The Sonic Thread: Sound as a Pathway to Spirituality

by Cynthia Snodgrass

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"Cynthia Snodgrass takes us on her personal 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 Cambell, author of The Mozart Effect and The Roar of Silence.

Rev. Cynthia Snodgrass set out on 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 changed her life.

The Sonic Thread is a delightful telling of that sonic journey. With extensive research, Cynthia 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 transports. From the numinous awakenings of Sanskrit, to the magic of Celtic story, or the Native American web-of-all-relations, sound affects 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 to spiritual traditions beyond our own.