“Música é energia!” - sentidos do fazer musical nas práticas de cuidado da Casa de Everilda Batista

Abstract

On this paper, experiencing and analyzing were proposed, starting from the references of ethnomusicology, on musical practices of Everilda Batista’s House, on Contagem (MG) county, place where spiritual treatment – as magnetical pass – are applied, in an environment with songs performed live by carers/musicians. It was observed yet on musical workshop, in which the members weekly meet to sing together as an indication of treatment and in an opportune moment presenting themselves at public meetings. In these cases and in the others that will be described, music occupies a therapeutic place claimed by the house, based on a musicological and health discourse developed by its practitioners. Clearly identifying with kardecism, Everilda’s House assumes, however, a posture quite particular in relation to other spiritist houses reflecting on their musical making composed of diversified repertoire and performance modulations according to the meanings attributed to the different moments and spaces. The musical concept seems near to the precept “music is energy”. Musical making is considered one of the therapeutic elements in the energy manipulation spectrum and the knowledge built from it contributes, not only to the musical abilities acquisition, but to the carers / musicians profile configuration. Specific intentions were found in the relation with the musical making and validated as categories with the workers: music and environment harmonization; music as a welcoming device for the consultants; music as magnetizers work process facilitator; music as a support element for mediumistic work; music as a means of communicating with other plans.