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Throughout global history folk culture has ascribed spirits to nature’s teaming variation and the four elements that form its foundation. Among these nature spirits we meet fairies, nymphs, gnomes, goblins, will-o’-the-wisps, neiads, jinn, leprachauns, brownies- an endless variety of magical creatures. This is related, though in contrast, to the personified spirits of the deceased whom spiritualists, mediums, and others claim communion with. But just as these latter spirits have pervasively influenced American music, so have the more mythical nature spirits. This issue offers the first paranormal exposé on composer Amy Beach through her relationships with psychic Pearl Curran, Episcopalian priest and parapsychologist Rev. Elwood Worcester, and The Potters, a female arts collective based in St. Louis, Missouri. We’ll also look into paranormal aspects of her compositions, which involved a numinous engagement with nature-a selection of compositional excerpts follows the essay. Next, we explore the “tonal spirits” of the Southern Blue Ridge mountains through the life of the recently deceased Tennessee-based ceramicist, guitarist, illustrator, author, metaphysician, and philanthropist Phil Mayhew. Through a metaphysical relationship with the mountain landscape, Mayhew developed a family of nature spirits. Invoking these spirits through music, he channelled the metaphysical philosophy which would guide his art and life.
This issue is dedicated to Phil Mayhew and the Mayhew family
Music: "The Water Cycle: Part I. Little River Waltz" by Phil Mayhew
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