thepracticeoftheotherdisciplinesofYoga(YogaofAction,YogaofWisdom,Meditation)and
these in turn lead to the experience of deeper devotion.
CHANTINGAND WORDS OF POWER IN THE PROMOTION OF HEALING
Soundhaslongbeenrecognizedasaninstrumentofhealingbecausethevibrationscanhaveaneffect
onphysicalmatter,especiallyonthesubtlematterofthemind.Youmayhavenoticedthatcertain
musicmaymakeyoufeelhappy,whileothermusicmakesyoufeelmelancholy.Certainmusicbrings
upoldmemories(goodandbad),whileothermusicmakesyoufeelvitalandenthused.Thus,music
canbeusedtoengenderapositive,stressfreefeelinginthemind.Ifthemindispositive,thiswill
havetheeffectofallowingthereliefofstresstopromotethehealingprocessbyallowingtheenergy
thatwouldordinarilygotostressandthepromotionofharmfulhormonalreaction,tobeusedforget-
ting rid of impurities and repairing the damage which led to the disease.
Inthepracticeofutteringwordsofpower,(hekau,mantras,chanting,prayers)itmustbeunderstood
thatthesearetobepracticedinconjunctionwithsoundhealingtechniques.Instudyingthewritings
ofmedicalpapyrifromAncientEgypt,itmaybenoticedthatthenumberofpapyricontainingspecial
utterancesthatwereclassifiedasmedical,increased,whiletheapplicationofpracticalmedicaltech-
niquessuchasdescribedheredeclinedinthelatereras,andwithit,publichealth.Thisdenotes,
amongotherthings,thelevelofcorruptionfromoutsideforces,whichdegradedthepracticeofthe
medical arts in Ancient Egypt during the late period.
Music as a Healing Force
Pythagoras,astudentoftheAncientEgyptianMysteries,learnedfromhisAncientEgyptianMasters
theteachingsofmysticalspiritualitywhichincludedtheartofmusicandhowitaffectsthemind.He
notedthatcertainmusicagitatesthemind,andcertainmusicdoesnot.Musiccouldbestimulatingor
pacifyingifusedproperly.Therefore,therearecertainformsofmusicthatareconducivetopeace,re-
laxationandharmony.Thiskindofmusicissuitableforpromotingthehealingandhealthmainten-
ance process.