Resurrected will be my next music video prop construction and preproduction feel like ancient history already, there were literally hundreds of sub tasks to complete and hundreds of hours of work. The green screen scenes were actualised, but I await the means to complete the work… I have a GoFund Me Can you help me?

https://gofund.me/59475bd95

And so.

Artistic Alchemy is a form of service in which all arts are used in transformational and alchemical processes for body, mind and spirit, or soul, psyche and soma. Such art must reach out to the commons and be for the commons, even if seemingly obscure and mysterious. An aligned intention and act for the whole, produces’ resonance in the global field. Such art is experienced with a sense of mysterious power and purpose, a divinely soaked ritualistic process whereby, as one journeys and overcomes, discovers, transforms and questions; the pathway becomes the process and the process the path way. As always, the art teaches and directs what is necessary and what is required for it to be fulfilled as an entity outside of self. It is a type of sacred arts activism.

Andrew Harvey says of Sacred Activism

“When, however, the deepest and most grounded spiritual vision is married to a practical and pragmatic drive to transform all existing political, economic, and social institutions, a holy force – the power of wisdom and love in action – is born. This force I define as Sacred Activism.”

https://www.andrewharvey.net/sacredactivism

Love wisdom is known as a supreme embodiment in both Buddhism (possessed by the great Bodhisattvas)- Avalokiteshvara- Quan Yin) and in Judaism represented and known as the Shekinah – Holy Spirit and as Pistis Sophia. It is an embodiment of the divine feminine, also known as the Holy Spirit, aligned to the deep well spring of feminine spirituality. Great Saints, Mystics, Mother Goddesses, Warriors, Healers and Leaders have come before us. She (as universal principle of mother) comes to those who seek to know the third person of the trinity and whom make themselves available for the essence of the feminine archetype in all its forms, to serve, hear and know.

We inherited theatrical means and traditions from Ancient Greek and Roman theaters, NovoScriptorium: Isidoros Aggelos, says; “If we accept then that human cognition is extended out into the environment in a constant sensory feedback loop between brain, body and surroundings, then the environmental aspects of the ancient theater need to be considered as an important part of the total experience. This includes the spatial dynamics of the performance space and how it cognitively and chemically affected the audience, and the multisensory information of sight, sound, smell, and touch, both real and “mirrored” by the brain’s neural architecture”. Isidoros Aggelos continues, “Greek drama was presented within an environment that promoted altered mental states, through alcohol, movement, rhythm, kinaesthetic mirroring, crowd dynamics, emotional contagion, and empathy. Even the expansive view of the sky offered by the open-air theatre, played an important role in altering the neurochemistry of the audience members. [The set and setting of shamanic paradigms of ethnomethodology]. Previous studies have considered Greek drama to be a reflection of the political and social concerns of the day, and so it was in large part. But for the audience seated on the southeastern slope of the Acropolis in the fifth century watching the plays, the theater was primarily an embodied, emotional experience” Ref. https://novoscriptorium.com/2019/07/16/ancient-greek-drama-mass-psychotherapy/

My work and video seeks to bring a sense of the sacred and transformational aspects of the theatrical arts, symbol, myth and metaphor to communicate ageless wisdoms and knowledge on the resurrection myth, a window through which to see and comprehend that which is bigger and more mysterious than us all. The Greeks understood theater as a form of therapy. In my work I aim to convey a similar process in essence and by implication, where the content by virtue of what it is performs this function in the witnessing psyche.

Art should seek to express the timeless ageless mysteries throughout the various ages and civilisations of earth. Artists have endeavoured to do so. In this respect the tradition of theaters, tragedy and psyche is very old. The use of theatrical arts to tell story, to affect the commons, to promote conversation and inner connection and realisation. Such methods the author had in mind with elements of such traditions held loosely in the creative crucible, being guided in the creation of the whole music video concept and costume. For staging and theatrics, the use of sound, symbol, metaphor, props, altered states and rites is an ancient art, like an echo of the mystery schools in modern form.

