Goddess Saraswati "Essence of Self" Plays the music of creation.

The Vedic Epiphany: Key to the Mystery of Creation

The vedic epiphany reveals that the world is the self-sacrifice of the
creator...God becomes the world...An omnipresent intelligence expresses its
creative potency through the creation. In the Vedic revelation, God does not
create the world…God becomes the world.

Western religion and science offer a deist paradigm. In deist philosophies, God
lies outside creation. The Vedic worldview is profoundly different; here the
world is the self-sacrifice of the creator. The world is God. All creation is
sacred. To know thy self, is to know God.

The World is Music:

The vedas reveal that the world is sung into being. An unfathomable
intelligence, conceives of a goddess...who sings the world into creation.
Creation is vibrating as an expression of ultimate intelligence, ultimate wisdom,
ultimate love... in a universal harmony of praise.

The Goddess Saraswati is the personification of this mystery, the embodiment

of divine creative intelligence. Her vehicle is the swan...the highest flying bird,
which symbolizes the breath of life. The Great Mystery of life, is carried on
the breath.

Saraswati’s celestial instrument is the vina, which symbolizes creation. Thus we

have Ultimate Intelligence, carried on the breath of life, playing the music of
creation.

For millennium musical instruments were often fashioned of the guts and hides
of animals. For these guts and hides, resonated most profoundly with the
mystery of music and the winds that carried these sounds to the heart and mind.

There is no musical instrument more perfect than the human body. Indeed the
human body... like all of nature... is a musical instrument. The ancients
understood this.

The latin word for breath is spiritus. It is Spiritus that plays the instrument of
nature. As we breathe the tissue of our bodies are stretched by the act of
breathing in a cycle of atunement to nature and the cosmos. On cellular and
molecular levels the tissues stretches to modulate it’s musical pitch. As we
breath there is a lengthening of the tissue to the keynote of resonance that, cross
culturally and trans-historically, the ancients called the Air element. Thus
through the keynote Air, life force stepped down from the subtle universal
elements into embodiment. Then in quantum fashion the inhalation ballooned
the tissue into the radiant keynote of the creative potency of the solar Fire
element. Next in the cycle of breath is a still-point, where inner and outer forces
came into balance at the Earth element. Then the tissue contracts into resonance
with the lunar keynote of the Water element. Nature is a fabric of ultrasonic
resonance, attuned to the keynotes of: Earth, solidity; Water, the resonating
fluid medium for life force; Fire, the functioning of creative intelligence; Air
the feedback process which is the essence of intelligence; and Ether which
modulates sacred space between the subtle universal elements of the cosmos
and the material elements of nature.

All of nature is vibrating in a life giving state of praise attuned to the voice of
the Goddess Saraswati singing the holy word... singing the music of creation.
Saraswati means essence of Self. This understanding is a key to
understanding the great mystery of life force energy.

In Polarity Therapy we work with the body and nature through this ancient
epiphany of the world as music. Our approach to energy healing is defined by a
constant intention to address the Soul...the animating intelligence in the body...
holistically, through hands-on bodywork, healing diet, vitalizing movement and
liberating insight into the unity and sacredness of all life.

Healing Through
Conscious Sound Vibration

In the ancient wisdom of the Sanatana Dharma, the medium of creation is conscious
sound vibration. According to the Vedas, the universe is sung into being. The Logos or
the Divine Word becomes all the worlds. The power of Parabrahman the Supreme Being
is Sabda-Brahman the Divine as the primal sound energy.

Sanskrit, which means "perfected, well-made, polished," is an artificial language,

"...patiently refined sound by sound, bearing in all its details the imprint of conscious
work, constructed on the very principles of thought, of creation, in a fashion very similar
to mathematics but more flexible and wide ranging in its applications."1

The Sanskrit language "is scientifically formed and co-ordinates with universal basic
principles that build and unfold all manifested things. Its very alphabet is a mantra . . .
revealing the song that was sounded in space when the world sprang into being. The
Sanskrit language is constructed in harmonious relation with the very truths of existence .
. . "2

Mantra, which means "mind instrument," is psychoactive. Mantra is the scientific use of
sound to manifest states of consciousness. The rules of Sanskrit parallel the rules of
manifestation.

