Who Am I ?
Who Am I ?
And why did I do this project
Robert Hamaker
I was born in 1957 into a metaphysical family . My Parents were both Theosophists as were a lot of my extended family. My father was a scientist and my mother was a musician. Although I never considered myself a Theosophist I was exposed to metaphysical and spiritual ideas growing up which resonated with me then, and still do today. As a freshman in high school I decided I was going to be a professional musician (my instrument is drums & percussion) and have lived that dream ever since.
Over the last few years I have come to understand how important meditation is for our overall health. I know that sound and music are very powerful modalities that you can use to enhance and give variety to your meditation practice. Also that the sounds of the percussion family in particular work especially well for this. This project came out of a desire to share what I have discovered so far. And I also knew that I had something unique to contribute because I have such a large collection of percussion instruments to draw from. I have not run across a recording that uses the combination of instruments I have put together for this project and know I have done something unique. Most meditation CD’s use music as background as they guide you thru a meditation. I have done something different here. The music came first with the intention of guiding you thru a meditation on its own. It’s what is traditionally called “program music” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_music where the music tells the story. This allows each person to experience their own unique visualization. The narrated version was created later which is in line with my vision which I felt some might find more helpful, especially if you are new to meditation.
I will now proceed to describe what I have done with each track of this CD. I would like to suggest to you that you don’t need to read on. These are only ideas of the mind (my mind) and may or may not be helpful for your meditation. They were just helpful to me to create this project. So here it is for your entertainment.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011