The world of music: Prophets and philosophers talk (3)
We talked in the previous two episodes about the importance of music for people's health and happiness.
Music
is not a mere entertainment. It is a type of communication without words. The
importance of music arises when there is no ability for talk.
Music
therapy is the process through which we organize the movement inside the human
body through the musical waves. This comes through conditional rest in some
cases.
In
this episode we will trace the historical roots of the music therapy.
Historical roots
Music
is very old. It can be found everywhere in this universe. It fills the human
body with organized rhythms. Humans and their organs are full of organized
rhythms. The pulse is a form of rhythm. The human body suffers disorders
whenever this rhythm suffers goes through problems. When this rhythm stops, the
human body itself stops.
The
beats of the human heart and the breathing process, the chewing of food, and
the movement of the intestines all have their own rhythms.
The
human body is always in good condition so long as this rhythm is in good
condition. When there is one disorder or another in this rhythm, the same
disorder affects the whole body. When there is pain in one body organ, the
remaining organs suffer.
This
brought up the idea of organizing man's internal rhythm through music. This is
a process that happens in the light of the peculiarity of each different case.
Primitive man and the music therapy
Music,
singing and dancing were part of the day-to-day life of primitive people. They
used these techniques to kick evil spirits out of their bodies. They believed
that these evil spirits were what caused disease.
This
was how primitive people believed that music makes the human body heal. They
believed that his music forgives the sins of man and brings virtue and good
into his body. They also believed that this music brings about the required
balance to the human body and life.