As a trained healer, the author uses such methods as an alchemical service for the commons. The commitment to sacred rites and Priestess duties were common in many ancient cultures. We had traditions of Oracles and Prophetesses. We have traditions of Bat Kol prophetic woman singers in Judaism uttering or passing on the word of God, of the spirit. It was a role of prestige in which women served their community

https://www.etz-hayim.com/resources/articles/bat_kol.php https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2651-bat-kol

We have the chorus of Wailing woman to cry for the world soul. The feminine essence, the grail has always been the container for cultures hearing the cries of humanity. https://gabrielamgutierrez.substack.com/p/ritual-lament-the-old-custom-of-women

In the British Isles we have traditions of Gaelic Lament and Keening attesting to the power of sound, tradition, melodic and rhythmic pattern and soothing of the soul in grief, with music as solace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLXd2wl2f-Q

Also in Scotland as keepers of Music knowledge and tradition, oral traditions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj9R18bFNZQ , connecting with the ‘carrying stream’.  Celtic & Druidic society had traditions of the Bard, which I claim through ancestral roots and memory. This video sums it up, music, poetry and culture, the power of storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDG2Nie0xOM

From old Norse traditions we also have the Skalds; poets, composers, musician teachers who transmitted the tales of the times; lore, traditions and  lineages. Educators and entertainers of the Yurls class. Brage was the god of poetry and music and both men and women were skalds. Flutes, harps, drums horns are common instruments. Ole Norse also has a Seeress prophetess the Volga. Skaldmear was a Poet Maiden, Skalds could bolster shame, make fun of and be serious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1_6WR2XDLw

We have embodiments of the divine feminine and the sacred role of love and wisdom the ancient world over. It also taps the role of psychopomp practitioner of sacred duties and demiurge to communicate a sense of the sacred, transforming relationships, dynamics and situations. Such methods also hearken back to the idea of the Passion plays and liturgical dramas Ref https://www.britannica.com/art/Passion-play-dramatic-genre

Events such as the crucifixion and resurrection are not unique to Christian cultural teachings. We know from the ancient cultures that such rites, enactments, ceremonies and memorials are common to all humanity and we know experientially the reality of multiple realms or dimensions of consciousness, which are part of enacting the great mysteries. Many cultures have resurrection mythos.

The Deeper role of what it means to be an artist needs to be discussed. The Artist vocation is an inner calling, a sacred compulsion, an absolute directive from the Most High, that governs ones life and time, consciousness and focus. One becomes a receiver transmitter of higher truths, making ones body mind spirit and all ones resources available as the sacred chalice, the receptacle to hold divine will to give voice to that which we are compelled by necessity to do.

Sarah Mac Donald, a kindred spirit and Multifaith Minister says “Andrew Harvey, who invented the term Sacred Activism, describes it as the synthesis of the mystic’s passion for truth and the activist’s passion for justice. I’m a minister and I meditate a fair bit, so that ticks the mystic box, I suppose. At least, I have structured my life around the calling to wake up from the dream of the world and come to know God directly, which is an aspiration the mystics would recognise. And I joined the rebellion: Extinction Rebellion, which exploded onto the streets in 2018 with a radical message of non-violent civil disobedience as our last best hope to address the climate catastrophe. I took myself up to London to add my voice and my hands and got arrested — among other things — for lying in the road with my arm in a concrete tube. So that makes me an activist, I suppose”. Ref https://medium.com/interfaith-now/sacred-activism-making-a-difference-in-the-world-31574b00f0e0 .

