The Joy of Collaboration

I love collaborating with others. Whether we are working on a joint project or I am assisting someone else with theirs, the whole idea of developing something special together fills me with delight. I have some amazing ongoing collaborations I’d like to share with you over time.

One that occurred early last year was with Esoteric Spiritual Philosophy teacher, William Meader. I have been studying the Arcane Wisdom with William since 2008 and in each of the workshops I accompany William’s meditations with my orchestra of crystal singing bowls.

William asked me to join him in the recording studio to play the Crystal and Alchemy bowls while he recorded two inspiring meditations. The first is called “The Presence” and the second “The Fusion of Love and Will”.

I played Rose Quartz, Sunstone, Carnelian and Ruby Alchemy Crystal Bowls and frosted, ultra-light and clear Quartz Crystal Bowls. The resonance of these bowls lends itself beautifully to the quiet, the ambient and the meditative. It was a heavenly combination.

Playing intuitively is a freeing experience. Improvisation is an art form and I have found it can become effortless if you and your collaborator practise joining energetically at the heart. William and I have been working together in this way over a two year period and I believe it works for both of us because we move into the quiet, the pauses that exist between the sound and the breath where we can “read” what will be played or said next. It is a beautiful experience to trust in this energetic flow . . .

The vibrational frequencies of the quartz crystal bowls amplify and magnify our connection as the sound resonance facilitates the harmonizing of the heart and the mind, the physical with the spiritual. The sound induces altered states of consciousness where the effortless action can more easily take place.

Sound contributes profoundly to our state of consciousness. The difference between the random sounds of everyday and sacred sound focused to uplift and transform is that sacred sound produces harmony rather than dissonance. The more beneficial
sounds we hear and feel, the greater the effect upon our energies. Bringing the body and subtle energy field into a state of relaxation and balance is the key to facilitating deep transformation and the combination of William’s sonorous speaking voice with the crystal bowls creates its own kind of magic. One that is infinitely soothing guiding the listener into a deeper level of meditation.

A further collaboration has occurred between the artist who created the cover of William’s CD/DVD, Patricia Ballentine and me.

Patricia is a Visionary and Esoteric artist and she has created a YouTube of the amazing artwork she created for “The Presence”  with accompanying music from my 2^nd CD, “Opening the heart to JOY”.

To see the artwork and listen to the music click on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzJJxhqHPVs

To see more of Patricia’s artwork click on: www.PatriciaBallentine.com

If you would like to read about William’s work and purchase The Presence CD/DVD, visit William’s website and request a copy:

http://www.meader.org/

If you would like to listen to a sample of my 3 CDs and purchase a copy click on:

http://www.crystalsoundandlight.com/browse.asp?page=349 

A note to the listener: find the volume that is right for you when listening to crystal bowl music. There is a variation of speaker quality when listening to ambient music through the internet. Personally I feel the music sounds most harmonious when turned onto low.

Until next time,

love and peace

Susie