Songs of Experience
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cedar_groveFrom The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have.
We cannot stop the flow of experience or the need to take it in.
There's a wonderful Pagan chant, about the river and it's flow… about the eternal flow of life and its experiences, and always being as a child in the arms of the 'higher powers' whatever they are to you. I don't know why it comes to mind right now, as I'm contemplating this post… perhaps it's the 'how to live as a spirit on Earth,' part of the quote above. It started me thinking about the nature of singing and chant as a means to guiding action… not just as a tool to reach higher consciousness states.
There are a number of songs/chants that spring to mind immediately, including the one I just mentioned, that include as part of them the wisdom of living as a spirit… of how to experience life. I'm just going to share a couple of my favourite ones… and if I can find them on the net all well and good. If not, you'll have to make do with just the words.
I've long ago espoused the fact that I like Carolyn Hillyer and what she's done with regard to 'Pagan' music. The first song I want to share with you is one of hers… and though there are verses to go with the chorus, it's the chorus more than anything that we take away with us, I think so at least.
Tread gently on the Earth
Breathe gently of the air
Lie gently in the water
Touch gently to the fire.
http://youtu.be/IN3a3fBFpUg
I think it speaks for itself in respect of trying to make as little impact (negative impact that is) on the environment that supports us.
And I just had to share the one I first mentioned.
The river is flowing
Flowing and growing
The river is flowing
Down to the sea
Mother carry me
Your child I will always be
Mother carry me
Down to the sea
http://youtu.be/jvp77Twadt8
Experience life with the joy and curiosity of a child, and don't be afraid to ask for the help that you need to reach the wider ocean of life.
A simple fish nosing its way along the bottom is in itself a profound teacher, and like the deepest teachers, it doesn’t even know it is teaching. Yet in its tiny, efficient gill lives the mystery of how to live as a spirit on Earth.
We cannot stop the flow of experience or the need to take it in.
There's a wonderful Pagan chant, about the river and it's flow… about the eternal flow of life and its experiences, and always being as a child in the arms of the 'higher powers' whatever they are to you. I don't know why it comes to mind right now, as I'm contemplating this post… perhaps it's the 'how to live as a spirit on Earth,' part of the quote above. It started me thinking about the nature of singing and chant as a means to guiding action… not just as a tool to reach higher consciousness states.
There are a number of songs/chants that spring to mind immediately, including the one I just mentioned, that include as part of them the wisdom of living as a spirit… of how to experience life. I'm just going to share a couple of my favourite ones… and if I can find them on the net all well and good. If not, you'll have to make do with just the words.
I've long ago espoused the fact that I like Carolyn Hillyer and what she's done with regard to 'Pagan' music. The first song I want to share with you is one of hers… and though there are verses to go with the chorus, it's the chorus more than anything that we take away with us, I think so at least.
Tread gently on the Earth
Breathe gently of the air
Lie gently in the water
Touch gently to the fire.
http://youtu.be/IN3a3fBFpUg
I think it speaks for itself in respect of trying to make as little impact (negative impact that is) on the environment that supports us.
And I just had to share the one I first mentioned.
The river is flowing
Flowing and growing
The river is flowing
Down to the sea
Mother carry me
Your child I will always be
Mother carry me
Down to the sea
http://youtu.be/jvp77Twadt8
Experience life with the joy and curiosity of a child, and don't be afraid to ask for the help that you need to reach the wider ocean of life.
