Working With Mana
& The Ha Prayer
   

 

Mana is the fundamental energy of life and is present in everything. In Sanskrit it's known as prana, in Chinese as chi, and in Japanese as ki. Our Fetch gathers mana from the food we eat, the air we breathe, and our environment. The Fetch uses mana to create and maintain our material existence. When asked to, Fetch can also create extra mana. One of the easiest methods is through the breath.

Initially, you should do this exercise in a setting that allows you to be relaxed and undisturbed. With practice, mana may be raised anywhere at anytime, but it's best to begin without distractions.

 

WORKING WITH MANA

Materials: A large glass filled with fresh, clean water.

Stand or sit comfortably. If standing, keep your feet about shoulder-width apart, your spine straight, and your knees slightly relaxed. If sitting, sit upright with your legs uncrossed and your lower arms resting lightly on your thighs. Whether sitting or standing, you should have easy access to the glass of water.

Trust that your Fetch already knows how to raise and store extra mana. While it's not necessary to speak your intent out loud, it can help to get the message across to Fetch. You might wish to utter a simple phrase, such as: "We will now raise extra mana."

Begin taking slow deep breaths. As your breathe in, expand your diaphragm and abdomen in order to completely fill your lungs. Exhale fully on the out breath, contracting the abdomen. Breathe slowly and steadily, and pause slightly between the in and out-breaths. The aim of the exercise is not hyperventilation. If you begin to feel light-headed, stop and wait until the feeling passes.

As you continue to breathe, try to feel the extra mana building up in your body--almost like a mild electrical charge. You may feel a tingling sensation in your face, fingertips, spine, and/or sexual organs.

When you feel that Fetch has a full charge, raise your hands and hold them facing each other. Keep your fingers slightly spread. Tell Fetch to send the extra mana down your arms and into a ball of energy that will form between your hands. You may feel the mana as a warmth or tingling in your palms. If you have difficulty sensing the energy, try moving your hands slightly apart and then closer together again. The mana should stretch and compress slightly. If you've developed your etheric sight, you may even begin to see the mana as a glowing sphere.

When you feel you have a clear sense of the mana energy, move your hands over the glass of water. Tell Fetch to release the mana and pour it into the water. Finish by placing your hands face down on top of the glass.

You may either drink the mana-charged water immediately or save it for later. If you're going save the water, cover the glass to help keep the charge from dissipating. Friends of the Andersons may remember the bottle of charged drinking water they always kept in their refrigerator. Drinking charged water can give you a pleasant sense of well-being. It can even be used to give your houseplants an extra boost!


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The Ha Prayer is traditional in Vicia and in many branches of Feri. Ha is a Hawaiian word meaning "four" and also "breath" and "life." Among other things, the number four represents the fourfold nature of the human being, the three souls and the physical body. In the Ha Prayer we will again be raising extra mana, but this time the energy will be sent to the Godself.

In Cora Anderson's book, Fifty Years in the Feri Tradition, she gives a description of the Ha Prayer and says: "The more natural and intimate your contact with the [Godself], the more sure you will be with the results of your prayer. You should pray first to your personal God before trying to contact other Gods. When this kind of prayer becomes as automatic as speaking to your loved ones, it is then possible to commune with the Gods in a loving wholesome way."

Just as the Fetch uses mana, the Godself uses an exponentially more powerful form of energy known as mana-loa. Through practices like the Ha Prayer, we can gather up and send mana to our Godself along with requests for specific things. The Godself converts the mana into mana-loa and uses it to create, heal, etc. on our behalf.

 

THE HA PRAYER

The Ha Prayer is a simple yet profound exercise. It can be a straightforward offering to your Godself or a prayer for something specific. If you're praying for something specific, first create a clear mental image of the desired result. You should also consciously instruct the Fetch to release the mana to your Godself when directed to. Trust that your Fetch knows how to do this.

Begin by raising an extra charge of energy through the breath. This is done similarly to the exercise above, Working With Mana, with the additional step of taking the breaths in sets of four. When you've accumulated a full charge, clearly bring the image of the desired result into your mind once more. Then tilt your head back and blow quickly upward.

As you do, know that the energy is being released and flowing directly to your Godself. You may feel an expansion of awareness at this point or a sudden pulse of sexual energy. Take a deep breath and relax. After a moment you may feel some of the energy flowing back to you. It's been blessed by your Godself, and should leave you feeling calm and energized.

NOTE: There may be times when the Fetch seems to hesitate or fail to fully engage in the raising or sending of energy during the Ha Prayer. This may either indicate the presence of a complex preventing the Fetch from conveying the prayer, or the Fetch may be picking up psychically on some reason why the prayer either cannot or should not be made. See Kala for more information on complexes.