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Mov 5 The Geography of Dreams: “Amidst The City’s Desolation The Anima Appears As A Woman Clothed In Radiant White”

A word of explanation about the title, The Geography of Dreams. Some folks have recurring dreams. I don’t, but all of my numinous dreams take place in the same geographical location. It’s a city on a peninsula beside a sea, similar to San Francisco or St. Petersburg where I now live; however, it’s definitely in Europe — feels as if it might be Spain — and in a far different time…whether in the distant past or distant future, perhaps another dimension, I can’t tell.

The different movements of The Geography of Dreams are programmatic pieces based on actual numinous dreams I had that take place in the city by the sea.

So, while I’m dealing with this insomnia, I’m creating score videos of the different movements. Not doing them in order of performance, but rather just as the spirit moves me.

Lenten Devotion 4/18/2022

Devotion Forty Eight
Monday April 18, 2022

It’s the day after Easter. There might be leftovers to eat. Maybe there is still part of a chocolate bunny tucked in crunched tin foil waiting to be enjoyed. Maybe there are still some spring flowers in a vase on the table.

It’s the day after Easter. There are memories of the beautiful morning in church yesterday and in years past. Maybe you were at church or maybe you were there virtually. Are the alleluias still ringing in your ears?

It’s the day after Easter. But that’s the thing about Easter. It’s not just about a holy day. A celebration. An observance. Easter is about embracing a different reality. A reality where you color outside the lines. Where you go beyond the edges. Where the limits no longer apply especially when it comes to love.

It’s the day after Easter. And because of Easter, it is a new day. Contemporary hymn writers Richard Avery and Don Marsh wrote an after Easter hymn with the refrain:

Ev’ry morning is Easter morning from now on!
Ev’ry day’s resurrection day, the past is over and gone!
It’s the day after Easter. Resurrection day. Embrace the
possibility!

Prayer
It’s easy to have a beautiful Easter celebration and then go back to ‘business as usual.’ But Easter beckons us to see new possibilities each and every day in ourselves, in those around us, and in the world. May today be different for us because of Easter. May we be different today because of Easter. Amen.

Lenten Devotion 4.17.2022

Devotion Forty Seven
Sunday April 17, 2022 Easter

I had an uncle who was a German Lutheran and his adult kids became pentecostal. Uncle Bill would talk about seeing his kids: “Well, when we see them, we spend the first 5-10 minutes with the PTLing.” PTLing? Praise The Lord – ing. Uncle Bill was not a PTLer. A steady, faithful churchgoer, yes. But not a PTLer.

To me on Easter, we are all PTLers. Alleluia! Or Hallelujah! It means Praise the Lord. Finally after these long Lenten weeks of avoiding the banned syllables, we can say it – Hallelujah! We will say it and sing it over and over this Easter Sunday in church. Alleluia! We can finally release our pent up praise, joy, and thanks. Hallelujah!

Because whatever we have been going through, whatever has made our hearts heavy, whatever stresses we are dealing with, whatever griefs sadden us, it is Easter. What seems impossible has become possible. With God all things are possible! Not only will we make it through, but in God all things can be made to work together for good. Alleluia!

So, no restraints on PTLing today. Let your hallelujahs loose!

Prayer
For love beyond our wildest imaginings, alleluia! Amen.