The music below was recommended by members of the Atheopagan Facebook group for use in Atheopagan rituals. Particularly in solitary rituals (when, obviously, having live accompaniment isn’t possible), the addition of a musical “soundtrack” can be tremendously powerful. Also listed are some sources for chants which can be used in group rituals\u2014singing is one of the most powerful ways to bring people together and build the sense of energy in a ritual!<\/p>\n
This list will grow as new music is suggested.<\/p>\n
Adiemus (Karl Jenkins):\u00a0<\/strong>The Journey<\/em><\/p>\n Anonymous4:\u00a0<\/strong>Many disks of this a cappella women’s medieval music ensemble could work well for ritual; I prefer\u00a011,000 Virgins: Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula\u00a0<\/em>by Hildegard von Bingen<\/p>\n Bare Necessities:<\/strong> Take a Dance.<\/em> This ensemble plays traditional tunes for English country dancing. This album is lovely for High Spring or May Day celebrations; very light and springy.<\/p>\n Bone Poets Orchestra:<\/strong>\u00a0Atheist Anthems<\/em><\/p>\n Chandra, Sheila:\u00a0<\/strong>A Bonecronedrone<\/em> and\u00a0The Zen Kiss.<\/em> Very trance-y.<\/p>\n Cossu, Scott<\/strong> with Eugene Friesen:\u00a0Reunion.<\/em> Light, quiet-morning piano with cello, good for reflection and introspective work.<\/p>\n Coyle, T. Thorn and Knight, Sharon:<\/strong>\u00a0Songs for the Strengthening Sun <\/em>and Songs for the Waning Year\u00a0<\/em>(both available at Bandcamp)<\/p>\n Dead Can Dance:<\/strong> many, many tracks; the two albums best suited are\u00a0The Serpent’s Egg<\/em> and\u00a0In the Realm of a Dying Sun<\/em><\/p>\n Darwin Song Project:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cYou May Stand Mute\u201d \u201cMother of Mystery\u201d <\/em>and \u201cClock of the World\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Delerium:<\/strong>\u00a0Karma.\u00a0<\/em>Dance-y, trance-y. The track “Euphoria (Ecstacy)” is particularly good.<\/p>\n Daemonia Nymphe:<\/strong>\u00a0Plays\u00a0authentic instruments and sing hymns from ancient Greece.<\/p>\n Gabriel, Peter:<\/strong>\u00a0Passion\u00a0<\/em>(soundtrack to “The Last Temptation of Christ”)–hands down Mark’s favorite for solitary ritual.<\/p>\n Figueras, Montserrat and La Capella Reial de Catalunya<\/strong>: El Cant de la Sybil-la<\/em>. 15th and 16th century “Songs of the Sybil”. Powerful ritual music.<\/p>\n Libana:<\/strong>\u00a0Fire Within.<\/em> Not all tracks, but several are great for ritual.<\/p>\n Mayer, Peter: N<\/strong>aturalistic hymns, \u201cBlue Boat Home\u201d, \u201cHoly Now\u201d <\/em>and \u201cChurch of the Earth\u201d <\/em>(and \u201cGod is a River” <\/em>for Pantheists)<\/p>\n McBride, Abbi Spinner:<\/strong>\u00a0Fire of<\/em> Creation<\/em> and Family of Fire<\/em>. These are great chants, many of them without reference to divinity or “spirit”.<\/p>\n McCutcheon, John:<\/strong>\u00a0Step by Step<\/em><\/p>\n Pook, Joselyn:\u00a0<\/strong>Masked Ball\u00a0<\/em>(from the soundtrack to “Eyes Wide Shut”)<\/p>\n Portishead:<\/strong> Dummy.<\/em> Dark, dreamy.<\/p>\n Reclaiming Collective:<\/strong> Some (not all) of the chants on\u00a0Let It Begin Now: Music from the Spiral Dance<\/em> (there are alternative Atheopagan lyrics to “This Ae Neet” in the Atheopagan Hymnal)<\/p>\n Roach, Steve:<\/strong>\u00a0On This Planet, Minimal<\/em><\/p>\n Roach, Steve and Vir Unis:<\/strong>\u00a0Blood Machine<\/em><\/p>\n Roth, Gabrielle and the Mirrors:<\/strong> all of her disks, which are themed on different ritual “flavors”<\/p>\n Sacred Treasures:<\/strong> Choral Masterworks from Russia.<\/em> Russian Orthodox choral works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and others. Magnificent.<\/p>\n