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Niav is....
Music from the Dark Night of the Soul
brought to you by a Woman In a World Gone Mad"
"the world as it ought to be exists; this world, in which we live,
is an error--this world of ours ought not to exist "
~Nietzsche
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A vocalist/lyricist/musician and producer, Niav is known for her creative production techniques,evocative lyrics and unique vocal style . An Irish born singer/songwriter ,she currently lives on the south coast of nsw in Australia .
Portraying raw human emotion , lyrically and vocally , Niav's musical arrangements can be as simple as an acoustic guitar and vocal piece or large productions of many layers and effects . Her singing has been described variously as haunting , emotional , ethereal , and unique ....the combination of opera training and growing up in Ireland's celtic musical atmosphere producing an unusual vocal flavour. Niav formerly an electronics engineer by trade, is also a published poet. Her debut album Woman in a World Gone Mad is nearing completion scheduled for release in 2008.
Hear album samples in the player below
I sing like a woman who refuses to be victimized
I sing like a woman who's tired of hypocrisy,lies and double meanings
I sing like a woman who's sick of watching a beautiful world turn ugly
I sing like a woman who gives and expects respect
I sing like a woman who has been pushed too far
I sing like a woman who has been forged to steel thru the weaknesses of others
I sing like a woman who does not respond to intimidation or manipulation
I sing like a woman who knows her own mind
I sing like a woman who has a voice for the voiceless
I sing like a woman who believes in the power of light,love and laughter
I sing like a woman who believes in freedom and a better world
I sing like a woman who is aware of a higher truth
I sing
My songs are known for their emotive and evocative expression lyrically,musically and in performance. I sing from the heart and soul and soar when I sing, it is a great joy to me and whether songs I have written or songs from the universe,singing brings me great peace and contentment. Topically, my songs appeal to the mind rather than the heart or feet in general. I have been known to shock and to back up hard lyrics with powerful musical expression in a socio-politico way. I leave the love songs to others and try to focus on the darker emotional side of the human condition and hope in doing so to contribute to keeping minds open and aware in these oppressive times. The material is all around us every day in people's lifes and world events. Only by opening doors to dark places can we let the light wash in and effect change. I prefer this world to be colourful and not grey.
Ne'r told a sorry tale
that wasn't meant to heal
N'er travelled a dark road
Without a tale untold
No wound I've felt
No tears unwept
No blood was spent
Without keening
Without meaning
~Niav
When we get out of the glass bottles of our ego, and when we escape like squirrels turning in the cages of our personality and get into the forests again, we shall shiver with cold and fright but things will happen to us so that we don’t know ourselves. Cool, unlying life will rush in, and passion will make our bodies taut with power, we shall stamp our feet with new power and old things will fall down, we shall laugh, and institutions will curl up like burnt paper. ~ D.H.Lawrence
A full-spectrum approach to human consciousness and behavior
means that men and women have available to them a spectrum of knowing
-a spectrum that includes, at the very least, the eye of flesh, the eye of mind,
and the eye of spirit.
~ Ken Wilber
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2006
Band Website: niav.cruxy.com
Band Members: Niav occasionally supported by various artists

Radio stations can download hi-fi mp3
album tracks for airplay at

Cleared full size album tracks are available
for commercial licencing for film,
tv and advertising at

Enjoy Niav's debut music video
"Who Put America in Charge?"
as featured on Washington Post/Newsweek
and neilyoung.com
along with a video live performance
of her popular song I Am
and the completed tracks for the album...
Woman In a World Gone Mad
on the player below

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we are fed on beliefs, ideas and dogmas
and therefore we breed discontent. The present crisis
is of an exceptional nature and we as human beings
must either pursue the path of constant conflict and
continuous wars, which are the result of our everyday
action, or else see the causes of war and turn our back
upon them.
- Jiddu Krishnamurti

"...who looks behind things, people and events
to see essences, souls and causes ....
cannot be guilty of superficiality.
He who attends to the truth in all statements,
regardless of their source,
and who lays aside prejudices and preconceptions
as soon as they are recognized ....
soon finds no occasion for contention.
He who has intimations of the Wisdom of Life
and its Great Goal, who sees the divine power
of selfless labor as an evolutionary force ....
has passed beyond indolence.
He who has a grasp of his own nature,
a lien on the godhood within
.... finds nothing in life that is fearful,
and is no longer a prey to superstition."

wisdomworld.org

On this immediate level of life and structure,
myths offer life models. But the models have to be
approperiate to the time in which you are living,
and our time has changed so fast that what was proper
fifty years ago is not proper today. The virtues of the past
are the vices of today. And many of what were thought to be
the vices of the past are the necessities of today.
The moral order has to catch up with the moral necessities
of actual life in time, here and now.
And that is what we are not doing.
The old-time religion belongs to another age,
another people, another set of human values, another universe.
By going back you throw yourself out oy sync with history.
~Joseph Campbell

