Music: Spiritual Effects of Rock/Metal Music

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But I have recently begun to believe that the law of attraction, perhaps doesn't even really exist in such a neat package, and is a combination of telepathy, and various other things.

Intriguing idea. I agree that the law of attraction certainly does not mean we attract whatever we associate ourselves with... There's an old magical principle where you have to forget everything about a magical act just after committing it. To allow the subconscious to execute the instructions without conscious interference. But this is just a pragmatic rule not one based in theory.

What do you think is really going on?

I'd love to see this discussion started in a new thread....

As to the spiritual effects of any type of music, I don't think there's going to be a one-size-fits-all answer to this. Myself, I trust my inner sense of balance to determine what's best for me to listen to. I do not receive the artist's energy or intent when I listen to music; the music itself is what affects me. Which is not to say that pandaB's experience is not equally true; I think it depends on individual perceptions/receptors. My own receptors pick of different aspects of the music is all I'm saying.

The thread has been more about heavy metal, but it seems much of the discussion has focused on lyrics, and I just wanted to toss out an observation: Jim Croce's "Tomorow's Gonna Be a Brighter Day", while beautiful, has always sounded to me like an after-the-beating remorse rant of an abusive spouse. Similarly, Alan Parsons Project's "Eye in the Sky" is one I think of as "The Stalker Song". Perhaps this speaks more to my own life experience - I was a domestic violence victim's advocate for nearly ten years - but who's to say what motivated the creation of these songs? Still, I enjoy both. To me, the lyrics describe and explore states of human experience - and do so in a thoroughly pleasant way.

And to take the discussion on a small side path: I enjoy reading for entertainment, and I really like scary stories... blood and gore are optional but completely acceptable if they move the plot forward appropriately. Same with movies: I love a good, dead-teenager zombie movie. I enjoyed when Mel Gibson was eviscerated in Braveheart. Sometimes a book or movie will deeply affect my mood - and I assume, on a temporary basis, my overall vibrational level - but again, it's for entertainment purposes and I don't believe anything I've ever read for entertainment has had a lasting negative effect.

Oh - and for the record, I love loud, head-bangin' music. Absolutely the best music to listen to while I'm driving, singing at the tops of my lungs when I know the words.
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