Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori!
The Solstice episode of Astro Musical Interventions is ready for you now as a listening experience. I am riding these rich waves of energy and offer my reflections through a blend of music and words.
This episode talks about the hard squares ( 90 degree angles ) between Mars and Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn as well as Jupiter and Neptune. I also touch on the ingress of Jupiter into Cancer.
In the second half I explore the Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz as a pathway through it all.
If you prefer to read you can go to the webpage of the podcast to find the transcript which should be near the top of the page just under the player.
The soundscape accompanying this episode was recorded in a recent Immersive Sound Journey in Tauranga in May.
The songs I am singing are:
Algonquin Water Song
Cunyaq – by Miguel Molina – Luca’Spirit sings my favourite version
We Are by Sweet Honey in the Rock
Te Iwa o Matariki, the final song, is a melody on which I sing the names of the stars of Matariki in Te Reo Maori. ( For those who might not be from Aotearoa Matariki is the constellation the Greeks named The Pleiades, also commonly referred to as The Seven Sisters in English. This link will give you some context.
Matariki
Pōhutukawa
Waitī
Waitā
Waipunā-ā-rangi
Tupu-ā-rangi
Tupu-ā-nuku
Ururangi
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Upcoming Events
Celebrate Matariki & Winter Solstice In Community Wānanga – Sunday June 22nd at Button Factory. There will be a screening of ‘The Eternal Song’ at Button Factory in Auckland followed by a kōrero with Master Practitioner Rongoā Māori Awhitia Mihaerewho is featured in the film and a shared meal. I will offer a restorative Sound Journey afterwards.
Astrology Study group in Auckland. 7pm-8:30pm Wednesdays in July
An opportunity to grow our Astrological practise together and see where in the cosmos we find ourselves. This will be a hybrid study group with some people attending in person and some people attending on Zoom. It’s an experiment and we will have some fun developing a way to play with Philosophy and Star lore. Please get in touch if you’re interested in participating.
Immersive Sound Journey Friday July 11th 7-8:30pm in Auckland. It would be an honour to have your presence at this restorative musical meditation.
Hawkes Bay friends - I’m heading over your way at the end of August for the Hawkes Bay Yoga Festival and the following week I will offer some events in Hastings at The Yoga Space. These events include an Astrology workshops, Sound Journeys and Circle Singing workshops. Links to all the details are here
My final offering for this newsletter is my most recent completed song. Selene is a song for the Full Moon Goddess. It’s gorgeous and features violin by Mui Leng Goh. If you like it you are welcome to learn it, sing it and I’d absolutely love it if you felt to share it on your social media reels and posts ( you can do this through Spotify ). The following link is to my Soundcloud page.
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