Chants, Scripture

Listening to the Voice of Wisdom

Ha-lo Chochma tikra, u-t’vunah titayn kola
Listening to the Voice of Wisdom Hebrew text
Isn’t it Wisdom calling and Understanding raising her voice! (Proverbs 8:1)

Ashrei Adam shomay-a li
Ashrei Adam Hebrew text
Happy is the one who listens to me. (Proverbs 8:34)

In Mishle, The Book of Proverbs, we are introduced to a great and powerful feminine archetype whose name is Chochma, Wisdom. She was there when the Earth was created and she speaks to us through the majesty of Creation. She is the Great Mother that delights in our existence, yet also warns us that when we sin against her, we destroy your own souls. She asks for our love and daily attention.

These two chants are designed to help us open to the voice of Chochma; to become attentive to her presence and message every day as she speaks through the Natural World.

To hear the chants, use the audio players. To download a part, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 260.

The Magic of Hebrew Chant ©2013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.

Chants, Liturgy

Guard My Tongue: Elohai n’tzor

Elohai n’tzor l’shoni may-ra
Guard My Tongue Hebrew text
My God, guard my tongue from evil. (Siddur)

With this practice I call on my God — that compassionate, sensitive and supreme awareness within me, to help me as I strive to speak with kindness and clarity. I know that one careless word can do a lot of damage.

To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

Chants, Psalms

EFR: Energy Field Re-charge

Elohim y’chaneynu vivarchaynu ya-er panav itanu Selah
EFR Hebrew text
God grace us, bless us, may Its light shine among us, Selah (from Psalm 67)

This practice can be used for protection, clearing, and for strengthening the energy field

1st Phase: visualization and energy patterning

  1. Find a point of light deep in your belly and bring it up through the body, out the top of your head till it’s about a foot above your head.
  2. Weave an egg of light clockwise from the point above your head down the body till you reach a point at the bottom of the egg about a foot below your feet.
  3. Pull that point of light up through your perineum back to the beginning point in your belly.
  4. Connect the point in your belly to a point within your heart.
  5. Radiate out from the heart, filling the entire egg with a white/golden light.
  6. End by rooting your attention back in the belly.

2nd Phase: visualization, energy patterning and breath concentration

  1. Find a point of light deep in your belly and bring it up through the body, out the top of your head till it’s about a foot above your head. ON THE INHALATION
  2. 2. Weave an egg of light clockwise from the point above your head down the body till you reach a point at the bottom of the egg about a foot below your feet. ON THE EXHALATION
  3. Pull that point of light up through your perineum back to the beginning point in your belly. ON A PARTIAL INHALATION
  4. Connect the point in your belly to a point within your heart. CONTINUE THE INHALATION
  5. Radiate out from the heart, filling the entire egg with a white/golden light. BREATHING IN AND OUT FROM THE HEART
  6. End by directing the breath into the belly.

3rd Phase: chant, visualization and energy patterning

  1. Find a point of light deep in your belly and bring it up through the body, out the top of your head till it’s about a foot above your head. ELOHIM
  2. Weave an egg of light clockwise from the point above your head down the body till you reach a point at the bottom of the egg about a foot below your feet. Y’CHANEINU
  3. Pull that point of light up through your perineum back to the beginning point in your belly. VIVARCHEY
  4. Connect the point in your belly to a point within your heart. NU
  5. Radiate out from the heart, filling the entire egg with a white/golden light. YA-ER PANAV ITANU
  6. End by rooting your attention back in the belly on the word SELAH.

4th Phase – Chant silently with Breath Concentration

To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 272.

The Magic of Hebrew Chant ©2013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.

Chants, Isaiah

Palmistry: Heyn al-kapayim

Heyn al-kapayim chakotich
Al-Kapayim Hebrew text
You are engraved on the palm of MY Hand. (Isaiah 49:16)

When God says that I am engraved in the palm of His hand, I receive this truth as a metaphor for my inter-connectedness with all of Creation. My life matters. It is written indelibly on the cosmic map. I am seen by the eyes of Beauty. I am known by the Great Intelligence. I am loved and acknowledged.

To hear the various parts of the chant, use the audio players. To download a part, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 309.

The Magic of Hebrew Chant ©2013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.

Chants, Isaiah

Getting Perspective: Al har-gavoah

Al har-gavoah ali-lach
Getting Perspective Hebrew text
Get yourself up upon the high mountain. (Isaiah 40:9)

Sometimes it’s necessary to step out of our narrow dilemmas and climb up upon the high mountain. There we can get a better perspective on our difficulties. From that wider perspective we can also learn to cultivate compassion for ourselves. From the high mountain we can bless the valleys of struggle. Sometimes our new perspective can even spark a sense of humor about our lives. We can return to those valleys, inspired, encouraged and renewed.

To hear the various parts of the chant, use the audio players. To download a part, right-click a note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.

For the musical notation, see The Magic of Hebrew Chant, page 308.

The Magic of Hebrew Chant ©2013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.