Blue Wolf Reviews

Tag: Angelic

  • Compassion

    Compassion

    “My soul has a commitment to infuse the dharma and ancient wisdom into everything I do. I want to be available to those who are ready for it. The songs must serve a true purpose and for anyone being challenged in these times, I am committed to sharing music that uplifts and inspires the soul.”

    From this basis the beautiful voice of Sangeeta Kaur is raised in homage on Compassion, her latest work; a work that has been in the construction of both her imagination and the physical constraints required when creating a work of this magnitude, for several years.

    The wait, since her last works Niguma a ground breaking Mantra Opera released in 2016 followed by Ascension in 2017 and then a more stripped back album, Mirrors in early 2018, has been more than worthwhile.

    The rolling Tibetan Mantra O Tare Tuttare Ture Soho introduces what is a gloriously rich and immensely beautiful body of work that will enchant, heal, bless and simply be enjoyed for what it is, a unique, soothing album wrapped around love and understanding.

    May The Long Time Sun is a blessing sung in a pure form, almost as a folk song, enhanced with the rich elements of sophisticated choral vocals, raising this beautiful piece created by Mike Heron of The Incredible String Band in 1968, to a new dimension.

    There is really only one word to even attempt to describe Song of Compassion and that is Angelic; the pure vocals simply raise this piece to a level of such high vibration the very essence of divine is achieved. The blessing has been written by Sangeeta Kaur and sung by Danae Vlasse and Sangeeta Kaur, with once again gentle choral backing.

    Removing negativity from within is offered in SA RE SA SA, a lovely Kundalini Yoga mantra, with the words in the liner notes if you wish to join in chanting this healing and relaxing mantra; a gloriously cleansing mantra that invites you in to the peaceful vibration being offered.

    Voices and Crystals is once again based on the healing Kundalini Mantra. A pause; a period of silence heralds in the time old chant improvised by Kaur and Hila Plitmann: ‘Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo, I bow to the creator and the divine teacher within’.

    Voices of Compassion is a collective piece featuring various choral highlights from the album, which draws to a close a gentle, reflective album, while paying tribute to all the many choirs and artists who have collaborated to create such angelic beauty with voice.

     

  • Ring Around the Moon

    Ring Around the Moon

    In this solo piano album from Richard Dillion written in the winter months and recorded in 2014, the titles of the various tracks take your imagination through a journey into many and varied concepts, concepts which at the time gave inspiration to the quiet, almost reclusive, musician.

    What is behind the mystique that arrives when the moon has a ring surrounding it, an occurrence that is not often seen, but when it is it is usually during the winter months,  and seems to herald in that almost superstitious element within us all. Dillion has tapped into this element to create the purity which can be found on a cold frosty, snowy winter’s day.

    Groundhog Saw His Shadow simply begins the journey with wonderment, teasing the imagination into creating the scene, the amazement of this event in a humble woodchucks evening.

    December Sunset, when followed by Dying of the Light, allows the visualisation of the day coming to a glorious close, and then of the fun to be had on Midnight Sleigh Ride. Romantic, frosty and pure this beautiful segue of pieces is delightful for its singular, but not insular reverence.

    Dreaming of Hawaii is something we all do during the midst of winter when it seems that all is cold, cold, cold, and there will not be a warm day anytime soon. Somehow Dillion manages to get his piano to create that lovely tropical, warm, almost sultry feel that is Hawaii, allowing you to bask for just a moment in that beautiful, almost idyllic paradise.

    As the season moves along so too does the music, leading to the almost dainty Scattering of Stars, inspired by the viewing of the night sky on a deep, frosty winters night, which is nothing other than pure perfection.

    A Whiteout is something that is as magical as it can be terrifying, but Dillion has chosen to present this as a light, ethereal moment in time, which then leads into the final and delightfully warm piece Hot Cocoa By The Fire, making this a comfortable and comforting ending for an album that is peaceful, enjoyable and as always, original.

  • Dying to Wake Up

    Dying to Wake Up

    A Near Death Experience is life transforming event, seldom truly believed by the listener, but totally believed by the person who underwent the experience.

    When a medical man, an anaesthetist, faces his own morality as he about to undergo surgery for severe abdominal infection, he realises the end result may not be a good one, but places his faith in the team about to undertake the surgery.

    During the surgery, Rajiv Parti found himself floating above the medical team, listening to an off-coloured joke being told by the Anaesthetist, then realising that was him, lying there on the table.

    He found himself beginning to move through space but felt strangely very comfortable with the situation he found himself having to cope with: that of being somewhere else, somewhere very different to the operating room. He was then taken on a journey where he was shown both heaven and hell, meeting up with the Archangel’s Michael and Raphael, being re-united with his father, as he looked into what could only have been Hell. Then when things could not get any more amazing or astonishing, he was introduced to a Being of Light, a being so powerful that this encounter would change the rest of his life.

    While he was on this journey he was given very clear instructions as to his future, and how he was to go about making the changes in his life required to undertake the tasks he had been handed, that of creating a clinic based on conscious-based healing, to go out and help to spread the word about universal love, Christ-consciousness, through this healing process.

    Learning to accept what the Divine ones had told him, ‘If you keep your consciousness clear and be truthful to yourself, the Universe and the Divine will take care of you,’ was a giant leap of faith and one that he was to question often in the weeks and months to come.

    This is a powerful memoir of life and death, of what comes next in life and the effect it can have on changing life direction.

    Raj Parti has told his story from a basis of complete truth as he has examined his previous lifestyle, struggled to understand the generational violence and high expectation he had placed on him and then he placed on his son in turn. He struggled to let go of the lifestyle, the house, the cars, and the location, he and his wife had created.

    Moving into Divine consciousness to this extent is not for all who experience a Near Death Experience, but reading this beautifully told story of one man’s experience, how it changed not just his life, but those around him is inspirational, thought provoking and encourages considering changes in your own life in order to live a better and more fulfilling life.

    What comes after this is a very personal journey, yet to be discovered, but it is also an understated note to self to make the very best of the time and life you are given, to set about spreading the universal love that is Christ-consciousness.