MICHAEL’S WORK
Michael Jackson Lyrics and Music
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While researching Michael Jackson, his music, lyrics and body of work I discovered something remarkable. In fact, I discovered many remarkable things in this journey with Michael. In this space, I would like to share some of those discoveries.
I claim no authority about Michael’s work. Michael Jackson’s work is its own authority and is of course, in the ‘eyes of the beholder’ but that is exactly the point. My musings come from my training and background which is spiritual, shamanic, mythical, mystical and metaphysical and from being trained in observation. So of course, that is the focus. I found the work to be glaring in its complexity and richness and stunning in its depth. And I am in awe of this genius who walked among us and so generously shared his gifts. I leave you to form your own conclusions…
In all traditions of Shamanism, there are worlds within worlds. The world that we perceive with our five senses is only the surface of the entire reality of creation. Most of us live everyday life in this mostly superficial reality where we only believe what we can verify with the senses. There is more; much more.
Shamanic traditions are a part of every culture and continent in the world. They speak commonly of three levels or worlds. Shamans have various names for these worlds depending on the tradition but for simplicity sake, we will call them the general names of: the lower world, middle world and upper world.
Tolkien, for example, knew of these alternative realities and in the epic Lord of the Rings he wrote of Middle Earth. Other realities are depicted in films like Harry Potter, Star Wars and even Avatar.
The middle world of the shaman is a kind of mirror of this world, while the upper world and lower worlds have their own kind of landscapes and features. Remarkably, when Michael Harner of The Institute for Shamanic Studies did exit interviews with hundreds of his students after their journeys, he found their descriptions of the three worlds very similar. So it appears Shamans’ worlds have common landscapes and features.
Some traditions call these three realities cauldrons. The three cauldrons also correspond to the human chakra system: The sacral chakra relates to the lower world, the heart chakra to the middle world and the third eye or brow chakra and above relates to the upper world
People whose lower chakra is open and dominant are solidly grounded in the material world. Their orientation and primary way of being is physicality and living solidly anchored in the body with all its pains and pleasures.
Middle chakra people live in their heart and emotions. They live in a world animated by feelings and their perceptions come from that place.
People who spend their time in the upper worlds are spiritually oriented. They perceive from that space of observation and devotion.
What is interesting about Michael Jackson’s music, is that his lyrics and sound impacts all three worlds and the three parts of the human. He wrote songs that appeal to all three of these worlds. His sensuality, the sexual overtones and songs about physical love and relationships corresponds to the sacral chakra and the people who live primarily in physicality.
His ballads and songs of healing the world, brotherhood and agape love appeal to the heart, to emotional and social issues and are middle world. The emotional seat of the human responds to the love vibe in those lyrics and songs as they tear the heartstrings.
And the spirituality of his lyrics and songs can be found in all of his work, however, they are prominent in particular songs. They are especially evident in Michael’s work in Ghosts with its Is That Scary for You and Too Bad.
The miracle of those songs and lyrics is that they impact people on all three levels so they appeal to everyone. And that is the magic of Michael Jackson and his universal appeal. You can witness that multi-level enchantment in his concerts, his films, his songs and lyrics– in all of his work. It was genius because Michael’s work appealed to people wherever they live. His music and videos held something for everyone. Everybody got his message on their own level. Michael is not the first teacher in human history to do that. In some circles they called this communication: parable. Michael Jackson was also a sound shaman, and vocal shaman using sounds and voice to convey message.
In this space, we will journey together through the lyrics, music and films that comprises the art of Michael Jackson. You may just be surprised. The journey will begin soon. Four… three…two…one…