I grew up with Jethro Tull too! Along with other spiritually aware music...so much of the late 60s hippie generation was 'turned on' and I don't mean drugs I mean spiritually! The obvious being the Beatles...both Lennon and Harrison were incredible Lightworkers! So many songs promoting peace...
Other notables: Peter Gabriel (virtually every song of his is intensely meaningful), U2, oh and Shawn Phillips! Wow! Amazing lyrics both spiritually and politically.
Here's some cool stuff I found on Ian Anderson:
http://www.madstone.com/Pages/iananderson.html
http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/app/index.htm
Many of us have utilized music as part of our spiritual journey, and, while we continue to do so, the music of our youth will always hold a special place in our hearts, because in our youth we tend to have more time to devote to serious study of the lyrics, and special, spiritually uplifting music finds its way into our lives at a time when we are searching for our own path, and thus and thus has a special meaning for us that is perhaps deeper than at any other time in our lives.
I will always treasure the many hours I spent listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon with headphones! Or realizing with astonishment just how 'awake' and 'aware' Shawn Phillips was! Or the feeling of reverence I had when I later got studied Tarot and realized what a spiritual (as well as musical) masterpiece Led Zep's Stairway to Heaven is...and how mystical many of the Zeppelin songs are...songs I grew up with but didn't fully appreciate how much they influenced my spirituality until later. All I knew at the time was how deeply they resonated with me!
Visionary artists like Shawn Phillips, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Ian Anderson...have lots of fans whose lives have been touched in deep and profound ways by the music. I believe these artists are Wanderers whose contribution is their music...which serves to awaken other Wanderers!
I think your deep attraction to music is normal and you've chosen a great band to be resonating with!
I agree! And the same with the lyrics (and music) of some other great artists as well! I've often said that the late 60s thru around 1980 was an incredible era for music; I'm fond of calling it The Golden Age of Rock...a Renaissance of incredible music! I truly believe that, someday, kids will be studying Tull, Zep, Floyd, etc. the way they now study Mozart.
I'll pm you! (Please remind me if I don't get it in the next few days ok.)
Other notables: Peter Gabriel (virtually every song of his is intensely meaningful), U2, oh and Shawn Phillips! Wow! Amazing lyrics both spiritually and politically.
Here's some cool stuff I found on Ian Anderson:
http://www.madstone.com/Pages/iananderson.html
http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/app/index.htm
(11-13-2009, 02:49 PM)Eneary Wrote: I mention this because I can't help but wonder if my obsession with Jethro Tull is somehow connected with one reason I'm incarnated now at this time, because Jethro Tull seems to be a largely under rated band that actually had some brilliant music and important words of warning for mankind. I also think it would be very relevant if studying Jethro Tull lyrics in English class at school was part of the curriculum. Just my thoughts.
Many of us have utilized music as part of our spiritual journey, and, while we continue to do so, the music of our youth will always hold a special place in our hearts, because in our youth we tend to have more time to devote to serious study of the lyrics, and special, spiritually uplifting music finds its way into our lives at a time when we are searching for our own path, and thus and thus has a special meaning for us that is perhaps deeper than at any other time in our lives.
I will always treasure the many hours I spent listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon with headphones! Or realizing with astonishment just how 'awake' and 'aware' Shawn Phillips was! Or the feeling of reverence I had when I later got studied Tarot and realized what a spiritual (as well as musical) masterpiece Led Zep's Stairway to Heaven is...and how mystical many of the Zeppelin songs are...songs I grew up with but didn't fully appreciate how much they influenced my spirituality until later. All I knew at the time was how deeply they resonated with me!
Visionary artists like Shawn Phillips, John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Ian Anderson...have lots of fans whose lives have been touched in deep and profound ways by the music. I believe these artists are Wanderers whose contribution is their music...which serves to awaken other Wanderers!
I think your deep attraction to music is normal and you've chosen a great band to be resonating with!
(11-13-2009, 02:49 PM)Eneary Wrote: I also think it would be very relevant if studying Jethro Tull lyrics in English class at school was part of the curriculum. Just my thoughts.
I agree! And the same with the lyrics (and music) of some other great artists as well! I've often said that the late 60s thru around 1980 was an incredible era for music; I'm fond of calling it The Golden Age of Rock...a Renaissance of incredible music! I truly believe that, someday, kids will be studying Tull, Zep, Floyd, etc. the way they now study Mozart.
(11-13-2009, 03:05 PM)fairyfarmgirl Wrote: Bring4thMonica:
Do you have more infor on that community in Austin, TX. Austin, TX has been the setting of several "invite" dreams I have been having lately.
I'll pm you! (Please remind me if I don't get it in the next few days ok.)