@ MUSIC - woo-hoo!!! @

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 18 Apr 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Pollux	18 Apr 2003
I hope this was not discussed recently, otherwise you can e-kill me no problem... ;) So, let's talk about all the type of music, bands and stuff related to our spiritual lives. Is there a band, a singer or a compilation that you like to use during rituals, spellwork, meditation or else? Even though the few exchange programmes I have installed don't work, I am getting addicted to two groups recently, ERA and BLACKMORE'S NIGHTS. Especially the latter! ;) *lol* They make sort of... medieval/celtic music, and started working in the 70s if I am not wrong. I have the first two CDs, and they rock big time!!! Woo-hoo!!! So what about you??? Please share!!! I want to buy some more, and need suggestions! :D *LOL*

Kiama	18 Apr 2003
Well, if I need to raise energy in a ritual, or if I need to feel empowered, I put Caliche on the music system... Caliche is a Peruvian band who play traditional Peruvian music. They used to live out there, but are political exiles now, and live in Birmingham last I heard! I think they split years ago though... I saw them in concert once, and I was blown away... They use instruments made out of natural things, such as a guitar made out of an armadillo. (Yep, true... It was dead already, but they just used it's outer shell to make the guitar!) One song in particular makes me feel really empowered and really helps when raising energy, called Catchapya... (Spelled right?) It starts off really slow, and throughout gets faster and faster and faster til it is almost frenzied... Then suddenly stops. It's really great. If I want meditation music, Loreena McKennit goes on. If I want inspiration for Tarot study, esp. for creating cards, Johnny Cash goes on! (I'm not a country and western fan: I just love Johnny Cash!) Right now I'm creating the Wheel of Fortune card, so for inspiration, 'The Gambler' is put on. Many of Johnny's songs have very deep meanings, which I find really inspire me. Kiama

Melissa`	18 Apr 2003
Well, as strange as this might sound.. I like to listen to Nora Jones when I'm working with my cards, for myself.. When I turn it down sorta low.. all I can hear is the soft tunes of the piano, her voice is so soft it fades into it and I hardly remember hearing her. Like I said.. strange as it may sound :) Amaya

Inana	18 Apr 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Pollux Even though the few exchange programmes I have installed don't work, I am getting addicted to two groups recently, ERA and BLACKMORE'S NIGHTS. Especially the latter! ;) *lol* These two bands are great. I like specially Blackmore's Night, they have some special feeling, very medieval influenced music, you can even recognise versions of old songs in some passages of the tracks. I recommend it to everyone. The band didn't started in the '70, started over the '90 but its led by Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple & Rainbow, who has a long career. Pollux, if you like medieval music, maybe you would like to listen to Jordi Savall or Jan Garbaek. This sounds more "pure" but its good stuff too. And there's also a russian band who has mp3 in the net, called Djembe which is nice to me. And for the question... well, i usually dont listen nothing while doing meditation or using tarot cards because i get eassily distracted by it and i start to sing. The concentration blurs if im listening to something i like.

Ravenswing	18 Apr 2003
hi all--- and especially to you kiama-- Loreena McKennet is awesome. A little story about her and her music: I was in the middle of one of those 'I want/need to paint but there's nothing there' modes. I would sit in front of a canvas, but it would remain blank... Then I first caught 'The Mummer's Song' about halfway through. Days later, once again. Energy stirred. I caught it from the beginning.... Power chills.... The words came into focus... images abounding. I started humming it at odd moments... It ran a silent soundtrack in my head.... It SCREAMED out at me one day, grabbing all of me by the collar and shaking me silly... I painted it. The first canvas I had done in nearly a year. It was the song. The dance, the fiddler, a full moon that is one eye of the owl that is the sky... the trees, the ribboning... Yes, she is awesome... I'm working on a tarot deck, the Geometric Tarot-- it's posted under Tarot Decks (naturally...) The ace of cups was painted to the music of Joni Mitchell; ace of swords was Judy Collins; ace of penacles was Beethoven-- 1st through 5th symphonies ; the ace of wands is David Bowie and the Magician is Jon Anderson. Right now I'm working on the two of cups to the tune of Renissance. So you see, music is very much a part of my being fly well sing out raven

ihcoyc	18 Apr 2003
If you're a fan of Blackmore's Night, you might want to try the Mediæval Bæbes. I played one of their records for my sister at Christmas and she had to have them all.

