Spiral Muse
We Are
Lyrics by Lana Dalberg
Music by Alison Newvine
and Kathleen Neville-Shinn
We are the women who mixed the herbs
Our wisdom Earth, our knowledge it’s plants
We are the midwives who shepherded life
We moved in darkness to bring forth the light
We are the ones with hearts on fire
Burned at the stake, our wisdom seemed lost
We are the ones who grow from ashes
And now, anew, our wisdom arises
Deep Winter
Music by Dionne Kohler
Brigid Be My Flame
Lyrics and Music by Kathleen Neville-Shinn
Brigid be my flame
Brigid be my guide
Brigid walk with me today by my side
Brigid at the hearth
Brigid at the door
Brigid surround me behind and before
Conjure
Lyrics and Music by Alison Newvine
We gather in moonlight depths to shake loose patriarchal patterns
Our songs were buried beneath the steps to break loose we must dance together
Our voice set free when light falls away from the trees/ we build a fire and we conjure
We conjure, we conjure eternity's wisdom we conjure the compassionate queendom
We share our magic and rise to new sight curious witches conjuring through the night
From void to remembering, hearing the drums we saw burning hundreds of years ago
Is this real? Unforsaken covens weave new threads
Hand in hand we form a sisterhood reborn ~ this is what we're here to conjure
We conjure, we conjure eternity's wisdom we conjure the compassionate queendom
We share our magic and rise to new sight curious witches conjuring through the night
Crystalizing our shadows across dying earth it was taken long ago the sacred rite to birth
Through conjure, oooh conjure
Oooh, conjure eternity's wisdom we conjure the compassionate queendom
We share our magic and rise to new sight curious witches
Sacred Witches
Whimsical witches
Conjuring through all time
Fire of Hope
Lyrics and Music by Kathleen Neville-Shinn
Brigid, You glow in our hearts
Tend our fire of hope eternal
For the rebirth of the undying light
Goddess of eternal flame
Tended by women for centuries past
You burn in our hearts now again
So that injustice no longer will last
Grant us your golden vision
To awaken the world once again, for…
Brigid, You glow in our hearts
Tend our fire of hope eternal
For the rebirth of the undying light
Goddess of awakening light
You call back the Sun with lengthening days
Your priestesses keep Your flame alive
From coven, to convent, to kitchens today
Grant us Your song and laughter
Bringing joy when we’re frozen in fear, for…
Brigid, You glow in our hearts
Tend our fire of hope eternal
For the rebirth of the undying light
Goddess of returning spring
You raise up the tulips from under the snow
Grant us always the courage to sing
So even in winter of oppression we know
The Mother of All will return again
Even now, Her justice arises…
Brigid, You glow in our hearts
Tend our fire of hope eternal
For the rebirth of the undying light
Muse
Lyrics and Music by Alison Newvine
Hush I hear the beating of her heart, I hear the beating of her heart
Her heart
Muse, I thought you were lost to me
(I thought you were lost to me)
As I release control into this deep unknown
(Hush I hear the beating of her heart I hear the beating of her heart)
I'm gripped by pain and fear, why can't I feel you here?
(Hush I hear the beating of her heart I hear the beating of her heart)
Muse, I thought you'd forgotten me
(I thought you'd forgotten me)
As I call forth this song, I fear I've done it wrong
As I call for this voice, I make a different choice
But the obsession of the mind, am I holding onto time
(Hush I hear the beating of her heart)
We must leave it all behind, as the waves crash
(I hear the beating of her heart)
Obsession of the mind, I am holding onto time
(Hush I hear the beating of her heart)
We must leave it all behind, as the waves crash on
(I hear the beating of her heart..............her song)
Shattered into the void, into the place where I decide
Called into the matrix of Her heart
Longing for Her voice again
For this new song
Muse, I thought you were lost to me
(I thought you were lost to me)
Muse, you could never be lost to me
(You're never lost to me)
As we... let go, we are birthed anew and can grow
Surrender to the dying off of time & let me sing in you once more
Sing in you once more
Once more
Beloved
Lyrics by Dionne Kohler with Alison Newvine
Music by Dionne Kohler
Beloved, you are the voice I hear inside
The child lost from me years ago
Your memory echoes where it hides
Crying out to be known
Beloved, there are no words just this breathless sigh
A sigh that wants to be your song
Song for the child who could never cry
Who has been hiding here so long
Listen, a song comes to you
Listen, a song comes through you
The music will set you free
Music between you and me
Beloved, sing with me
Beloved, this song sings through me just for you
A song of healing, hope and harmony
We've found a way to make it through
One day your voice will be set free
Beloved, you are the radiance pure and true
Igniting all I'll ever be
My light enfolding, protecting you
You are safe, run free
Listen, a song comes to you
Your voice singing through
The music will set you free
Music between you and me
Beloved, sing with me
Beloved, sing....
You're free
She Believes
Lyrics and Music by Kathleen Neville-Shinn
Mother Earth stands with you
Sister Water feels the flow of your truth
Sibling Air will hear you
They listen and they believe
Daughter Fire rises within you
Her dancing guides your way
Spirit of joy and of hope
The Mother of All surrounds you
Eternal Goddess feels the flow of your truth
Sophia Wisdom hears you
She listens and She believes
Love Herself rises within you
Her flame consumes all fear
In Her you are one with the One who is All
The Mother’s love surrounds you
Feels your truth, lives within you
She holds you, She listens - And She believes
Walk this Path Anew
Lyrics and Music by Alison Newvine
Peace I hear you call take me now keep me from doing harm
Peace before my eyes fill me now so that I may rise
When the mountains start to break
When the bones inside me shake
And the thoughts inside my head leave me no choice
That's when I need your gentle voice
Peace come to me now, hold my heart, let me know I'm not alone
Peace you feel so far, day after day this wild wrestling still goes on
When my voice becomes too small
When the tears begin to fall
And the thoughts inside my head all disappear
That's when I need you to come near
Oh my precious one
You must know I'm not a battle to be won
I'm here right now, take my hand
And when you speak I will be with you too
Peace within me flow guide my voice so I may heal, learn and grow
Peace be with you too fill our hearts let us walk this path anew
The One
Lyrics by Lana Dalberg
Music by Kathleen Neville-Shinn
Who is this One who calls, whispering so late in the night…and in the light?
The voice calls out, calls my heart clearly
She calls me to hear, to see, and to love!!!
For She is the One - The One who births us all, The One – source of all being and
Form, The One - beloved and lover at once; All who love unite within her Light
Who is this Sweetness I open my heart to, despite the pain and unknown?
Who is this Mystery who holds me so closely, yet lies beyond my ken?
Her Love guides me daily… to love me,
For we are One - The One who births us all, The One – source of all being and
Form, The One - beloved and lover at once; All who love unite within her Light
In Her, seeds die to winter, in her, they rise up in Spring
In Her, we find ourselves changing, like the day to the night and back
We see, we hear, we grow out of fear and pain and death …
Because She is One - The One who births us all, The One – source of all being and
Form, The One - beloved and lover at once; All who love unite within her Light
Just when I think that I have it, She changes once again
For Her Being is infinite wisdom and infinite change… again and again, again and again
Can I trust Her spiral now?
Can I trust both the night and the light?
For they are One - The One who births us all, The One – source of all being and
Form, The One - beloved and lover at once; All who love unite within her Light
All who love unite within her Light