Blue Wolf Reviews

Tag: Rumi

  • Out of Doors

    Out of Doors

    Wells Hanley and Matt Wyatt otherwise known as Bodhiheart, second album Out of Doors is pure meditation voiced in music, which evolved from the deeply sensual poetry of Persian poet Rumi, and deep meditation.

    Following on from their first album, released after COVID Love Rules, where celebration of life was the impetuous, this collection of divine meditation pieces sees Wells Hanley on piano and Matt Wyatt as field sound recordist and producer.

    Each of the twelve meditations are perfection. Soft, gentle, full of love and tranquillity, each note has been carefully placed, considered as a single note of the whole, often supported by the very delicate sound of nature, which can be discovered by simply sitting and listening: allowing the mind and body to relax, to be there in the moment, expecting nothing but open to receiving the sound of the Earth breathing, nature offering her gifts of timeless creating.

    Much of Rumi’s poetry is reflective of ‘love which infuses the earth’, as well as a strong knowing of humanity and all its many faults, of which he, through his poetry, offered guidance, placing him firmly in the category of mystic and philosopher.

    Singularly each piece takes its own mediation journey into the realms of relaxation, commencing with the gentle Departure; a small piece that offers a brief moment of pleasurable relaxation, before moving into the lengthier pieces such as the reflective Derecho and the gentle flowing of Creek Song, filled with the subtle music of water moving timelessly over the stones of the creek bed.

    Ocean Sand Skin, transports to the absolutely sensual moments when to bare the skin to the healing waters of the ocean, to bury the feet in the sands of the shore, to reconnect in the most primal of ways to Mother Earth is to heal, to be restored, to become one.

    Completing the one hour and eight minutes of meditation and relaxation is the slow, subtle and immensely beautiful Other World. At 8:13 minutes in duration it is the perfect piece to drift into singular meditation or simply to enjoy for what it is; the exquisite sound of poetry as music. Perfection.

  • The Way of The Lover

    The Way of The Lover

    Your task is not to seek for love.

    But to seek and find the barriers within yourself

    That you have built against it.

    Rumi (1207-1273)

     These words where written, or rather spoken by Rumi, a Persian poet who created some incredible works of poetry, establishing the culture known as the Sufi, based on and in the true and wonderful meaning of love: love of self, love of life, love of fellow man, and mankind. Rumi’s works are still revered, enjoyed and quoted today, and are still as profound in today’s world as they were when first created.

    In this work Ross Heaven shares his immense knowledge, based in years of practicing as a psychologist, Sharman and Healer to introduce the seeker to what is True Love, not sexual love, but something far deeper, far greater, far more long lasting and permanent than instant gratification.

    Based in and on the many aspects of spirituality, Sufi practice and Spirit medicine this is a course in discovering, or rather rediscovering ‘self’, the love of self and the wonderful, powerful knowledge that to love and be loved is the ultimate goal in being happy.

    The work is laid out in a lovely, comfortable manner, illustrated with segments of poetry, case studies, and explanations which will encourage, guide and offer extensive knowledge based on the pathway chosen to explore.

    There is much to read and understand, some of it will resonate immediately, some will need to be considered and contemplated, as each of sections deals with an aspect of human expression and feeling; each dealing with the fundamental truths embedded within us all, such as fear, myths, power, relationships and self-knowledge.

    Not to be undertaken in a single read, although it is tempting, rather the chapters should be enjoyed, one at a time, the information used to reflect upon, to contemplate and allowed to begin to make a change.

    As Heaven says in the closing chapters, ‘Love is action not words’, it is so very much more, it is belief in the innate wisdom we have at birth but so often lose in today’s world.

    Rumi suggested that words were not essential, to discovering love, that love is there within us all, all we have to do is listen and let it happen, but in the meantime, while discovering this innate love,   you could do far worse than to use The Way of The Lover, as a guidebook for your journey.