In Sanskrit, "the word is not just a sound arbitrarily connected with an object or event,
but is essentially a voice, a force producing an effect directly on the substance of being. It
possesses to the utmost the power of any true and genuine poetry or music, to create a
resonance in the subtle substance of being and to bring about in the listener a fine
attunement to the experience of the seer, poet or composer."3
 All energy is the life-breath of a living universe

"The essence of a mantra is to concentrate and vitalize will power."4 We can consciously
use the psychically potent sound syllables of mantra to influence the human system.
Tantric Guru Harish Johari writes: "According to all spiritual sciences, first God created
sound, and from these sound frequencies came the phenomenal world. Our total existence
is constituted by this sound, which becomes mantra when organized by a desire to
communicate, manifest, invoke or materialize, excite or energize manifested or
unmanifested energy."5

The British jurist, Tantric scholar and yogi Sir John Woodroffe explains: "The essence of
all this is . . . to concentrate and vitalize thought and will power . . . Mantra, in short is a
power (Sakti); power in the form of Sound. The root man means to think. Like the Greek
word Logos, mantra means thought and word combined as an expression of creative
will."6

Woodroffe explains the dynamics of the continuity of thought and sound in the Tantric
model. Thought and sound manifest in four states with sound at one end and thought at
the other. Para is the highest state. Here sound is transcendental. It has no particular
wavelength and is above name and form. It is the unchanging primeval stratum of all
language. It is prime energy or shakti. In its undifferentiated stage it corresponds to
Shabdabrahma, the divine vibration that unites all. The second stage is pasyanti or visible
sound. It is the telepathic state in which one can almost see the form of the thought. It is
the universal level on which all thought takes place. An Indian, a German and an Eskimo
can look at a flower and experience the same thought on a nonverbal level. The third is
madhyama in which the speaker selects his words through a prism of mental conceptions.
The fourth state is Vaikhari, the spoken word, the most concrete state of thought. This is
thought translated into the coded state called language. Here the thought implies both
name and form.7

Seal parallels Woodroffe's analysis in his discussion of the model of sound offered in the
Mimamsakas paradigm, defining Sphota or "significant sound" as "transcendental" or
"intelligible" sound representing the Platonic ideas or logoi, which are eternal,
ubiquitous, and noumenal.8

Woodroffe goes to great length to emphasize that the bija are the archetypal seeds, the
actual mechanisms in the One Mind that underlie manifestation. "It is true and certain
that supreme Kulakundalini Herself, who is the fifty letters, from A to Ksa, has given
birth to this entire universe, consisting of moving and nonmoving things . . . in the eternal
body of the Devi. Mantras also, in the form of letters, are eternal Brahman, full of energy,
and aspects of herself. Mantras which are seeds, out of which grow the fruit of the
universe are eternally present in Her body. For this reason they are called Bijamantras
(seed-mantras)."9

Each chakra is the center of an archetypal seed or bija. Bija Mantras are said to be more
powerful than other mantras. They parallel the tattwas or essential forces, which are the
archetypal principles in consciousness, the seeds of manifestation.
 Based on Dr Randolph Stone's Chart #3
Polarity Therapy: The Collected Works . . .
© American Polarity Therapy Association

Toning
Dr. Stone always urged us to work with subtle energy principles emphasizing that the
without is an emanation from within. He emphasized that the real cause of disease was
imbalances in the tattwas, the inner essences of subtle energy. In toning we use the
mantric principles of concentration and visualization outlined above to materialize our
healing intention. Sound is the motor activity of Ether. We can consciously use sound
which resonates with the etheric body to influence the subtle energy fields of the client. It
is at the throat chakra that intention steps down into the etheric body for coordinated
expression in the physical body. It is at the throat that thought and intention are expressed
into physicality. Our healing intention resonates with the Manomayakosa, "the sheath
built of mind," to influence the client's healing.

Speaking is a sacred microcosm of the primordial act of creation. In the perspective of the
ancients, sound is the medium of creation. Through sound we focus intention into
manifestation. Breath is the psychophysical nexus. Breath is the vehicle through which
thought and intention are expressed as sound. Breath as the carrier of prana, the
intelligent life force, is the link between mind and body. The focused breath resonates
with the pranamayakosa, the vital body of the client, to influence the nervous system and
vitality. Our lips are Shiva and Shakti. Where Shakti centrifugal and Shiva centripetal
radiate, a vortex is sustained. This vortex of life breath is the medium of creation. As we
speak, tone, and breathe, centrifugal and centripetal vortices of prana carry our thoughts
and intention into form. Our utterance is a microcosm of the sacred word, the primordial
act of creation.

