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Harp Music Is Sacred
Not much of normal everyday life is held to be sacred; sadly this diminishes our species. Yet, for all our failings, humanity has produced a few quite creditable bits of evidence that we are worth saving from our own collective stupidity. Harp music is an example. Sound is a release of creative power. The source of a sound must be elastic and exist in a state of tension because sound is the oscillation of two equal and opposite forces operating upon one another. In order to move out, sound is transmitted by pressure waves and needs a physical medium; this is usually air, though it can be water or solid. Sound requires energy to drive the vibration and to emit from source to destination. Harp Music Sacred The curiosity that characterizes our particular life-form has extended well beyond the level of what we need to make survival more probable and comfort more accessible. We discovered music, we learned to sing and we formulated dance into the expression of sacredness. Sound is evidence of will and refers to the operation of creative will. Sound precipitates the Divine Will into form. Will is the force behind sound, directing energy to vibrate matter from which sound arises. Both sound and will are neutral in character and take on the character of that which lies behind the will and expresses through and within the sound. Harp Music Sacred Of course we can say that love, even the love of singing, is a useful device that genes employ to bind us into groupings that express our very basic species-survival needs, yet who with such a dry argument can explain the joy we feel to sing and dance together? That we dance is one thing, but to feel joy when we do is something quite extraordinary. We desire. What we desire reflects our needs. Our needs can be biological, psychological or mental (ideas seeking realization). God's desire to create Creation is expressed so: God said, "Let there be Light". In Aramaic Christianity this is "Nurkun". In Sufism this is "Kun Kalam". There is no word more powerful to a Sufi than "Kun"; it is the first impulse, the first release of the Essential Creative Power. The first result of Sound is Light. Harp Music Sacred In one sense, it is our sacred duty to raise our spirits through these activities, for no better reason than we can. The very existence of celebration of these counter-intuitive joyful activities speak clearly of their importance at a very subtle level of life; something deep inside demands that we sing. Desire lies behind will. Will and Sound are carrier waves, or vehicles to bring into being our desires. What they carry gives them character involving implicit purpose and latent meaning. It is this character which gives the quality of Tone to Sound. Tone is more than sound because it carries intent and purpose. Sound can be used to create or destroy; it depends upon its tone. Tone implies that tension exists, it means potency and is a medium of magic. Tone is sound carrying meaning. Harp Music Sacred This seemingly prosaic practice somehow binds us back to the universe, and we remember our sacred birthright. We feel to be part of something grand and eternal, somehow resonating with the angelic forces. It is taught that the Cherubim exist throughout eternity with no purpose other than to chant in order to praise. Because matter is the lowest aspect of being, it has to be moved by higher forces. Such a force is Sound. Sound vibrates matter on a molecular level and its effect upon its destination is audible sound, which we call sound. Hindus know this as Ahatta, whereas the inaudible spiritual Sound is called Anahatta. It is the effect of Anahatta upon matter to make vortices of motion such as atoms and planets spin eternally. (Light vibrates on an atomic level and when we see the effect of Light upon its destination and call this light. Light is a symbol for consciousness. That which is made conscious illuminates the mind). Biologically, Sound powers human nerve activity as an expression of will. Will can be unconscious (instinct), or conscious (determination). There is also a condition of human will that is able to arouse movement and this can be conscious or unconscious and this is emotion ("moving out"). Harp Music Sacred What evidence do we accept that there is sacredness in dance and song? Well, we feel it. It is self-evident that these activities are good for us; they heal the dark moods of depression, guilt, resentment and pessimism. No one who sings can remain unaware of this simple yet profound truth. Music arouses emotions. Different Musical Scales are archetypes. They express different qualities of the sounds they organise, thus embodying different facets of God's Essential character and capable of motivating beings in various ways. The essential tension is that existing between Spirit and Matter, between Unity and Diversity. The Universe is the product of the creative release of power made by this tension; this is Sound, carrying the Intent and Purpose of the Divine Idea to express Essence. This Sound is Aum, or Hu, the Tone of One Life, the One. Although its manifestation at first seems chaotic, as one grows in consciousness one sees more and more of the pattern of existence, a pattern of cycles arising according to the waxing and waning of the two primal states of Matter and Spirit. Harp Music Sacred Music is sacred, and our involvement with it, whether by playing a harp or listening to rap, is – or at least can be – an act of sacredness that is beyond secular religion or dogmatic prayer. Almost no other species is able to join notes together melodically in phrases and rhythm. Not even birds! Music is humanity’s cosmic gift. When we are using Music consciously to arouse emotions, we are operating a form of Tone-Magic. We approach the tone as we would approach a lover, knowing that the attitude is equally important as the act of making the sound. The act of making love is less profound if attitude is hurried and so it is with music. We offer our music with awareness of our intent, with sensitivity to our emotional state and with reverence for the power of God that flows through us in the sacred act of giving sound expression to the Divine Will. Material extracted From Magic of Tone Dane Rudhyar (1972). This text uses the 7 words structure of ideas. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Free Questionnaires and Mini Courses are available on the 7 Words website (www.7words.co.uk/life-management/harp_music_sacred), interactive fun with the “satisfaction index calculator” at www.7wordsassociates.org/unicorncamps.php and free seminars are offered for participants at the UK alternative family holiday experience of Unicorn Camps (www.unicorncamps.com/alternative_events/harp_music_sacred.php) |
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