Easter is derived from two ancient traditions: Pagan and Judeo-Christian. Easter celebration is definitely traceable all the way back to ancient Babylonian trinitarian paganism, Circa 1500 B.C. Pagans have celebrated death and rebirth themes following the Spring Equinox for millennia. Passover Pasch can be traced to a pre-Israelite pagan ritual practiced by wandering Semitic shepherds. Continue reading
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thistimespace: my new tumblr blog
I am constructing a new blog on tumblr thistimespace that contains music, videos, affirmations and quotations which are all focused on personal growth and development through meditation. For notice of updates please follow me on my thistimespace twitter account or subscribe to my blog’s feed http://thistimespace.tumblr.com/rss
Loons in the Moonlight
My friend celticmusiclover has a forum thread we have been contributing to on birdsong and it’s connection to music.
Today he posted a link to a remarkable video that immediately brought tears to my eyes as I remembered my childhood evenings spent on Loon Lake. I know the legend that follows very well and want to share it with you.
Loons in the Moonlight
Late one night a young brave was awakened by the sound of a hauntingly beautiful voice. The enchanting voice called and the brave followed the sound to the banks of the lake. As the mist rose off the surface of the water he sat by the lake and listened to the mystical voice dreaming of a beautiful lady singing the mesmerizing song. He searched for her in the moonlight until the red sky of the morning rising sun dried the dew on the grass and the melodies faded away.Every night he awoke to her voice and followed it to the lake and searched in vain for the lady in the mist.
He fell deeply in love with the soul whose mystical song touched his heart and became very depressed that he could never find the one who moved him so. He was so sad he became very sick, would not eat, could not sleep and lost the will to live. Close to death he lay by the lake still hoping to see his lady when out of the mist appeared a figure singing a magic song, although there were no words to her song it told him the Lady of the Mist had a gift for him. So he would always have her voice with him to bring joy to his heart and console him when he was sad. She had a special present for him.
When the figure approached him she appeared to him as a Majestic Loon gliding across the water towards him. She took a reed from the lake and placed it into his hand. It was transformed into a reed flute with the most wonderful magical voice and then she disappeared with the mist.
The brave played the flute and as it sang out he became strong. The voice of the flute always brought joy not only to him but to everyone who heard it. The flute not only consoled him, but he consoled others with its mystic voice. At twilight in the early morning mist you can still hear the Lady of the Lake in the reed flute as it echoes’s across the water like “Loons in the Moonlight”.
Loons in the Moonlight – John De Boer/Native American Flute
Stand by Me: A Musical Message for Iran
On June 24, Iranian Superstar Andy Madadian went into an LA recording studio with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and American record producers Don Was and John Shanks to record a musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran. This version of the old Ben E. King classic is not for sale – it was not meant to be on the Billboard charts or even manufactured as a CD…..it’s intended to be downloaded and shared by the Iranian people…to give voice to the sentiment that all people of the world stand together….the handwritten Farsi sign in the video translates to “we are one”. If you know someone in Iran – or someone who knows someone in Iran – please share the video after the jump.
