Unraveling Nature's Voice
Unraveling Nature's Voice
at Canaveral National Seashore
Soundscape Alchemy.
Friends, what an episode I have for you today as we continue our exploration of deep listening! Months ago, I took an impromptu trip to Canaveral National Seashore to visit acoustic artists Perri Lynch Howard and Gordon Hempton.
Frequent collaborators on the podcast, I was ecstatic to spend a weekend practicing the art of listening with them both. We walked mangroves, explored shorelines, and discussed the interplay of human voice, aerospace traffic, and birdsong.
The creative collaboration of Gordon and Perri resulted in a stunning piece of environmental art titled, “Hear Me Out.”
Join me today for a discussion of what it means:
to listen with honesty,
to weave ourselves into the natural world we inhabit,
and to move “in close proximity to lifelong love.”
At the end, pop in your headphones, close your eyes, and listen to “Hear Me Out.”
The nature sounds you hear in today’s episode are from the ancestral lands of the Timucuan people, known today as Canaveral National Seashore.
**Thank you to Gordon Hempton and Perri Lynch Howard for today’s sound art. Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s sound design, mixing and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support.
Mini Meditation: Hear Me Out
by Gordon Hempton & Perri Lynch Howard
Grab your journal, pop in some headphones, and join me for today’s meditative experience.
Journal prompt: what do YOU hear in the waves and wind?
Monday Night Meditation: Which Witch Are You?
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