We are headed back to school.
Usually this happens in the fall, but At Mystic Song School we will follow the Zodiac of the Lunar New Year. Which begins Sunday, January 22, 2023

We are about to begin the Year of the Rabbit. 
The last year of the Rabbit was 2011. The year I released my first album. This year I launch a School.

In January and February, I will be teaching my elementary music students all about the Lunar New Year and the traditions shared in Eastern Cultures. and On Patreon I will share fun lessons and music for Grown Up Students too.  

The Mystic Song School is Organized by Classical Elemental Symbols. When I attended ORFF and learned that music education is Elemental, this was what sparked in my mind. I dove deeper into the musicology and found ideas of vibrations and rhythms that awaken creative soul. So this is where will will begin. You may choose your own Sign.   Western astrology uses the four classical elements in connection with astrological charts and horoscopes. The twelve signs of the zodiac are divided into the four elements: Fire signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius, Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, Air signs are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius, and Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.
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The Greek Philosopher Empedocles called the Elements
the "Roots."  This is where we will begin our study,
this is where we will begin to grow. 

I will organize Lessons, Songs, and Stories by Elements. It's just for my own organization. You can choose whichever Sign you'd like. Every Patron will have the same access to everything. We are all Students/Musicians/Creators. 
THANK YOU FOR LEARNING ALONG SIDE ME AS WE DIVE INTO THE MYSTERIES!  ITS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR. 
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\with  LOVE  : 

1: WEED - PRIDE, EGO, INSECURITIES, PERFECTIONISM, UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS,  
                  THERE’s NO COMPARISON in the garden. The Song Pick Flowers Not Fights is about not picking figurative fights with others and ourselves. That negativity is poison. So WEED ALL THAT!!!
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2: TILL - Organize your time, set up your groundwork - when and where will you be working. Stop wasting time, USE Tools at the appropriate times and then enjoy them.
Unfollow and follow Examples. on social media, read and listen to inspiring work. 
Carve out the time...One week/weekend a month...  
    TOOLS: Resources, Friends, Family, it takes a village, it takes all kinds of “gardeners”
  
3: SEE(d)s - What do you SEE for yourself. What is it that you are working for. WHY? 
    The stories we are telling ourselves, will determine our growth. Our personal narratives are our greatest motivators...
    Visualize that garden, and the energy and love for your vision, but also ground yourself in the NOW, the blessing of the seed. The work. There is still much to enjoy in the process. Whether it is writing, painting, photography, culinary, make-up, theater, any creative work, which is every work…. remind yourself that you love it, even if it doesn’t grow quickly. Be Grateful. In life and in Motherhood especially, we don’t realize how our little everyday actions and efforts are nurturing life. BE PATIENT, with yourself. 

4: GROW at home> GROW in the Wild<GROW TOGETHER
    My #1 ultimate Vision and goal for my life, is to raise a happy family. That’s it. I love my husband and want him to be fruitful in his pursuits, and he wants that for me, and we want it ALL  for our children too...is that too . . much to ask for. . . all the dreams for all the humans... My #2 Goal is to continue to write, and share music my entire life...I know its a windy, twisty, turny process, but ultimately we can get there if we don’t compare ourselves to others, stick to our groundwork, have patience, and validate our needs and wants as worthy. I know what I need to be a happy human, I need to sing, I need to make up stories, and melodies and share them with my friends... There is so much good that will bloom and grow if we give ourselves permission to be ourselves. We need Sunlight, Earth, Water and Time to grow. It takes all kinds of elements as nourishment. So make time for yourself, Even just an hour a day, a few hours a week. To create something out of nothing, connect with yourself. and Together as a family.  A sketch, a poem, and song, a story. Creative moments will feed your soul and the lives of your little ones. 

Create together, 
And Create alone.
Let your Children See you taking time away from them, to feed your own soul in the wild. Stretch, Bloom, Grow. Stand in the warmth of the sun and know it was created for you.  
I want to stand there.
I want my children to stand there.  
We can not give them happiness, 
They must grow it for themselves. 

The Motherland: is defined as "One's Native Country." 
     I am so grateful for the rich feminine soil from which I came. I have so many incredible women in my life.
On this International Women's Day, I am thinking of them. and how they have blessed me.
Hi, I Am Lyndy Butler.
I am a Singer-Songwriter. I am a Mother. I am a Woman. and Today is International Women's Day 2019  "International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity." (You can learn more about it here: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/About) 
(Gender Parity = providing equal opportunities to both boys and girls)

Today and Everyday,  I believe the "only one way to be a woman" is to stop judging other women.  
Womanhood is complex and extraordinary. We are Vast, We are Eternal, We contain Multitudes (literally), There is no pin that could place us. No box to encase us, only our own attitudes and belief systems, our own actions and efforts can tell you who we really are. We are constantly evolving and growing and shedding our skin. Today we are celebrating and raising our voices, (writing our blog posts), to acknowledge the
Great things accomplished by women around the world and around the corner.
GO GIRLS! 
 
