Sound, Sacred Geometry & the Healing Power of the Voice

The Re-Enchantment Series: Unlocking Magic and Inspiring Action#

We’ve fallen out of love with the world. It’s clear from the way we treat it.

Every other Monday in central London from 8 October to 3 December 2018 we will be re-igniting curiosity as we explore aspects of daily life including consciousness, quantum physics, trees, holistic science, native spirituality, sacred geometry, storytelling and sound.

Mass mental illness and climate change are not inevitable. They are the result of certain narratives, behaviours and habits. Let’s shift perspectives, empower ourselves for change and co-create a future we want to be a part of.

With special thanks to Sharon Blackie and her 2018 publication The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday.

Angela Voss:#

Talk: The Harmony of the Cosmos: Geometry, Sound & the Symbolic Imagination

We find so many references to ‘the music of the spheres’ in literature and poetry, but what does this mean? Is it only a poetic conceit, or is there a deeper truth in the idea that the cosmos is permeated by harmony, and embodies perfect geometric ratios? We will start with the philosopher Pythagoras, the father of both music and mathematics, and look at the way esoteric philosophy and practices understand the human being to be a mirror of the harmonies of the cosmos. This will lead us to the astrological music therapies of the Renaissance, and to a discussion about how we can work with these ideas today to reconnect people with the powers of the symbolic imagination.

Jill Purce:#

Talk: The Healing Voice: Journey of the Soul

This experiential talk will explore how sound and the voice have been understood and used in different traditions as one of the most effective ways to balance the mind and body and ultimately achieve enlightenment. Jill will show how we can empower our lives by using our voice to release a uniquely powerful energy, which can be used for physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual healing. By freeing the voice in certain ways it is possible to find physical health and emotional joy and spiritual ecstasy. We will experience the ancient magic of Mongolian overtone chanting, sacred songs, chants, sonic meditations and more.

“To live an enchanted life is to pick up the pieces of our bruised and battered psyches, and to offer them the nourishment they long for. It is to be challenged, to be awakened, to be gripped and shaken to the core by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary. Above all, to live an enchanted life is to fall in love with the world all over again.”
— SHARON BLACKIE