Kan'Nal, AAA, and the Third Eye

Matt and I had a chance to see a solo concert by Tzol (vocal&guitar, Kan’Nal ) and Daniel KatsuK (vocal&guitar, A-hummin Acoustical Acupuncture; aka AAA) in Arvada, CO on Friday night. Both artists amaze both Matt and me  each time we see them, and I finally feel compelled to write about them to share this joy with other people.

I first heard Kan’Nal’s music when my beloved baby cat Hana died and I was in a deep sadness. The music just sank into my heart, and I felt a connection between this world and another world that awaits us when we die and return to Spirit.

Then, we saw a solo concert of Tzol and Daniel KatsuK in the winter last year. What beautiful music! We bought AAA’s CD called “Remembrance,” which became one of my favorite CDs. I especially like the song named “All the Same Light.” This is a part of AAA’s song “All the Same Light”—

And as I gaze out in these stars
I see they’re all the same light
They’re all the same from afar
So how can one be right
If they’re all the same light
Well how can one be right
Over another light
They’re all individual suns
With characteristics of the One

After that, we had three occasions to see Kan’Nal’s concerts. One at the Dreamtime Festival in Paonia, CO in July, 2007 was absolutely magnificent. All the songs that connect this world and another world were decorated by beautiful dancers, fire dancers, light dancers, and jugglers. (Mmmm…I can’t express well how magnificent it was in words! You have to see it by yourself to know what I am trying to describe here.)

We were outdoor surrounded by beautiful Colorado mountains, the sky, and stars. We were looking at the stage where a nice cool breeze blew from the front of the stage to the back. I watched two dancers on stage while Tzol shouted with his clear heavenly animal-like deep voice, accompanied by perfect jamming on the guitar, didgeridoo, and drum. Then, something clicked in my head, and I realized that I am a God who is watching human lives. I’d learned that God is within through my spiritual quest, but it was more like a concept and not reality. I finally understood that I am a human (“Ayako”) experiencing God and also God experiencing human existence.

I talked a lot about this experience with Matt. He already was WAY past this point of realization, and explained a lot of things to me just like Morphius did to Neo in the movie the Matrix. I finally started understanding what Matt has been talking about in the past three years. It was like all the pieces of a puzzle were put back together and a mystery was solved. I felt I was finally back home.

It was interesting that all the staff at Dreamtime Festival greeted us with the words “Welcome home!” when we arrived. It must have been the theme of the event, and they were successful in bringing me back to the place where I can connect with my true Self. It was (and still is) a long journey for me.  I was totally an atheist for most of my life. I grew up in Japan where the majority of people are atheists and skeptical about most religious groups and religious activities. Now I understand that it was my destiny to learn spirituality through living in a foreign country. Thank you, everything and everyone. Thank you, Dreamtime. Thank you, Kan’Nal. Thank you, Matt. Thank you, all that I have done to take me to this awareness.

It was kind of funny that Matt thought I already had this kind of spiritual realization long ago… but I didn’t! I tricked him good, didn’t I? ;-)