Black Crow Cawing In The Sky, Sky, Sky

Devotions To The Passion Of Patti Lee
Friday, October 12, 2012

In fevered visions of John the Baptist, Saint James the Just and Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, I knelt before the altar of resonance and atonement to seek my redemption. Humbled in my reverence, I witnessed the much told modern Miracle of the Sun; the luminous Black Crow woman with raven wing who radiated a brilliance far brighter than any star above, and shedding rays of light more clear and intense than a crystal ball filled with the most sparkling and pure of water pierced by the burning rays of the sun. 

Adorned in ceremonial garments, the healing celebration commenced as she raised her arms to sing her magnificent hymns of 'three rock chords merged with the power of the word.' And as the peal rose, so too did I, miraculous in my acid dream where I was lifted up through a whirling vortex of majestic sound, fury and passion. The universal truths that flowed from the Black Crow's tongue reverberated in both in my mind and the hollow of my chest, and each was filled with an unparalleled grandeur and force that possessed my body to merge with the sky above and at once I was whole, steadfast, immaculate, free and alive. My cleansed spirit continued to climb even higher still until it became lovingly engulfed by the infinitesimal stars of heavenly creation that shine upon us all and there, cocooned in their warmth, I experienced a calming peace and contentment that melted away the physical realm and then seemed to spread my every molecule across the vast expanse of time and space where I floated --- weightlessly, effortlessly, serene, impervious and pure. And as I lay there, free of suffering, free of earthbound cares, the ancestral dust of the ancients mingled with that of the Living World and I came to know the exquisite beauty of boundlessness. Alone yet connected with the whole of the universe, I slowly opened my eyes to find that I had washed upon the shore of Patti Lee.

Those who had gathered began the slow chant of “Black Crow cawing in the sky, sky, sky. Life is such sad sorrow, tell us why, why, why. Mother Mary, Dolorosa Madonna forgive us our sins, the new world is approaching, let us begin.” And through the swirl of beatific music, poetry and energy, the Black Crow gazed upon the throng and reached down from the altar to place her hand upon my head where she bestowed to me a blessing, the benediction of the ages. Holding me in her eyes, she told me that I was holy, angelic and complete. She assured me that in our righteous pursuits, I along with countless others stood to inherit the Earth, saying that together we breathed a collective breath; the breath of life, unity, morality and strength. The breath of future humanity. And she held divine that it was we the people who possessed the key to unimaginable change both inward and out, never again to suffer sorrow, never again to fear the harshness of the world. She took my hand in hers and reminded me that through the power of music, knowledge and communion, certain sanctuary was well within reach. Then she softly whispered in my ear that in order for the fever to break, all I needed was simply to believe. Believe in the power of prayer. Believe in the power of unity. Believe in the power of oneness. Simply to believe in the poets, and the artists, and the musicians who lend remarkable beauty to this world of ours. And lastly, most importantly, she told me to believe in myself. To believe in my goodness. To believe in my strengths. To believe in my purpose. Simply to believe. To believe. To believe, or explode.

The Passion Of Patti Lee, Vol.1

1) Amerigo
2) Persuasion
3) Jubilee
4) People Have The Power
5) Chicklets
6) Fuji-San
7) Looking For You (I Was)
8) Dancing Barefoot
9) Because The Night
10) So You Want To Be (A Rock n' Roll Star)
11) Dead City (Live: Denmark 2001)
12) Wicked Messenger


The Passion Of Patti Lee, Vol.2

1) Birdland (Live: LA 2001)
2) Banga
3) Up There Down There
4) Strange Messengers
5) Changing Of The Guards
6) Stride Of The Mind
7) Gimme Shelter


The Passion Of Patti Lee, Vol.3

1) Maria
2) Gone Again
3) Gloria
4) Notes To The Future (Live: NYC 2002)
5) Till Victory
6) Cash
7) Rock n' Roll Nigger
8) Spell
9) Wander I Go
10) Land


 Source material for 'The Passion Of Patti Lee, Vols.1-3' come from the following:

Horses (1975)/Radio Ethiopia (1976)

Easter (1978)/Wave (1979)

Dream Of Life (1988) /Gone Again (1996)

Peace And Noise (1997)/Gung Ho (2000)

Land (2002)/Trampin' (2004)

Twelve (2007)/Banga (2012)

plus assorted CD singles