Mŭnan Shipash

Angel of Music

In this card, you see Mŭnan Shipash, the Angel of Music. Music is one of the definitive characteristics that distinguishes humanity from the animal kingdom.

Only humans create music and humanity very probably has always done so. Musical instruments in the diatonic scale were discovered that dated from the Palaeolithic period well over 40,000 years ago. The blissful music, emanating from the celestial realms, ripples throughout creation.

Music is part of our spiritual and religious heritage, from hymns praising God to Tibetan monks chanting devotional mantras to indigenous drummers reaching out to the spirit realms.