Music whilst reading

[Reverie]

Does the process of reading while listening to music enhance your intuition, distract your intuition, or neither?

Although it inspires me for reading, writing, and pretty much any circumstance, I have not yet delved into exploring how it affects my intuition when I read.

Music does get me in the "zone" - so I wonder if it would help my reading, but I'm afraid to try.

I like to be calm and in a slight meditative state when I read.

What do you think?

 

[Farzon]

I sometimes listen to music when I read. The last time I listened to a Gothic CD, a thought popped up in my mind: what would be better than a reading with my Bohemian Gothic right now?

And the reading was a very good one. But I have to say, I don't even turn off the music to meditate sometimes. Not even Hard Rock could distract me from meditation. Sometimes it even helps [emoji1]

 

[Apollonia]

Light Classical or New Age has no effect either way, but I prefer silence. I can't listen to music that has words while I'm reading because I'm clairaudient and the words get in the way of what I'm hearing as I read.

 

[Reverie]

I sometimes listen to music when I read. The last time I listened to a Gothic CD, a thought popped up in my mind: what would be better than a reading with my Bohemian Gothic right now?

And the reading was a very good one. But I have to say, I don't even turn off the music to meditate sometimes. Not even Hard Rock could distract me from meditation. Sometimes it even helps [emoji1]

Hi Farzon,

That's too funny! Good to hear this. I suppose meditation, yoga, and reading tarot are some of the rare activities I can do without music, so perhaps I should hold onto that

But maybe in the future I will go to the dark side.... Lol

 

[Reverie]

Light Classical or New Age has no effect either way, but I prefer silence. I can't listen to music that has words while I'm reading because I'm clairaudient and the words get in the way of what I'm hearing as I read.

Very interesting!
I am empathic, and I am still assessing my degree of clairaudience - I tend to receive images and words.

I suppose I don't listen to music while reading for the same reason. I don't want to 'taint' the outcome.

 

[tarotbear]

As an author I would never be able to try to write with ANY kind of music playing.

When I had my 'Tarot Reading Room' it had a music system so I could play non-intrusive music as a background - half to calm my head and half to drown out any outside noises, but that, too, was carefully chosen. As far as I had a large classical collection at the time I was very familiar with the music - so it's hard to concentrate on the cards while your mind is humming along to 'Rhapsody in Blue'!

Some people live, sleep, and breathe with heavy metal blaring at ear-splitting levels at all times ... There are times I've wished I was deaf ...

 

[Zephyros]

I listen to whatever's playing, I enjoy a wide variety of music. While none of it is distracting exactly, I find that different kinds of music affects my mood and the reading. Personally I find that bluegrass, especially "Appalachian Swing" by the Kentucky Colonels, is actually great for reading in a nice, non threatening atmosphere.

 

[EarthAngel2911]

I find certain music, like Loreena McKennitt, will help put me "in the zone," but then I either turn it off or put on some very quiet piano (I tend toward new age piano rather than classical) if I'm going to have any music.

Mostly I prefer quiet, probably since I live with all boys/men that prefer a constant background TV hum. Aaaaiiiiigggghh (Going to the office is actually more relaxing than my house! How sad is that?!?) ;-)

 

[seedcake]

I was listening to the music some time ago, it had not any effect but I prefer silence, or normal house sounds - TV, my husband talking with someone by phone or skype. I'm not a kind who needs to have silence or something. I like all the sounds around and when I write down my interpretations, nothing can distract me (except weirdly structured sentence which can happen).

 

[ana luisa]

I use music every now and then. From Pink floyd to alan Parsons. And a lot of instrumental but nothing new age. Nothing classical either although I love classical music.