11. Charge It Up!
Joska Soos, the Hungarian shaman I visited
in Belgium, once told me that the singing bowls he was selling (he got
them from Tibetan lamas) were once filled with the bones of high ranking
lamas. In Tibet it was tradition to keep the bones of a dead lama,
especially when he had been highly spiritually evolved, to transfer this
spiritual energy unto ritual objects, or to make ritual objects out of
the bones themselves, like malas (string of beads) and bone trumpets.
You might not have such a specially charged singing bowl, but the bowl
you do have you can use to charge up objects. Sound is a powerful force,
the different metals have also an effect, and the tones definitely
create positive vibrations. Most important is the intention you put into
it. Sound is a carrier for energies and can thus be used to transfer
your energy, a thought form, an emotion, a wish or any other special
energy. When putting an object into the bowl, put a small pad under
the object to prevent rattling. Since the base of the bowl is a nodal
(still) point placing an object there does not interfere with the sound.
Crystals respond very well as they are piezo-electric, they create
electric current when pressure is applied, and sound waves are pressure
waves. I sometimes put a picture of a person in a bowl to send him/her
healing energy. You could also write a wish on a piece of paper and put
it in there to make you wish come true. Of course, always make sure you
really know what you are wishing for. You always receive what you send
out, including any negativity. It is easy to charge up water. Just
put some water in the bowl. Do not fill the bowl all the way, as water
dampens the sound. The more you fill a bowl with water the more the
sound will change. I do not recommend drinking the water, but you could
use it to water your plants. You can put the whole glass of water, glass
and all, in the bowl if you want to drink it. Just put an adequate pad
underneath so it does not rattle. A piece of felt is good. Look and you
will see the waves of sound making patterns in the water. You can play
to your plants, and playing your bowl in the garden is a nice thing to
do.
copyright 2001 by Dirk Gillabel
suncreations@earthlink.net
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