Music: Spiritual Effects of Rock/Metal Music

[Diana]

Music, whatever it is, is something that aligns with something in you. It can align with different aspects of self. There is no one "right" music to listen to in my opinion, because what is, is. You can deny portions of yourself, but they are still there. People fragment to survive, but those parts of self fragmented and protected are still within. Music touches all parts of us, even the fragmented parts.

So I listen to whatever I feel like listening to. This includes almost everything. The only music that doesn't have any value to me is pop (mainstream and country) music—it's too shallow. Otherwise I might listen to Gipsy Kings one day, Tool the next, ambient chill the next, and Bach the next. I listen to whatever I'm drawn to at the moment, and just go with it. 

To only listen to a certain type of music in order to be in higher consciousness is like believing you will never be rich while saying affirmations that you are. If you feel an emotion but it's stuck inside or stuffed down, music can help release it and transmute it.