Pagan Liturgical Music

The music used in rituals, magick, worship, and spellwork are the liturgical music of Paganism. One term used for this genre is Functional Music, because the music serves as a function in the religious/ magickal workings. These basically fall in the following catagories.

Chants:

These are used during rituals and magickal works. The purpose of chants are to raise energy from the inside and outwards to direct to a focused set of goals. Therefore, chants are outward magick that comes from the higher self of the witch. Reclaiming & Friends has two CD’s of chants available. Many of the famous and popular chants have been recorded by them. Their CD’s are highly recommended for chant collections.

Meditation Music:

Meditation is a procedure that directs inward movement. It is to direct energy inside and up to the higher self and to build the inner temple. The music used during the actions is for focused set goals for this purpose.

Instrumental and Drumming:

Music does not have to have text to send energy to the gods. Many drum circles and instrumental music serve the same purpose. Many times, drumming is used as background to chants and are usually (more often than not) improvised. Instrumental music can be of any kind from an instrumental version of a chant, and improvised melodic line, or abstract music to give to the gods during ritual.

All these forms of music serve similar purposes. They connect the higher self as the root of the spiritual and magickal work.