mantras, we can all benefit from this ancient practice. Thomas Ashley-Farrand, a Vedic priest, is an American expert in the intricacies of Sanskrit mantra. With nearly thirty years and thousands of hours of experience in chanting, he is supremely well-equipped to write the first book that teaches women (and men as well) to tap into the dynamic feminine energy of love in all its manifestations. By sharing enchanting Hindu myths and astonishing true stories from his own practice, Ashley-Farrand helps us to understand the real power that this age-old art awakens in those who perform it. Through dozens of actual mantras–each one presented with phonetic spelling for easy pronunciation and recommendations for specific applications–he enables us to increase our “shakti” (power) and use it to solve problems, ensure abundance, create health and well-being, summon protection, and invoke personal and universal peace.
Whether you’re new to chanting or an old hand, Shakti Mantras will take you places you’ve never been before . . . and measurably enrich your life.
USER REVIEWS
"This book not only provides excellent mantras, the author also gives the background of the deities invoked."
~ Written on 2008-03-03
~ Written on 2008-03-03
"Ashley-Ferrand again reveals India's secret lore for a hungry audience. His highly practical manual is also comfortable to read, and easy to apply. Having used the esoteric keys given in his first book, I can readily attest to the actual effect of chanting and using mantras. They work! The author recaps some of the information from his first fine book on mantras and augments it with insight and knowledge born of experience. A must-have for any serious student of Indian mystic lore, the deeper side of Yoga, or religious studies of Eastern traditions. "
~ Written on 2008-01-22
~ Written on 2008-01-22
"This was the first of TAF's books that I bought after being completely bowled over by listening to the 9-hour CD course "Mantra - Sacred Words of Power" There was just something about simply listening to that course that induced such unexpected energies in me.
Anyway, I love "Shakti Mantras" and have had hugely powerful results from the long Kali mantra - which is actually a surprising one to find in such an accessible book. (My favourite though is "Om Parama Prema Rupaya Namaha".) Even the stories of the Divine Feminine are great and I've found that simply reading them can stir up a lot of energy in surprising ways. There is definitely something mysterious and wonderful at work in these pages! There are mantras here for spiritual development, abundance, beauty, love, reducing anxiety and all sorts of things - and as usual many come with excellent real life examples to illustrate how they can work. The pronunciation guide with each mantra is I think as good as they get too, though I would still recommend getting a mantra CD or two at some stage if you get hooked.
In short, very highly recommended indeed - and if you take the practices up, it may change your life too."
~ Written on 2007-06-26
Anyway, I love "Shakti Mantras" and have had hugely powerful results from the long Kali mantra - which is actually a surprising one to find in such an accessible book. (My favourite though is "Om Parama Prema Rupaya Namaha".) Even the stories of the Divine Feminine are great and I've found that simply reading them can stir up a lot of energy in surprising ways. There is definitely something mysterious and wonderful at work in these pages! There are mantras here for spiritual development, abundance, beauty, love, reducing anxiety and all sorts of things - and as usual many come with excellent real life examples to illustrate how they can work. The pronunciation guide with each mantra is I think as good as they get too, though I would still recommend getting a mantra CD or two at some stage if you get hooked.
In short, very highly recommended indeed - and if you take the practices up, it may change your life too."
~ Written on 2007-06-26
"This book includes the stories behind the various manifestations of the Great Mother; by the time you reach the mantras, you have a clear understanding of the who and why. A great boost for women seeking the divine feminine, or for men who want to find a more balanced approach to the eight-fold path."
~ Written on 2007-05-26
~ Written on 2007-05-26
"This book answered so many of my questions while showing me that the path to awakening Shakti is infinite and endless. Excellent combination of Hindu and yogic scripture synopses, mantra, and personal wisdom. Highly recommended--I refer to it everyday. Stick to the 40-day meditation--and to Farrand's advice--wonderful things start happening."
~ Written on 2006-07-08
~ Written on 2006-07-08