This album, “Ancient Wisdom” by Salva Moreno’s
Psicodreamics, is like the music you would choose to take on a road trip, but
rather, you take it on your astral journey. Time has no place here as Salva
Moreno invites you on a spiritual road trip, taking you back, moving you in the
moment and giving you a glimpse of what lies ahead in your soul-searching
future. Medieval and completely Pagan but not limited to those analogies, the
synthesized instrumentation is exquisite. This album really moved me.
One could meditate to many songs like Forest’s Heartbeat and yet with some songs like Samhain Ecstasy and Druid’s Trance, you could listen to as you do some light housework. Great for Yoga and spiritual dance too. Powerful stuff, yet so fragile, like a good friend, there when you need them and yet trusting enough to be vulnerable with you.
Forest’s Heartbeat; Ethereal sounds from a distance, the sound the planets would make as they dance in the Milky Way. As above, so below, and the trees talk amongst themselves. Birdsong, trilling – taking you back to when you were a babe, just learning to run, free and naked in the forest. You are filled with gratitude to be alive; your heart beats with the rhythm of mother earth. A melody moves through the air like a breeze, dancing with the leaves.
True Spirit of Nature; Dreams of breezes whispering
through the flowers, you sense a oneness with all energetic beings. Calm but
with purpose, with orchestral backgrounds, a magic is woven into your dreams,
making them more vivid. Your visualizations become reality that much quicker.
The twinkle of chimes brings out the wood nymphs to dance and play and you
witness in awe, your third eye finally opening to the wondrous possibilities
and the wondrous probabilities in your world.
Samhain Ecstasy; This upbeat song delivers what I
thought it promised – I was hoping by the title that it would thrill me and it
did not fail. Dark horses thundering through the night sky, nightmares, when
the veil between the worlds is thinnest, the time to talk to those that have
gone before us. Well timed vocals add another dimension to this rich, rhythmic
song. Like a child’s fable of wicked harpies and horror, this song is a tale to
be told at any Samhain ritual and celebration.
Sancta Inquisito; Cloaked and hooded people walking
slowly to a temple, you step in line to come to a labyrinth. The percussive
rhythm makes you want to move your body, even leave it. This song takes you to
heights on the wings of a dragon and swoops back down for a thrilling ride,
undulating, sweeping, epic. Haunting vocals add depth to this already dark, pool
deep song. Lots of synthesized sounds gives this moving song the dark
undertones that Salva Moreno is known for.
Druid’s Trance: Ancient voices calling, endless
footsteps walking at sunrise to worship and back again to feast among the grove
of oak trees. Bewitched by the Fairies, the bells entrance you, you watch as
the fairies dance among the dew drops in the mist of the morning as the pink
sky grows brighter. Surprising techno beats underline the notes of this song.
Druid’s Trance get the heart beating, a promise of something, but what? Be open
to anything, miracles happen every day.
My Beloved Loneliness; The toning of bells peeling in
the distance, a piper begins playing and you are drawn in, all creatures come
to see the one who’s head is bowed in utter sadness. It radiates from him, you
feel it, you sense it, this loneliness and you feel a longing to heal, to make
it better. You reach out but he is too far away, you cannot touch, you can only
hear the music, it connects you to that feeling. You can be happy as a lark but
you are reminded of the ebbs and flows of life, the ups and downs, the
inhalation, the exhalation, the breath of life. The cycle of life, the loss,
life, death, rebirth. Now this song is entrancing.
Ritual of Love; The exquisite exchange of a kiss, the
notes of this song are soft and inviting. Draw a tub of hot water, be generous
with the Epsom salts and slip under the healing waters, still holding the first
particles of when the universe was created. Mother Earth’s love for her children,
she holds your hand as you walk your path. This ritual of love reminds us that
Divinity is within us. This song takes us within, so that we may love ourselves
as the Goddess loves us, without end. You see Her dance, dip and twirl, bend
and sway, unable to be still. The angels call in the background, all moving,
iridescent in the air around you. Salva really imbues you with love in this
song, not an easy feat.
Earth Prayer; The orchestral tones; the vocalization;
fills this song well. As you bring your hands together, you are urged to move
your body too and join in with the Earth Prayer. Joy, all people’s coming
together, peace and this is great praise Salva, when I say… egoless.
Beltane Moon; Background music for astral traveling.
Fast-paced in some areas, great synth sounds, very young, like the Beltane moon
itself in the Wheel of the Year. Melodic vocals, snappy percussion and made
lighter with bells. Flowing changes within the rhythm makes you want to listen
over and over and over…
Bewitched by the Faeries; You are invited on a journey
to the waterfall, where here and there, flitting about, are wee twinkling
bright faeries. They touch a flower and it raises its face to the sun. They
touch a tree and it sighs through the leaves. The softness of this melodic yet
somewhat haunting or better yet, mischievous song leaves you feeling light and
airy, a weight lifted, a gift of the faeries. You can hear the Queen of the
Faeries playing a harp, it’s absolutely enchanting but the base melody keeps
you floating because as the faeries touch you, you are lifted in a bubble,
floating freely, laughing, sighing, weightless. Enjoy this journey, another
gift from Salva Moreno.
Wisdom of Trees; You are grounded by this song, your
veins going down through the earth to twine with the roots of trees. The voices
of our ancestors ring through the trees. There is a special message for each
listener in Wisdom of Trees. A promise, not given lightly, and delivered with
the solidity of the instrumentation.
I give this album 4 out of 5 pentacles. I greatly
recommend it for meditation or visualization but great for any time. “Salva
defines his music as an instrument designed to awaken the deepest emotions and
intimate feelings of the listener”. And he succeeded, in my perception.
Reviewed by Dragonsong (Pagan Radio Network)
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