How to Chant

ŠSilver RavenWolf

Chanting Almost every spell book gives you a few chants, but no one ever tells you how you are supposed to feel or what you are to be doing while chanting. After all, you are only uttering words, how difficult is that? There is an art to chanting, but you must find the art within yourself.

Do you feel more energy when you chant fast or slow, soft or loud? Perhaps you like to start softly and end with a lusty note. Do you have the courage to let go while chanting, to let the rhythm vibrate?

Relzxing into the beat will raise more power. Concentrating on the words will break the focus. Your mind must go beyond the language and into the Universe, which is why many students are taught chants in a foreign language. That way, they can't concentrate on the words once they learn to pronounce them.

The act of chanting uses the throat chakra. Divine energy can be reached through your transmitter, your voice. It is a call to the Universe for assistance. In Magick, sometimes we get so wrapped up with mental and spiritual pursuits that we forget our voice can be heard and understood by the Universe, as well as by many positive entites withing that Universe that we cannot see with the naked eye.

Chants should be memorized for their maximum benefit and best performance. If you like to stick with small ones, that's fine. If more elabrate chants entice you, that's terrific. Use what raises the most power and the most self confidence for you.

Group chanting is extremely powerful, whether you are on the playground with your kids and don't like the looks of those fellows hanging around over there, or in a ritual setting with your brothers and sisters. The place is not important when it comes to chanting, the tuning is the ticket.