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To: alt.occult.methods,alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,alt.pagan.magick,alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic From: nagasivaSubject: Re: Music and the Occult Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 20:29:21 GMT 50020320 VI Lady_Duvessa@hotmail.com (Lady Duvessa): > Is anyone here also interested in the connection between music and the occult? I greatly enjoy using self-made (usually drumming or singing, but sometimes other percussives) and recorded music within magical and divinatory rites or spells. I find that something inspirational and quasi-shamanic, else psychedelic and trance-inducing, works best (of course this is my favourite type of music at all times). ritual music taste (slightly off-topic) my favourite music for such purposes right now is by early Pink Floyd (first two albums: "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and "Saucerful of Secrets" -- collected together as 'A Nice Pair'). for reflection and meditation I prefer Brian Eno's "Apollo", or maybe some later Floyd as from "Wish You Were Here" or "Dark Side of the Moon". for a peculiar type of urban shamanism I love Meredith Monk's "Dolmen Music" and a number of albums by Laurie Anderson (at least "Big Science" and "Sharkey's Night"). last night I got the Beatles' "Revolver" album on a 5-for-1 trade-in (did I get a good deal? unsure yet), only some of which seems to me suited to magical work -- particularly "Love You To" by Harrison, because I like sitar, and "Tomorrow Never Knows", which was the main reason I got the album (establishing a foundational collection of British Psychedelia as adjunct to Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd). I have some wonderful memories of rituals involving both types of music. several of them included professional musicians and their contributions to the working of a group. several of them were what I'd describe as 'art-magic' in that the ostensible reason for the gathering was a 'concert', but the result *I* (and some of my friends) experienced was that the event was a ritual of goodly proportions, and that the musicians had directed a congregate energy available through the medium of attention (Yes, Robert Plant, and Peter Gabriel come to mind). general, occultism/music but almost any kind of music can be used for ritual activities. I've explored everything from Ministry and Megadeth, Throbbing Gristle and Skinny Puppy and Dead Can Dance to Enya, and Andres Vollenweider, Phillip Glass, and Beethoven! some kind of classical themes and variations can be extremely important to the development of a ritual. in fact, there are numerous ritualists and spellcrafters who describe the value of *emotion* in ritual and magical construction. it is thus a very personal and subjective selection as regards 'the best' or 'the most effective' music for these purposes. suggestions for music for magic and ritual, therefore, can roughly parallel any discussion in music forums about favourite tunes. > Does someone have some interesting information about that? sources the connection between music and mysticism more often appears in text, from what I've seen. Mickey Hart's drumming magic book is one of the more recent. there is a longstanding history of association between octaves and energy centers, and so some investigation into the 'Music of the Spheres' and tonal sync with mantra ('intoning' or chanting) and a variety of cosmic theologies and metaphysics -- particularly Gnostic and, more modernly, neo-Gnostics and Hermetics, will likely prove helpful. books on art, such as "Surrealism and the Occult", can prove to be quite insightful on the cross-over between the *playing* of music or its expressions and occult arts and sciences. the intersection between music and occultism spans from music that is created by occult practices, to music integrated into or inspiring ritual magic or divination, all the way to music AS an oracular or magical event/phenomena. the related subject category of music made *by* occultists, often containing themes and ideas important to the occult community (e.g. Ministry's "Psalm 69" after Crowley's chapter in "The Book of Lies", or groups like "Coil" and "Current 93", who may actively practice magic during performances, tends to distract from discussion of occultism proper as it extends into a comparison of taste. blessed beast! nagasiva ================================================================== (meta) NOTE: Practice Only (divination, magic, alchemy) ------------------ alt.occult.methods [this is why I typically set the followups on quasi-theoretical inquiries to alt.magick.] Practice *and* Theory --------------------- alt.magick alt.pagan.magick alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic alt.occult.kabbalah.golden-dawn
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