The
following video has been in the works for three weeks. The
creation of this video involved 52 different clips, 50 separate
transitions, 7 video length special effects, 6 spectrum filters (each
taking at least 3 hours each for processing) and 12 minutes and 49
seconds of digitally enhanced mixed music that plays out in two chapters
"heaven" and "earth".
The
final video file turned out to be so complex that it took over 2 1/2
hours just to upload it to YouTube so that it could be shared in this
High Definition CinemaScope format.
A
major part of this video was filmed at a Greek temple garden during the
"Master of the Arts" chapter of The Journeybook Series. I took a secret
side run during the filming to get the clips to make this very video
which I had already been planning for weeks prior. The temple gardens
you will see in this video have become an important place for me to
visit from time to time.
I
had two goals in mind with this video. The first was to tell an
unbelievable story in such a way that the story changes from viewer to
viewer. Anyone who watches this video from start to finish is going to
get a different message, a different story out of it.
The
second goal is to offer a beautiful example of what one might be able
to create and experience when they have devotion and focus within their
spiritual path. In order to experience this kind of thing in full
measure one must be able to relate to the idea of being devoted to
something beyond reason. To not only have an interest but to fall in
love with it to the point where everything beyond it seems pointless.
And above all else, you have to be able to respect the individuality of the Gods as singular, unique entities not much different than your fellow man.
It
is from this perspective that such things are created, focused, and
empowered. It is from this perspective that we might see old gods
walking on new streets.
I
consider this video no different than any of the hundreds of votives
that decorate my altar room or the hundreds of pages worth of tales
involving me and Hera. The journey, the time, the effort, the stress and
frustration, the lessons in patience, that it took to create this
particular piece were all part of the tribute to her.
And with that, it is my honor to share with the world this latest tribute to Hera, the tale, and the path.
