As I was telling one of our members earlier, the term "ritual music" is used very loosely within different spiritual traditions. I want to focus primarily on Neo-Pagan traditions because, unlike my friends who go to church and have learned to read/write/sing music in that setting, there doesn't seem to be a strong musical tradition within the Pagan community - now I know I'm opening myself up to argument on that one, but so far that's just what I've seen. One of the reasons I loved going to the Spiral Dance in SF every year was for the music...that and the altars. In fact, I think that the Reclaiming Community is one of the best models of a Pagan tradition using music consistantly in ritual and worship. What are your thoughts/ideas on this?

As we explore, let's here more about what ritual music means to you, how you use music in ritual: do you play? sing? use recorded music? chant? What musical traditions really inspire you? Let it begin...now!