Music is its own spirituality.
If there is one thing I've learned along this journey I'm on, it's that nothing has had the same power to heal my spirit that music does. Without it, this blog wouldn't exist. In fact, I might not be here today to write this blog post if it hadn't been for the power music had to draw me back home from when I could easily have given up.
I cannot stress enough the power that music has had in my life. If I can do nothing else, I want to share with you that passion that has brought me such profound peace.
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// What is Sacred Space?
For me, that means that any place I can interact with my music can become sacred space.
The purpose of creating a sacred space is to allow you to find peace with yourself in which you can pray, connect, or ground yourself. Some people find sacred space in nature; For others it's church. My personal dream is to have a room in my home that can become my own musical sacred space.
Everyone is different, but I believe that everyone also needs to have that special place they can go to be at one with themselves, their music, and their understanding of the divine or spirit.
I'd love to know how you experience sacred space, so please take a moment to contact me below or tweet me @peasthrupassion on Twitter. I'll share the tweets I receive in future post!
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// Who Needs Sacred Space?
Arguably, everybody needs some kind of sacred space. We need to have time to wind down and regroup. People have different ways of making that happen, and some of us need more help and work than others do. I have three anxiety disorders, and as a result I've had to find additional ways of coping with the stress of just making it through the day.
I need sacred space because it centers me and reminds me that I am safe in my own skin and in my own life. It has helped me to breathe through difficult moments and to put the focus back where it belongs.
In order to do those things, I need my own space that is free of distractions, where children aren't going to come rushing through the door and animals aren't going to deconstruct the environment of my space.
// What Would My Sacred Space Look Like?
I need to be separate. This is why I crave a music room full of a collection of ocarinas and guitars, an upright piano, and maybe a couple of saxophones just for the beauty of the instruments. In my sacred space, beauty surrounds me, whether I'm at home or in the woods in nature.
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Since I currently don't have space in my home for the music room of my dreams, I try to play in natural whenever I have the opportunity. We have an amazing state park nearby and my best girlfriend and I like to go there to drive or to sit outside in the forest and experience it. This is a wonderful place to play, since an instrument's "personality" can be affected by its environment.
This is especially true for resonant instruments such as acoustic guitars and ocarinas -- my two favorite instruments to play!
I can't wait to have a music room in my home, and I'm already thinking about what it would look like. Check out my Marvelous Music Rooms Pinboard to see my inspiration!
// What would YOUR Musical Sacred Space Look Like?
As always, I'm curious about YOU! What would you put into your musical sacred space? What's your favorite place to play your music? Does it help you to connect spiritually and to find peace?
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