Extinction Rebellion was an Uprising of the Human spirit in much the same way as The Occupy Movement of 2011 for many of us present around the time responded in creativity, gathering and activism. We were the Zeitgeist documenting the times. That’s what artists do. I went to a few Extinction Rebellion gatherings and interviewed people and saw some wonderfully creative ways of communicating, a red clad theatrical troop, chalk art in the park, drum circles, speaking circles, Marches and I guess much more since than. I let my Rebellion always be in the art and in maintaining the commitment to the highest vision for All Souls and distanced from physical meets and protests. I had my protest days, rallies can be like a tide that carries you away the collective field like a freight train marching on, POWER TO THE PEOPLE right on (thanks John and Yoko). But the powers that be like to suppress the common folk…….stripping them of power. Democracy is dead dictatorship is the norm.

Of the role of artist, Easy Sociology writes, “Artists are not isolated individuals working in a vacuum; they are embedded in social and cultural contexts. Their work is influenced by the social and historical conditions in which they live. Artists often draw inspiration from their surroundings, addressing social issues, challenging norms, and reflecting on the human experience”.

This has come to be my knowing. We are at a nexus point in human evolution, a collective consciousness is necessary, a receptivity, a response in resonance always seeking  higher ways to transform truth for the greater good of all. It is a very deliberate process, and just as much one of TOTAL SURRENDER to the will of life, the spirit that animates all things. That will as microcosm lives in each of us, it calls each to choice, every day. Who do we choose to be, how will we respond?, Is it necessary to break the laws of the land  (human created not divine mandate), in order to carry forth love and justice?.

Also “Artists also have a unique role in society as cultural producers. They shape the narratives and symbols that define collective identities and cultural values. Through their work, artists can challenge dominant ideologies, offer alternative perspectives, and promote social change”. Ref. https://easysociology.com/sociology-of-culture/sociology-of-art/the-sociology-of-art-exploring-the-social-and-cultural-dimensions-of-creativity/

I have created numerous works now, always with a divine feminine twist that directly reflect such notions, like the Beggar Woman work, Beggar Woman Walks by the Waters an improvised performance on a theme (environmental all relations, prophesy) made into a movie, captured, edited and minimally scored. Also, Beggar Woman Wails for the World of Women for raising funds to support sex trafficked women and children and ‘Grace and The Grail’ a homage to the divine feminine, a ritualistic priestess soaked invocation/ blessing rite with Embracing Spirit /Art to Healing.  Mr Big Man a power pop punk rock inspired protest song about Australian environmental destruction, coal mining conglomerate Adani Carmichael coal mine. That was a response to a call out from Green Music Australia. The Call of Oma an electro orchestral concept album with the mythic otherworldly clan mother from the North Oma, a mother messenger figure, of the sacred feminine. Oma weaves history, mystery a hint of the scientific, prophetic and artistic into a magical tale that calls each to be Guardians of their ancestral tree, to rise to be the root race guardians of the Earth. Then there is By the Mandate of Heaven a 2 character one women show with audio visual supports and interactive audience address. It was caught on film and edited into a movie. Created for the first Rights of Nature conference (RONA) in support of the Australian Earth laws Alliance. Also, Guardian Ancestors Say -Look Hear– a painting donated to the Spiritual Unity of the Tribes gatherings for fundraising in the late 90’s and Reconciliation is in our Hands, another one of my paintings donated to a fundraiser for an Australian Indigenous Reconciliation event with Friends of The Earth. All these works directly creatively embody this last quote in full.

Symbols in Sounds band project Think during Covid was the seed made by band mate Seans train  ride improv on Ipad with Garage Band, he called it a ring tone creation. Sent it to me than that inspired a direct visual pre visioning music video of what unfolded in real time, but as a pre cognitive prophetic video, the telling through an eclectic musical fusion with the band. Ethereal vocals, heavy guitar, electro elements, rap, spoken word and scratching, a direct protest to the violation of human rights and enforced vaccinations, surveillance  and lock downs. Melbourne was the most locked down city in the world. We captured synchronicities during the music video and enacted iconic scenes such as the finger of God reaching out to a monkey in this case (Monkey see monkey do, see no, hear no, speak no), the ‘water to wine’ of the last super and looking in the mirror of the waters of life (self reflection). “No going outside go back to sleep, shut yours eyes, don’t peak, worlds grounded” Sung Sean.

