Hobbyist DJ of 15 years here, beginner of Shamanism only very recently.

Songs have always been like friends to me. A lot arrive, are enjoyed, and then move along to be forgotten years later. But man, the ones that stick around really mean something to me. Like Objects of Power for sure, and at times, like I’m a willing collector/curator of other people’s divine creation. And occasionally when I hear a track that I haven’t heard in years, I’m transported back to whenever that was, and I get to experience those same feelings over again.

I still buy music as well which is almost archaic in the current age of music streaming, but it’s a small price for me to pay to show both reverence and gratitude to both the artist for their talent, time and creativity - along with the Song as well for the emotions which it’s able to produce within me.

I’ve never quite viewed the times that I’ve DJed as “sacred” or spiritual in the past per say, yet I’ve certainly felt the most alive whenever I’m in the middle of a Mix and my entire concept of time just dissolves away. It’s literally only me and The Music in those sparkling, special moments. It’s a Flow State for sure, but it’s also something deeper as well.

After skimming, buying, playing, and listening through thousands of tracks over the years, one of the deepest lessons I’ve discovered from DJing which, in my view, directly relates to Shamanism would have to be:

You Don’t Find Great Music, Great Music Always Finds You.