The Whole Music Experience

Wikipedia One question we hear a lot from metaphysical teachers comes up, "do you like what you experience in your world?" And I would add, "do you like what you hear in your world?"  Do you believe strongly in the lyrics of your favorite songs or even your least favorite songs? And be honest, what type of reality are your favorite songs creating for you to experience? Now, I'm not going to label experiences as negative or positive. I'll let you decide.  What I will ask is this, what pleases you more, living a life of drama or one of joy? Again, you decide.  But maybe you don't believe a life of joy is possible or maybe you tossed out your dreams in favor of fitting into the status quo and not rocking the proverbial boat.  A small life seems comfortable on the surface and only requires a knack of putting up with situations, people, and events. What if I told you that the songs we listen to provide mantras in our lives? And what if I told you that...

The Beatles, Wikipedia, All You Need is Love If you practice metaphysics or consider yourself new age then you are familiar with the power of words.  Similar to music, words contain vibrations and those vibrations shape our perceptions of reality.  I have also noticed that when you listen to a particular song, you carry the vibration of that song in your body, not to mention the effects are amplified each time your brain repeats the melody and words of the song. Some people don't care about the "reality" they create and they also don't wish to take responsibility for what they create with their words, thoughts, emotions and perceptions.  I'm not addressing that crowd.  I prefer to address those of you who are on the road to mastership of co-creating and prefer to empower yourself with words, music, and sound vibrations.  Most of us may never reach mastership, but why not take the journey anyway and grow more conscious each day on the journey? As a musici...

Quantum Music (Frequency = Attraction) So many times I listen to online spiritual radio shows and webinars and I rarely hear a radio host or spiritual teacher make the connection between a person’s experience and their musical choices.   I understand that this is my piece of the puzzle.  However, Gregg Braden has made this connection in his programs and I’m sure he’s not a lone wolf. However, the usual scenario goes like this.   A person calls in or lands in the “hot seat” for the Abraham/Hicks teachings, for example, and they wax on about how they have used all of the tools offered by Esther Hicks and the Abraham spirit collective, but they keep attracting situations only to end up feeling disappointed when those situations disappear into thin air.   And yes, getting in touch with beliefs and patterns, pivoting negative to positive thoughts, and “softening resistance” are key pieces to magnetic attraction also known as the Law of Attraction.   Howev...

Jazz Trish Hatley Sing, Ask and It Is Given Independent release Trish Hatley, a super fine jazz vocalist, first told me about her affirmations CD in 2010.   Since I had heard unsatisfactory affirmation recordings set to cheesy programmed music, I wasn’t too keen on reviewing a new affirmation songs CD.   I also balked at any mention of the law of attraction which I didn’t jive with at that time.   Fast forward to the tail end of 2012, when I invited Hatley to appear in my book Whole Music and she mentioned the affirmations CD--a gentle reminder.   Since I was further on board with law of attraction, I agreed to give the CD a listen. Hatley’s CD swings and she joins her regular band of jazz players who defy the new age music genre.   The songs you hear on Sing, Ask and It Is Given represent Hatley’s first time as a songwriter where she combines catchy lyrics with driving melodies.   The songs have style to burn too from swing to j...

Music as Magnetic Law of Attraction The topic of applying music to lifting vibration is not new to me. I’ve been using music to lift my moods all my life, and consciously since 2005 when I came up with the concept for my book Whole Music , and 2 years before I launched this blog. Then a few months ago I noticed that jazz vocalist Trish Hatley began a project combining affirmations with music to support the law of attraction concept. The other day when I played a Rough Guide compilation for the music of Bolivia, I had this image of the bombo drum and flutes in my mind’s eye and I found this music profoundly uplifting. This brought me to the idea that we all have different genres and instruments that lift our vibration. Perhaps the Andes music doesn’t lift your vibration, though this would surprise me. I’ve never seen a passerby frown when encountering street musicians performing Andes music. Just like I’ve never seen anyone frown around the music of Bob Marley or Cuban son. ...