Month: August 2015

Twinkle, twinkle little star
 How I wonder what you are.
 Up above the world so high,
 Like a Diamond in the sky...

A few days after I wrote my post about our 8/9 visit in the healing garden at Dream Inn, Mt. Shasta City, my husband carried Diamond into the vet’s office, cradled him in his arms, and I played my hospice harp while he received the chemical that would grant him permission to leave his cancer-ridden and failing body and nudge him into the next world. I placed my bare foot on Lloyd’s leg and Diamond’s back while I played. As the vet announced that his heart had stopped, I was so overcome with the absolute power of the moment, I swooshed a strong and energetic glissando on my harp, praised God aloud, then stopped, awed by the transition of life energy from physical to spiritual.

Diamond went to his rest and peace on the strains of “Amazing Grace” and a pentatonic tune I’d composed for his healing after his last surgery. He’d always loved to lie under the piano – while I practiced it or the harp – so it was only right that music carry him into the next world.

The vet on duty seemed somewhat surprised…. yet, to my thinking, if I can play Hospice Harp for those humans dying and they & their families feel noticeably soothed, why not for our “younger brothers” in the animal life-wave?
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Our dear dog of 13 years, Diamond, is in the final stages of his life due to cancer that has gone from one place to another over the last several years. He has endured, gracefully, 8 operations! As of a few weeks ago, the cancer has gone into his lymph glands and is progressing very rapidly. We took him on a road trip down to Mount Shasta this past weekend, guessing that it may well be his last road trip with us as a “family of four,” which family includes his litter-mate-brother, Ginjo. On Friday his jaw and neck were swelled horribly; still we went on the short trip as he loves to ride!

We took Diamond up onto Mount Shasta to the Ski Bowl for a love-fest ceremony on Saturday evening. Lloyd had hiked and/or camped with “the boys” several times on the mountain and Diamond always seemed to find peace there. Saturday eve he enjoyed the coolness of the evening as the sun set and he had Lloyd’s arms around him.

I’d played harp for a memorial service on Saturday and since I had my harp with me, I wanted to play for our B&B hosts at the Dream Inn in Mount Shasta City. It’s a delightful place with a magical, healing garden. So Sunday morning, I took my harp out into the garden after breakfast and Lloyd brought out our two dogs.

Did Diamond expect something? He turned his awfully swollen side of his face toward the harp and kept it there the whole time I played. Our wonderful host, Lonna, took this very special to-be-cherished Diamond Video.

On Monday and to today, the swelling has gone down significantly. He is still transitioning, but perhaps Peace prevailed for awhile.

The power of The Mountain,
the power of Music.

Recently, (July, 2015) I offered a Private Music Bath to someone from Stockton, California. Afterward, I received this “review” of the service in email form. It offers a first-hand impression of the session and experience.

A Music Bath. Why not? Many people use massage and spa treatments not just to relax the body, but to send wellness to the brain. Often, the desired end-result is to increase productivity and creativity.

Listen, children, the ears also send signals to the brain. What Celia Canty has made available to you is a unique experience. And, dare I say, a privilege?

Please allow me to share my own Music Bath experience.

Pre-music bath, we worked together to verify my astrological signs.  From those, Celia determined the specific tonalities that corresponded to me. Vibrations designed for my ears only. It gets better!

She double-checked that I had an intention for my life set firmly in my mind. The intention became the focal point during the experience.  How brilliant. Music that reinforces the vision.

I then made some choices, thus making this individualized experience even more personal. Inspired by my view of Mount Ashland, I chose a place to sit in her comfortable room. Celia told me I could change places, walk about, lie on the floor, or change my mind mid-stream. I enjoyed the freedom of making this experience all about me.

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