Hi!
I've been lurking here for a while, posting once or twice, and trying to learn all I can about Spice and Aya so that I may one day go on these journeys. During the course of my reading I saw the following quote in someone's signature:



It intrigued me and I eventually googled the phrase, assuming it was a lyric from a song or poem. Thus I came upon "Budding Trees" by Nahko and Medicine for the People. I then looked them up on Spotify and found the album Dark as Night and began listening to it. And I loved it!

I mention this because I am obsessive-compulsive and music is one of the primary ways this manifests in me. I listen to music constantly and only to playlists that I have created which consist entirely of music that is meaningful to me (my wife is very tired of Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon albums). I am VERY reluctant to allow new music into my playlists. I also have a history of severe depression and the music in my playlists reflect this in some way (I can't tell you how many hours of Portishead I have listened to but I'm sure it's in the hundreds if not thousands. Their music is amazing but not exactly the most uplifting in the world. ). So it's no small thing for me to have found new music that not only resonates with me but is positive and uplifting as well.

As a hard determinist, I do not believe in coincidence. Over the past few years, as my depression spiraled towards suicide, I have spent a great deal of time journeying into the spiritual with the aid of Cannibis, Psilocybin and Salvia Divinorum. These journeys led me to an interest in DMT, which led me here. A little over a year ago I had a breakthrough and my God healed my heart. I began climbing out of the hole but I was still listening to the same depressing music. Discovering Nahko and Medicine for the People came at the perfect time. It has truly been spiritual medicine for me. I even traveled to ATL a couple months ago to go to a show where they were opening; something I rarely do.

So, all that to say, and if anyone is still reading, I would like very much to thank whoever it was that spread the medicine to me. I cannot find any posts with that signature so I assume the owner has since changed it but maybe he or she will see this and know I'm talking to them.

Peace and Love

I believe in the good things coming.

Hi
I highly suggest you to change your playlist (maybe slowly, kicking an old album for every new one ? !
Music is very powerfull, and can have negative and depressing impact too.

Just another suggestion : go to ektoplazm.com and download Globular - magnitudes of order , good vibes ,maybee suits your taste

Thanks for the suggestion! This definitely looks like my taste. I'm downloading it now and am excited to give it a try!

I think your advice about changing my music up is good. I've been doing that some already as well forcing myself not to listen to anything, or at least nothing with words, for periods of time. As my heart has been changing the really depressing stuff doesn't speak to me like it used to and I don't listen to it so much anymore. Music is definitely powerful; I think it speaks directly to the spirit. I feel like it was part of a cycle: I was depressed so I listened to music that spoke to me in my depression which reinforced my depression and led me to listen to it more, ad infinitum. That's why finding Nahko has been such a big deal to me. It's reversing that cycle. Truly, medicine for the people.

Nahko and Medicine for the People!!!

Ahhh i love these guys and gal! Was able to go to a VIP dinner with them and really enjoyed meeting everybody in the band. Great people and such a wonderful message. This entire summer i have had them blasting in my ears and they have helped me a great deal. Also got to see them perform at ALL GOOD in ohio this summer. Highly suggest seeing them live if you ever get a chance. they poor out so much love and gratitude into a crowd!

Much love brother!

That awesome! I saw them live in ATL and really enjoyed it. I'd love to hang around a campfire with them.
Peace and Love!