One of the things I love about Penczak’s writing is that it’s always worth my time and it transmits the qualities of deep thought and contemplation. “The Culture of Comments” https://templeofwitchcraft.org/the-culture-of-comments/
He discusses the powers of silence and thoughtful words versus mindless wordiness in this piece, and it engages tangentially with some work I’ve been doing with Tara, or she’s been doing with me, over the last few years or so. 1/
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I give homage to Tara, a wisdom goddess of compassion and mother of all Buddhas, for pointing me in the direction of occult workings with angels and with prompting me to learn the magic and mysticism of the Christian rosary. Tara was incredibly welcoming, empowering, and healing, but after we reached a certain point together, she did basically say, “Now go meet Mary and get to know some angels.” 2/
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I wondered at the time whether she was pointing me in the direction of Western cultural traditions and away from Eastern ones. Maybe there was some boundary there that I could not cross because of my birth origins. It didn’t trouble me, but the thought lingered in my mind.
Turned out, that wasn’t it at all. There were practices that I could learn through Western traditions, which I have much more ease of access to here, that made things she wanted to teach me easier to impart. 3/
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There was also some cultural healing around the harms of centuries of mainstream Christianity to do. And Tara is a healer.
Tara mantra practice is one of the simplest and most effective practices that I integrate into my days. (I just finished reading and recommend “Tara” by Rachel Wooten if anyone reading this is looking for a good overview of the 21 Taras and corresponding mantras for each aspect.) 4/
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About a year ago, I was dreaming in Tara mantra and I picked up a phrase or two not seen or heard elsewhere that I incorporated into my practice with positive personal results.
I’ve been working that mantric phrase for the last week or so, and contemplating the healing and meaningfulness in the sound it generates and how this corresponds to healing and meaningfulness in my body and in my life. I’ve also been reflecting on the mood of silence that descends following practice. 5/
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The benefits in switching off external stimuli—sound, light, movement—and sitting in quiet stillness are innumerable.
As are the benefits in speaking words of power and words of healing.
We need more of this, and more teaching about this and the many different forms it can take, in our modern world. /6
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