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Dreamkeeper – A Collaboration

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A Sunday bonus, written in collaboration with Morgan of
Book N Volume.

Morgan is a prolific author and poet of The Fey, nature, magic, fantasy, beauty, the human spirit, and more. She graciously extended an open invitation to write with her, and I was drawn to the opportunity. I’d been working on this song; I had the melody and first verse lyrics at that point.

This could very well be, as first glance seems, a lullaby for babies. But it is also more. My original intention was to write a cradling song for those who experience insomnia. When I shared this with her, Morgan shone her lyrical brilliance in what became our middle verses here.

Those mystically oriented will notice something – it’s not just about going to sleep and sleeping well. It’s a lullaby, a reminder of Promise from the Divine Parent of the Universe. It is the shifting tide of consciousness from “monkey mind” to awakening, expanding awareness. With that I will say no more; may you enjoy the gentle embrace we intended!

Thank you, Morgan, for your thought, time, and above all your Spirit, kindness, and sensitivity!

Dreamkeeper – Lyrics

Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar

Go to sleep, Beloved
One in the Spirit of moon and stars.
Slumber full of blessings
Dreams wake in your heart
Dreams wake in your heart.

Precious Child, My Own
Radiant Light O’er Thy Head is Shone.
Blessings Pour from Heav’n Above
Dreams of Peace and Love
Dreams of Peace and Love.

Rest your thoughts in Moonlit Waves
Fret not, nor question why.
Drift upon the Peaceful Night
Nod your head and Sigh
Nod your head and Sigh.

You are my Beloved
How could you ever be less than safe?
Nestled in my keeping
Dream your Self awake
Dream your Self awake.

Go to sleep, Beloved.

Mother-Love

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See related posts below to learn more about the connection between Mother and Holy Spirit/Holy Breath energy.

Aquarian Gospel Reading

And now I go my way, but I will pray my Father-God and he will send another Comforter to you, who will abide with you. Behold, this Comforter of God, the Holy Breath, is one with God, but she is one the world cannot receive because it sees her not; it knows her not. But you know her, and will know her, because she will abide within your soul.

These things I speak while with you in the flesh, but when the Holy Breath shall come in power, lo, she will teach you more and more, and bring to your remembrance all the words that I have said to you. There are a multitude of things yet to be said; things that this age cannot receive, because it cannot comprehend. But, lo, I say, Before the great day of the Lord shall come, the Holy Breath will make all mysteries known– The mysteries of the soul, of life, of death, of immortality; the oneness of a man with every other man and with his God. Then will the world be led to truth, and man will be the truth. When she has come, the Comforter, she will convince the world of sin, and of the truth of what I speak, and of the judgement of the just; and then the prince of carnal life will be cast out. And when the Comforter shall come I need not intercede for you; for you will stand approved, and God will know you then as he knows me.
–The Aquarian Gospel 161:35-37, 162:5-11

Mother-Love – Lyrics

Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar

1. Comforter, Counselor,
Holding me within your care.
Holy Breath, ever blessed,
Shelter in the storms that tear.

Refrain 1:
Spirit, one of a kind!
Spirit Divine!

2. Gentle hand, guiding Light,
Teaching me to live and love.
Strong and sweet, still you keep,
Whisp’ring Wisdom from Above.
Refrain 1:

3. Mystery, shining veil,
Often times unseen, unheard.
Yet in the heart, you work your art,
Bringer of eternal Word.
Refrain 1:

4. Mothers here, blessed are you,
Partners of the Father God.
Your Spirit sparks and leaves its mark
On the souls with whom you trod.

Refrain 2: (Twice)
Spirit, One in all kinds!
Spirit Divine!

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Related

Bless’d Trinity – Mother’s Day Tribute
The Holy Spirit in Metaphysics: Who is it and what does it Do?
MOTHER
Woman

Whole – Spiritual Song

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A reminder of Truth, for contemplation, meditation and comfort.

Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar
(Tenor guitar tuning, GDAE)

SPOKEN:
Hear the voice of the One Divine Spirit,
the I Am,
the Creator,
the Lifeforce of All.
Know the Truth of the Word;
Feel it;
Speak it;
With all your being
Be it.
For it is who and what
You really are.

SUNG:
1. I Am one
I Am whole
I Am strong
I Am blessed
By the Word
And the Song
Into Love, Light and Peace
Flow perceptions of wrong
I Am one
I Am whole
I Am strong!

2. I am known
I am loved
I am free
I am blessed
By the Christ
Within me
For I carry the Light
With compassion and see
I am known
I am loved
I am free!

Repeat 1-2.

Spoken:
As you Know,
Let it be so.
And so it is!
Amen.

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Arise!

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Based on
The Aquarian Gospel 172:15-42

Enjoy this Easter and the power of resurrection, whether today or at any other time!

Arise – Lyrics

Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar
(capo 1, key of Bb. Originally written in D, no capo. Lowered to avoid vocal strain.)

Refrain:
Arise, arise! Lift up your eyes,
And see the manifesting Christ!
The body dies, the soul defies
And lives in God’s eternal Mind!

1. Death is nothing but sleep. Awake!
Only bonds and chains will break.
The soul is whole through every state.
In God arise, my soul, awake!
Refrain:

2. God is infinite, not confined.
Death is only an end in time.
Begin to know the Christ in Mind.
The Light is come, awake and shine!
Refrain:

3. Jesus let his body go.
Resurrecting so we could know
That as above, it is below:
The Love without a fear or foe!
Refrain:

The body dies, the soul defies
And lives in God’s eternal Mind!
Arise!

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So It Goes

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Today Christian traditions celebrate Palm Sunday. So you may wonder why this song is about time and based on Ecclesiastes 3. In short, it’s because Jesus experienced good times and bad times, just like the rest of us. What’s more, his personal ego didn’t like the bad ones – but he didn’t let that overpower him.

