‘Tis said “music has charms to soothe the savage breast”. And haven’t we felt that to be so over and over again? Not just lullabies or the most lyrical of etudes, either. Soulful blues, hard-driving rock, EDM, sailing, wailing folk, rollicking Zydeco–these, too, and more, soothe the savage breast. Because sometimes frayed or enraged nerves easily fall into alignment with gentle melodies and smooth rhythms.

You’ve probably heard someone say, “I feel closest to God or most connected to the Holy or most spiritual or most centered _______________” . Fill in the blank at the beach, in the desert, in the woods, on a mountain, by running water. “ So I don’t need to go to church.” You may have said it yourself, sometime in the past or very recently. Lots of people say this.