Since
humans first discovered music it has been a source of mystery,
joy and magic. The earliest music was ALL for spiritual and
magical purposes, because it directly affected the nervous system
of the listener. With no language or special skills necessary
the shaman/trance-musician, for instance, could invoke experiences of joy,
sentimentality, passion, war, sadness or transcendence.
As humans progressed, music became more ritualized and
increasingly stripped of its function of moving the soul and
opening the heart. Music was discovered to be a means of
anchoring memories to certain experiences, and propelling
various physical activities, aka church music, work music, music
for dancing and social gatherings, advertisement jingles, etc.
Still very good music for what it is designed for, but stripped
of most of the psychic and spiritual content
Music should be a way of entering into a vibrational
field that can uplift and support entry into higher states of
consciousness. Human beings have been playing and
dancing to ecstatic sacred music for hundreds of years, enjoying the rich
and beautiful tapestry of sound derived from an eclectic mix of
ancient instruments and voices in harmony with the ethereal
world.
Maybe you felt the ecstasy at a Grateful Dead
concert, as you whirled in a free-form dance that seemed to go
on for hours. Or in church, when a gospel song made you stomp and jump
with the rest of the congregation.
At times like that you and the music are one;
there's no separation between you, the sound, and the source
of the sound.
Is music an access your Higher
(intuitive) Consciousness?
"It occurred to me by
intuition, and music was the driving force
behind that intuition. My discovery was the
result of musical perception."
-
Albert Einstein
(When asked
about his theory of relativity)
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Music serves many different functions in human
life, accompanying everyday activities such as working,
shopping, or watching TV. The question is whether ecstatic
music is the most needed music at this time in human history.
