The Creative Power of Sound

Creative Power Seven Principles 1. Create Changes 2. Spoken Prayer 3. Decrees Power 4. I Am That I Am 5. Repetition 6. Visualization 7. Breathing How to decree

2. Spoken Prayer is More Effective Than Silent Prayer

Genesis tells us that God began the process of creation by speaking. He said, "Let there be light," and the universe began.

Is sound so powerful? Well, sound does more than ripple through our eardrums. We know it can be a dramatic destructive force—the high-pitched note that shatters a wineglass, the sonic boom that cracks plaster, the gunshot that sets off an avalanche.

But sound is also a constructive force, as doctors and health practitioners are discovering every day. Ultrasound (high-pitched sound waves) is being used for everything from cleaning wounds to diagnosing tumors to pulverizing kidney stones. Someday it may even be used to inject drugs into the body, making needles obsolete.

Scientists are now researching sound's impact on the brain. Certain kinds of classical music, like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, have a range of positive effects, including temporarily raising IQ, expanding memory and speeding learning. Some alternative medical practitioners are experimenting with using specific tones to heal the organs. Other researchers are looking at the effects of some of the sounds that originate in the human voice box-prayer and chanting.

Some people chant for relaxation or healing; others to contact God and the infinite. But many people are also discovering that sound is the energy that causes things to come into being, to exist. It's the energy that can create. And if we use the energy of sound properly, we can create positive change in every area of life.

For centuries, mystics have been telling us that sound actually creates matter (A mystic is someone who seeks direct contact or union with God.) The mystics believe the world is a reflection of infinite combinations of sound patterns. They say that all things—from the biggest star to the smallest flower and even you and I-are coagulations of sound waves.

This may be difficult to understand, let alone believe. But science has provided some corroboration for the mystics' assertion. On a cosmic scale, there may be evidence that sound has left its imprint on the galaxies. Some scientists argue that the galaxies are not arranged at random but in a regular pattern of clusters. Now researchers are suggesting that it was primordial sound waves that helped create this pattern of clusters.

On a smaller scale, Hans Jenny, a Swiss scientist, passed sound waves through various kinds of malleable matter, such as paste and sand. When we look at the patterns created by these waves, we can begin to imagine how creation by sound might occur.

The sound by which all things are created isn't just any sound. It's the Word of God. Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish mystics believe that this Word creates and pervades everything that exists. If we believe the mystics, the Word is the most powerful creative force in the universe.

And there is a way we can harness that force. The mystics of East and West have connected with the power of creation by repeating spoken mantras and the names of God.

A mantra is a word or combination of words held to be sacred. Many mantras are composed of Sanskrit words. According to Hindu tradition, mantras were received by God-inspired sages who were able to listen to the fundamental tones of the universe. Hindu and Buddhist mystics believe mantras can unleash forces that can create or destroy. Hindu writings tell us that yogis have used mantras, along with visualizations, to light fires, materialize physical objects (like food), bring rain and even influence the outcome of battles.

But producing physical changes wasn't their primary goal. They believed that mantras helped them to achieve enlightenment and oneness with God by bringing them protection and wisdom, enhancing their concentration and meditation, and simply propelling them back to God.

Hindus and Buddhists aren't the only ones who have used the power of the Word. Prayers are spoken, sung and chanted in churches, temples and mosques around the world. Christians pray the Our Father aloud in church. Jews give the Shema in their synagogues. Some Christian monks chant their prayers. Perhaps the practice is so widespread because people of many religions instinctively recognize the effectiveness of spoken prayer.