Spirituality, Consciousness, Rolling Stone Magazine, and the Billboard Top 40

In Dr. David Hawkins' works, which include Power vs. Force, Eye of the I, I, Truth vs. Falsehood, and Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, he writes extensively of a mathematical Scale of Consciousness that compares everything to the Absolute. When I say everything, I mean anything you could possibly think of.

Everything in the Universe can be calibrated according to this Scale of Consciousness. The scale is a logarithmic scale and goes from zero to 1000. A virus is at zero, and a bacterium is at 1. Jesus and Buddha are at 1000. An outline of the Map/Scale of Consciousness can be found here.

Generally speaking, there are two major lines of demarcation, and three major zones on the Scale: Consciousness Levels 0-200, 200-500, and 500-1000. Below 200 are negative emotional and consciousness states, where people tend to be unable to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, and act without integrity. Starting at level 200, and progressing to 499, are the levels of integrity and progressively increasing levels of positive energy and thinking and reason. Consciousness Level 500 and beyond are the levels of Love and Peace and Enlightenment.

What does this have to do with Rolling Stone magazine and the Billboard Top 40?

According to the Consciousness Calibration Research that was done at Advanced Health & Wellness in Red Hook, New York, Rolling Stone's list of the top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, published in November 2005, calibrates at 192. This Level of Consciousness is below the level of integrity, and does not contribute to the spiritual uplifting of humanity.

However, the most recent list of Top 40 Albums, as compiled by Billboard magazine and listed on the last page of RS Issue 997, April 6, 2005, calibrates at 205. This is great! It is actually above the level of integrity at 200. That means that the collective increase in humanity's consciousness is finally being reflected in the popular music that is being produced.

Dr. Hawkins has written frequently about how the levels of consciousness of humanity have slowly been increasing throughout time, and how the collective consciousness of mankind has moved from a level of 190 in 1996 to a level of 207 presently. "Consciousness level 207 has totally different qualities from those at 190. It would be comparable to water in that when it reaches a boiling point at 212 degrees, it suddenly turns into a gas, at which point it is no longer a liquid but a vapor and capable of totally different effects in the universe." –p. 371, I: Reality and Subjectivity.

"Mankind develops progressively in all areas of science, technology, industry, physics, and medicine, so it is not surprising that spiritual awareness would also keep pace." (p. 372)

And I would add, thankfully, that now, popular music is also starting to keep pace.

Your Health and Your Consciousness Affects the Quality of Your Music

ATTENTION MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS!!  No matter what musical genre you are associated with, this great quote from an article in the May 2006 issue of Guitar Player magazine applies to you.  The article is entitled, "99 Ways to Play Better (and Sound Better) Right Now!"

 #78) Get Healthy = "Music is life force expressed in notes and phrases, so the more life force the player [and composer] has, the more energized the music will sound.  Concentrate on your health.  Seek a nutritious diet, and drink lots of water every day.  The better the quality and balance of food you eat, the less energy your body uses for digestion, and the more energy you have in reserve for your music.  For your mental self, clear your mind of unnecessary chatter and negative messages that distract your focus when you're performing or composing.  For your emotional self, address nagging problems.  It's hard to be honest and deal with things, but you'll feel so much better afterwards, and the less internal stress sapping your energy, the more you can put into music." –John Jorgenson

I couldn't have said it better.

I would also add = the quality of your Consciousness also affects the quality of your music.  Music acts as a carrier wave of the person who is composing and performing the music.  So my question to you is . . . . 

What are you listening to?  What is the state of consciousness of the composer?  What is the state of consciousness of the performing artist(s)?  Why are these people writing, performing, and producing music?  What is their intention?  Are they even aware that it matters?

If you are a musician or composer, what is the state of your physical, mental, emotional, spiritual health?  Why are you involved with music?  What is the message you are trying to convey to the audience and the rest of the world?

Every single thing matters.

Thank you. 

Beethoven, Furtwangler, and Spirituality

In preparation for my orchestral conducting class at Juilliard, I listen to and study the scores 5-6 days / week. This morning, prior to listening to the First Movement of Beethoven's Third Symphony, Eroica, conducted by William Furtwangler, I read the liner notes written by Michael Tanner. Tanner discusses how Furtwangler saw the development of the sonata form in classical music as a great spiritual journey as well as the development of a musical form = and how in his final analysis there is no distinction.

"His paradigm of a musical work was one in which sharply different themes are stated and the conflicts they give rise to are worked out, until a resolution is reached. . . . the uniting of disparate elements."

"As in music, so in life." Isn't this what our life is about? Most everyone would agree that we are spiritual beings having a human experience on this planet.

Part of our evolving as spiritual beings involves acknowledging those parts/aspects of ourselves that no longer work for us, and work towards changing/healing/reconciling that which we are able. Another experience of our growth as human beings involves accepting difficult or challenging aspects of others as being part of what is necessary along the path of evolution.

Beethoven and other classical composers viewed their compositions as ways of saying the same thing, only they used the language of music to demonstrate the uniting of seemingly disparate elements. It is in our best and highest interest to understand that everyone is doing the best they can at any given moment. If they could truly be any better, they would be. Beethoven and others gave us the gift of harmonizing and integrating things that appeared to be different = and demonstrated how they could, in the right context, actually "get along", and produce something of beauty.

And that's what it's all about.

Spiritual Practice

"Love is not a 'quality' of God but is God's very essence."

–Dr. David Hawkins

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