SING! OH, SING! ; By Amelita Galli-Curci

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SING! OH, SING! ;By Amelita Galli-Curci
All Nature, in a true and undisturbed state, sings and rings with
harmony, rhythm and music. Law and order, in marvelous ...extent,
operation and co-ordination, exist throughout seemingly limitless
Nature. Everywhere throughout its vast and wonderful workings
...far-reaching natural law, countless activities, growth, successive
progression and marvelous evolution ...seem the
pervading order. "All is vibration," is a true expression, which can
rightly be said to represent all Nature. And so incredibly vast is
this vibratory activity, midst law and order, harmony and rhythm, that
it is said that even the planets sing, and the expression, "the music
of the spheres," is often used to convey the vastness of the existing
marvelous harmony throughout Nature.
Wonderful though Nature is in every aspect, it is found that Man, can
either through ignorance of her beneficent laws, or through wilful
violations thereof, make slight interference with Nature's operations
and purpose, and bring about more or less serious consequences to the
individual or so-called "sinner," either to health or happiness, or
both. And it is in efforts to "remedy," "cure," or "restore," himself
to the true "Lost Estate" of being in harmony with Nature's laws and
purposes, that countless means and systems of "cure" or "remedy" have
come to exist.
To see how serious and countless the infractions of Nature's laws are,
one needs only to make a survey of the world's enormous mass of ill
health, strife and unhappiness, to know that it is almost beyond human
calculation to even half comprehend it. And since the need for some
rational and effective remedy is great beyond words, one utmost simple
but marvelous remedy, with a second one briefly added, will here be
presented, which if ever fully tried, will
bring wonderful results in human life at large. The first and main one
of these remedies is to closely imitate Nature in her inner and higher
harmony; and towards that high attainment, an abundance of good MUSIC
is the most effective means. The second important remedy, largely to
eliminate the ills of human society, such as wars and deadly strife,
is to replace competition with true constructive cooperation
everywhere, exactly as should exist throughout in true civilized
Christian society. Rhythm Means Health
Since Nature at large sings and rings with vibration, rhythm and
harmony ...it is utmost logical, that if the individual will joyously
express himself in music, rhythm and harmony ...particularly through
singing, he will thereby speedily restore himself to full alignment
with Nature's constructive principle in individual life, with the
self-evident result ...that normal health and happiness will be
restored. and in the serious matter of "crime" and "evil," so
extensive and world-wide, our great Shakespeare has concisely and
masterfully covered this point in his famous statement, "The man that
hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet
sounds, is fit for treason, stratagems and spoils." And from the
preceding or general argumental logic alone presented, the reader can
confidently take the topic of this article
and plea, and make "Sing, Oh, Sing," one of his or her prime objects
in life.
Feel assured, that every effort in that direction will bring rich and
certain compensation. Therefore, Sing, Oh, Sing! However much
Classical music is generally considered to be utmost difficult
...something only great artists after intensive and extensive training
can produce ...true music is the soul's joyous outpouring. And just as
birds sing with a joyous ring ...natural and unrestrained, so should
humans sing with unrestrained joy, inwardly at least, if not
outwardly. And could humans at large know the great inward joy which
comes from the outpouring of some fine spiritual force or vibration
from within and which flows out to listeners, from joyous singing
...they would know that my appeal to sing comes with great soul force.
Therefore, take and carry far and wide my plea Sing, Oh, Sing! Vibratory Communication
Should the reader happen to be one of the progressives who know that
our fellow humans ...in inner finer realms of Nature, exist in a real
world of extremely fine matter; and that communication by higher
"Radio or Wireless," or through vibration, is possible and who desire
to thus communicate, then, you are here informed ...that joyous
singing is one of the best means to establish such new and larger
communication. The foundation for this new science of communication
and higher human intercourse was laid more than a century ago by the
great
scientist and philosopher, Emanual Swedenborg, through his
twenty-seven years of actual contact with and exploration in ...inner
finer realms of Nature. This is found embodied in his wonderful
"Science of Correspondences" in inner and outer worlds. Therefore, as
this new science of independent higher communication is rapidly being
established among the more progressive of today, you will do well to
put the soul plea of this treatise into a living practice for self and
others. And to pass it on as well, in ways you deem best, so that
long, and even centuries, after I have passed from your outer plane of
activity, my great burning wish and plea for the world's great good
will go winging and ringing: Sing, Oh, Sing!
