Here is the formula for ecstatic drumming HORIZONTAL = VERTICAL.
Horizontal= Gear, books, lessons, teachers, knowledge, notes, gigs, concerts, connections, business, collaboration... all of the tangibles or externals of drumming.
Vertical= Heart, Emotions, ritual, spiritual energy, body, breath, silence between notes, awareness, consciousness, lifestyle, posture, yoga, meditation... all of the foundational internal elements that ground the Horizontal in depth of awareness.
So the formula (similar to Einstein's technology v. spiritual development of society) is that every step in the horizontal linear path of learning and knowledge should be complimented by a deepening of consciousness and spiritual grounding in the NOW.
Horizontal and vertical together make a cross. To me the Cross symbolizes freedom, paradox and the FOUR LIMBS of drumming.
The intersection of the Cross is the hub of silence, the fifth limb (Voice) THE HEART or better yet THE BALLS where all good drumming and breathing originates from and is sustained by.
These are the ruminations I came up with this morning as I played Teen Tal Kaida #1 continuously for an hour.
SING. DRUM. BE FREE :) consistently!
“Every time that I think of the crucifixion of Christ, I commit the sin of envy. ” - Simone Weil
ReplyDelete"Everybody wants to be on the Cross." - John Maus
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