Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community Network


Stromschnelle » by Gerhard Rießbeck)


In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly disappointing river straight into an heretofore unseen dam.

The intent behind this instrumental section is to convey a feeling of being taken ahead by an unrelenting force, and to let the listener reflect on the discourse presented in « River. »

In the storyline, the rapids represent the rising tension which accompanies the recognition that one's chosen course is not only increasingly unsatisfactory, but that the situation has evolved beyond the point of no return, and thus that a change of direction has become an unavoidable necessity. Our hero is being accelerated towards an ineluctable collision which is portrayed in the fourth section, entitled « Dam. »

Here's the associated poetry :


my wish is my motion
channelled by decision
i am running onward
to my destination

intensification
and acceleration
there'll be more upheaval
before vindication

the tension is building
hurried awakening
to my enfranchising
this stream is not leading

perhaps this has to be
passage necessary
from my own eyes to see
who isn't really me

or then again maybe
it is my penalty
karma for me worthy
of past conformity

how life obliges me
to be all i can be
to shed docility
and to choose liberty

of turmoil i'm prescient
implied in the current
i'm heading for a dam
latent in the torrent

approaching collision
silenced inclination
bearing artificial
the end of repression

and then i'll be dormant
drowning in the moment
water amniotic
withdrawn incognizant

cocooned in suspension
marooned in immersion
introspective recess
profound transformation

before elevation
to realization
revived buoyancy
triumphant emersion



« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.

As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.

The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.

Views: 10

Tags: Progressive rock, Wolfgang Welsch, absolutism, art, artists, becoming oneself, calling, dam, demo, dream, More…flow, forward, goal, immersion, introspection, music, obstacle, ocean, pink floyd, poligraf, prog, prog rock, progressive, québec, rapids, reflection, river, rock, source, surface, the dam, transformation

Comment

You need to be a member of Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community Network to add comments!

Join Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community Network

Community Sponsorships

ACC Website Fees - 2013

If you appreciate this website,
support us with a donation.
THANK YOU!
24% Donated for 2013

Latest Activity

ttam liked Jonathan Asphalt's discussion How to invite a soul to "walk in" to one's body?
4 minutes ago
faith replied to the discussion 'A Brief History of Miracles. . .How you feel about Obama (or anything else) could be revealing something to you! OR Jason's Stroke of INSIGHT!'
"Dear Stick Blessings to your Brother, for your continued words of encouragement! I am so grateful…"
8 minutes ago
Kevin commented on the blog post 'Think You're Having "Ascension Symptoms"? Better Think Again!'
"One more clue to recent events. " Ra (Re) the Egyptian Sun God was painted as red but they…"
9 minutes ago
Meta and Richard P Greenwood are now friends
16 minutes ago
Meta liked Meindert Arends's blog post Cleansing - The Divine Mother through Isabel Henn
17 minutes ago
Kevin commented on the blog post 'Think You're Having "Ascension Symptoms"? Better Think Again!'
"" Ishtar in the Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh contains an episode[10] involving…"
20 minutes ago
Drekx Omega replied to the discussion 'Update by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation 05/21/2013'
"Glad to answer that, 1 darkstar.... The 7th ray is a subray of the 2nd, for this solar system and…"
23 minutes ago
Meta liked STAR's blog post Out of body experiences (OBE) And How it helps A Person
25 minutes ago
FreedomPlanet42 left a comment for Giselle Koy
" "
26 minutes ago
Stick replied to the discussion 'A Brief History of Miracles. . .How you feel about Obama (or anything else) could be revealing something to you! OR Jason's Stroke of INSIGHT!'
28 minutes ago
Devi left a comment for ttam
"Hello Malic my Dear Son. "
31 minutes ago
Kevin commented on the blog post 'Think You're Having "Ascension Symptoms"? Better Think Again!'
"Feather, it shocked me to see how many GOOD HEARTED PEOPLE were in fact slaves of the cabal through…"
34 minutes ago
Devi left a comment for The Kat Came Back
"Thank you Soul Sister. "
35 minutes ago
faith replied to the discussion 'A Brief History of Miracles. . .How you feel about Obama (or anything else) could be revealing something to you! OR Jason's Stroke of INSIGHT!'
"Dear drexk Not once in any comment that I have made to you have Imade any mention of bowing down to…"
36 minutes ago
Drekx Omega replied to the discussion 'A Brief History of Miracles. . .How you feel about Obama (or anything else) could be revealing something to you! OR Jason's Stroke of INSIGHT!'
"Yes indeed, it's beyond a joke and there have been several on ACC who have tried,…"
49 minutes ago
Feather Winger commented on the blog post 'Think You're Having "Ascension Symptoms"? Better Think Again!'
"There is an easy way to get your appetite back ...take some tincture of alfalfa...it really…"
49 minutes ago

Today: Video Spotlight

© 2013   Created by Ben-Arion.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...