The holy power of the sound and the words
An uttered word has a magnificent power, a power we are often ignorant to. We are given the glorious ability to speak, to sing, to wield words with such ease and yet we forget about the responsibility with each and every spoken word and released sound. Everything is created by the vibrating sound. The matter is actually energy made visible by the sound and here are the words to represent it. Within every culture and tradition, there are so many elevating practices that are well taught about the holy healing properties of the words. A Prayer in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity represents a solemn request for assistance or expression of gratitude to God or an object of worship. In Judaism, the prayer is comprised of two aspects: kavanah (intention) and keva ( the ritualistic structure elements ). In Kabalah (Jewish mysticism) the series of "kavanot" is incorporated to specify the path the prayer ascends in the dialog with God. Here, there is a higher meaning...