You know how sometimes – if you’re very lucky – you have a magical experience that stays with you forever – inside the treasure chest of your memory?
Well, a few days ago, I had such an experience. At the National Museum in Stockholm of all places. I was one of six participants/audience members in an artwork called Symphony of a Missing Room.
The artwork consisted of us wearing headphones and listening to a voice and sound effects. Most of the time was spent blindfolded. Scary? No! The overwhelming sensation was one of love, caring and the endless possibilities of life.
I found myself being led by hands that felt like feathers. Soft touches guided me while the voice in the headphones helped me explore the architecture of my own imagination. I imagined magical rooms, enchanted gardens, the laughter of children.
When the blindfold came off, I found myself in a room full of columns and graceful sculptures.
I never once saw my soft-handed angel, but when I woke up the next morning, her memory was so strong I could smell her distinctive perfume.
And even now, I find myself taking out the memory of that magical walk through the museum, holding it like a brightly-coloured jewel and smiling softly.
And marvelling at the incredible – and beautiful – power of the imagination.
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This sounds like an amazing experience.
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It was – totally breathtaking and magical!
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wow. that sounds like hte most amazing experience…truly magical…good for you for doing it as well…
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Well what an incredible experience, interesting to imagine how it might feel!!!!
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sounds very intriguing!
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What a fascinating experience! Were you especially chosen for it or did you volunteer or what? A perfect and perfectly different post for ‘that’s my world’ too!
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My colleague told me about it. Then I went ahead and bought a ticket. As you can imagine, the tickets were sold out very very quickly.
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So fascinating! I love your “feather-image”
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What an amazing experience!
You were very lucky!
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My goodness. Just reading this gave me chills. That must have been quite the experience.
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That sounds like an amazing experience. Breathtaking. Peaceful. Thank you.
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I know everyone else said the same thing but it really does sound like an amazing experience. That feather photo is gorgeous!
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It sounds quite fascinating. I’ve never heard of anything like this. I’m glad you got to experience it.
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That sounds absolutely magical. And the photographs are incredible too.
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What a beautiful and incredible experience! Oh, yes, very magical! I’m so happy you were able to experience something so beautiful and unique! And thank you for sharing it with us along with your exquisite photographs! Enjoy the rest of your week, as I’m sure you will!
Sylvia
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This sounds so amazing and yet kind of give me the goosebumps…very cool experience. 🙂 XX
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Delightful feather shot.
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What an amazing experience.
I love the photo of the white feather on the blue water.
Kay
Alberta, Canada
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Our sense of hearing is seldom used outside of a concert hall to experience art. What a brilliant idea to be led through a museum with the help of your imagination and angel wings. Lovely.
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Beautiful write up. 🙂
It is like I walked the dream myself.
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What a great idea Fi. I can imagine how your mind’s eye would see the experience too – Davealfie7
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Beautiful pictures, love the one with the feather
Have a nice week,
Greetings, Bram
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What a beautiful experience! It’s amazing what strong impressions our other senses can gather for us when our sight can no longer overwhelm our perception.
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Astonishing. And so brave of the designers, who can have no idea how the audience/participants will experience what they have created….
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Exactly. And each experience is unique to the participant!
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A most unusual experience that has clearly left a lasting memory.
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Imagination is everything -what a wonderful experience.
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a fascinating experience. the feather photo is exquisite.
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I can see why the tickets sold quickly–thanks for sharing your memorble experience.
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Simple pictures and a great beauty. Congratulations
greetings
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Amazing experience!
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Such experiences are precious! Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful shots. What an amazing experience you had at the museum.
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it seems like a super experience to you.
the feather photo is like magic.
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What an interesting experience. The imagination can really be intense. Great photos!
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I love that you were chosen, because you are just the absolute right sort of person to be chosen. You weren’t going to sit there and reject it as being odd, or off-putting.
Way to actually experience an afforded opportunity, Lady Fi. Then you turned around and shared it with all of us with such lilting, gentle words that truly evoked a sense of peace.
They chose well, indeed.
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WoW, how very beautiful and I dreamed of a deer gettin’ in the house and lowering his head to charge me. Needless to say I awoke just in time. Heeehehehe!!
Love the post Hon, just beautiful.
Ya’ll have a magnificently blessed day!!! :o)
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I love the way you write these posts.
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I always feel that birds — especially Ravens — speak to us as the very voice of Nature.
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wow!!
I think that would be just so incredible. I’m so glad you got this opportunity. It’s a life changer I would bet.
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What a magical experience!
And to open your eyes to such wonderful things……
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LadyFi: Just beautiful captures, two jewels in your world.
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Isn’t it wonderful that we would all have a different experience under the same circumstances? That’s what imagination is, I guess – a very personal inside view.
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Wow … what an incredible experience! Beautifully described.
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wow! that was superb!!
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As many others have written – WOW!
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That sounds utterly wonderful and exactly my kind of thing!!
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I always love pie! 🙂
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That sounds like a truly magical experience.
Thank you for the kind words of support that you have provided.
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You are brave..I am afraid I would be afraid..of where they were leading me..you would have to trust someone so much to do this..I am not sure I could trust a stranger that much:(
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Oh this is something I would so love to try – but could I give myself up to trusting someone so totally? Yes I could.
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Wow. What an exercise in trust and letting go — two things I have a bit of difficulty with.
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Such a lovely and warm story, I felt myself there with you. It leaves one with a warm feeling. Thank you.
PS I like your feather.
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