I must learn that the dregs of my thought, my dreams, are the speech of my soul.
-Carl Jung - The Red Book
The North of Eden Center for Archetypal Dreamwork presented an evening of music, poetry, prose and visual artwork—creative expression inspired by dreams and Archetypal Therapy.
Plainfield musician, author and North of Eden Teacher Bob Murray hosted the event, sharing original songs and reading from his recent memoir, A Chicken Hawk Goes Home. Other musical performers included Jeremiah McLane, Karla Van Vliet, Jim Goss, Jane Mackenzie, Peter Fischer, Kristin Kehler, Susannah Blachly and Robin Russell. Readings included excerpts from Seth Mullins’ new novel, Song of the Twice Born: The Mirror of Sirrus, as well as poems from Karl Van Vliet’s new book of poetry, The River From My Mouth. Visual artwork artwork was also on display—works by Karla Van Vliet, Deb Degraff, Laura Ruth, Kristin Kehler, Sarah Lyda, and others.
It was an amazing evening, each performer stepping into the vulnerablity of singing and performing, of stepping out with their writing, their artwork.
To see lyrics and text from some of the readings, go here:
If you would like to host such an event, contact Bob Murray by telephone at 802-479-4147 or email: bmurray@dishmail.net
About Some of the Performers:
Bob Murray, writer, musician, songwriter, lives outside of Plainfield, Vermont. He is the author of a spiritual memoir entitled A Chicken Hawk Goes Home, and has recorded two musical albums - Alligator Tears and Lifelines. Murray has an MFA in Creative Writing--Poetry from Vermont College.
Karla Van Vliet, poet, artist, and Archetypal Dreamwork therapist and teacher, lives in the land she loves and from which the imagery of her language emerges, the Champlain Valley of Vermont. Van Vliet received her MFA in Poetry from Vermont College. She has recently published her first booklength book of poetry A River From My Mouth.
Jeremiah McLane, nationally acclaimed musician--composer, accordionist, pianist--lives in Vermont's Upper Valley. He has recorded a total of nine albums--three solo efforts and six collaborations, including three as a member of the band Nightingale. He holds a graduate degree from The New England Conservatory of Music. Bob Murray, Author of
Seth Mullins: Discovering epic fantasy at the age of 12, Seth had this realization: “These stories aren’t really concerned with events on other worlds. They’re about all the movements and changes taking place within us, and beneath our world’s façade. I always knew that this was the kind of writing that I wanted to do.” He recently published the first book of a trilogy – Song of the Twice Born – Book 1: The Mirror of Sirrus.
In his writings, Mullins reaches for a fine marriage between Archetypal Psychology (of which he is a passionate advocate) and High Fantasy. His influences include Joseph Campbell, Stephen R. Donaldson, Dune, and Marc Bregman’s Deep Well Tapes. His first novel, Song of an Untamed Land, was published in 2005.