The Tower If we were asked to choose one tarot card to represent the times we are in, a great many of us would conjure the Tower without skipping a beat. The Tower, crumbling under the strike of lightning, can no longer support the people or the institutions within its walls. Systems that once worked …
Songs That Save Our Lives Do you know those times when your heart is breaking, and then you hear a piece of music, and you feel your life has been saved? You were drowning, and then this melody, harmonic progression, lyrical phrasing, lifts you up and out, creates space around you where the crushing water …
One of the things that brings ritual powerfully alive for me is the combination of symbol and song. The melody of a song pitched just right can create a powerful opening to the Otherworld. And the imagery we choose for the lyrics can guide us to where we are going. Symbol and Song As magic …
Have you ever wondered what it is about a song lyric that captures your imagination? Some lyrical phrases leave a stirring within us long after the song ends, while others leave us flat. What makes the difference? One of our challenges as songwriters is to create an experience for our listeners without them feeling bludgeoned. …
Does the hypnotic lull of the sea draw you, and mesmerize you in its captivating rhythms? If so, you and I are kin. Since a young girl growing up on the California coast, I have been captivated by the sea. It has always seemed a portal into another world; the world of sea creatures, yes, …