"May I become at All times, both Now and Forever
A Protector for those without Protection
A Guide for those have lost their Way
A Ship for those with Oceans to Cross
A Bridge for those with Rivers to Cross
A Sanctuary for those in Danger
A Lamp for those without Light
A Place of Refuge for those who lack Shelter
And a Servant to All in Need."
~the 14th Dalai Lama

Influences:
The Cosmos,

Nature,


and human behaviour

The key to growth
is the introduction of higher dimensions
into our consciousness
~Lao Tzu

In the Kali Age there will be many false religionists...
And Dharma becomes very weak in the Kali Age,
and people commit sin in mind, speech and actions
...Quarrels, plague, fatal diseases, famines,
drought and calamaties appear
..People...are wicked, full of anger...greedy, untruthful
...Earth will be valued only for her mineral treasures.
Money alone will confer nobility.
Power will be the sole definition of virtue.
..Thus in the Kali Age humankind will be utterly destroyed.
~Hindu scripture

To live in a world at peace,
To live in peace with each other,
To live at peace within ourselves,
There is no need for
Ten commandments.
There is no need for rules
Dogma ,indoctrination,
oppression or centralized control.
If we live our lives as individuals
with one guideline,
That is all that is required
To change the world we live in.
That guideline is....
"Do unto others
As you would have
Them do unto you."
It really is that simple.
~Niav

"The diversity of human family should be the cause of love and harmony,
as it is in music where many different notes blend together
in the making of a perfect chord. If you meet those of different race
and color from yourself, do not mistrust them
and withdraw yourself into your shell of conventionality,
but, rather, be glad and show them kindness.
Think of them as different colored roses growing in
the beautiful garden of humanity, and rejoice to be among them."
~'Abdu'l-Bahá

It's not too late... the angel said.
Even though the world's a mess...
Even though you're not as young...
Even though you've made mistakes
and have been afraid
It's not too late...
And then I saw the world
through the angels' eyes...
I saw the colors I could paint
The bridges I could build
The lives that I could touch
The dreams that could still come true
And it became very clear to me...
That it's not too late.
~Ron Atchison

Sounds Like: emotive and evocative music
Record Label: who pays the piper calls the tune
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Horror of Genetically Modified Food

..I highly recommend watching this sobering informative video. ~NiavAn article from EnigmaThe Horror of Genetically Modified Food Please republish this as widely as possible - might be a...
Posted by Niav on Fri, 16 May 2008 05:16:00 PST

Flow

Flow  I hear the cry of the stream aflowIt's sluggish roll on bed of siltA muffled moan thru sedimentThe pain of years pass byAnd tho' the sun shinesSomething's  deadThe spirit's lost, the h...
Posted by Niav on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:18:00 PST

One World One Future~ The Earth Charter Initiative

I have recently endorced this inititive and as part of my voluntary commitment to the communications project as a singer/songwriter and writer I wanted to post a blog here about this global movement t...
Posted by Niav on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:35:00 PST

~Love~

~ Love ~LoveAll encompassing ,seeping deep in to the heart of meLoveBreathing through my being as one breathLoveCrossing boundaries , opening doors inside of meLoveSending outward shimmering threads L...
Posted by Niav on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:50:00 PST

music videos

Some of my fav video’s . ~NiavNina Simone~ Four Women Béjart ballet Sacre du Printemps Sinnead o connor ~ Troy Supertramp~Fool’s Overture The Whitlams...
Posted by Niav on Sun, 13 May 2007 06:57:00 PST

What you need to know about the u.s. dollar

The link to the full article is...When Bad is Goodhttp://www.mondovista.com/money.htmlI encourage you to go there to properly read it as it has many images and graph charts to back up and explain what...
Posted by Niav on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PST

The Dark Night of the Soul

           The Dark Night of the Soul and the Mystic Way     essay from HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY AND THE MYSTERY OF BEING ...
Posted by Niav on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:20:00 PST

The Individual Path

Spiritual Growth: The Individual PathBy Steve Schlarb Establishing Yourself as an IndividualWhile the ultimate result of any truly spiritual path is the negation of the individual ego-self, one c...
Posted by Niav on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 09:38:00 PST

Philosophy for Society in an Age of Virtual Reality

Philosophy for a Society in this Day and Age of Virtual Reality          ;           ;    ...
Posted by Niav on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:02:00 PST

The 100th Monkey

 The 100th MonkeyA story about social change.by Ken Keyes, jr.The Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years.In 1952, on the island of Koshima, s...
Posted by Niav on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:03:00 PST