I · E · O · U · A
The five vowels, one after another, each drawn out on a single long breath: Iiiii… Eeeee… Ooooo… Uuuuu… Aaaaa…
After each vowel there is a silence. Sound it back in that quiet, on one long breath.
Mystery of the Fire
Master Samael
Samael Aun Weor · 1917–1977
Pictures of the Master, gathered from Gnostic friends and sites across the internet. We don't yet know the story behind most of them. If you do, we would love to hear it. Further down, you can hear him mantralising, in his own voice.
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Save this messagePortraits
The Master as people saw him.
Teaching
Lectures, classes and the work of spreading the teaching.
Among the ancient stones
Pyramids, carvings and sacred stones.
Day to day
Ordinary moments of an extraordinary life.
Litelantes, and those close to him
His wife, Litelantes, and the people around them.
In his own voice
Hear the Master
A few recordings of Master Samael survive. They are old and the sound is thin, but it is his voice, and there is no better teacher of how a mantra is sung.
An old recording, gently cleaned.
The vowel I, seven times
Iiiiiiii… held long and clear, seven times over, with a pause between each one.
After each vowel there is a silence. Sound it back in that quiet, on one long breath.
Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Swaha
He leads a whole meditation with this mantram: sung slowly, then silence. Sung as: gaaa-teee, gaaa-teee, para-gaaa-teee, para-sam-gaaa-teee, booo-diii, swaaa-haaa.
30 min · He speaks in Spanish.
Recording restored and shared by Venerabilis Opus · YouTube
The Conjurations of the Four and the Seven
He recites the Conjuration of the Four, the Conjuration of the Seven and the Invocation of Solomon, explaining each one. Afterwards he answers students' questions.
29 min · He speaks in Spanish.
Recording restored and shared by Venerabilis Opus · YouTube
Mantras for going out in the astral
The Master gives the mantras for leaving the body in the astral, in his own voice.
He speaks in Spanish. Shared by samaelaunweor.ro
A mantram for healing
The Master gives a mantram for healing, in his own voice.
He speaks in Spanish. Shared by samaelaunweor.ro
Defence against dark powers
The Master gives a mantram to protect yourself from dark powers, in his own voice.
He speaks in Spanish. Shared by samaelaunweor.ro
Hymn of the Avatara
The hymn of the Avatara, as it was recorded in the Master’s time.
He speaks in Spanish. Shared by samaelaunweor.ro
On the copyright of his books
He explains why he gave up the copyright on all his books, so that anyone can print them and share them.
He speaks in Spanish. Shared by samaelaunweor.ro
Mantralise with him: his short mantras
Tap a mantra to hear how he sings it. Tap again to stop.
The vowels
Mantras of the chakras
More to hear: his lectures, many in his own voice · By the Fire, our listening room · the Archive’s Listen door
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