18 mixes taggedchant

A mix of soulful, contemplative, and sacred hymns and compositions for the soul to trancend, meditate and revel in. All great music, I think, is a religious experience.

Some of the most amazing choral pieces I've ever heard or performed.

Music to accompany part 1 of "A History of Classical Music through Recordings", on the blog Music is Good, http://musicisgood.org/2011/12/gregorian-chant/

Traditional Gregorian and polyphonic chant.

Music to accompany part 2 of A History of Classical Music through Recordings. Read more at http://musicisgood.org/2011/12/from-chant-to-polyphony/

20 tracks including music by sound of arrows, passion pit and justice.

Not guaranteed to grant enlightenment but it could help.

Monastic chant that is somewhat Christmas themed. Also includes two tracks of Russian liturgical choir works.

Drone and Thunder with Kristine Barrett, Agalloch, Monica Richards, others. Photo by Mara Damian

Eight tracks including music by Hiroki Kikuta, Knights of the Temple and Marie Durable.

According to ancient myth, Indra, the king of the Hindu pantheon, created a vast web comprised of strings of jewels. Each jewel both reflected and was reflected by all the others, thus revealing both its uniqueness and its universality. A sort of invisible yet real medium of contact between any and all points.