Tag: mystical folk

• Change Poison into Medicine

  

  A Blues-Folk Testimonial for Anyone Who Ever Got Told They Were Already Lost This isn’t a hymn for saints — it’s a rallying cry for the bruised. Change Poison into Medicine walks the razor’s edge between despair and awakening, hammering the old karma-chains with a raw acoustic spark and a harmonica that won’t stop crying…

  William Altig

  November 1, 2025

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  acoustic blues, Blues Folk, blues harmonica, change poison into medicine, faith and doubt, healing music, Hopeful Music, inspirational blues, Karmic Transformation, Lotus Sutra music, modern dharma music, mystical folk, Nichiren inspired music, redemption song, resilience anthem, roots gospel folk, spiritual blues, testimonial song

• The Fearless Vow Blues

  

  The Fearless Vow Blues is a folk-blues retelling of Chapter 13 of the Lotus Sūtra, where Medicine King and countless Bodhisattvas step forward to promise the Buddha they will spread the Dharma fearlessly, even in an age of corruption and hostility. With acoustic guitar, harmonica, and gospel-tinged rhythms, the song walks through the vow, the…

  William Altig

  October 5, 2025

  Chapter 13, music, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  acoustic blues, Ancient Wisdom, Blues Folk, Bodhisattvas of the Earth, buddhist blues, Cosmic Blues, Dharma blues, fearless song, Fearless Vow, folk storytelling, gospel blues, gospel folk, Lotus Sutra, Medicine King, mystical folk, protest folk, spiritual blues, timeless dharma, vow of devotion, vow song

• Joyful Display Blues

  

  Joyful Display Blues is a slow-burning, midnight-porch blues-folk song that turns ancient Lotus Sūtra insight into raw, human sound. Finger-picked guitar and a low harmonica drone carry lyrics about bodhisattvas rising from the earth, the Buddha’s cosmic display of light, and the vow to transform anger, isolation, and attachment into courage, compassion, and wisdom. Lantern-warm…

  William Altig

  September 28, 2025

  Chapter 21, music, The Great Teachings of the Lotus of the True Law

  acoustic blues, americana roots, Blues Folk, bodhisattva blues, buddhist blues, Cosmic Blues, Deep Listening, fingerpicked guitar, Lotus Sutra, meditative blues, mindful music, mystical folk, Nichiren inspiration, porch blues, slow blues groove, soulful harmonica, spiritual awakening, spiritual blues, transformation song, vow and joy