Inana	18 Apr 2003
Ravenswing: I use to draw and paint too, and know that feeling when nothing comes to mind. Music is a great source of inspiration, it transmits lots of energy and different feelings that involve you and make to "see" what to draw. Its a nice experience. Although i dont like Loreena McKennit hehehe... But music is very important to me too. Sometimes my life is a soundtrack. Ihcoyc: I will try them too. Always looking for new music to listen.

Kyrielle	18 Apr 2003
Cirque du Soleil. Alegria or Mystere especially for mystical things like divination, meditation, song-journeying, or sacred dance. But all the recordings are different, and all are good. Sort of world music crossed with jazz. Some albums lean toward a certain ethnic style, but just barely. -- Kyrielle

rota	18 Apr 2003
Nobody's mentioning Enya... Is she too kitsch these days? Too overdone? I like the variety of source material in her material, as compared to, say, Maire Brennan or Loreena McKennitt, and she seems a little less full of herself than either of them. ______ [i'm also a major surf fan. instrumental only, please. but that has nothing to do with tarot; just thought i'd throw that in.]

divinerguy	18 Apr 2003
Chopin or Debussy. Give me some piano and I'm there. Ethereal, new agey or "breathy" music doesn't work for me. If I want vocals, its Gregorian chanting. The monks of Santo Domingo de Silos are da bomb.

Demonesse	18 Apr 2003
Kitaro, or certain Enya songs - Ebudae, Pax Deorum, Tempus Vernum, Boadicea. Loreena McKennitt is lovely but doesn't do it for me. Some Asian (Chinese, Indian, Tibetan) chantings and instrumentals. Then again, I also listen to rap/hip-hop when I read. Heh. :)

Violet Gargoyle	18 Apr 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Kyrielle Cirque du Soleil. Alegria or Mystere especially for mystical things like divination, meditation, song-journeying, or sacred dance. But all the recordings are different, and all are good. Sort of world music crossed with jazz. Some albums lean toward a certain ethnic style, but just barely. -- Kyrielle I love Alegria, I got that song on the Faeries cd and it was one of the few tracks I really liked on it.... Quote: Originally posted by Demonesse Kitaro, or certain Enya songs - Ebudae, Pax Deorum, Tempus Vernum, Boadicea. Loreena McKennitt is lovely but doesn't do it for me. Some Asian (Chinese, Indian, Tibetan) chantings and instrumentals. Then again, I also listen to rap/hip-hop when I read. Heh. :) You might want to try the "Bombay Dreams" cast cd (Andrew Lloyd Webber) Ignore the English songs on it, go right for the Hindi tracks....

Logiatrix	18 Apr 2003
hey, pollux, try these discs: "Sacred" by Taliesin Orchestra "Invocation" by Anuna "genetic world" by telepopmusik "Vision"--the music of Hildegaard Van Bingen "KARMA" by Delerium "Messanine" by Massive Attack ...nothing like a serene techno-beat to get you all spiritual! :D

Kiama	19 Apr 2003
Ravenswing: I forgot to mention... When I was creating the Hanged Man card for the Second Aeclectic Collab. Tarot project, I played 'The Dark Night of the Soul' over and over again... Constantly... This one by Loreena is a readaptation of St JOhn of the Cross' famous pem about mystical experience: The Dark Night of the Soul. The Hanged Man's ties to mysticism really rooted themselves within me, and that is where my inspiration for that card came from. I also forgot some of my more classical tastes... If I need frenzied 'inspiration', then Vivaldi's Four Seasons goes on... Winter in fact. Kiama

