Music is the Medicine. I am absolutely smitten, fascinated, and enthralled with the beauty, power, and mysteries of sound and song. There are answers to the divine mystery of life, hidden in the Music. The answers you seek are within you, and the music is also within you. To access the revelation of music is simple - open your mouth and make a sigh. It is in the sigh that your body is telling you what it needs - through sound. This sound is ultimately a vibration, and vibration created our very existence. So perhaps, the remedy to all of the chaos of the human psyche and physical discomfort is through sound, singing, and vocal vibrational resonance.

Some indigenous cultures believe that certain diseases and mental illnesses can only be healed through song, prayer, and ceremony.

This, we have lost as a techno-optimist-manifesto society. Instead, we have been force-fed pharmaceutical prescriptions for a quick fix, not realizing that the pain or mental torment we are experiencing could perhaps be a deeper spiritual initiation, and only healed once the specific life lesson is learned. But we have bills to pay … so who has time for spiritual awakenings these days? What if we realized that LOVE, community, singing, art, and group communal living while sharing meals naked in the sunshine in nature could heal many of our mentally self-inflicted illnesses, and societally created deaths. We are a human species that longs for belonging, to be seen, heard, and valued in the essence of our true nature, and most importantly LOVED. The frequency of Love can heal even the most disturbed minds.

A way that humanity can relearn to love ourselves and one another is through music. Singing with another human being and playing with harmonizing tones and frequencies can allow us to see one another at the soul level. It is a form of play and radical self-expression. Singing with others is a very vulnerable experience. We have been taught our entire lives not to trust the sound that comes out of our mouths. So much so, that some women struggle to even moan in pleasure - even if it’s over a sushi dragon roll on a city balcony with lavender incense from the Amazon jungle watching the sunset. ;)

The Eskawata Kayawai Huni Kuin prayer reflects their deep spiritual beliefs and connection to the natural world, emphasizing the themes of healing, harmony, and balance. The song is often associated with healing rituals and spiritual ceremonies, reflecting the Huni Kuin's beliefs about the interconnectedness of life and the importance of harmony with nature.

This version was recorded this morning on my iPhone during an impromptu improv jam session amid the calm before Hurricane Helene’s storms of heavy rains and fury. As we navigate the turbulence of our existence, let us remember that in music, we find the sacred balm that can soothe our souls and ignite the healing we all so desperately seek.

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