By Hal A. Lingerman.

292 Pages | First Quest Edition 1983, second edition 1995 | Softcover | Quest Books, U.S.A. | ISBN: 0835607224.

We all know, that the music we listen to affects us. A lively Bach Concerto encourages attention and clear thinking, while a CD of harp music and the sounds of ocean waves relaxes us and relieves stress. But how can we find just the right music to complement our state of mind, heal our emotional and physical ills, or further our spiritual  yearnings?

In this revised and updated edition of a best-selling classic, musical therapist and teacher Hal Lingerman presents a  wealth of resources for choosing and locating just the right music for physical, emotional and spiritual growth and healing. With comprehensive lists of current recordings, including new and remastered CD’s, Lingerman’s exhaustive sourcebook will guide you in finding music to benefit your temperament, lifestyle and spiritual aspirations. Includes expanded chapters on Women’s Music, World Music, the Music of Nature and Angelic Music.

From Chapter 3 – ‘Finding Your Music’ (p. 58):

” Music is a cry of the Soul. It is a revelation, a thing to be reverenced. Performances of a great musical work are for us what the rites and festivals of religion were to the ancients – an Initiation into the Mysteries of God and the human Soul. “

By Hal A. Lingerman.

340 Pages | A Quest Original, first published in 1988 | Softcover | Quest Books, U.S.A. | ISBN: 0835606295.

‘Like a carpet ride, music carries the listener/reader into the Eternal in daily meditations, that both delight and inspire’. 

This inspirational book of daily meditations offers readers, who appreciate music an enriched multi-media experience. Lingerman blends suggested classical and New Age music with daily meditations, anchored by passages from some of the greatest Souls in history. The result is harmony and balance. A meditative theme sets the tone for each day, followed by a quotation from Thoreau, Schweitzer, Franklin, Lincoln, or perhaps Pythagoras. Then guided imagery sets a general course for the reader to ‘take off’ on the theme wherever intuïtion may lead. Finally, a selection of music is recommended to highlight the daily theme.

The reader/listener may focus on a daily classical selection from Dvorak, Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi or perhaps Ravel. Popular New Age musical selections are listed as alternatives to persons, who may prefer the soundscapes of Zamfir, Paul Horn or perhaps Richard Musk.

From Pages 319 & 320:

December 21st

” FOCUS: The Angels help man as far as he can be helped. They intensify all his highest aspirations, stir up his adoration and his love, and to give effect to the ancient and beautiful words of their traditional Hymn: ‘Glory be to God in the highest, on earth peace to men of goodwill’. – Dora van Gelder.

MEDITATION: Feel the Angels today, stirring your sense of joy and adoration. Let your heart open now; feel the surge of the Spirit, the current of life coursing through you. The glory of God shines through you.

MUSICAL KEYNOTES: Jakub Jan Ryba, ‘Czech Mass’ (Matl-Supraphon). This very ancient setting of the Mass, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, brings a devotional quality and contains many beautiful melodies of adoration.

Zdenek Fibich, Symphony No. 3 (Belohlavek-Supraphon), Love and nature are the themes of this wonderful music. In the adagio (slow movement) a sense of bliss and deep devotion emerge to bathe the listener in sound.

Soundings of the Planet: Joy to the World (box 43512, Tucson, AZ 85733). This contemporary statement of Christmas contains a joyful spirit of adoration. “

By Don Campbell.

362 Pages | Second edition 2000, third printing 2006 | Paperback | Quest Books, Wheaton | ISBN: 9780835607889

Healing with Sound

Ancient peoples knew that music and sound deeply affect body, mind, and spirit. ”We are just beginning to realize the profound scientific, medical, psychological, and spiritual questions involved in the power of music,” says Don Campbell. These essays by noted musicians, scientists, music therapists, and spiritual leaders explore new paradigms integrating music’s age-old healing role with modern techniques, including:

– sonic entrainment
– the power of chant to relieve depression
– music as a pain reducer
– musical imagery in education and psychotherapy
– the effect of music on memory
– the influences of sound reported by Eastern, Western, Christian, and       esoteric spiritual teachers