I wanted to share all the info I've been gathering lately. Hope you enjoy it! =)

If you start looking for esoteric hints in Mike's music you'll be surprised to find them in his entire discography, including in his videos. So be prepare to "open" your eyes.

First of all let's read the meaning of esoteric. "Esoteric" was the adjective applied in ancient Greece to any doctrine according to which knowledge cannot or must not be vulgarized, but only communicated to a few disciples. This knowledge is mainly concerning the spirituality, the occult and the magic. Or in other words: "The hidden content of a doctrine, teaching, or any given thing".

I recently got Elements in DVD and when I saw Islands' videos again I couldn't believe my eyes...check The Wind Chimes II video and bear in mind what follows. The Wind Chimes II starts with the image of a TREE. I related this to the TREE OF LIFE which in a word represents God. To help us understand the importance of the Tree of Life, a story can be told that characterizes the struggle between light and shade: Light is order, the cosmic laws of creation, while shade is chaos and death (also related to Mike's last album "Light + Shade").

Something remarkable to see from minute 6:00 on was that sculptured woman (main image in the video) which reminded me of the forgotten GODDESS in Dan Brown's DaVinci's Code. Remember that since the dawn of civilization, the Godess was worshiped around the world and later replaced by a "he" God. She was connected to Isis/Sirius star and to Mary Magdalene who was Jesus Christ's wife (see "The Time Has Come" video in which also Osiris appears sat in a throne in Annita Hegerland's face).

In minute 8:00 we can see the Sun and Mike's hand playing the guitar. Note how that Sun turns into an EYE, another symbol of GOD. In minute 12:55 we see Taurus Constellation (remember Mike's star sign is Taurus) and a KEY. Maybe Mike wants to show us that he has the key to... something? =)

In minute 14:34 we see some "fish" swimming around a river. The fish are also a symbol of Jesus-Christ and the Merovingian's descendants.

In minute 18:30 there is a GATE-Goddess relation (also "The Gate" in Light + Shade) and finally from minute 21:21 the Sun, symbol of God. All in all, it seems to me that this a tribute to Her, to women in general and to the relationship between humans and God/Goddess.

Amor y por siempre Luz, Vanesa aka Sirius

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