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by Cynthia Snodgrass
Paraview Press, 2002
ISBN: 1-931044-37-6
Spirituality
Paperback, $15.95
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ABOUT THE
BOOK
Several years ago, Reverend Cynthia Snodgrass set out to do a
research project to investigate the use of music in spiritual
cultures other than her own. What she found was a dazzling array
of sacred sounds and spiritual practices that ended up changing
her life.
The Sonic Thread is a delightful telling of that journey.
With extensive research, Snodgrass shares stories that reveal
sound to be a universal and transformational spiritual path.
From the transcendent flight of Gregorian chant, to the
mesmerizing shaman's drum, to ecstatic Sufi trance, music and
sound affect consciousness, providing pathways to original
wisdom.
Within these lovely, insightful narratives are exercises and
information that help us use sound and music to deepen our
spirituality, expand global awareness, and open up to spiritual
traditions beyond our own.
REVIEW
"Cynthia Snodgrass takes us on her personal sonic journey with
deep questions, musical awareness and a keen spiritual
intuition. From mantra to hymns, The Sonic Thread gives
us a glimpse into the eternal essence of our vibrational
source." -- Don Campbell, author of The Mozart Effect and
The Roar of Silence
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CYNTHIA SNODGRASS has an undergraduate degree in
Renaissance music and a master's degree in musicology from
Syracuse University, as well as a Master's of Divinity from Bexley
Hall. An ordained Episcopal priest, she has served as a hospice
chaplain for more than seventeen years. She is the founder of the
Sacred Sound Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
spiritually therapeutic benefits of sacred sound. As Senior
Instructor at the American Sanskrit Institute, she teaches
Sanskrit and offers workshops on the use of sacred sound across
the United States. She has produced and recorded two CDs of sacred
chant.
Author's website
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