The point before dawn when the shadows are pushed away and warm tones infuse the blues.
The opening notes in the music are dissonant and then they clear into harmonies before the Indian Bansuri (flute) enters the scene.
This music is minor key with wistful piano and falling drone waves. It is spacious and contemplative and quite melancholic- which is a good thing. Lets call it “happy-sadness”.
This article by Sarah Newman is worth a read . She describes the psychological benefits of mixed emotions:
“For a long time scientists believed that happiness sustained creativity and that negative emotions were detrimental to it. But a review of emerging research on the subject shows it’s mixed emotions that fuel creativity. Generally speaking, the creative process includes not only inspiration and strong emotion, but also calm attentiveness (Sarah Newman, MA).”
The work Naomi Janzen and I do at One Mind Live is holistic. My music as well as Janzen’s tapping (EFT) addresses the shadow as well as the light-person. It doesn’t force, like so many modalities do, a happy state of mind. We know that’s two-dimensional. We know its unrealistic and not whole.
I hope you enjoy this music. Its full of subtle layers and turns. It’s beautiful in its tenderness and fragility.
Blessings,
Steve
Stephen Fearnley is an award-winning filmmaker, artist and composer. He composes transformational soundscapes for the meditation journeys of One Mind Live – a unique worldwide online group meditation community. To sample One Mind Live, go HERE