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ABSTRACT From the very beginning there was sound, be it bang, Om, or Logos. Research reveals that plants as well as animals use sound to communicate. We live in a world of sound, be it from earth or sky, tides or storms, katydids or chickens. It informs us that a car or train is near or that a gardener or carpenter is at work. It lets us know if we are in danger, gives us means to express our emotions and values, and expresses our fantasies, visions, and images. Sound is the stuff of attachment and we learn to listen even before we are born. It touches us in our core, links us to one another in heart and body, and can help us heal. Sound and music are intimate conduits to the collective unconscious and carriers of archetypal motifs. For patients, music can birth new, previously unimaginable beginnings. Listening or playing an instrument can be healing and transformative. In an instant music can awaken our spirits, get us moving, bring on tears, take us to a holy place, or lull us to sleep. From the first cry of the newborn to the last breath and beat of a heart, we are enveloped in the rich gift of sound.