Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within [Paperback]

Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2003

SHAKTI MANTRAS
Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within

• Enhance your spiritual gifts
• Lighten your karmic burden
• Improve your health and increase prosperity
• Live in harmony with the universe

Now, with Shakti Mantras, we can all benefit from this ancient practice. Thomas Ashley-Farrand, a Vedic priest, is an American expert in the intricacies of Sanskrit mantra. With nearly thirty years and thousands of hours of experience in chanting, he is supremely well-equipped to write the first book that teaches women (and men as well) to tap into the dynamic feminine energy of love in all its manifestations. By sharing enchanting Hindu myths and astonishing true stories from his own practice, Ashley-Farrand helps us to understand the real power that this age-old art awakens in those who perform it. Through dozens of actual mantras–each one presented with phonetic spelling for easy pronunciation and recommendations for specific applications–he enables us to increase our “shakti” (power) and use it to solve problems, ensure abundance, create health and well-being, summon protection, and invoke personal and universal peace.

Whether you’re new to chanting or an old hand, Shakti Mantras will take you places you’ve never been before . . . and measurably enrich your life.

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Praise for Shakti Mantras

“Shakti Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand . . . combines his knowledge as an American Hindu priest, [his] adventures as an experienced spiritual guide, [his] considerable storytelling gifts . . . and the immensely practical, useful knowledge of what chants to use when. In his disarmingly unpretentious and accessible style, Ashley-Farrand draws on an enormous body of knowledge from ancient traditions to art and literature and contemporary science. . . . Shakti Mantras is an appealingly modest treasure, which everyone–man, woman, young, older, novice, adept–can enjoy. It’s as embracing and supportive as a good mother, as entertaining as a teasing sister, and as rewarding as a loving partner.”
–DOE LANG, Ph.D.
Columnist, DBR Media, Inc.
Author of The New Secrets of Charisma

“In the face of difficulty, confusion, or imbalance, there are moments when you may just want to lie in your mother’s arms. Thomas Ashley-Farrand’s Shakti Mantras takes you right to the heart of Divine Mother’s energy. From that place of nurturing peace that we all have within, things have a way of working themselves out. What a blessing!”
–IYANLA VANZANT
Author of In the Meantime
and One Day My Soul Just Opened Up

“Ashley-Farrand throws light on some important secrets. . . . Shakti Mantras is a comprehensive work presenting an easily readable account of a range of cultures, mantra practices, and spiritual traditions. [It] provides a wealth of information that can lead to a most rewarding life experience. The mantras are presented in an easy way to pronounce for a Westerner.”
–DR. SARASVATI MOHAN
Director, Sanskrit Academy

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SHAKTI MANTRAS
Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within

• Enhance your spiritual gifts
• Lighten your karmic burden
• Improve your health and increase prosperity
• Live in harmony with the universe

Now, with Shakti Mantras, we can all benefit from this ancient practice. Thomas Ashley-Farrand, a Vedic priest, is an American expert in the intricacies of Sanskrit mantra. With nearly thirty years and thousands of hours of experience in chanting, he is supremely well-equipped to write the first book that teaches women (and men as well) to tap into the dynamic feminine energy of love in all its manifestations. By sharing enchanting Hindu myths and astonishing true stories from his own practice, Ashley-Farrand helps us to understand the real power that this age-old art awakens in those who perform it. Through dozens of actual mantras–each one presented with phonetic spelling for easy pronunciation and recommendations for specific applications–he enables us to increase our "shakti" (power) and use it to solve problems, ensure abundance, create health and well-being, summon protection, and invoke personal and universal peace.

Whether you're new to chanting or an old hand, Shakti Mantras will take you places you've never been before . . . and measurably enrich your life.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (September 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345443047
• ISBN-13: 978-0345443045
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mantras for Every Occasion, November 5, 2004

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Laura De Giorgio "hypnotherapist" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within (Paperback)

This book is a treasurehouse of mantras for just about any occasion. Thomas Ashley-Farrand writes insightful and informative books - and I like all of them - and I also enjoy his recordings with mantras.

Together with mantras and their applications, he also provides lot of interesting stories about people who used them and the effects the use of mantras had upon their lives.

Some stories also relate to abuse of mantras, or rather inner power one has developed; while some also point out that it's not only mechanical repetition of mantras that brings desired results, but also investment of one's energy, belief and expectation in their effectiveness [e.g. self-hypnosis].

Mantras do help to focus your mind on a desired outcome, to align you vibrationally with certain frequencies - but you'll also find stories of different people using the same mantra and getting quite different results [the determining factor here being one's belief and expectation].

Together with this book, I do recommend his recordings. All in all, you can sing a good deal of your problems away and align yourself with vibrations of love, health, peace, abundance, happiness, and anything else your heart desires.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Om Gum Srim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha, October 20, 2003

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Christopher Curcio (colorado springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within (Paperback)

I can't praise this book enough! It's an excellent introduction to the power of the sacred feminine from the heart and mind of an American Hindu priest. The information in this book contains real power and, when applied correctly, can change your life for the better. Mantra meditation is the foundation of my spiritual practice and Ashley-Farrand's books have become my bibles. With a little discipline and the right information you can create "miracles" in your life. Read this book and chant the power of the Divine Feminine into your heart and mind.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Spiritual Practice, November 25, 2003

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Madrasi (Montana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within (Paperback)

I love chanting mantras, and Ashley-Farrand's books are easy to follow, contain pronunciation guides (very helpful!) and give chants for helping you with all manner of troubles.

I've been doing the Ganesha one for months, and it's really helped!