Ritual chanting as a way of making the first attention let go of itself

It would work for sure.

But keep in mind, it works because it interrupts your internal dialogue.

It would be much better to just learn to shut it off.

That said, anything that enhances the mood, while chanting, will help.

A ritual setting, such as a campfire with other people, perhaps drumming, can help.

An unfamiliar setting, or a not-doing of any sort, can also help.

Cigars for sure! Nicotine is almost a power plant.

I saw the witch at Morongo chant around a campfire.

So it’s a traditional practice there.

How it works: Any interruption to the internal dialogue stops you from complaining, feeling sorry for yourself, and visualizing whatever is bugging you.

It cuts back on that imaginary idea of “self”, which holds us to this position of the assemblage point.

Sure, we have a “self”.

But this one is imaginary. It’s mostly built from pity. And it’s been trained to be blind to magic.

As long as you have that imaginary idea of “self” in your mind, that’s all you’ll be.

However much you interrupt pondering that imaginary person, is how much chance you’ll have to escape it.

Once you’ve loosened that grip, the words used in the chant can direct where your assemblage point goes.

See my post on resting in heaven.

Same principle.

https://www.np.com/r/castaneda/comments/c6mxlt/cant_get_silent_take_a_rest_in_heaven/

Notice the title implies it’s a substitute for silence.

The chant, or the story you tell yourself, alters the outcome.

So it’s limited. It selects a specific direction.

My guess is, this technique is not as limiting for women.

They just need to unhook the rope on their boat, and they can drift far out to sea without any help.

In their case, perhaps it’s the “lifestyle” they are living, that selects the direction they go.

Once they get past wherever the chant was taking them.

Remembering will be an issue though.

Cholita chants to invoke intent, when she thinks I can’t hear her.