Hello Mantra
Mantra Type A: Acquired Environmental Mantra Function: Attention Deficit Disorder’s defense against itself using short repeated bursts of already absorbed sensory material to prevent the absorption of new material, using sensory bombardment against itself. Most common type of mantra. Manifestation: Popular Radio Songs (ex. Donna by Richie Valens, anything by Depeche Mode, that awful Superman Song by Five for Fighting), Songs from Personal Music Collection (ex. Elvis Costello or Belle and Sebastian, bless their little hearts), Movie Quotes (ex. The Princess Bride, High Fidelity, "I will not fear, fear is the mind killer," from Dune), Book Titles in Spanish (ex. Manana en la Battalia Piensa Mei, Residencia en la tierra, Poeta en Neuva York), and, in extreme cases, Christmas Music and Commercial Jingles (ex. an unhealthy amalgamation of Here Comes Santa Claus and Ain’t We Got Fun.) Mantra Type B: Intuitive Environmental Mantra Function: Learned Material that seemingly comes from nowhere, the source forgotten or confused. Causes or is concurrent with either a peaceful or manic state. Arises out of necessity for detachment or focus. Manifestation: Distant Children’s Songs, sung by children, The Circus Song whistled repeatedly in a Big Band Style, strange ephemeral music, like Phillip Glass on Valium, consisting of long open chords that change by nuance only. Mantra Type C: Forced Environmental Mantra Function: To force oneself out of a different mantra, or to make oneself feel and appear more self-confident, intelligent, or at ease. The rough equivalent of an intellectual morale boost. Manifestation: Classical Music (ex. opening theme of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto #3, Debussy’s Syrinx in its entirety) or Spiritual Music (ex. I’ll Fly Away, Amazing Grace, or Shut the Door- Keep out the Devil) Mantra Type D: Intuitive Personal Mantra Function: Unknown. Similar to a trance in nature, this wordless mantra is often forgotten once it has finished its cycle. Sort of an acutely focused daydream. Most uncommon type of mantra. Manifestation: Wanting to comment on something over and over in your head without remembering how to say it or even how to deal with thinking it. (ex. Subject usually ends up staring at someone or something, and so, is often stared at by others who are wondering what is so wrong with the world that someone would need to stare at one thing for so long.) Mantra Type E: Acquired Personal Mantra Function: Reinforcement of faith in others without their knowledge. Concurrent with epiphany or realization that hope lies without. Manifestation: Phrase someone else, usually a child, utters, that is repeated and transformed into something meaningful by the subject listening. (ex. Una at age four, "Our shadows make us tall," and any variation on this phrase the mind of the listener makes through repetition of mantra. If the subject is high, it may be followed by constant nodding and affirmational utterances, such as "yeah," or "right on.") Mantra Type F: Forced Personal Mantra Function: To force an unnatural action or reaction to become routine. Second most common type of mantra. Manifestation: Often a short, curt order to the self (ex. "Don’t Look," used when the natural action of looking at others while, say, walking down the street in your hometown, is met with contempt or rejection. The users of the mantra remind themselves forcefully to keep their eyes to themselves, convincing themselves that their natural action was the wrong one, and slowly replacing it with the "correct" unnatural action). _______________________________________________ Five7Five mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/five7five
