Music – A Hidden Source of Energy and Transformation
We have forgotten how many ways music can be used: from improving work production to healing and influencing large groups of people.
The Transformational Power of Music
by Jill Mattson
Music was once a powerful force. We have forgotten how many ways it can be used: from improving work production to healing and influencing large groups of people. For example, work chants were used with sailors, field workers, slaves, and soldiers to increase their productivity. Musical rhythms created patterns of organization and control movement – for an activity such as rowing a boat. It created unity and cooperation among workers. The musical rhythm set a work pace. It also helped people focus on the music and not the hard and arduous work.
Some songs give people identity, like “our” song, and songs for a sports team or a group or nation. Jingles can persuade people to accept a particular point of view. Jingles are used extensively in China to promote political points of view and in advertising to encourage people to buy a product.
When ancient conquerors came into a new land, they quickly outlawed local music – as their music strengthened identity in a culture and its old ways. The Russians did this in Finland during World War II, restricting the music, giving the local people courage and strength. Music has more power than we give it credit for.
Special uplifting music can change a person’s outlook, creating a window to heaven – a new way of feeling and thinking. Ancient people referred to music that altered and uplifted a person’s consciousness as the “music of the spheres.”
Author Viola Pettit Neal wrote about a novel use of music, “The conquest of evil will ultimately be accomplished by use of rituals of sound and form. For evil is disharmonious and cannot exist in a harmonious pattern of sound and form. In its true definition, the word ‘ritual’ is an orderly movement of sound and geometrical form in sequential patterns.” Neal suggests that harmonious music can overcome disharmony (evil). Many African tribes surround someone who has misbehaved, singing their name and song to them – re-establishing harmony. It makes sense that Osama bin Laden outlawed music for his followers. Guess it would be hard to prepare for a suicide bombing mission when you were humming a breezy Beach Boys tune. Such harmony would make it near impossible to get people to do heinous deeds.
 
Could we use music to change people that have done evil things? Why not use harmonic and healing music: in prisons, with children in trouble or business with poor reputations? Where are negotiations taking place? What about on a war front? How serious could people be about fighting when everyone was singing Silent Night?
Research has shown that people easily believe others in a distant country are enemies – if they don’t know them. In contrast, if they know the people, they do not want them to be hurt. What about sharing songs from countries to lessen international tension? If people like a country’s music, it will be harder to demonize their people – as the enemy. For example, racism against black people declined at the end of the last century, when young people loved black rap music.
The people of Estonia, a small Romanian country, had been slaves for thousands of years. As slaves, they were demoralized. When the abusive Czars were shot, the Estonians saw their chance for freedom. Still, they had no courage to seize the opportunity. In a country of only a million people, half of them sang nonstop for a week. The energy created from singing – realigned their “will,” determination, and spirit. They rose and boldly gained their freedom.
Shortly after Hitler took control of Poland, Russia overpowered the Romanian countries. Under Stalin’s rule, about a third of Estonians were randomly forced to work in Siberia. Most died. This practice terrorized the people. Later, Hitler and the Russians enslaved Estonian men and forced them to fight against each other, with brothers killing brothers. Pain colored the Estonians with fear, shame, and horror, once again breaking the people’s spirit. After World War II, the Russian occupation created harsh conditions, little food, no jobs, no places to live, but plenty of fear. When the communist regime fell, the Estonian people found themselves again beaten down with no strength to gain their freedom.
Once again, the Estonian people came together with a song festival for five days, with half a million people attending. Afterward, the Estonia people gained their freedom, crediting their courage to the energy created by singing. To this day, the Estonian people hold a song festival every five years. Sound and music are chock full of hidden energy. Music is invisible, but its powers are more significant than we ever dreamed of.
 
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About the Author
Jill Mattson is a prolific Artist, Musician, and Author. Jill is a widely recognized expert and composer in the field of Sound Healing! She has produced nine CDs with intriguing, magical tracks using ancient & modern techniques & particular healing frequencies to achieve profound benefits. Jill is a four-time author. (The Lost Waves of Time – Best Book of 2016 and Best Alternative Science book of 2016, Deep Wave Body Healing CD– Best Sound Healing CD of 2016, Contacting Angels & Masters CD – Best CD of 2015 and Deep Wave Beauty CD – Best New Age CD – Silver Award). Free Music & School of Sound Healing at www.jillswingsoflight.com
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