http://www.emceelynx.com/2009/04/music-and-spirituality/ Because Power concedes Nothing without a Demand Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.emceelynx.com/2009/04/music-and-spirituality/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Cliff Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:26:56 +0000 http://emceelynx.com/?p=628#comment-187 I agree. To me, the neutrality of music is what makes it so beautiful. It is available to the most horrible person in the world as well as to the most noble and probably revered just the same. It is a wonder why we are this way. I always wanted to try some music deprivation experiments just to see it's effects upon the mind. But that would be hard to do without completely shutting yourself off from society and any media. I suppose jail is a good way to do it but that completely restricts freedom as a variable and corrupts the control. At any rate, the spiritual meaning of music is whatever you want to give it. There are songs for creation, destruction, love, hate, sadness and everything in between. My definition of spirit can be likened to motion. For example, we contain the spirit of our ancestors as we carry on the motion that has moved from body to egg to body again. And when spirit is defined in this way we are able to preserve this "motion" through song and music. Which is probably why we refer to great music as music that "moves" us. But in which direction does it move us? I would like to believe that it moves us in the right direction and in a way connects us to a higher state of spiritual awareness. In other words, we become something which is greater than ourselves. That is what I feel anyway when I get the tingling sensation on my skin from singing to my favorite tunes. The self seems to dissolve in such an ether that the physical world doesn't really seem all that important anymore. However, I do not believe that ALL music affects people in this way. I guess you could say, if you want to get all religious(which I normally don't) that there are "evil" spirits. Which promote materialism and the corruption of truth. And these disingenuous spirits can be preserved much in the same way good spirits can. It is odd isn't it? How much power these diametrically opposed elements can have. Perhaps there are no "holy" or "evil" spirits at all and it is just another part of evolution. Natural selection, if you will, where if one doesn't work at a certain point in time then it is eliminated. Survival of the most spiritually fit. I dunno just a theory. Those are my thoughts anyway. If anyone has any feedback don't hesitate to contact me. I always enjoy some good intellectual stimulation. Peace be with ye all!! I agree. To me, the neutrality of music is what makes it so beautiful. It is available to the most horrible person in the world as well as to the most noble and probably revered just the same. It is a wonder why we are this way. I always wanted to try some music deprivation experiments just to see it’s effects upon the mind. But that would be hard to do without completely shutting yourself off from society and any media. I suppose jail is a good way to do it but that completely restricts freedom as a variable and corrupts the control. At any rate, the spiritual meaning of music is whatever you want to give it. There are songs for creation, destruction, love, hate, sadness and everything in between. My definition of spirit can be likened to motion. For example, we contain the spirit of our ancestors as we carry on the motion that has moved from body to egg to body again. And when spirit is defined in this way we are able to preserve this “motion” through song and music. Which is probably why we refer to great music as music that “moves” us. But in which direction does it move us? I would like to believe that it moves us in the right direction and in a way connects us to a higher state of spiritual awareness. In other words, we become something which is greater than ourselves. That is what I feel anyway when I get the tingling sensation on my skin from singing to my favorite tunes. The self seems to dissolve in such an ether that the physical world doesn’t really seem all that important anymore. However, I do not believe that ALL music affects people in this way. I guess you could say, if you want to get all religious(which I normally don’t) that there are “evil” spirits. Which promote materialism and the corruption of truth. And these disingenuous spirits can be preserved much in the same way good spirits can. It is odd isn’t it? How much power these diametrically opposed elements can have. Perhaps there are no “holy” or “evil” spirits at all and it is just another part of evolution. Natural selection, if you will, where if one doesn’t work at a certain point in time then it is eliminated. Survival of the most spiritually fit. I dunno just a theory. Those are my thoughts anyway. If anyone has any feedback don’t hesitate to contact me. I always enjoy some good intellectual stimulation. Peace be with ye all!!

]]> http://www.emceelynx.com/2009/04/music-and-spirituality/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Laura Faeth Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:36:31 +0000 http://emceelynx.com/?p=628#comment-186 That was eloquently written. I'm in Justin's anthology as well as an author, and I had a spiritual awakening with the music of a famous American rock band. For me, music is all about movement and healing our emotions. Let's hope that music ultimately leads people to sense their own spirituality, that blissful feeling which which connects them to their inner-most selves. Maybe a personal experience of sensing the Divine can ultimately wipe away religious dogma. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the spiritual significance of music. Music truly does help unify us in so many ways. That was eloquently written. I’m in Justin’s anthology as well as an author, and I had a spiritual awakening with the music of a famous American rock band. For me, music is all about movement and healing our emotions. Let’s hope that music ultimately leads people to sense their own spirituality, that blissful feeling which which connects them to their inner-most selves. Maybe a personal experience of sensing the Divine can ultimately wipe away religious dogma. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the spiritual significance of music. Music truly does help unify us in so many ways.

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