MUSINGS...by Beverly Rieger

In the Catholic Church and for the Tzutzeil Maya, Christmas is not finished. Both cultures began Christmas around the dates of December 23 - 25 and will celebrate the new wisdom through January 6th. In the Catholic Church, this is the date of Epiphany...the arrival of the wise men who followed the light of the star, and the celebration of the light moving out into the world. For the T'zuheil Maya, this is the release of the light of wisdom into the world fully. The Jewish people have celebrated Hanakkuk, the feast of light. And there are many, many more cultures which have similar celebrations For me the universal nature of archetypes are amazing, and they speak truth. We are now moving through the time when wisdom gathers and grows and then is sent out throughout Mother Earth. We are in the time of the return of light. Wisdom is a powerful force that asks the individual to look at habits and old patterns, and ask if they are still appropriate for this new time. Even in sec...

I love the time of the solstice and the return of light. Yesterday I turned 65 and it's a very special gift to me that I was born on that day. This will be a magical year! Walt nailed my feeling about this coming year with a marvelous birthday card from Avatar "May your birthday be just the beginning of a year of discovery and adventure" and a gift. Isn't that a wonderful wish " a year of discovery and adventure". And...I got my car back finally which had been at the body shop since being hit (with me in it) 21 days ago. My birthday was very private and personal with a few personal e-mails from friends through my gmail account, and a couple of beautiful cards from close friends...and Happy Birthday sung by the choir. It's a strange quirk of mine....I love birthday cards! There is this virus going around and it seems that I have caught it and am now in bronchitis just in time for Christmas! Bronchitis is usually a life-changing event for me, and I...

What a beautiful morning! It's probably around 22 degrees on this bright and soft November day, and my coffee is at hand as always. In the first part of November, I wrote a new piece of music which is titled Woven in Fierce Kindness . It is on the home page of my website as my free Holiday gift to everyone.....no strings attached. All anyone has to do is hit the link and it will take them to the music which they can download if they want to keep it. Meanwhile, DailyOM is going to feature Radiance on November 22nd and then keep it as a featured CD through the end of November. They are a wonderful organization with so much to offer all of us. I am grateful that Radiance is a part of their mission this month. Marketing went out to the world.....all CDs on holiday special through the end of December. Organizations wait until the semi-annual sales of my CDs to order for workshops, etc, but these CDs also make marvelous gifts and at $5 each, what a deal! Soul/Deepbody Music is ...

Here in Fort Wayne, as I look out my office window, it is an absolutely gorgeous November day. The sun has that special quality that you can only get in late Autumn, early Winter. The light is sparkling on the still-green grass which is wet from the melting frost. It was only 28 degrees last night. The air will be fresh and crisp. No wonder that I am inspired to write music that includes so much of nature. This Mother Earth is so beautiful, and spectacular. Sometimes it's also pretty exciting and can turn one's life upside down. That is true of most of the music that I write. It does not leave me or the listener in a place of "status quo". This week has been a reorganization week in preparation for the holidays. My website home page is being decorated and there will soon be a new writing on it. Beginning November 15, there are new prices on the order page.....the lowest prices of the year. A mailing is going out to wish everyone a joyous holiday season, and ...

The week of November 1.....a time in the planet where the veil between worlds is very thin. We acknowledge this in the United States with Halloween, Sanheim, All Saints and All Souls Days, Day of the Dead. I will be celebrating by creating music in the recording studio this afternoon. It has been over a year since I have recorded new music. This year of rest has allowed an entirely new level of music to be created. I am especially excited that Soul Music is coming back into active being after this year of rest, and will be accessible to people in new ways. For this week of deep connection to the spiritual forces that support me.....I am focused on loving kindness, compassion, joy, strength, openness to the newness. Blessings to all of you!

All of a sudden an entire month and one week have gone by and there has been no update to this blog. Yikes! This photo was taken by me at Salamonie State Park looking out onto the dam reservoir. For me, September is the new January 1 and the beginning of the new year. Life starts to move forward at a much faster pace. I am suddenly in work mode, rather than summer relaxation mode. My biggest challenge is to take time off for personal life and for reflection, because I get caught up in all of this and want to just keep working and working. All of the small business books warn about this tendency and I certainly am a classic example! Mayan Dream Productions is all about healing music and the spiritual power of creativity in our lives. This vision manifests through my creating music of connectivity between all of nature, and music deeply rooted in my partnership with the unseen worlds. All marketing, teaching, composing, writing, recording, filing focuses on this vision. In Fort...

Over this last month music that I wrote years ago is coming back into public awareness. In 2005 I wrote a piece called "Wisdom Sings Through Violet Beauty". That piece was a gift for a friend, and it moved into oblivion until this last month when I found it again, and sent it to that friend again. It is now being used in a virtual pilgrimage and how cool is that! The Journey of Joy was released in 2000. It has always sold, but this last month it has a new life and has been featured in Daily OM and in other venues. When music is composed and released, it never really dies. Even if it is outwardly asleep, inwardly it continues to grow and eventually comes back out into the world. It's always a surprise for me! Meanwhile, we have a change in seasons again.....a full harvest moon this week....and the Fall Solstice coming next week. I am experiencing beautiful and wonderful changes in the texture of light, the colors of nature, and the feel of the air. Love to all.