On March 22, I will be releasing a new album of original songs. 
Some of the songs are based on my own story. Some of the songs are fictional.
or only partially connected to my journey. Pouring out my deepest thoughts and
ponder-ings can feel scary. vulnerable. 
But its important to me, so I muster up the courage and do it anyway.
Even when it's scary.
Even when I know others will judge me.
I also believe that the ONLY ONE WAY to be the WOMAN you were meant to be,
is to stop fearing judgement from other women. 

Being my authentic self has led me to others like me. So when I do scary, and vulnerable things,
I cling to them. Because they get it!
Also, I have found others not like me, living equally beautiful and brave lives that I respect and admire.
​and perhaps now we better understand
where different women come from, and know that we are equally deserving of love
and equally deserving of the lives we choose. 

GO GIRLS!  

The funny thing is, the new song that I am most timid to share isn't even that controversial. Its simply a song about being a mom. Being a mom is my greatest achievement. and that feels weird to say or type, because anyone can do this thing...make a baby, or raise a baby...or love a baby. Its not new. Its the oldest job in the book. but for some reason the phrase "just a mom" well, thems fightin' words to me. Not to every woman though. Some Women are so confident in their mothering they can express their decision and purpose as Mother with grace and ease. They know it is their sacred calling, Their Identity is complete in this sacred role. Me on the other hand, It has taken time to find my bearings in my motherhood. . . I still add a tag on my job description as a mom AND a music teacher. Mom AND a songwriter. Like that makes me more credible and interesting and worthy of attention. I know that it doesn't. I know that in a few short years, my children will be grown, and my job description will change again. I won't be this kind of mother any longer. (this is hard to process.) We are all More than just one thing. We are More than mothers, but being Mother - means more than anything. 
 
One of my heroes is The Queen, Dolly Parton. I've read many of her books.
(and once she winked at me, and I almost got kicked out of Jay Leno's audience because I wasn't supposed bring any attention to myself, but I waved at her and mouthed "I love you". Then Jay angry glared at me, yikes) Dolly helps me connect to my sexuality in a way I was never taught by my own mother (this thought should be a whole'nother juicy blogpost). She is an inspiring philanthropist who has blessed the lives of countless children and humans, also she plays the guitar with 6 inch, hot pink glitternails like a badass and I ----eee---I , Will always love her.....but it seems like every chance an interviewer gets to ask her about her decision to not have children, they take it, and try hard to dig a knife deep in a non-existent wound. I always admire Dolly's response. She doesn't regret her path. She is true to herself and true to her own story,
her own style and brand of womanhood.
The only ONE WAY to be a woman,
Don't Judge Other Women. 
Happiness looks different to different people. 
"Find out who you are, and do it on purpose"
 - Dolly Parton 

When we know who we are, We know what we need. 
Daring to acknowledge sparks of interest, isn't selfish. it doesn't take away. it only adds to. 
  "It is on purpose."
Our dreams are interwoven in our psyche; in our spirit. It is intuition.
and I believe intuition is our God Given, POWER. 
 I believe we can be and do anything. and we can choose to be mothers. or choose not to be,
We find joy in raising our children and we find joy in other places. Then we bring that joy back to
live under the roof of our motherhood. adding depth and beauty to our children's lives. 
  or any one we love and care for.
So here I am, releasing my fourth album. I'm doing my thing with the support of so many of my loved ones. Especially my Aunts and cousins, My Grandmothers and moms and sisters. The women
(and so many wonderful men) closest to me. These women truly understand the place I come from.
They believe in me. They love me, and they know that I was always meant to be this person.
This Woman.

... Its a big ol' job to be a woman, and a creator. Im grateful for the chance to do it "all."
(of course I don't do it all, but I can do what I can and love it.)
Today I am celebrating on International Women's Day!

Thank you for All you are doing, Women of Earth.
 

A few months ago, Brother So'n So asked me from the church house library dutch-door window,
"So Sister Butler, Are you still singing songs outside of the church?"  
I laughed and smiled and said, "Heck Yes Brother, I'm singing songs everywhere I go!" I didn't go on to elaborate on the Honkey-tonk bars and religious girls camp mountain tops, old folks homes and Hippy folk festivals. I just smiled and said thanks for asking....but the question stuck around for a few more days. The way he asked "outside of the church" made my throat  burn. the burn that makes ya feel like you have a lump you just can't swallow. I told Jon Butler about it, and he didn't think much of it. No harm, just an old man with an old fashioned kinda question. and He's right but also, it was hard to shake off. I know there is a joke about everyone getting offended by everything these days, and I try to let things go, I do. but there is a strange sense of shame that floats up when I am reminded of my worldliness. That I am doing more than just child bearing and relieving society. I've been told that I should write more songs about Jesus, and try to be a Real Missionary. I have been told ...