In the great puzzle of concepts that contributed to the formation of this culture, the most ancient parts give us a clue about the nature of these practices: there is always more than meets the eye.
The roots of our movement go back as far as the dawn of our consciousness, and they tell a story far more interesting than the one we were told or led to believe.
Today, we think of music, dance, our gatherings, and collective rituals as simply a matter of fun, entertainment, or dispensable customs that bring us nothing but a shallow experience. But in the beginning, they were so much more than that.
These rare accidents of causality are, in fact, tools that we developed out of the need for a way to communicate and connect—a way to become a whole, capable of greater things.
Music and dance are a possibility of a different language, parallel to the one we have with words. They serve as a gateway to new dimensions and possibilities. While our verbal language plays a vital role in our connections and interactions, there are many different levels of communication. Some things cannot be explained with words; they can only be shown.
In the ancient mysterious philosophies, it was believed that music transmitted a prophetic message, revealing a higher form of life to which humanity was supposed to evolve.
The Greeks believed that through musical language, the depths of human consciousness could be instantly reached, with the added quality that this message could be understood by all people, regardless of their own peculiarities. It was believed that the phenomenon of music developed in a mysterious space that was neither here nor there but actually floated between spirit and matter.
This idea was inherited and preserved within various mystical traditions, where it was interpreted that music was an alchemical substance, serving as a messenger between different planes: above and below, space and time, spirit and matter.
Of course, these are only interpretations, and in the current mindset that society imposes, they may seem a bit fanciful. But the situation remains. Our concept of things has been simplified, becoming less complex and less relevant—and in many cases, this is no coincidence. Little by little, these concepts have become a caricature of themselves, and almost nothing remains of what made them great and revolutionary.
We see how dance is slowly becoming a series of preset moves that people simply repeat in front of a screen to get likes on a shallow app. We see how our parties and collective rituals have become the epitome of mental numbness and shallowness. We see how practices that once made us capable of great things are being replaced by hedonism and ignorance. At some point, we must resist this.
If we look back in history, we can see that gathering around the fire to dance, make music, and express ourselves is something deeply rooted in the human experience—something almost religious that when done right, it can be one of the purest forms of magic, and it is a necessity of our soul.
These rituals, these spaces where we come together to commune through music and dance, are vital to our species, and they must prevail. We must remember what has been forgotten and open our minds to find what has been hidden from us. Let's find ways, together, of keeping this legacy of magic alive. Maybe then, we'll discover the next phase.
This is Rave Culture UM. Welcome to the Musical Resistance.
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