Albino Lizard

My name is Jera. My email is jeraigo@yahoo.com

I call my blog, Albino Lizard, for my first post which is about my mother’s passing, and how a pale, translucent lizard reminded me of her.

Albino Lizard

Having this blog is great for me, because I love to write! In 2019, I wrote a novel called, Beyond the Dream. Rather than fiction, I prefer to think of it as spiritual allegory. Here is a sample that includes the first 4 chapters:

Here is the entire book (31 chapters):
Beyond the Dream (EPUB ebook) 9.99

 
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There’ll Be a Way

Music by singer-songwriter, Jera Jones Igo, and her husband Jimi Igo. Jera wrote the music, featuring passages of Scripture in some of the songs and original lyrics in others. Jimi plays woodwinds, and Jera sings, plays guitar, keyboard and percussion. Jera did the recording and mixing. 

The expression, “All My Relations,” is a Native American statement or greeting that affirms the connection we all share. Jimi is indigenous to the area now known as Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. After meeting Jimi, Jera learned about the tragic history of those native to the American continent. They were slaughtered and their lands were stolen. The trauma suffered during the Spanish invasion, and, a short time later, the invasion by the United States, is deep, and still affects subsequent generations. It is with a desire to help, bless, and heal, that we offer our prayer, All My Relations, the first track on this album. Jimi plays the quena, a wooden flute indigenous to South America, which is an open tube from one end to the other. The tone is produced by blowing across the top. Jera sings, plays guitar, and keyboard. 

Is This Not The Fast is a quote from the Bible, Isaiah 58. Jera first began singing this passage while studying Scripture with John Robert Stevens, and the Living Word organization, many years ago. She had a Bible in which she had written guitar or piano chords over the words in this passage of Isaiah, and a few other places in her New American Standard Bible during the 1970s and ’80s. Jimi accompanies her on flute.

Celestial Youth was composed after reading, The Hero With A Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell. According to Campbell, mythology and religious beliefs  from all areas and epochs praise a hero who has certain archetypal characteristics. At the time of composing, some thirty years ago, Jera was a new convert to the Baha’i Faith, which also stresses the commonalities of the different religions. The Dorian mode provides a mystical backdrop to this mystical concept, with Jimi on quena and Jera on guitar, dumbec and voice.

Maker of All Things,  is a quote from a passage of Scripture, a prayer by Bahá’í co-founder, the Báb. Bluesy guitar chords  accompany the upbeat song, featuring Jimi on the concert flute.

Garden in Paradise features Jimi on the clarinet, with a long, solo. and Jera on keyboard. The words are inspired by the Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, the primary founder of the Bahá’í Faith.

A New Song, is a hymn of praise for the birth of a new religion nearly 200 years ago, which Jera wrote upon discovering it. Jera sings three voices, plays keyboard bass, records and mixes. 

Intone is a quote from a passage of Scripture from Bahaá’u’lláh. The harmonic minor lends a mysterious feel reminiscent of Persian chants, although this chant is in English. Jimi plays quena, concert flute, and clarinet. Jera sings, plays keyboard, records and mixes.

Just for Today is an upbeat song based on the principles of Alanon, a recovery group for people who have substance problems in the family or among  friends. Jera wrote the song while being helped, through the loss of her home, by a local Alanon group. Jimi plays clarinet, Jera sings, plays guitar and keyboard.

Rainbow of Light is a slow, meditative song that provides seven affirmations in seven short verses, each one pertaining to a chakra, from the sole to the crown. Jera began the study of yoga during her teens, which has enriched and inspired her ever since. Jimi plays flute, Jera sings and plays guitar.

Along with mp3s of the 9 songs, buyers will receive a PDF of the music notation showing treble clef notes, lyrics and chords for these 9 songs. This can be downloaded if desired, as “Songbook – There’ll Be a Way,” after purchasing. Alternately (or in addition to), there is a PDF of just the lyrics and chords available for buyers to download. This one is called, “Songsheet  – There’ll Be a Way “

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