Music has been one of the big issues in the revival. There has been much said about singing short songs over and over again, and the effects of that on the human mind to draw it into an altered state of consciousness. Many experience "God" in such times of worship. We present the article below simply to state that music is also used to bring about an altered state of consciousness in New Age practices, with the belief that each chakra, after being infused with "serpent power," can be altered even more through the effect of musical notes on the chakras - Ed.

Many times have you listened to the radio playing in the background and been affected by the music? Your mood changed from sad to happy - well there is a reason for this. This information follows on from the previous article about the chakra system.

These energy centres not only have a colour associated with them but they also have an octave of music as well and they are aligned like this:-

The Base Chakra resonates to the note 'C'
The Sacral Chakra resonates to the note 'D'
The Solar Plexus Chakra resonates to the note 'E'
The Heart Chakra resonates to the note 'F'
The Throat Chakra resonates to the note 'G'
The Brow or Third Eye Chakra resonates to the note 'A'
The Crown Chakra resonates to the note 'B'

So when you listen to a piece of music next, try to feel the sound vibration moving through your body. Everybody is musical and you have been surrounded by music since the moment of conception. Music and rhythm are life itself. These notes or pitches can be experienced through listening to a piece of music written in the appropriate key, played on a musical instrument or simply sung or hummed by you. This can stabilise your energy system and serve as a dose of preventative medicine as each cell in your body has the capacity to respond to any sound and to resonate. By the use of this resonance of sound and music the bio-electrical system of the body is strengthened, balanced and healed as your body resonates like speakers connected to a stereo unit.

The sound of finger nails across a chalk board is harsh and grating to the nervous system, while the sound of a flute in meditation music is soothing. Music can soothe and alter emotional and mental stress which can be the cause of pain and disease, and in the 90's stress plays a big part in all our lives. The more you are exposed to beneficial sounds the greater and more permanent the effect they have, because the effects of sound are accumulative. This works both ways as the more you are exposed to detrimental sounds, the greater and more negative effects on the phyisical body, as well as the emotional, mental and spiritual states. You can use music to alleviate pain and produce healing.

It also helps concentration, relaxation, learning, creativity, and brings an increased awareness of spiritual states.

This is one reason why many groups use music when meditating as each person in the group is already used to that feeling of resonation to music and therefore it makes the experience of connecting to your higher self, your guide or guardian angel easier. It allows us to attune or contact beings or energies in the spiritual dimensions of life.

When you first start your spiritual journey, you are told that you need to get in touch with your spirit guides and you probably wonder how to acheive this. Well, those in the spirit realms who watch over and guide you will always try to find the easiest and most energy efficient way to communicate with you - if you like they are 'conservationists'. So just as your body can resonate and respond to music, you can also find that spirit guides use the chakras in the same way to make contact with you. In fact, once you are aware of the presence in your life, the connection by them to one or more of your chakras has been made and has also been refined to the point where you are now aware of their presence.

Music has many benefits both in your spiritual journey and life in general, and is a very precious gift to all mankind from God. It is truly the music of life.