Listening with Open Ears
Beck, Donna Marie - Volume: 5
Positing that Western culture is living with "blocked ears", this paper stresses the importance of listening to music with "open ears", and suggests a therapeutic approach to this means. Using Guided Imagery and Music [GIM], the author focuses on opening "blocked ears", in order to facilitate the emergence of a genuine inner "I". The inter-relationship, between the ear and the I, fosters a deep integration with the "affective heart" that can transcend maladaptive modes of relating (to self and others) and promote an authenticity which is is personally empowering.