Matthew 26:39* reads: He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Please enjoy the beauty and joy of Palm Sunday, when crowds welcomed Jesus. As Holy Week unfolds, may your contemplations center around the Presence and Will of God in all things. No matter what we’re experiencing, we are never separate from God. He knows the purpose for our lives and is there through and in everything.

*From World English Bible (WEB).

So It Goes – Lyrics

Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar

Refrain 1:
For everything there is a season,
A time to tear, a time to sew.
We may not understand the reason.
Even so, the Father knows.
And so it goes.

1. There’s a time to birth and plant,
And a time to die and pluck.
There’s a season to break down,
And a time for building up.

Refrain 2:
For everything there is a season,
A time to tear, a time to sew.
We may not understand the reason.
Even so, the Father knows.
Things come and go, to and fro,
By ebb and flow, they change and grow,
So it goes.

2. There’s a time to dance and laugh,
And a time to mourn and weep.
There’s a season to keep still,
And a perfect time to speak.
Refrain 2:

3. There’s a time to gather stones,
And a time to cast away.
There’s a season to let go,
And a time we may embrace.
Refrain 1:

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Related

See the following post for Ecclesiastes 3:
What Time Is It?

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Live Like a Leaf – Meditation, Lecture, and Song

By His Light that Shines

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Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar
(Capo 2)

I built up peace with outside things,
Like blocks upon the floor.
The wondrous tower toppled down,
And there was peace no more,
It wasn’t really sure.

Now the depths of Peace I seek,
The company I keep,
And every positive fruit I reap
Is by His Light that shines.

I looked for other people
To act as caring friends.
But people moved away or changed,
And friendships had to end,
With time to go ahead.

Now the truest Love I crave,
The best friend I have made,
And any Good that I display
By God alone is mine.

The depths of Peace I seek,
The company I keep,
And every positive fruit I reap
Is by His Light that shines.

The depths of Peace I seek,
The company I keep,
And every positive fruit I reap
By God alone is mine.

The truest Love I crave,
The best friend I have made,
And any Good that I display
Is by His Light that shines.

Any Good that I display
Is by His Light that shines.

Universe in You

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This is a deceptively fast song, but don’t let that fool you. You can experience the Universe – the awareness of God – in meditation. God is the Universe, and God is You in the highest reality. The song can be a reminder, but nothing can replace your own experience of the God-Presence within.

Universe in You – Lyrics

Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar

Refrain:
Touch the clouds, touch the sky,
Touch the sun as it shines,
Touch the moon in your mind, and you’ll find
It’s true: There’s a Universe in you!

1. There are stars in the dark,
Candles making a spark;
You are here for a part:
The desire in your heart!
Refrain:

2. Ever new things unveiled,
People blazing a trail;
And the Truth does prevail:
It’s the wind in your sails!
Refrain:

3. There is midnight in day,
There’s a Will and a Way;
You are Light on display:
Show the Love that creates!
Refrain: (Twice)

True…
That the Universe is You!

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Beyond the Time We Stay

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Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar
(Capo 3)

1. I don’t wanna be your trophy.
So help me baby.
I don’t wanna be your property,
And you’re not mine.

Refrain:
But I’m gonna be your partner,
Different yet the same;
Your equal in the game of life we play,
To love you by the Spirit that’s beyond the time we stay.

2. I don’t wanna be your keeper.
Don’t sweat it baby.
I don’t wanna be your follower,
And you’re not mine.
Refrain:

Let’s let it go, let it be,
‘Cause God is all the love we see.
Let it shine, let it glow,
And don’t make up the face it shows to people.
Let us love pure and free.

3. I don’t wanna try to change you.
I’ve been there baby.
And I don’t wanna be your conscience,
And you’re not mine.
Refrain:

I’m gonna be your partner,
Different yet the same;
Your equal in the game of life we play,
To love you by the Spirit that’s beyond,
Far beyond the time we stay,
Far beyond the time we stay.

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Can’t Take It with You when You Go

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Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar

1. Play your guitar now.
Fit it in somehow.
Let the music flow,
The upbeat and the slow,
Because you can’t take it with you when you go.

2. Hug your people now.
Take the time somehow.
Let affection flow,
Deepest feeling show,
Because you can’t take ’em with you when you go.

We are one in spirit, heart and mind.
So you know there’s reason and there’s rhyme
For the lives we live
And those we come to know.
So find out what it is,
And make your living so,
Because you can’t take ’em with you when you go.

3. Clear your clutter now,
All the fears and all the doubts.
Let your knowing flow,
Keep your light aglow,
Deepest feeling show,
The upbeat and the slow,
Because you can’t take ’em with you when you go.

You are eternal, and this you gotta know.
So live your life sincere, and let your wings unfold,
‘Cause the Spirit is within you,
And It’s all you’re takin’ with you
In your soul.

Yeah, you take that Spirit with you,
And that’s all you’re takin’ with you when you go.

Invocation

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This song and related posts are based on my mystical meditation experience and contemplation of the following:

New Testament Quotations

from World English Bible (WEB)

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
–Matthew 6:6

Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation; neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
–Luke 17:20-21

(…) that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
–John 17:21

Invocation – Lyrics

Instruments: Soprano recorder, Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar

1. I call on Your Presence within my mind
And let go of this place and time.

Refrain:
You quiet my soul, and I know I am whole.
We are one; it is done by Your will,
Not mine.

2. I call on Your Presence within my mind
And let go of personal life.
Refrain:

3. I call on Your Presence within my mind
And let go of looking outside.
Refrain:

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Song inspired by the invocation I use before
Metaphysical Talks
and the poem,
“I Invoke”