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1 Cha'yay Ru'chee
-- "My Life-Breath is Revived!" This
chant is a central part of a 2,800-year-old prayer that reflects the
ancients’ understanding of illness and healing
as related to the balance of soul and body. In the Hebrew, the word for
Soul
when she is spiraling the life force within the body, is “ru’ach”
or Life-Breath. Healing, in turn, is the restoration of that life force
through the revival of the Life-Breath. Cha’yay Ru’chee, declared
the ancient Hebrew chieftain Chiz’kiya’hu upon his recovery
from a severe illness: “My Life-Breath is Revived.” 2 "Ah'nee Wa'ho" -- "I and the All" This
is a chant that is close to three thousand years old, sung by the
ancient Hebrews in the season of
Autumn
during the seven-day harvest festival of Sukkot. The words literally
mean: “I and the All (Creator in all Her manifestations), please support
us now!” When we chant: “Ah’nee Waho!” we are
also calling God by the name that describes God as immanent, as partners
with us in the moment of need. We are calling to the God who simultaneously
echoes back to us an affirmation of Ah’nee Waho, as if to say back
to us: “Yes, indeed, me and you.” 3 Nekudot -- Vowels In
the Kabbalah, the vowel point represents more than a symbol for pronunciation,
it also represents
the very beginning of any given moment in time, or of any given action
or choice, of creation itself. The chanting of vowels is an ancient
Kabbalistic meditation involving sound intended to mimic creation,
since in the Hebraic
tradition creation happened through the d’var, or resonance, vibration,
of Creator. Each of the vowels corresponds to a particular quality of
Creator’s presence in Creation, and when pronounced draws
that quality deeper into our existential consciousness. 4 Aru'vey Ro'ziya -- Mystic Convergence Mystic Convergence involves five layers of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic mantras superimposed over, and corresponding in theme with, five layers of Sanskrit mantras. The mantras call forth the energies of (1) the blending of divinity with mortality, (2) the union of the masculine with the feminine, (3) leading to the power to undo life's tangles, (4) enabling one to enter consciousness of the Nothing, (5) which, in turn, opens one to experience the divine presence in one's heart.
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