Well, this week’s post was going to be called The Story, which is a continuation of the Interconnectedness post from last week. However, I’ve decided to put that off for a week so that I can get this out of the way. Otherwise, it just may eat my insides away. Not like a child’s anticipation …
Maya, (Sanskrit: “magic” or “illusion”) a fundamental concept in Hindu philosophy, notably in the Advaita (Nondualist) school of Vedanta. Maya originally denoted the magic power with which a god can make human beings believe in what turns out to be an illusion. By extension, it later came to mean the powerful force that creates the cosmic illusion that the phenomenal world …
What is Healing? So often we seem to equate healing with curing. Much of what I have seen with music in the realm of healing is temporary. But temporary respite can ease the psyche and help the body toward physical healing (or peaceful transition in end of life situations). Sound healing comes in many forms …
I normally enter blog entries on the weekend. However, given the subject matter of this entry and where we are within an as yet undetermined presidential election, I want to post this early. Many months ago I wrote a song called The Healer, the meaning of which was not quite clear to me at the …
Shortly before my 50th birthday, my sister-in-law passed away after a long bout with breast cancer. My brother (her husband) decided to come to this area for my birthday. It had been such a short time since her passing, and I know he had a lot of pain but he was, over all, in good …
Transmusification was born out of the following ideas: 1. Life is a constant state of transformation; 2. Music has the power to aid in transformation; 3. We are many individuals who comprise one whole; 4. Lack of consciousness of our constant transformation leads to more suffering than is necessary. So why is it that I say …