“Reagon [former historian at the Smithsonian Institute and founder of the singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock] says that when she begins to sing her body gets flushed and every fiber of her being changes. She can feel the song resonating and resurrecting her interiority. … [D]ance, song, and story connect the human spirit to unseen realities. … Both ancient and new sciences agree that the universe is permeated with movement and energy that vibrates and pulsates. In some Eastern Sanskrit traditions, the cosmic sound is named ‘Anahata Nada,’ the ‘Unstruck Sound.’” —Barbara A. Holmes, Race and the Cosmos, p. 107, 108
“Seven Years of Wonder” is a daily look back at my creative journaling posts since 2014. I began this journey on Feb. 11, 2021, and hope to continue through Feb. 10, 2022. What am I learning about my art and faith journey thus far? What has remained constant? Where have I been changed? How is this impacting present and future art-making?
A deep bow of gratitude to you for keeping me company on this journey.
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