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Playing for change – Peace through music

Biophile — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:23:48 +0000

The folks at Playing for Change (.com) have most certainly hit upon a magical formula. This is a profound and beautiful example of heart wedded with technology with the intention of inspiring planetary community. Using music as the universal language, they are traveling the world recording familiar songs with contributing musicians from different cultures, with the result being such a powerful demonstration of unity. I get so thrilled to the core of my being whenever I encounter such a wonder, and I can only hope that activities and energies like this get spread far and wide. Raising awareness about our global community, celebrating the simple things that connect us all, nurturing sustainable joy, these are the energies that we are focused on here as our lives unfold in a planetary context. I believe that these are the very things that have the power to transcend and heal the horrors and malignancies plaguing our planet at present, and everything that can be done to share them is a form of purposeful activism. Peace be with you and yours also!

Gotta love it!! Deep gratitude is surging through me….
Eric

Spreading Science through the Heart

Biophile — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:53:58 +0000

Finding our meaningful place in the universe can make such a profound difference in our lives, and doing so playfully makes it even more magnificent. I have been wanting to post this Neil DeGrasse video for a while now as his passion and enthusiasm for sharing his discoveries are infectious, and he makes a great case for the value of understanding the significance of The Universe Story. But to make things even better, a fellow named John Boswell has created a project called The Symphony of Science where he takes clips from interviews such as the DeGrasse one and then skillfully puts them to music. In my mind, when pertinent information can be shared in such an entertaining and uplifting manner is when we start to experience grace.

I hope you enjoy these clips as much as I have.
Peace.
Eric

Global Sound

Aether — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:03:26 +0000

There’s a reason music is called the universal language. And aside from the power and potential of the universe story to unite peoples from all walks of life the earth over, music would be the next in line as a potentially unifying force. There are numerous books regarding the subject, and as a connoisseur of the genre, I have to say they do keep getting better and better.

So imagine taking many of the worlds preeminent thinkers about music, and practitioners of the various musical healing arts, and scientists who have applied themselves to this facet of creation, combined with professionals from film, television, and the music industry who are all passionately interested in music and sound as a healing and socially energizing medium, and putting them all in the same place for a couple of days and what do you get?

The Global Sound Conference, May 9th through the 12th, 2008, in Los Angeles California.

This event has all the hallmarks of a seminal event, because even though it has happened before, this year’s conference has a unique and profound lineup of attendees and presenters, and combined with the growing awareness of the times that we live in, this should prove to be an extremely stimulating couple of days that I suspect will seed some momentous connections.

The folks from the Global Sound Conference are also behind the Global Om project, which (hopefully) will be back again this year in September. Stay Tuned!