Music, Society, Spirit

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For many people living in the Western world today, the idea of music is associated with a very specific pop sound that is heard from various screens, devices, and advertisements. It is a kind of blending of musical tropes that have emerged from the mid to late 20th century (hip-hop, disco, punk, gangsta rap, stadium … Read more

Rhetoric – the art of guiding the soul

“If they see a just and deserving person, everyone immediately falls silent, stops and pricks up their ears. And he guides souls with words and brings peace to their hearts. Virgil, Aeneid. Demosthenes. The first requirement that communication experts set for achieving quality communication is learning to speak as the foundation of every communication and … Read more

Cicero – On the art of public speaking

Who can more fervently encourage virtue than a speaker? Who can more sharply deter wickedness? Who can more vehemently rebuke evildoers? Who can more beautifully praise the good? Whose attack can more powerfully break greed? Whose consolation can more gently silence pain? For what is as foolish as the empty sound of words, highly chosen … Read more