The Ones that Glow

An evening with Mobius Loop, the folk band with a twist.

An invisible congregation 
gather, to make sweet music 
from the layered dark of womb
They take their place, up front, up high,
wailing loudly as they go
For they know nothing of holding back,
river and rapture come too easily now
Candles illuminate, guiding 
highs of high and lows so low
All is compostable here,
food for the earthworms and the ones that glow
Endless storms of grief and long held hurts
saturate the soil, turning it damp
Is there a rock upon which to stand?
A tunnel to burrow through, or a tree to climb?
Somewhere to touch beyond this grief
and know the possibility of release
To know the breadth of a rounded song,
where structures of woe crumble
amidst a seed swop and an om bomb
Beings of every kind, come, hear the music,
hear this music
Soaring melody will court you, and be, oh so, tender with you,
words turn the past, and mix in some brown, 
with all eyes on the present
And there, the song of Rose, 
becomes songs of Roses
In freedom they come, peace! they cry,
for joy cannot truly know itself without its other, 
its radical other
After metamorphosis, you know, life will have its way
The deepening has begun, 
sit down, and have some tea, for it has travelled far
to tell its ancient wisdom
Listen, listen,
the grandmothers are speaking

On the eve of Pluto’s move into Aquarius, I attended a candle lit Mobius Loop concert in the Unitarian Church, Ullet Road, Liverpool. It was my first time to see the band, who describe themselves as ‘a folk band with a twist’. It was a gathering for us to remember together the truth of what we are and may be. They channelled such magic, told of their stories, their grief and their passions, and performed many of their healing songs, including ‘In My Country’, ‘Red Tent Rising’ and ‘Mothers of Man’. Each a call for the healing and honouring of the great mother, Gaia, in spirit, mind, body, animal and land. They also shared their song ‘Sacred Lancashire’ which is about the loss of Alex and Rose’s child Gemi. Mobius Loop’s cocreations honour the womb and the seed, and the life born from this sacred union.

Stunning photos by @the-original-nutter

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