0 MAGIC WORDS Meanings: • All hail the jewel within the lotus flower This means that "one has perceived and honors the divine child within the universal matrix." -- Jean Houston, The Passion of Isis and Osiris (1995) • "All is well with the universe, the force of good and love is everywhere and competent to help all beings out of every difficulty" -- Robert Thurman, The Tibetan Book of the Dead (1994) • "Amen the Thunderbolt in the Dark Void" -- Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums (1958) • "I surrender to the pearl within the lotus" -- Lisa Marie Coffey, What's Your Dosha, Baby? (2004) • "May the jewel of the lotus descent into your heart [of compassion]" -- William Gammill, The Gathering: Meetings in Higher Space (2001) • "The jewel of consciousness is in the heart's lotus" -- Thom Ashley-Farrand, Healing Mantras (1999) Figure 32. "According to Tibetan philosophy, the written seed character (letter) is as potent as a spoken one" (R.K. Joshi, "The Religious World of Letterforms" [1996]). This Tibetan Buddhist charm is inspired by a 19th century woodblock. It depicts sacred mantras and formulae binding a shackled figure. The mystic words om mani padme hum are featured at the bottom.