I am so excited!!!! Lorrena McKennitt is releasing a new CD the 12th November (in Sweden). It seems to be a really great one!!! Preview the tracks here. For those following my blogs, knows that I love music and the artists differs. But McKennitt has always been a true companion for me in my life, especially her CD the book of secrets which is just amazing. It was my first encounter of her music, I remember that I was 15 years old, in late autumn...Stockholm in the end of the 1990's...found this little pagan store that brought me into a new path which in a way felt so familiar and right....and in the background they played the soft tunes of this magical and soothing music...
Anyways, in this new cd she sings traditional celtic songs in her own special style. But I mean can it become better?!....celtic songs and McKennitt ..... *me like* I can't wait to get a copy...
Ohw...and for those that have missed this great artist... here she explains a bit about her music and interests, her words:
"I am also in awe of music’s unique capacity to induce and enhance moods and psychological states and the great linkages it has to physiology. This is illustrated in the field of music therapy, not only for humans but also for animals. I think of dairy farmers who pipe in classical music to induce cows to give more milk, or of a recent film set in Mongolia called The Story of the Weeping Camel, in which a mother camel rejects her calf only to reclaim it following a musical ritual. I think of the MIT professor who uses MRI scans to study the impact on the brain of the meditation and chanting of Kundalini yoga.
I am deeply interested in these connections between physiology and our spiritual and psychological beings, and the many events and experiences that inspire us. Surely some creativity comes from this set of intersections."
I am deeply interested in these connections between physiology and our spiritual and psychological beings, and the many events and experiences that inspire us. Surely some creativity comes from this set of intersections."
Some wise words from the lady in question....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Be compassionate and never forget how to love.
Think inclusively.
Reclaim noble values such as truth, honesty, honour, courage.
Respect one's elders and look to what they have to teach you.
Be empathetic.
Look after the less fortunate in society.
Promote and protect diversity.
Respect the gifts of the natural world.
Set your goals high and take pride in what you do.
Cherish and look after your body,
and, as the ancient Greeks believed,
your mind will serve you better.
and, as the ancient Greeks believed,
your mind will serve you better.
Put back into the community
as there have been those before you
have done the same and you are reaping what they sowed.
as there have been those before you
have done the same and you are reaping what they sowed.
Participate in and protect democracy. It does not thrive as a spectator sport.
Undertake due diligence in everything.
Seek balance and space, and solitude.
Don't be afraid to feel passionate about something.
Learn to be an advocate and an ambassador for good.
Be mindful of your limitations.
Indulge and nurture your curiosity as it will keep you vital.
Take charge of your life and don't fall into the pit of entitlement.
Assume nothing and take nothing for granted.
Things are not necessarily what they seem."
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