Dear Yanni, Please Write A New Earth Ethic
By Mary Hamer, M.D.
18 March, 2011
Countercurrents.org
DEAR YANNI,
*INVOCATION to YANNI: I appeal to you & your wisdom to write a New Earth Ethic. Please compose a collection of songs in a concert format with a full orchestra, written in a grand epic style -- dedicated to the planet Earth.
*NEW EARTH MYTH:
Please answer Joseph Campbell’s plea for a New Earth Ethic. (1) Please write a symphony to the planet Earth. Compose music about the Unity not only of humans, but also for all life including animals, landscapes & the planet Earth. Please go beyond human ethnicity to a connection with all life on Earth. Write not only about human Peace & non-violence, but also about Equality & respect for all life in the air, land & seas. Create a new intimacy of humans with animals, ecosystems & the Earth.
*GO BEYOND: As the albatross fly over the oceans & the Wild Mustangs run across the lands – Yanni we await your continued greatness. Go beyond: Live at the Acropolis. (2) Go beyond: Tribute. (3) Yanni you are not done yet with your artistic spirit. Your greatest work may be yet to come. Please write new powerful music to inspire people about the unity of all life. Please compose transformative melodies that will teach us about love & respect for the Wolves that howl at the moon in the Canadian wilderness. Please create fresh rhythms that give joy to our hearts. Show the world the meaning of Namaste (4) & let us bow to the divine nature of all things: Here & now in this precious, fleeting moment on our planet Earth. May we surrender our egos to the spirit & become one with the Earth. (4)
*MUSIC: Compose music that is: Passionate & romantic, bold & confident, happy & carefree, majestic & eternal, reverent & sacred. Speak to us of the Natural Wonders of the World such as: the Amazon River, Sequoia National Park, Mount Everest, Patagonia, the Northern Lights, the Grand Canyon, Lake Baikal, the Tibetan Plateau, Mount Fuji & the Great Barrier Reef. (5) Modulate the keys, bend the notes & syncopate the beats. Use rich chords & harmonies, entice us with creative rhythms & enlighten us with beautiful melodies. Show us the power of the sunrise & the mystery of the wind.
*HEAL: Yanni, Please take up this challenge & heal the world with joyful notes for the planet Earth. Be a peacemaker. Help those suffering from injustices. Comfort those who endure tragedies. Calm our fears with soothing melodies. Lead us out of the darkness into the light with music.
*COMPOSERS: Yes, There are other excellent: Classical, Broadway, jazz, rock, etc. composers in the world. But, I challenge You to enlighten the international community with an epic concert written in a grand style -- dedicated to the planet Earth, Here & now.
Thank you. Respectfully, Mary Hamer, M.D. U.S.A.
REFERENCES:
1. Joseph Campbell. The Power of Myth – with Bill Moyers. Book & TV Documentary originally broadcast on PBS in 1988; Conversations between Mythologist Joseph Campbell & Journalist Bill Moyers. Doubleday Books. C. 1988.
2. en.wikipedia.org. Yanni: Live at the Acropolis.
3. en.wikipedia.org. Yanni: Tribute.
4. www.ehow.com. Meaning of Namaste.
5. www.wonderclub.com. Complete Listing of World Wonders. The Seven Wonders of the World.
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