William Zeitler's Music Box

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  • Palms

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    It’s no wonder that the palm was extremely important to the desert communities of the Middle East: they played a pivotal role in building and fueling early cultures. They were grown 7000 years ago (at least!) for their shade, high-energy fruit, and construction materials. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has said “few plant species…

  • The Wedge

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    Fugue (“the Wedge”) BWV 548     J.S.Bach (1685-1750) [ORGAN] Improvisation Lent to me is a paradoxical season of the church year: on the one hand dealing with titanic issues like Suffering, Death, and Eternity. But on the other it’s a time of contemplation, of quietly turning inward. So for Lenten preludes I alternate between those…

  • Catholic Contributions

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    Sanctuary of Faith                                               W. Zeitler [PIANO] Alchemical Cauldron                                         W. Zeitler Recently I wrote about…

  • The Promised Land

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    As I mentioned last week, the Greek word translated ‘faith’ is PISTIS (“PIS-tis”), also translated ‘trust’. As used in the New Testament, ‘faith’ doesn’t mean assent to doctrines, it’s trusting that something is so, or trusting someone — to treat you well, to come through for you, etc. I personally fail to see how “believing…

  • Faith

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    “We Live By Faith”                                           W. Zeitler [ORGAN] The Order of Chivalry: Justice & the Knight’s Sword               W. Zeitler In the Star Trek movie “The Wrath of Kahn”, Spock says…

  • Young Bach

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    Prelude & Fugue in G (BWV 550)                                   J.S. Bach (1685-1750) [ORGAN] Offertory: On Eagles Wings               Joncas & Bliss Susan Addington: Flute, Lucy Lewis: Violin, Amy Gano: Oboe © 1979 and this arr ©…

  • The Name Above Every Name

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    “The Name Above Every Name”                    W. Zeitler [ORGAN] Canzona                                D. Buxtehude (1637-1707) Since there isn’t a consonant ‘J’ sound in Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek, it’s safe to say that ‘Jesus’ wasn’t…

  • In The Beginning

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    Since we’re beginning a new year, I thought we might consider the Mother of All Beginnings — namely “In The Beginning…”. The Gospel of John famously begins “In the beginning was the Word…” Now, the Greek word for ‘Word’ here is LOGOS. ‘Word’ is actually a terrible translation for LOGOS — but there isn’t really…

  • Alchemical Transformations: 3. Citrinitas (Surprise)

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    Alchemical Transformation: 3. Citrinitas (Surprise)       W. Zeitler  [PIANO] Advent Meditation The last two weeks we’ve discussed the transformation of lead into gold in Medieval Alchemy, including the metaphorical transformation of the human heart from its default ‘leaden’ state into the ‘gold’ of Enlightenment or Oneness with God. Commonly this was described as taking…

  • Alchemical Transformations: 4. Rubedo (Fulfillment)

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    Alchemical Transformations: 4. Rubedo (“Fulfillment”) [PIANO] Advent Meditation With ‘Rubedo’ we pull together the Darkness, the Winnowing, and the Surprise of the first three steps and put them together into a completed Wholeness. When talking about Spirituality, we’re talking about things that are literally Not Of This (Physical) World. Thus, in order to talk about…