David Tame (born 1953) is a British author who writes about music and spirituality. Tame earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of East London and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Religious Education from Warwick University. Tame was a co-founder in 1981 of The Summit Lighthouse (UK), which is a national religious charity for England and Wales and is a national branch of the Summit Lighthouse headquartered in the United States. Van Morrison recommended Tame's 1984 book The Secret Power of Music as a sourcebook for those interested in the spiritual side of music.Peter Mills, Hymns to the Silence: Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison A&C Black 2010 p. 383Tame, David. Van Morrison: The 1987 Interviews with David Tame. 2013 p. 25.
Works Books The Secret Power of Music: The Transformation of Self and Society through Musical Energy 1984. Rochester, VT: Destiny Books. . Translated into German as Die geheime Macht der Musik: die Transformation des Selbst und der Gesellschaft durch musikalische Energie 1984. Zürich, Switzerland: Pan verlag. Translated into Portuguese as O Poder Oculto Da Musica: A transformação do homem pela energia da música. 1984. Sao Paulo, Brazil: Editora Cultrix. Beethoven and the Spiritual Path 1994. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books. . Real Fairies: True Accounts of Meetings with Nature Spirits 1999. Milverton, UK: Capall Bann Publishing. . Van Morrison: The 1987 Interviews with David Tame 2013. e-book.
Articles "Conspiracy Theory BC: The Forbidden Mysteries of Enoch" Critique #19/20 (Fall/Winter, 1986) "Orthodox Christology as a Mechanism of Control" Critique #23/24 (Fall/Winter, 1986/87) "Secret Societies in the Life of Karl Marx" Critique #25 (1987) and #27 (1988) "Evil and the Imagery of Anti-life in Rock Music" Critique #28 (1988) "Sex and Celibacy in Healing and Spirituality" Critique #29 (1988-9)
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