Ahhh...there's nothing like starting a sunny Sunday morning with a mug of hot water, a stick of sweet incense, and some mood music.
Jon Porras' new record
Black Mesa wastes no time getting right to things; immediately our ears are met with a twangy, lush, and airy motif that sets the tone for the rest of the record.
The elders speak of the great Black Mesa, a mysterious and introspective space; a place seekers wish to explore in hopes of an initiation to a deeper plane of awareness. There is something up there, on or within the plateau...an organic mirror that reflects our true self with no bias. By way of the mirror we become the third person experiencing the extremes of both our positive and negative. Undulations of emotion trigger memories and dreams that move us, and move through us, until a stillness takes hold. Then through careful watching and breathing, our light and our shadow become one, and inseparable from the light and shadow of the world.
Porras captures the essence and ritual, not only of this figurative mirror, but also of the journey to discover it. Preparing ourselves for the spiritual rite, working our way to the top of the mesa, and following our instinctual guides to where we need to be taken. Our time on the Black Mesa is well spent in roaming and searching the dark corners of ourselves...and through an understanding of our cosmic composition, casting brilliant and boundless healing light into our own hearts.
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