"As unconscious Westerners begin the struggle to rediscover the wisdom of cultures that understood their responsibility to the earth, music like this can serve as a valid ritual and ceremonial vehicle for a broad transformation of awareness. Following the Circle is an authentic and lovingly crafted classic of the sacred and healing music genre which transcends it's cultural origins with a message for our time.".....Stephen Hill, Hearts of Space
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Etherean's debut recording artist, Dik Darnell, realized the rare opportunity of being adopted and instructed, in the medicine way, by one of the truly great medicine men and Ceremonial Chiefs of our Native American tradition. For over fourteen years Dik has been studying and practicing his gift with simple reverence. His teacher was a Four Winds Medicine Man and it was he who taught Dik that the Four Winds represent the four cardinal directions and the four colors of the human race joining together as one.
Following the Circle is both sacred music and medicine. The production of this recording originated in the need of noted Indian historian Thomas Mails to have ceremonial music for the rituals described in his book, Secret Native American Pathways...A guide to Inner Peace and the meditations on the medicine wheel taught in his seminars. After consulting with the Elders concerning the propriety of the project, Dik entered the sound studio with his sacred bundle and opened the ceremony during which he transformed his medicine into music.
Through the ethereal grace of music, Dik is sharing his medicine with the public for the first time. In a ceremony which celebrates the life energy of the circadian rhythm (the daily 24 hour bio-cycle) Dik leads us through a mystical musical ritual of healing and meditation. The music comes through his heart in both ancient and modern ways. The sacred turtle-shell rattle has been handed down for over three centuries. His chants feel even older. The synthesizer is modern-day while the traditional Sioux flute and the ceremonial drum are of ages somewhere in between. Amongst all these instruments are sounds of nature, including insects, birds, whales, the ocean and the elements.
Some of the power of this music-magic is in its ability to be gently evocative for reflective journeying and at the same time supportive of the focus needed for deep healing. It also reduces daily planet stress and invites relaxing status of consciousness or even sleep. There are also other ways to use this medicine-music for each of you to discover, so enjoy!
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