music and frisson and spiritual experience
By river betty
@riverbetty108 (252)
United States
April 13, 2021 11:29am CST
I was listening to a song yesterday and has a euphoric experience. I was very surprised because this was new. so I googled around for a bit, and discovered this was probably related to "frisson" which is an intense physical and emotional reaction to music. They think it has to do with dopamine release.
I think this is probably true, about the dopamine, but I also suspect there is a spiritual part of it. Everything is vibration, everything is about harmony in this universe. I think sometimes we can tap into that, and experience the universe through music, as it was designed to be.
Please share any thoughts or personal experience with this.
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@akalinus (40797)
• United States
19 Apr 21
@riverbetty108 That's because they bring back memories and have emotions attached to them.
@riverbetty108 (252)
• United States
14 Apr 21
I sometimes cry when I hear certain songs.
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@riverbetty108 (252)
• United States
19 Apr 21
@akalinus maybe that's part of it. But it has happened with new songs as well.
@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
13 Apr 21
I also think that some music is very spiritual of course depending on one's make up.
Spirituality is part of humanity.
But many block this part of themselves out.
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@riverbetty108 (252)
• United States
13 Apr 21
Yes I agree, and I am one of those who tend to block these spiritual things out. I want to change that.
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@RebeccasFarm (86976)
• United States
13 Apr 21
@riverbetty108 I think to relax would be the first thing to do to realize some level of spirituality deep inside of us, it is there. Good luck with it.
@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
13 Apr 21
I don`t know too much about dopamine thing. All I know that music helps your mind to relax depending on the type of music you are listening to 
