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  • Wayraman – Manatial

    Wayraman by Manatial

    Beautiful panpipes and flute telling a story of love. Sweet!

    Manatial, The Mystic Sound from the Andes, Song: Wayraman, Album: The Secret of the Dancing Spirits DVD, Video produced by: AylluRecords. Recorded in Salasaca, Ecuador. Official website: manantial-productions.com.

    Manantial are Indigenous musicians from the Kichwa-Salasaka community in  Ecuador. They present a magical connection between ancient and present cultures through song and dance. Members include Alberto Jerez, Kjulliar Jerez and Carlos Jerez  from Salasaka-Ecuador.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • Quiet Respite – Empty Your Mind

    Zen Meditation video by TheWisdomWarrior.com

    When life has over taken and is controlling you, step back… breathe… watch, listen and allow this lovely quieting video to bring a space of quiet respite. A place to regroup, center, quiet and empty the mind. Enjoy the peace.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • Return of the Ancestors, Wisdom Gathering

    Return of the Ancestors, Wisdom Gathering, Sedona, AZ April 18th – 28, 2009

    An important gathering is about to occur. I thought you might find it of interest. ‘Return of the Ancestors’ is happening April in Northern Arizona. Here is  information about the gathering:

    500 years ago the Mayan Ancestors wrote out on stone prophesies for the upcoming years creating the Mayan Calendar.  With only four years left of the Mayan Calendar, many people fear the end of the world, but it is not predicting the end of the world in 2012, but the start of a new era.  To usher in this new era The Institute for Cultural Awareness is holding a sacred pilgrimage in Northern Arizona beginning Earth Day Weekend, April 18th – 28, 2009. 

    Indigenous Elders and Future Wisdom Keepers are coming from every corner of the world to share their wisdom and prophesies.  Will help us heal and follow in their ancestors footsteps as prophesied, creating new guide stone tablets of prophesy for the upcoming 500 years…the world has awaited a renewed life’s plan.

    This gathering is fulfilling a great Mayan prophecy, When the Eagle once again flies with the Condor, a lasting peace will reign in the Americas and will spread throughout the world to unite humanity. 

    To find out more visit ICA website. A Ho!

    ~Bonnee

  • Rare Pink Dolphin… more signs!

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    ‘Rare pink dolphin’ photo by Capt. Erik Rue

    When I lived on Kauai I often would sit alone and watch the dolphins playing just off shore. One day while pondering a particularly difficult life situation a dolphin caught my attention. He jumped out of the water and spun in circles then dove out of sight. He repeated this again and again while making joyful noise. When we touched consciousness I was showered with Love and happiness and received the message ‘There is only Love, play dear one, nothing is of import which leaden the heart.”

    A pink albino dolphin! What a glorious gift from Creator. Dolphins represent manna, breath, play and Oneness. Manna is energy… the essence of Creator which is present in all Creation. Breath is life, taking in and renewing Manna which sustains body; keeps it alive. Through the rhythm of breath we may begin to sense energy and intensify our connection to God. Oneness is our Divine connection with everything… ‘all that is’. Pink is the color of Universal Love, love of self and others, harmony and inner peace; and a developed heart chakra (Anahata). Our pink dolphin gives us indicators (a road map) to guide us as we expand spiritually. Indicators… link with Creator for answers, commune with nature, remember Love and Oneness, be mindful of bodily energies and breath and spread waves of laughter, joy and love into the world. Thank you for your glorious indicators beloved Creator. A pink dolphin… indeed!

     

    Pink dolphin photograph taken by Captain Eric Rue on Calcasieu Lake in Louisiana. You can see more of Erik’s photos of the pink dolphin at Calcasieu Charter Service.

    Kari Pugh, Mad Mariner daily boating magazine writes, “Albino dolphins are rare. Only three have been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico since 1994 and there have only been 14 sightings around the world since 1963. But albino dolphins that appear to be pink are unheard of, says Patricia Rosel, a  NOAA marine biologist who studies the genetic glitches found in bottlenose dolphins.” You can read the whole article at Mad Mariner.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

  • Mo Ghruagach Dhonn – Julie Fowlis

    Mo Ghruagach Dhonn sung by Julie Fowlis

    Lovely, clear and sweet, Julie’s voice is just beautiful. I enjoy listening to her sing this ancient Gaelic love song about a man’s search.

    Julie says of the song,

    “This is a North Uist love song which I heard for the first time in the house of Kate-Ann MacLellan in Hùna, North Uist (Scotland).”

    Julie Fowlis, Song: Mo Ghruagach Dhonn , Album: Cuilidh  (2007), Label: SPIT & POLISH  Official website: www.juliefowlis.com

    Mo Ghruagach Dhonn (My Brown-haired Lass) Gaelic lyrics in English:

    Hi ho ro, my brown-haired lass,
    whose beauty becomes more beguiling.
    The deep love I have for you
    has left me sorely wounded.

    Your letter arrived on Tuesday
    Telling of what was to be.
    It told that your ship would arrive
    in Glasgow without delay.
    When I read this,
    I immediately headed for the Broomielaw.
    I saw the ship carrying the jewel,
    the maiden, approach.

    When I held out my hand
    you turned  with a slight smile and
    uttered a couple of words
    which left me sleepless many nights

    You have the loveliest hair,
    neither black, nor red nor fair,
    but the colour of the most beautiful gold,
    yellow, braided and curled. 

    I would write for you with a pen.
    I would cultivate  for you with a plough.
    I would captain a ship for you,
    brown haired lass of the deceiving eyes.

    You are skilled at working wool
    and at writing on blank paper.
    But if you have gone overseas, to Australia,
    goodbye to you.

    I will no longer be in despair.
    I’ll grab a new one by the hand.
    Solomon, the wisest man who lived,
    had many sweethearts

    Julie Fowlis born 1979 in North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides Scotland is a folk singer instrumentalist who sings primarily in Gaelic. She won the Horizon award at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and Folk Singer of The Year at the 2008 awards.

    ~Bonnee Klein Gilligan