A simple method of toning is to focus the tone "Ah" and diamond white light into the
energy block as harmoniously as possible. Blend client and practitioner's tones, climbing
the inner octaves of vibration (Jacob's Ladder), toward the Unitive Field. You will be
amazed at how tension melts, energy blocks dissolve, and pulses balance using these
subtle energy techniques.
E.D. Babbitt was gifted with micro-clairvoint vision. He directly experienced a
vibrational world. Manly Hall, belived that Babbitt's vision was the key to The Secret
Teachings of All Ages. He placed Babbitt's Atom on Page 1 of his Magnum Opus. This
illustration by Bruce Burger adumbrates Babbitt's profound vision. (It is simply a finger
pointing at the moon . . . not the moon.)

Mantras to Balance Tattwas10

We can use golden or diamond white light in the visualization or we can use color
breathing. Color is a pure form of vibration. Color breathing and visualization is a way of
focusing consciousness and a healing intention toward the client. In the Tantric tradition,
the color yellow resonates with the Earth, white with Water, red with Fire, green with
Air, violet with Ether. Because the lower chakras are blessed by the cosmic guru
Brihaspati (Jupiter), his fire of wisdom predominates in red, orange, and gold, radiating
from the first three chakras, which are driven by the evolutionary return currents.

For example, if there is a Water imbalance or if cleansing is needed, we would tone using
the bija "vang" or "vam," picturing diamond white light flooding the pelvis. For an Earth
imbalance, we would visualize red, yellow, or golden light focused on the colon or knees
as we tone "lung "or "lam." For a Fire imbalance or to stimulate vitality, we would tone
using the sound "rang" or "ram" and visualize red or golden light flooding the solar
plexus. For an Air imbalance, we would tone to "yang" or "yam," focusing on the
thoracic cavity and visualizing the color green. For an Ether imbalance, we would focus
on the throat with the sound "hang" or "ham," visualizing the color violet.

It is valuable to be mindful that the elements are living beings . . . trenscendent centers of
cosmic intelligence. We can reverently invoke (invite) these transcendental beings to
bring their blessings to the healing process as devas (lights of cosmic intelligence) and
angels or grandmothers and grandfathers. It is powerful to lovingly invite the angel of
Earth, Grandmother Water, Father Sky, (Air) to bless the healing process through color
toning.
Mantras to Balance
TheTattwas10
Tantric11 Ayurveda12
Aum (pronounced Aum (pronounced om)
Unitive Field om)
Sun Aung Sum (pronounced "soom')
Moon Mang Som (pronounced like "Aum")
Ether Hang Ham (the "a" sound is short like the
vowel sound in"the")
Air Yang Yam ("a" as in "the")
Fire Rang Ram ("a" as in "the")
Water Vang Vam ("a" as in "the")
Earth Lung Lam ("a" as in "the")
Mars Am (pronounced "um")
Mercury Bum (the u pronounced as in "put")
Jupiter Gum ("u" as in "put")
Venus Shum ("u" as in "put")
Saturn Sham (pronounced "shum")
 Krishna "The All Attractive One"
the personification of The Great Mystery

Bija Mantras for Health13

Many practitioners work with overtones and are guided to make remarkable sounds.
There is no musical instrument more perfect than the human voice, no tool more
fascinating than our Creative Intelligence. Experiment and be creative. This work
represents a leading edge in the exploration of the power of healing intention.
AIM (“aym”) Best for mind. Improves concentration, thinking, rational powers
and speech.
SHRIM (“shreem”) Promotes general health, beauty, creativity, and prosperity.
RAM Promotes strength, calm, rest, and peace. Good for excess Air and
mental disorders.
HUM (“u”sound as Wards off negative influences. Promotes digestive Fire.
in put)
KRIM (“cream”) Improves the capacity for work and gives power and efficacy to
action.
KLIM ("kleem") Gives strength, control of emotions, and sexual vitality.
SHAM (“shum”) Promotes peace, detachment, and contentment. Good for mental
problems.
HRIM (“hreem”) After toning, promotes cleansing, purification, energy, joy, and
ecstasy. Aid to detoxification.

