The Spiritual Power of Sound

Vocalizations, sounds, and prayers have long been utilized in every meditation tradition due to their efficacy in calming the body, heart, and mind. Sacred sounds also help to strengthen concentration and energize the consciousness. Discover the importance, role, history, and use of mantras within the practice of meditation.

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Mantras and Pronunciations

When phonetic combinations are made with wisdom, mantras are produced. Therefore, a mantra is a wise combination of letters whose sounds determine spiritual, psychic, and also physical effects. ―Samael Aun Weor, The Divine Science

This is a resource for pronouncing mantras from the Gnostic tradition of Samael Aun Weor. While many mantras are pronounced in sexual magic, they all can be performed individually by bachelors and bachelorettes.

See Mantras for Astral Projection in the Dream Yoga and Astral Travel course to learn more about this and other astral projection exercises.

The Reality, that which is perfection, that which has diverse names, such as Tao, Aum [OM], INRI, Sein, Allah, Brahma, God...  ―Samael Aun Weor, Tarot and Kabbalah

The mantra Aum serves to open the chakras of the grand sympathetic nervous system. ―Samael Aun Weor, Kundalini Yoga

Mantric song for invoking the Aroch: the angel of spiritual protection and power.

The sacred mantras Chis, Ches, Chos, Chus, Chas totally develop and unfold the chakras of the astral body. ―Samael Aun Weor, Christ's Will

​...the combination CH (letter ח Chet) is considerably abundant in Hebrew mantras; it has an immense magical power. ―Samael Aun Weor, Logos, Mantra, Theurgy

The Heart Mantra from the Prajnaparamita Sutra; an esoteric exercise to empty the mind of all thought.

Ham-Sah is an exercise of sexual transmutation. The mantra Ham is silent, pronounced internally in the mind, while the mantra Sah is short and vocalized with one's exhalation. See the following lecture to understand how to practice Ham-Sah:
Sufi Principles of Meditation 06 Breath

Mantras to pronounce mentally when performing a spiritual circle of protection.

I. Ignis (fire, soul)
A. Aqua (water, substance)
O. Origo (cause, air, origin)

Huiracocha states: "I.A.O. is the name of God among Gnostics."  The Divine Spirit is symbolized by the vowel O, which is the eternal circle.  The letter I symbolizes the Inner Being of each human being, but both are intermingled with the letter A, as a point of support.  This is the powerful mantra or magic word that the man must chant along with his priestess spouse when practicing Sexual Magic. ―Samael Aun Weor, The Perfect Matrimony

INRI: Clairvoyance: Ajna chakra
ENRE: Clairaudience: Vishuddha chakra
ONRO: Intuition, inspiration: Anahata chakra
UNRU: Telepathy: solar plexus, Manipura chakra
ANRA: Memory of past lives: pulmonary chakra
―Samael Aun Weor, The Divine Science: Logos, Mantra, Theurgy

A mantra for invoking the Divine Mother.

The mantra "ISIS" is also a great mantra to awaken clairvoyance.  ―Samael Aun Weor, Practical Astrology: Manual of Practical Magic

"The Kundalini can be aimed or projected to any chakra or to any distant place. Within the cervical vertebrae, the Kundalini use to take the shape of a Quetzal (the bird of Minerva). In the supreme moment of the sacred copulation, we can send this fiery bird to each one of the seven chakras in order to awake them totally. The two Quetzals (one from the man and one from the woman) are nourished with water (the Ens Seminis) of the well (sex). Man and woman can command the Quetzal and the fiery bird will obey. The powerful mantra Jao Ri is the secret clue that grants us the power of commanding the Quetzal. This miraculous bird can transform our face or make us invisible if we are in very grave danger, it can also awaken within us any chakra of the Astral Body or heal any distant ill person, etc." ―Samael Aun Weor, Alchemy and Kabbalah in the Tarot: Arcanum 11

Mantras to awaken Kundalini during sexual alchemy.

Strong imagination must be employed in the pronunciation of the mantra Krim. One must breathe energy into it and transform it into a magic force. This mantra is not only used in sexual magic [to eliminate ego]. It is evident that it forms a living part of the whole panchatattva ritual. When drinking wine or eating meat, fish or cereals, the Gnostic pronounces the mantra Krim, intensifying the imagination in such a way that the whole universe seems to overflow with the blessed goddess of the world.  ―Samael Aun Weor, The Mystery of the Golden Flower: "The Panchatattva Ritual"

"The vowel 'M' (the M in occultism is also a vowel) is the incessant transformation and existence that the Gods create with their mind." ―Samael Aun Weor, Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic 

"The vowel 'M,' profanely held as a consonant, is vocalized with the lips closed, without opening the mouth, and the sound that then comes out through the nose is the 'M.' The vowel 'M' causes the Ens Seminis, the waters of life, the Mercury of Secret Philosophy, to vibrate." ―Samael Aun Weor, Practical Astrology: Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, "Pisces"

A mantra for retrospecting one's childhood, awakening clairvoyance, and strengthening memory. Study How to Remember Dreams to learn more about this practice.

The mantra O awakens the powers of the heart chakra: intuition, astral projection, Jinn science, and communication with one's Innermost God.

The mantras accompanying an Egyptian Gnostic Prayer to the Divine Mother Kundalini, to be pronounced alone or in sexual magic. See the practice at the end of this lecture: Arcanum 2: The High Priestess of The Eternal Tarot of Alchemy and Kabbalah.

A mantra for developing intuition and the awakening of Christ within the heart chakra. Learn more at: The Mantra of Christ: Om Mani Padme Hum.

"The mantra Proweoa (utilized often by the schools of the Great Chain) allows us to bring into our cognizant imagination any image from the Superior Worlds; this is how we can clairvoyantly see. The alchemist must utilize this mantra during the trance-state of Sexual Magic in order to see the Quetzal [Bird]." ―Samael Aun Weor, Alchemy and Kabbalah in the Tarot: Arcanum 11

A mantra for invoking the Divine Mother within meditation or the Rune Ur.

It is necessary not to physically move at the time of waking up, because with the movement, the Astral [Body] is agitated and the memories are lost.  It is urgent to combine the retrospective exercises with the following mantras: RAOM GAOM. Each word is divided into two syllables.  One must accentuate the vowel O. These mantras are for the student what dynamite is for the miner. Thus, as the miner opens his way through the bowels of the earth with the aid of dynamite, similarly, the student also opens his way into the memories of his subconsciousness with the aid of these mantras. ―Samael Aun Weor, The Perfect Matrimony

Mantra to prepare awakening the sacred fire of Kundalini through the Rune Ar.

Mantra for developing Christic forces for the Rune Bar, to combined with and after the Rune Tyr.

Mantra for developing divine will over egotistical will through the practice of the Rune Dorn.

Mantras for awakening the creative sexual energy and assimilating the forces of Christ through the Rune Fah.

Mantras for negotiating with Anubis and the Lords of Karma through the Rune Not.

Mantras for developing remorse, inner judgment, and the voice of conscience through the Rune Rita.

Mantra for developing solar willpower and intelligence through the practice of the Rune Tyr.

The seven vowels (I E O U A M S) to awaken the powers of the seven chakras. See also the Seven Runic Vowels.

A profound Chinese mantra for silencing the mind and entering mystical ecstasy, samadhi, or experience of the Illuminating Void.