John Coltrane's father was a primitive church minister in North Carolina;John was effected by religion at an impressionable age. Coltrane moved to Philadelphia to go to decent schools. After leaving the army,he made a detailed study (and practice) of music theory-particularly of chord structure.(Best example,Giant Steps). Later in life,he entertained his interest in Eastern Musics and Religions. His album "A Love Supreme",one of his last works before he died in a plane crash, has a recurring motif that could be considered mantra-like. The essay on the album cover speaks for itself. I'm not sure I understand the music but on one level,at least,the mantra level,perhaps it is not supposed to be intellectualized.
Therapeutic music:
I've recently played around with my gears, more specifically with tweaks and vibration killers. To test the tweaks, I put the "Someday my prince will come" track from the same titled Miles Davis album. After about three times of repeated listening, something in my system (mind/body) seemed to allign and the result: an euphoric, nirvana meditative like trance that's quite therapeutic. I've practiced meditation and played around with acoustic therapy, but my knowledge in this area is limited. Anyone else has similar experience and can relate, expertise in the area, or has song recommendations? Your feed-back would be greatly appreciated.