RE: OT - 9-11-01 -- looping prayers

["Kevin Mulvihill" <kmulvihill@mediaone.net>]

I think Mark's comments quite appropriately reflected the immense
frustration and sadness we all feel that looping, engraving, making icons,
etc., doesn't really do anything in a very tangible way to save one of 
those
already lost, or prevent the loss of even one more citizen. I didn't 
respond
to the earlier post because I figure each to his own - we're all working
through our pain in our own way. For me, I have been writing a lot of
lyrics. But I also feel the anger and the frustration too, and I can
understand exactly where Mark was coming from.

Kevin


> >  >I actually am thinking a lot about looping positive energy, verbal or
> >>making a loop containing a positive energy, although then kept
> >  >mechanically running, could be seen in the same way as engraving
> >  >sacred symbols into a rock, making icons, or whatever else in this
> >>realm.
>
> Mark Red reacted
>
> >... and i suppose engraving sacred symbols into a rock, making icons, or
> >whatever else HELP in some way???
> >
> >Considering the perpetrator of this discusting and cowardly act is an
> >insane religeous idiot, maybe we could do without this pseudo
> new age hippy
> >claptrap please,at least for now? It just depresses me how many freaks
> >there are in this world, believing all sorts of s**t.
> >Looping and drones and ostinato and repetition DO create a particular
> >feeling, a power, but it is a musical power and musical feeling;
> no magic,
> >no "positive energy"...man!
>
> Sorry, I liked what Petr said. Its ok if you dont, but there is no
> reason to become nervous. A big part of the world believes in magic
> power of music. If there is no such thing for you, please let the
> rest of us try to find the "positive energy".
> Did you get harmed by Hippies?
> Mantras have been arround for a very long time in many cultures and
> they are basically loops, so it continues an issue on this list.
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