concept, film, & music
composed, performed & produced by
© ℗ Gaynor Perry
"ma'a, the Egyptian word for "truth," which comes into Greek as moira, "fate." The hieroglyphic word is spelled with a ruler, indicating that measurement is the ultimate truth, the cosmic order, the invisible underlying pattern that manifests in geometry, in astronomy, and in sound. The word herw, "sound." The hieroglyph that defines this word is a picture of a lion's tail, suggesting that the essential meaning of the word is not simply sound but the essence of sound, vibration, as the tail of a cat vibrates like a guitar string before the cat strikes its prey. The hieroglyphic word herw is commonly paired with the word ma'a, "truth," as the noble goal of life: one strives at death to have accomplished ma'a herw, not to speak the truth or have a true voice but to be true to the clean underlying pattern of what one is, the ma'a herw–the true vibration, the vibration of truth."
An excerpt from The Dawning Moon of the Mind, unlocking the pyramid texts by Susan Brind Morrow
composed, performed & produced by
© ℗ Gaynor Perry
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| Still from Cat Of The Heavens film featuring Amanda Hull as 'Fidella'. |
Cat of the Heavens
Since I was a bird I made a nest
I took my light from the stars lying in the snow
I drew my soul from the aquifer below
since I was a bird
All the garages are besieged by vines
ruthless Winter speaks to the worms with an icy tongue
The world and her moon are a theatre for you
so take a spider bite with good grace and spin in space
Cat of the heavens
strange harmony in the hearth light
a watcher in the woods - what are you thinking about?
Fold me into your little paws
I promise not to fly away
Open up, open up, open up
the doors of the sky
The world and her moon are a theatre for you
so take a spider bite with good grace and spin in space
Cat of the heavens
strange harmony in the hearth light
a watcher in the woods - what are you thinking about?
Fold me into your little paws
I promise not to fly away
Cat of the Heavens is the concluding track on my album, A CHILD'S RUMOUR. The journey of creating this collection has been a deeply fulfilling adventure. Each song captures a real-time audio export of my personal experiences over the past five years, interwoven with cherished memories. Immersing myself in the creation of these sounds has been invaluable in shaping my identity, as self-expression through music feels like an essential aspect of my daily human existence. And yet, at my core, I am a woman yearning to transform into a bird.
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| Amanda Hull as 'Fidella' |
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| Fidella |
"ma'a, the Egyptian word for "truth," which comes into Greek as moira, "fate." The hieroglyphic word is spelled with a ruler, indicating that measurement is the ultimate truth, the cosmic order, the invisible underlying pattern that manifests in geometry, in astronomy, and in sound. The word herw, "sound." The hieroglyph that defines this word is a picture of a lion's tail, suggesting that the essential meaning of the word is not simply sound but the essence of sound, vibration, as the tail of a cat vibrates like a guitar string before the cat strikes its prey. The hieroglyphic word herw is commonly paired with the word ma'a, "truth," as the noble goal of life: one strives at death to have accomplished ma'a herw, not to speak the truth or have a true voice but to be true to the clean underlying pattern of what one is, the ma'a herw–the true vibration, the vibration of truth."
An excerpt from The Dawning Moon of the Mind, unlocking the pyramid texts by Susan Brind Morrow