The main key to the secret of most poets, writers and composers
"inspiration," "Muse," or whatever their larger or inspired ability
may be termed, has to do directly with music, rhythm and vibration, in
one form or another. The great English lyric poet, Lord Alfred
Tennyson, attained his "inspirational" state, or as he calls it, "an
extraordinary state of lucidity," through the simple means of intoning
or intensely repeating ...his own name, in which state of lucidity, he
produced his masterpieces of lyric poetry. And Ralph Waldo Emerson
attained his "inspirational" state through a similar process, by
simply lifting his consciousness to a "transcendental state," which he
tapped or drew from ...as if it were a cosmic or universal source.
And many other true poets, writers and composers, are known to have
reached their "Muse" or "inspirational" state, or raised their
vibratory activity, by simply humming or entering a sing-song state,
mentally at least, and have thus attained their lucidity or additional
ability to write and compose. True poets and composers are not merely
"born," as generally and ignorantly understood, but are actually made
as well, and through quite rational means, provided the
individual is willing to "tune up," "step up," or "lift" himself to
more or less of that "extraordinary lucidity" or "transcendental
state" which Tennyson and Emerson attained. It is hoped that
sufficient has been presented in the statements made ...to cause every
reader who has any aspiration to write, to seek his or her
"inspiration" or "Muse" through rational means, and become an
enthusiastic, yes, burning exemplar of my soul plea to: Sing, Oh,
Sing!
Last, and most important of all, and this holds true regardless what
your select religion may be ...Music ought to be the most important
part of all religious worship, for the simple reason that it is the
vibratory effect of true good music which raises the vibratory status
of an individual to higher and larger consciousness of the inner finer
realms of Nature, which in the language of old-fashioned theology is
termed "God," "divinity" or a sacred holy state.
World-wide, the use of music at religious service has come to be,
(ignorantly understood to be), simply because "it somehow seems
fitting to have music at such times," when, in reality, it is, or
should be, or can be, when rightly understood, the most important part
in all religious services. India the Home of Religion
The main reason why India still holds the claim of being the home or
origin of all the world's great religions, which includes
Christianity, is the simple fact that Jesus spent his important
eighteen years of schooling and training, from twelve to thirty, among
the "Wise Men of the East," or master-saints and sages, in India. And
now, with due credit given rhythmic breathing and great control of
breath, together with intensive meditation, so extensively practiced
in India, the wide and intensive use throughout tens of centuries of
intonation of the "sacred word OM," or "AUM," and other similar words,
have through such means, more than any other, enabled the balanced
devotee to reach extraordinary extensions of consciousness into the
inner finer realms of Nature, and have thus laid the foundation for
India's leadership in spiritual enlightenment for
the entire world. Thus, when all good and full reasons for true
singing are considered, you will find that the appeal here presented
carries a world-wide message of importance, so deep and far-reaching,
and so sadly needed, that throughout centuries to come it should go
winging and ringing: Sing, Oh Sing!
As final plea, dear reader take my message home to your own self, and
there, with joy ...let music ring throughout your life, and prove to
the world what I know well to be the truth. And as you prove how
wonderfully true my message is for your great good, and as your thanks
flow out to me, your singing thoughts will surely reach me where I am,
and doubly glad I then shall be, if you will then pass the message on,
both far and wide, to all the world. Then song shall be, in time to
come, the greatest boon for all the world's ills. Banished sure will
be: disease,unhappiness, war and strife. Till human life in outer
world and inner realms ...will surely be,and shall ring throughout as
one grand song or symphony, but ever with my ringing plea: SING, OH,
SING!