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Solsbury Hill: Peter Gabriel’s Psychic Phenomenon
Regarding his song "Solsbury Hill" (1977), Peter Gabriel has written: "It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get, or what you are for what you might be. It's about letting go. By letting go, you create the space for something new to happen. It's a personal struggle to learn to jump off the diving board." The fundamental meaning of Gabriel's words is to be willing to accept change within oneself; to let go of long-held beliefs, opinions, or perspectives in order to grow beyond them. This is very difficult for most adults to do without a personal revelation of some kind. So, if we take into consideration that the song was a direct result of a moment of meditation of Gabriel on Solsbury Hill, we can infer that the change within the English musician was sudden and not as a result of a gradual transition. Isn't it reasonable to assume then that something significant happened in Peter Gabriel's life while meditating on Solsbury Hill?
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138 pages, Paperback
Published June 29, 2021
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January 12, 2018
Someone as obsessed as me can never have too many Peter Gabriel books! I found this title by doing a search for his name and was pleased to discover something new.
The cover art intrigued me enough so that I knew I had to purchase the book immediately!
The main theme theme consists of discussion about Peter Gabriel's spiritual odyssey resulting from his meditation sessions on Solisbury Hill. Many schools of thought and philosophies are blended together so that the author gets his points across. This insightful tome also touches on some of Peter's other solo work, as well as early Genesis material, and how it relates to the grand scheme. The book is beautifully translated, and one can hardly tell that English is Fernando's second language.
Solisbury Hill is no less interesting and cerebral as a Genesis concert from the early '70s. I highly recommend this insightful, well-written piece to other Peter Gabriel fans!
The cover art intrigued me enough so that I knew I had to purchase the book immediately!
The main theme theme consists of discussion about Peter Gabriel's spiritual odyssey resulting from his meditation sessions on Solisbury Hill. Many schools of thought and philosophies are blended together so that the author gets his points across. This insightful tome also touches on some of Peter's other solo work, as well as early Genesis material, and how it relates to the grand scheme. The book is beautifully translated, and one can hardly tell that English is Fernando's second language.
Solisbury Hill is no less interesting and cerebral as a Genesis concert from the early '70s. I highly recommend this insightful, well-written piece to other Peter Gabriel fans!
July 22, 2019
A different and interesting book. I find it rather amusing how the author finds supporting evidence for his theory in the fact that Peter hasn't given his permission to use lyrics and pictures in the book. But then again, I'm not an exalted one so who am I to question this.
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