[milk and honey]

Originally Posted by Metaphor

Hello Nexus, I think we had this discussion also on Nobledreams as well didn´t we?
I think that saying rock music is bad is like saying internet is bad, or books for that instance.
Doesn´t it depend on the brand of music, intent from the artist, and the mood the listener is in?
Most music on the charts, i´d say, serves- just like most TV programs- as social programming and entertainment meant to keep people off focus.
I will not argue with you about the obvious. That most music is not meant to push the listener in a truly positive direction, with honest intent from the artist.
But that doesn´t mean that you will suffer deeply from hearing a rock song. Its not like its "anti yoga" , closing the chakras down or something.
Not all of it.

Personally i would be more negatively affected by a christian gospel, praising the "lord" and such, than by it´s counterpart like blackmetal or something. The latter is more easiler identified as a product of the artists frustration regarding the pain of living. Wich I have to say is more sane than the insanity of prising a world gone insane, like most popular music mainly does. Not to be interpreted that i consume such music. Its just that an angry rebel is easier to understand sometimes. Someone who rocks the boat can be refreshing and very needed at times.

I do acknowledge that you have given this a lot of thought and have a credible case. Its just that i´m living inside the world you criticise. Its my choice and rock music has liberated me from the soul-numbing world of sports. So im thankful. It was my initial escape route. And it still is.

Hello Metaphor old chum.

I'd say that depending on the song itself and the mood of the listener, all rock music is relatively harmful including so called 'christian rock'. Some more so than others. But the reason is best understood from a metaphysical point of view. The spiritual experience is much higher than the emotional rush that rock music gives. The squandering of the light from the chakras can be exhilarating but that energy is poured down the drain (vibrationally) and will have to be transmuted in order to redeem it from the astral plane. Those noble realms posts linked above ^^^ elaborate much more than i can repeat here. Cheers.