Interview:

In its highest forms music is a microcosmic model of the universe. At the beginning of time and space one fundamental vibration was sent out into the Void and in it was contained all possibilities. That is, its infinite overtones and undertones had the potential to shape all tangible and intangible matter, including music, into an endless multitude of forms. The Hindus define this primordial vibration as the sound “AUM” and the Bible describes it as “The Word”. The Word in Greek is Logos and one of its definitions is ratio and proportion, the very basis of music.

True music, that which is revealed through revelation, intuition or psychic ability, however we wish to describe it, begins in the inaudible world of archetypes through the infinite Creator. In the next stage it becomes realized as a kind of ethereal music which can be heard only in the higher dimensions of existence, especially where the soul is freed from the body and exists between physical lives. It is at this stage that we human beings have the deepest contact with the vibrational structures known as “music”. We taste the heavenly sounds in all their variety, so to speak. Inasmuch as our memories are perfect, retaining all knowledge, we know these sounds perfectly well. The issue is to what degree we can remember them.

There are different archetypal zones in the higher dimensions into which composers, improvisers, and performers can tap and hence each one has his or her own musical fingerprints. These zones might well be other advanced planetary systems whose music each has its own slant. So, in a sense, Mozart’s music could be Arcturian while Beethoven’s could be Sirian, using a star system analogy. On an even larger scale, this would further explain the differences between the music of the West and East as well.

In their psychic states composers and improvisers, using the mental filters of their age, draw down the structures seen and heard in the higher dimensions and they are realized by our musical instruments and voices. At this stage, no matter how spiritual we feel the music, it is still only a glimpse of the greater Heavenly music. So we have to listen to the silences between the tones as well to gain the greatest messages. Essentially this is music as remembrance. We remember hearing the greater sounds when we tasted the higher dimensions between lives. Thus we are moved by music’s eliciting of higher emotions and can experience an altered state of consciousness where we approach moments of Self-realization.

There is a second factor in listening to channeled music structures and that is resonance. The tones themselves are living entities, each containing their overtones and undertones. There is an inherent power in this and when we receive the sounds, they are absorbed not only by our nervous system through the ears but also by the entire bioenergetic field surrounding the physical body. Each of us has different vibrational patterns in both our physical and subtle bodies. What we desire is to have a sympathetic vibrational relationship with the music. That is, the tone patterns are in harmony and synchronization with our existing vibrations. It could be the reason then why one composer attracts us so much while another creates a feeling of indifference or dislike.

So the perfect music for anyone is that which reminds persons of their particular archetypal zones, and the stronger the remembrance the more choices there are, and at the same time, is completely agreeable with his own physical and psychological nature. This spiritual view of music makes no value judgments about kinds and styles of music. The real test for persons on the spiritual path, with some degree of awakening, is does the music elevate their sense of Self. That the music is more than a just a pleasant, sensual, or visceral experience. That the music calls us to be more awakened to our spiritual heritage. When music penetrates the soul that deeply we know that it is a microcosmic model of the universe and thus a kind of great mantra, leading us towards the Light.

“Music calls us to be more awakened to our spiritual heritage.”
– Dr. James D’Angelo, author of “The Healing Power Of The Human Voice: Mantras, Chants, And Seed Sounds For Health And Harmony”