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Posted on 2022/02/022022/02/02

Bob Dylan’s Love in Vain: Spiritual Interpretation in a Video

Man under heart-shaped tree

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. read more

Posted on 2020/06/212022/01/27

Grateful Dead: Ripple

Grateful Dead at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, October 9, 1980

Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia must have been inspired by a supernatural sphere when singing about living water: "a fountain ... not made by the hands of men." read more

Posted on 2020/06/132020/06/13

Greg Trooper: Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox

Muhammad Ali called himself "The Greatest". Greg Trooper hinted at Ali's spiritual side with his song "The Meaning of Christmas." read more

Posted on 2020/03/212020/06/04

Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel / Traditional)

Simon & Garfunkel

What sounds like a tragic love affair, can be seen as instructions on how to purify one's soul to regain the majestic soul-garment. read more

Posted on 2020/02/112020/03/21

John Lennon’s Imagine: Atheist or spiritual?

John Lennon 1964

John Lennon's and Yoko Ono's Imagine has often been viewed as an atheist song. From a spiritual perspective, it can be associated with Sufi wisdom. read more

Posted on 2020/02/052021/03/11

Spiritual Love Songs: Bob Dylan’s Love in Vain

Bob Dylan, Azkena Rock Festival 2010

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. read more

Posted on 2020/02/042020/03/21

Leonard Cohen: Different Sides

Leonard Cohen 2008

Different Sides was released in 2012 by then 78 year old Leonard Cohen on the album Old Ideas. I particularly like this song because it addresses an issue I find crucial on my spiritual journey. read more

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