Most of the discussion on this list seems to be
very practical - which is great! But - how about
the more philosophical aspects of the harp in
particular and music in general?
I consider my arts (writing, music, crafts, martial
arts) my yoga - my way of understanding the world
and myself, my way of contacting the world around me
and the divine, cosmos, whatever, directly also.
When I can get past the labor of the craft of the art
(or maybe through that), there is a transcendence I
experience that I do not find anywhere else (except
perhaps in the mountains, rivers, sky, etc.).
Does anyone else experience such things?
I also consider the arts as a powerful healing tool,
a therapeutic tool. I know there is a healing harp
thing happening in several locations around teh country,
and I am so pleased to know that exists. I wish I could
get deeper into that, but time and distance ar a problem
right now.
How do others feel abotu all this?
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Leah Aronow-Brown
Dept. of Communication, UAF
May God stand between you and harm in all the empty
places where you must walk.
- Babylon 5
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On Thu, 16 Jan 1997 laurhot@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> On 01/17/97 08:21:31 you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Obviously harps aren't funny instruments...
> >>
> >>Ed Margerum
> >
> >You may be right. Harperists, however ........ ;-)
> >
> >I am still laughing when I think of that panda, the scrod and the demo!
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >--=20
> >- K=E5re Albert Lie
> >
> >
> >
>
> The scrod and the demo I remember (after all, one of them just came
> onto the list today, and the other one appeared only last week or so). The
> panda one I remember as being very funny but somehow I must not have saved
> it in my joke file. If anyone still has it, can you forward.
> Thanks.
> Lauren
>
> Of course we must have music. How else can the angels communicate through us?
>