Van Morrison is a Dweller on The Threshold.
An Everyday Mystic.
So am I – and so are you.
Except he holds theses titles in Capital Letters while ours are lower case.
That’s because through his enormous gifts as a songwriter, singer and performer he has been able to make present experiences we have all had but are generally unable to express.
Experiences we so often let pass by.
Pass by.
Experiences he makes present in all their Revelation.
In all their Revelation.
And, it’s everpresent everywhere.
Everpresent everywhere.
The alchemy of his genius is through incandescent song to evoke, make present, states of being that are, at least in this world, necessarily fleeting.
A song like, ‘And it Stoned Me’ is a miraculous transmission from beyond the threshold (one of several such works of wonder on the Moondance Album).
An everyday event – a Boyhood fishing trip in the country blessed by Rain and Sun – gives us glimpses of Eternity.
Glimpses that once seen can neve be unseen.
Oh the Water. Oh the Water. Oh the Water.
Rest and Grace.
Coming to you like a mountain stream.
Oh, Oh, and it will Stone you right to your very Soul.
And, out of the corner of your inner eye you can see the steps of time dissolve.
And, see yourself and the world in a new light.
Hey! There You Are!
There You Are.
Just like going Home.
Going Home.
Van’s vocal here flows with the authority of a great River making its peaceful way to The Sea.
On Guitar John Platania, as always, plays with elegant passion.
Jeff Labes, on Piano, makes us feel the flow and dappled delight of that River.
The Horns of Jack Schröer and Colin Tilton bring us the warmth of the Sun.
John Klingberg and Gary Mallaber On Bass and Drums provide the motive current sweeping us along.
Together with their leader they bring us balm and blessing as they stone us to our very Souls.
Dive right In.
Right In.
Dont let it pass you by.
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