Use your talent to live in harmony with Creation. As musicians, we have the responsibility to enlighten as well as entertain. As Iroquois, we are all taught by our elders of our duties as custodians of theearth, to walk lightly upon her. We are also to consider the effects ourpersonal and communal decisions will have on the seventh generation into thefuture. We are now the seventh generation, and it is our task to continue thecustoms which help to keep our culture intact.
Music is an integral part ofthat.
It heals the body, lifts the spirits, and brings minds together. Atopthe mountain, high above the sea, Matriarch does exactly that, bringing acalm stillness to the soul, a centering filled with inner peace. As her musicflows across the meadow below and echoes back up the canyon, the eyes driftupward, automatically raising the head, and the soul's energy flows as one withthe universe. With the ocean' s tides lapping at the shore, one can imagineherself rising fresh from the sea, still wet with the promise of futuretriumphs.