Listening to Leonard Cohen's Avalanche, I used to feel uneasy, at the mercy of a power beyond my scope. Now I see it as crucial advice on a spiritual path.
Leonard Cohen’s Avalanche: A Spiritual Perspective
Bob Dylan – Saving Grace: Interpretation in a Video
Bob Dylan: A look at "Saving Grace" from a spiritual perspective - released in 1980 on "Saved", the second album of the so-called "Christian Trilogy".
Bob Dylan – Señor (Tales of Yankee Power): Interpretation in a Video
It was not long ago that I became aware of the spiritual context of Bob Dylan's Senor - even though I had regarded Love in Vain from the same 1978 Street Legal album as very spiritual for a long time.
Bob Dylan’s Love in Vain: Spiritual Interpretation in a Video
Love songs are well suited to relate to several levels of understanding: from erotic references to the longing for a companion, a soul mate, up to inner processes of soul and spirit that use worldly love merely as an analogy.
Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower: A Spiritual Perspective as a Video
It is a crucial moment for a seeker to realize: Nothing in this world can satisfy my deepest longing. I have reached the border - time to embark on a new path.
Bob Dylan’s Love Minus Zero: Interpretation as a Video
In Love Minus Zero / No Limit, Dylan abstracts from the trials and tribulations of human relationships, and points to a higher level of purity.
Bob Dylan’s Changing of the Guards: Interpretation as a Video
Many people have stated they love the song, but find it very hard to make sense of the lyrics. We look at them from the perspective of a fallen soul seeking the path of salvation.
Bob Dylan’s Isis: Interpretation as a Video
A video interpretation of Dylan's Isis: The narrator marrying Isis, their break-up, his adventures, and their reunification may symbolize a spiritual path connecting a seeker to his spirit-soul.
Bob Dylan’s Oh Sister: Interpretation as a Video
A video interpretation of Dylan's Oh Sister: Like many Dylan songs, it can be interpreted on various levels. A relationship of siblings, a love affair, possibly with biographical references? From a spiritual perspective, it may be the spirit aspect addressing the soul aspect in man.
Bob Dylan: Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
It was only quite recently that I became aware of the spiritual context of Bob Dylan‘s Señor (Tales of Yankee Power) even though it was released on the B side of Changing of the Guards as well as the 1978 album Street Legal, which also contains Love in Vain.