Ravenswing	19 Apr 2003
kiama and divinerguy-- Ah yes, the classics. I think many people don't know what their missing... Chopin's Nocturns-- wonderful to work by.. I'll have to re-play the seasons-- I'm not very familiar with it... And then there's.... I could go on forever. fly well raven

tabbycat	19 Apr 2003
I'm over-fond of Melanie (the original one, not those upstart Bs and Cs!) as she seems to have written the soundtrack to my whole life! In a more mystical vein, I listen to Songs of the Forgotten People by Carolyn Hillyer and Nigel Shaw, and also their instrumental album, Echoes of the Ancient Forest. The best pagan hymn I know is Praise to the Moon by John Renbourne's Ship of Fools. There's a track on one of Ralph McTell's albums (You Well-meaning Brought Me Here) called The Ferryman which always reminds me of the Fool's journey in Tarot. Lastly, I'm gonna 'fess up here and admit that I really like Mike Batt's Tarot Suite, especially his song about the Fool - I just adore the images in the chorus "Imbeciles, we are dancing down a darkened road; though the stars are out not one of us knows the way. Imbeciles out in front of us and millions more behind, and we're laughing and singing all of the way, that's why we are imbeciles." Jilly

Violet Gargoyle	19 Apr 2003
I took some suggestions here and bought one Blackmore's Night Album and one Mediaeval Babes Cd at the local Borders to try em' out.

Pollux	20 Apr 2003
Ehm... which album is that VG? Cos I just DIG the first, "Shadow of the Moon" - listening to it now!!! :D *LOL* I found out an ICQ friend has got most of the songs by Medeval Babes, so I can get the last Blackmore's Nights instead, yay! *lol* Of course MP3s are not like audioCDs, but for the time being it's ok... I already heard about the Medieval Babes in the past, and I think I happened to see a short live act on a holiday to Wien some summers ago, without knowing (is this possible?). I reckon they use voices, and cords (harps, violins and so on). Oh, and I forgot to mention the INKUBUS SUKKUBUS - they make pagan/medieval music still, but very... "sabbatical", it really makes you want to cast your clothes aside and dance, it's dyonisiac possession!!! I must select some pieces for this Beltane... mh... Thank you all for the suggestions, I'll try to look them up. Metaz: I already have some of those, and they are on play almost everyday, so i tend to prefer other music - but as you see I get addictive to medieval music as well... *LOL* :rolleyes: Enya is ok, but she doesn't do much for me actually - I prefer the rocking groove hehehe... But Enya and Coucteau Twins are in my folder too! ;)

Violet Gargoyle	20 Apr 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Pollux Ehm... which album is that VG? Cos I just DIG the first, "Shadow of the Moon" - listening to it now!!! :D *LOL* That's the one I picked up. I was surprised that Borders had pretty much all the albums, so then it became a matter of what I thought would be a good "starter" album to pick up. I grabbed that one because it had Greensleeves on it, which is what I "marched" to at my wedding. (I did not want the "here comes the bride" stuff. ) I picked up Undrentide by Mediaeval Babes. I haven't listened to either album yet, just had time to rip them to mp3 (I think I go in reverse of you Pollux, I am utterly addicted to my ipod) but I figure I will listen to them at work tomorrow. I know the albums of INKUBUS SUKKUBUS. My friend always brings their albums to play when we are camping. If you like them you might want to try Bel Canto or the Waterboys later albums which are very Pagan influenced. If you like rock, you might like the Tea Party, which covers a lot of places in mythology (particularly the "Edges of Twilight".) If you are into Faerie Rock/Industrial, try the Grim Faeries. If you like calming Faerie inspired music, there's Woodland (they are on Froud's site of music recommendations). If you want a darker atmosphere- there is Shinjuku Thief's witch trilogy (starting with the Witch Hammer), which could pass for the Blair Witch Trial's soundtrack, very darkly orchestrated. For dark theme/concept music there is Midnight Syndicate, particularly the "Gates of Delirium" and "Vampyre" albums. And there's always the Cheiftains. Don't like one album, wait a couple of years and the next one will be completely different...

marlowe	22 Apr 2003
I always listen to Venetian Snares whilst engaging in spiritual practices.