Indeed, some artists are privileged and elevated enjoying ridiculous levels of abundance fame and notoriety or positive regard for their larger social offering standing and social effect. They have big bux behind them. However most are like myself, unknown, one person or small collective enterprises, who are simply driven to create media and communicate about such things because we must it’s who we are and what we are called to do.

I found this wonderful document about of the power of women mystics from all traditions should you need context and inspiration from some amazing sounding trail blazers. In this respect my work seeks to represent the feminine well spring- a divine feminine spirituality, a goddess spirituality https://medium.com/interfaith-now/womens-history-month-8e2f3717137e

Most of the above references are after the fact, the resonance with role and terrain being more primary. The above examples were given to contextualise my work as sacred alchemical artistry, within previous and current modes of thought or conceptual frameworks. Personally, I see the great need in our society for these ‘living traditions’ and manifestations of sacred service. Such urges rarely   get carried through into the commons in our over commodified, capitalist society. Film, music, gaming industries could do a much better job nourishing souls, inspiring people, ministering to the human soul and spirt in profound ways. Think of the lasting impact of Star Wars, one mans imagination birthed an Empire and mythos drawing from various philosophical streams, Daoist and Buddhist amongst them clothed in the language of today, sci fi with ancient world resonances (the force, The Djed, the battle of the forces of light and dark, the Heros’ journey). The music was of course John Williams, the amazing film composer, who crafted distinct sonic identities for the imagery, characters and to present the world that we find ourselves in. Williams and Star Wars have always been such a huge influence on me, classical film and orchestral scores are really what taught me arrangement, though I have always heard parts together before they are brought through, long before I had music software to sketch things out realizing my visions.

The idea of ritual lament holds resonance as I often feel like a distant way station a long way from home, that hears the whispering on the winds (public sentiments and information fields). We can read feel and discern such things. Most will block it out and dismiss it. Artists don’t artists transform it. I cry and then enact a vision for only the highest of outcomes for humanity for the world soul. It is a sacred duty. Not all such acts are artistic works or are conveyed, some things are not to be documented, but still someone must hold the space. A trinity of divine feminine figures bare witness, hold the tears, holds the blood, hearts, bones and of all who were crucified on the cross of space and time, both literally and metaphorically.  The greatest of sins and violations of another. Women cry over the state of the world because we must. We wail because we carry the seeds of the future that we inherited from the past, we literally carry the world in our womb. Wailing womens circles and ceremonies are not held as universal aspects of culture anymore. They would be of great service. In the video I aim to hint at this but only in her presence, Isis Hathor, Mary, Quan Yin baring witness to the worlds pain- divine feminine mother who holds all.

On Ritual lament and women https://gabrielamgutierrez.substack.com/p/ritual-lament-the-old-custom-of-women

https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=crisscross

Theater traditions and artistic movements feed and influence each other, Symbolism, Surrealism, Mysticism and eclectic spirituality have indirectly contributed conventions, knowledge, and information that I aim to weave together into a comprehensive whole- a work of art of musical film, a time travelling myth pollinating spirit filled public vision and address.

Yet some works never receive an audience, they are made, un released enactments, of sacred process, not all destined to be known. The work determines it, the resonance ultimately, but other times it comes down to resources, finances and algorithms. All we have discussed here  are always distinct elements embodied in my work. The www seems to have a built-in suppression of activist art and social protest work that can raise human consciousness. The thing we said during Occupy was that the revolution would not be televised…….it was underground…..

“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall  see visions. And also upon the servants, and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit”.

Joel 2:28–29 / Acts 2

Those days are NOW- it cannot be stopped, the spirit will pass through all things, all peoples all systems transforming them from the inside out. So mote it be Amen Amen Amen Amen

Originally written February 2025- Copyright Catherine Meeson 20.10.2026