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Shakti Mantras: Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within

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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.

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.

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!

Brings out very convincingly, the natural and fundamental energy sources available to all. Explicitly brings out the universal connectedness and simple ways to invoke what is latent in every human being.

For all those schooled in scientific methods, this book reveals the secrets of the ages in a very convincing manner. Enlightening enough to motivate the average person to follow the steps. Shows simple ways to unlock what is within easy reach of all of us but normally unnoticed.

Shakti Mantras is one of the most complete, yet easy to understand, explanations of how the Feminine Energy has worked, and continues to work to this day. Thomas Ashley-Farrand's ability to write about this complex, powerful subject is a gift to us all.

This was the first of TAF's books that I bought after being completely bowled over by listening to the 9-hour CD course "Mantra - Sacred Words of Power" There was just something about simply listening to that course that induced such unexpected energies in me.

Anyway, I love "Shakti Mantras" and have had hugely powerful results from the long Kali mantra - which is actually a surprising one to find in such an accessible book. (My favourite though is "Om Parama Prema Rupaya Namaha".) Even the stories of the Divine Feminine are great and I've found that simply reading them can stir up a lot of energy in surprising ways. There is definitely something mysterious and wonderful at work in these pages! There are mantras here for spiritual development, abundance, beauty, love, reducing anxiety and all sorts of things - and as usual many come with excellent real life examples to illustrate how they can work. The pronunciation guide with each mantra is I think as good as they get too, though I would still recommend getting a mantra CD or two at some stage if you get hooked.

In short, very highly recommended indeed - and if you take the practices up, it may change your life too.

Richard Holmes
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I have two other books by TAF and I love them all. I read and re-read them regularly. They have changed my life for the better. I have been on a quest to find spiritual answers since I was 11 years old--some 32 years and after all that time I have found what I was searching for.

This book gives the background information for the mantras and also provides a number of mantras as well. I used a Radha Krishna (the lovers) mantra and it has renewed my love life and saved my marriage. After using the Lakshmi mantra (abundance) my credit score increased 99 points literally in one month and I have had money for the last two months I have been saying this mantra. I am usually broke.

I have read a lot of stuff (as you can imagine after 32 years of searching and studying) and I find that I really trust Thomas Ashely-Farrand more than any other author. He is believable and he obviously believes in what he writes about. Many who write about spiritual things seem to be saying what everyone else is saying based on whatever will sell books, but TAF comes across as being a true teacher. I hope he never stops writing books because I will never stop buying them. His books help me to be the co-creator in my life by teaching me to use the power and energy that The Creator gave to us all.

This book includes the stories behind the various manifestations of the Great Mother; by the time you reach the mantras, you have a clear understanding of the who and why. A great boost for women seeking the divine feminine, or for men who want to find a more balanced approach to the eight-fold path.

This book answered so many of my questions while showing me that the path to awakening Shakti is infinite and endless. Excellent combination of Hindu and yogic scripture synopses, mantra, and personal wisdom. Highly recommended--I refer to it everyday. Stick to the 40-day meditation--and to Farrand's advice--wonderful things start happening.

I often get asked for good resources for those wishing to explore mantra as a spiritual practice and being incorporating it into their personal path, and I always recommend the books by Thomas Ashley-Farrand. They are clear, concise, straight-forward, and easy for those new to Eastern religion and philosophy to understand.

What I love most about Shakti Mantras, besides the mantras of course, are his amazing retellings of the myths of the various goddesses. He really has a way to make them come alive for the reader, so that they can familiar themselves with the energy of these deities before they even begin to chant. It is truly a gift!

Because of the fantastic stories including in this book, I also recommend this to anyone who would like to learn more about some of the most prominent goddesses of the Hindu tradition.

I love my Shakti Mantras and it's now very dog-eared as I often refer to it for my own path and spiritual development, as well as pointing out pages to those who come asking questions about the various topics addressed inside.

A wonderful book that can really enhance your practice, no matter what exactly that practice may be!