Page	25 Apr 2003
Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, StarSailor, Turin Brakes, Cold play, David Gray, Macy Gray, Elvis (LV stuff) chantings and instrumentals, deep house, Culture, dub, Techno, 60-70's, Nina Simone, Tony Hatch, Tony Bennet with his orchestra, Burt Backarach, The seekers, Soul, Al Green, rare grooves, lots and lots of old stuff :D Everybody loves the sunsine- Roy Ayres Move on up and keep on wishing- Curtis Mayfeild

WhiteDrag0n	26 Apr 2003
Hey Pollox Long time no see :D Well heres what i dig if u will. When doing meditation Troika is most often my choice espicially their cd Dream Palace :). Also another im a big fan of Schiller and his cd Voyage. When doing readings Loreena McKennit or Dagada, they do celtic trance, neat stuff :)

anjocoxo	26 Apr 2003
I have to admit that music almost rules my life. However, when I'm doing readings, I prefer classical music; I have a CD called "the best adagios" which are slower musics, and it is very good for that. When I'm doing Reiki or Yoga, I prefer new age cd's with birds singing and ocean waves and guitar, I've made some cd's for myself with that kind of music (went to get it on the net, eh,eh,eh), just loveit for meditation also. Anjo

azuremariposa	26 Apr 2003
i listen to anything and everything... i have "new age-y" preferences though: kitaro, andreas vollenweider, enya, clannad (enya's brothers & sisters, heh), celtic stuff in general... i love classical, preferably: mozart, bach, beethoven (the "pastoral" especially), NO rachmaninoff! please...musorgsky is cool if i'm in a sombre mood... jazz, especially fusion types, have their moments too, especially stuff like Spyrogyra i also listen to tons of techno, but that's usually not during readings ;) (although i've meditated to b-tribe...their "sensual sensual" CD is the best!!)... and sometimes i just need peace and quiet while doing readings...:) oh! i almost forgot, i probably have the largest collection of "nature sounds" cd's on the planet...hehe ;) many blessings... ~azure p.s. for those that like "independent" music, i came across a site the other week [ [url]www.cdbaby.com[/url] ] that has some excellent stuff...and you can listen before you buy, naturally...all different genres, so it's pretty cool...i ordered a CD by "Surrounded by Ninjas" :D hehe

sagitarian	12 May 2003
i've found that the band "Dead can Dance" is really good meditative, spiritual music, My favorite album being "Toward the Within". Robert Miles can be pretty good too for a light ambience feel. Other then that, i usually just listen to some kind of soft flowing instrumental work, like indian flutes, or something of that sort. The kind of instrumental cd's you'll find at metaphysical shops.

Demonesse	13 May 2003
Cold play, David Gray, Macy Gray ---Maud Oh my god. No offense, but they would put me off meditating for life if I tried it while meditating...David Gray has the same effect on me that calculus and trig class used to have - me slumped senseless over my desk. :D No jazz. No trance/rave/trip hop/drum 'n bass/whatchamallit. No Hindi sing-and-dance songs either. Am I picky or what? :)

DarkElectric	13 May 2003
Gabrielle Roth, Gabrielle Roth! Dead can Dance, Enigma, I like Enya, I don't think she's kitsch. Jan Garbarek, with the Hilliard Ensemble, as well as anything else he's ever done. Jordi Saval and Hesperion XX. Celtic music, preferably with some kind of pipes, either bag or ullean. And I have some Reiki CD's which I find really conducive to the practice.

Centaur	13 May 2003
This may sound bizzare but I rather like Coldplay whilst playing around with my tarot cards. Kind of makes me relaxed. Another fantastic chill-out band is Royksop. Their music is such a mood setter. I would recommend it. C

LittleWing	13 May 2003
well i am intregued to find out more, and listen to blackmore's nights as i am a deep purple fan. i find that i like to play certain favourites at certain times depending on my mood, type of yoga and ritual. HAWKWIND, INCREDIBLE STRING BAND (inspiring lyrics!!!!) OZRIC TENTACLES, JIMI HENDRIX, and AMBIENT / TRANCE ..... or sometimes i just let the birds sing outside my window (love red hot chili peppers, black sabbath, acdc, iron maiden ............. the list goes on........love it...)

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