Toning, color breathing, and visualization may simply be metaphor. Metaphor is a finger
pointing to the mystery. Metaphor is very powerful in the healing process. Metaphor goes
beyond our simplistic images of the real world. Metaphor invokes healing mechanisms
beyond the linear mind. It speaks to the limitless Creative Intelligence of being. Each of
us is a study in creativity and mystery, a microcosm of creation. Metaphor empowers the
mystery in the healing process. Any model or paradigm of healing ultimately is
metaphor. Consciousness is illimitable creative intelligence and will play by any set of
rules you generate. The universe will respond to any etiquette that you evolve in an
attentive, compassionate, and caring relationship.
Notes
1. Le Mee, Hymns From The Rig-Veda, (New York: Knoph, 1975), p. xii.
2. Tyborg, The Language of the Gods, p. 15.
3. Le Mee, ibid., p. xii.
4. Johari, Tools For Tantra, p. 8.
5. Ibid., 36.
6. Avalon, The Serpent Power, p. 99.
7. Woodroffe, The World As Power.
8. Seal, The Positive Sciences of The Ancient Hindus, p. 153.
9. Sir John Woodroffe, Principles of Tantra, (Madras, India: Ganesh, 1970), pp. 172-173.
10. Johari, Tools For Tantra, p. 8.
11. Ibid.
12. D. Frawley, Ayurvedic Healing, pp. 314-315.
13. Ibid.

Bibliography in Esoteric Healing

Glossary
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Air Element, Archetypal resonance that underlies all movement in nature.
Bija, Bija are the archetypal seeds, the actual mechanisms in the One Mind, that underlie
manifestation.
Bharat, Keepers of the light, The name Indians give to their own heritage, India.
Devi, Goddess.
Fire Element, Archetypal resonance underlying directed energy.
Kulakundalini, Goddess personifying the evolutionary force.
Mantra, "Mind instrument," and is psychoactive. Mantra is the scientific use of sound to
manifest. states of consciousness. The rules of Sanskrit parallel the rules of manifestation.
Manomaya kosa, The lower or sensory mind pervades the body to collect, organize, and
interpret sensory data. This is conditioned mind, which is ruled by habit and language.
Para, Supreme.
Parabrahman, the Divine as Transcendent, Supracosmic Divine.
Sabda-Brahman, The Word, the Divine as primal sound power.
Sanatana Dharma, Sanatana, "Timeless, eternal," "Dharma, in the Indian conception is
not merely the good, the right, morality and justice, ethics; it is the whole government of
all the relations of man with other beings, with Nature, with God. Dharma is both that
which we hold to and that which holds together our inner and outer activities, and in this,
its primary sense, it means a fundamental law of our nature which secretly conditions all
of our activities . . . Dharma is all that helps us to grow into divine purity, largeness, light,
freedom, strength, joy, love, good, unity and beauty."8 The Sanatana Dharma refers to
the formulation of natural law which has been venerated as ultimate truth and practiced as
a way of life by the peoples of Bharat over the millennia.
Sanskrit, Language of the Gods, perfected language. Ancient scientifically-formed
language which co-ordinates with universal basic principles that build and unfold
creation.
Shakti, Sakti, Power, energy, strength, the power of consciousness to act. The kinetic
aspect of the Ultimate Principle, personified as the consort of the God Shiva.
Shiva, Siva, The fundamental forces in creation are personified in the Hindu trinity of
Brahma (Creator +), Vishnu (Sustainer 0) and Shiva (Destroyer -). Shiva personifies the
centripetal force in creation, the aspect of consciousness, tamas guna, underlying matter.
Sphota, Manifestor, the seed essence of the subtle essential unmanifest sound,
"significant sound," as "transcendental" or "intelligible" sound representing the Platonic
ideas or logoi, which are eternal, ubiquitous, and noumenal.
Tattwas, Essences, fundamental forcs that underlie manifestation.
Vedas, The oldest known Indo-European religious and philosophical writings.
Water element, Attractive principle in nature which underlies contraction and form.
Earth element, Archetypal resonance underlying boundaries.

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