Seven Wheels of Light (Healing Music Series)

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Summary: Beautiful, relaxing, calming and wondrous music
Review: I purchased Seven Wheels Of Light last year in order to get a better understanding of Mr. Andrews' music so that I might be able to tell people exactly what he does. He is my boss and at the office we often received calls about his music. At that time, I had not yet heard his music, so purchasing Seven Wheels of Light gave me an opportunity to hear, first hand, exactly what the music of Joel Andrews is all about.

The first selections literally sent my heart and mind soaring with a feeling of total gladness. I had heard many harpists on tape before, but listening to Mr. Andrews strum his Golden Harp was something entirely new for me! While the other harpists focused on celtic or classical music, Mr. Andrews' improvisational CDs and tapes go beyond these rather complicated strains of music, taking the listener to realms of inner peace and joy. I wanted to dance. Then the second selection came on and I was taken through some very calming, soothing music.

I highly recommend this tape and CD for anyone who needs to calm their life stresses.

One day, while caring for a tiny baby that wouldn't stop crying, a friend got the brilliant idea of playing Seven Wheels of Light. Not only did the baby calm down, she seemed to enjoy the music and was gently soothed to sleep by the beautiful harp sounds.

Seven Wheels of Light can calm, sooth and lift one's spirit into realms of total inner peace and joy. I think anyone who hears it will agree when I saw that Joel Andrews is and exquisite musician.

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Summary: Beautiful
Review: Seven Wheels of Light

Review by Feather Forestwalker

Seven Wheels of Light starts out with a rippling, ascending harp effect that takes the listener to realms of utter joy, in the opening Introduction track. Harpist Joel Andrews has mastered the art of improvisation in this wondrous treat for the ears, combining his spiritual vocalizations with his musical gift to promote healing on all levels of living, hence the title "Seven Wheels of Light."

Throughout the entire CD / cassette, the listener is reminded of a ballet of sorts. Imagine the flight of birds in the wind, soaring and dancing in the way that only they can, dipping and gliding in the air as the strains of harp play, seemingly providing them with the music of their sky dance. This is the sensation I get when listening to the second track, called Chakra 1. Then suddenly, as the music tapers down and down, the birds spiral downward, only to begin again on the next track.

Or perhaps you envision the water dance of dolphins, playing alongside a boat, swimming with their majestic ease, through their element of the sea.

Real ballet dancers are more your idea of dancing? Okay, let's take a look at the ballerina as she pirouettes across the stage, into the arms of her waiting partner, then together they prance, spiral and bound as only experienced ballet dancers can do, all to the strains of this wonderful music.

Are fairies dancing their way into your mind? Can you almost see them hiding behind the misty trees in the forest, awaiting the dance of the elves?

The third track, Chakra 2, certainly brings to mind a cascading waterfall, and yet, we are traveling upward to the top of its source. In a sense, it invokes the Life Force of God; the Living Waters, if you will. The rain begins to pour down in a gentle sprinkling on the surface of the stream as it nears the end of its waterfall. Yet still, we are moving upward, deep into the mountainous regions of the spirit, traveling across chasms and snowy mountain peaks until we reach the clouds above.

In the fourth track, Chakra 4, we again see the soaring dances of birds, this time playing on the gentle thermals of a warm summer day, just after that light rain. As the glide, we look down and see the wavering flight of butterflies, alighting on flowers and dancing their mating dance. Flower to flower, one to the other, the butterflies dance and feed, mate and fly. The clouds that had broken before suddenly fill up the sky again. A light summer rain begins and we still move upwards. No longer looking back, we are enveloped in the clouds and reach a warm, soothing place where we can be comforted in our spirits. God is among us; He is singing His song to us as we fly to meet Him in the air.

On and on it goes, leaving the listener with his or her own inner sense of the spiritual, or perhaps with a sense of the utter beauty of this musical genius.

Of course, don't let me be your only guide to the musical gifts of this fine artist! Take a listen yourself! You will be amazed and pleased.

From the CD liner notes and reprinted by permission of the artist Hindu Yoga Masters identified seven energy centers in the body, naming them "chakras." Master harpist Joel Andrews has studied the music's effect on these wheels of energy for over 30 years. Here, he combines this knowledge with his gifts as a composer and performer to create a healing journey through the chakras. With his solo harp, Andrews weaves a rich tapestry of sound that will energize and balance your physical and spiritual bodies.