Love as the Bed
The mantra
Aham Prema
What it means
I am divine love.
Source: Sanskrit · Two ancient words, the shortest text in the cycle
Why this one, at this hour
Four syllables — the simplest mantra of the album, and the most important. Before descending, the dreamer must know what she is made of, because everything she meets in the night will be made of the same substance. Say it once and the night changes: every figure in every dream becomes a face of the love you are.
How to use it tonight
Lie down. Play it once at low volume, close enough to hear the words without straining. Say the mantra silently with the voice for as long as it is easy, then let it say itself. When the whispered line comes, do not repeat it — let it be planted. The album runs in order across the night; if you fall asleep before the end, that is the intended outcome.
The whispered line
“I am love, dreaming”