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
, mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows
, established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic 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
The Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT) is an international New Age religious organization founded in 1975 by Elizabeth Clare Prophet. It is an outgrowth (and is now the corporate parent) of The Summit Lighthouse, founded in 1958 by Prophet's ...
(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
Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards.
As a teenager in t ...
recommended Tame's 1984 book ''The Secret Power of Music'' as a sourcebook for those interested in the spiritual side of music.
[Tame, David. ''Van Morrison: The 1987 Interviews with David Tame.'' 2013 p. 25.]
References
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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Living people
1953 births
21st-century British writers
British non-fiction writers
Alumni of the University of East London