The Word Music and its Connection to a Shuffle Practice

As well as the words Muse, Musings, and Museum + Scrantonicity & The Office Haggadah

1. The Origins of the Word Music

The word Music comes from the Greek word for Muse.

The Muses were the goddesses of the arts.

Music was considered the first and purest form.

According to Pausanias, there were originally three Muses:

Aoide (song)

Melete (practice)

Mneme (memory).

A Shuffle practice mirrors this ancient trinity:

The spirit brings us an Aoide (song)

During our Melete (practice)

Which we explore and record in our Mneme (memory).

2. The Muses and Divine Inspiration

The Muses didn’t just represent specific art forms like epic poetry (Calliope) or comedy (Thalia).

They’re also responsible for the divine inspiration of the content of the arts.

They were believed to transmit messages through us via our receptivity, which we then manifest in our art.

However art doesn’t have to be singing a song, composing a poem, or writing a comedy for others.

While art can depict a universal experience for others, art can also help us understand the personal meanings happening in our lives.

A Shuffle pra…