The Founder Mira Omerzel – Mirit Ph.D.

Mirit Prikazna

MIRA OMERZEL – MIRIT, Ph.D., is a scientist with a doctorate in musicology and a degree in ethnology/anthropology (ethnomusicologist). She is the instigator of a new global scientific discipline – ETHNO-ARCHAEO-MEDICAL VIBRATIONAL MUSICOLOGY. She is not only an active musician, a member and the artistic leader of the TRUTAMORA SLOVENICA / VEDUN Ensemble, but also a sound-energy therapist and writer.

Her scientific and artistic (musical) creative output comprises more than 20 LPs and CDs, and 12 wide-ranging books. Together with the Ensemble, she has staged over 1,000 concerts in Slovenia and abroad. She has written numerous papers and articles about the importance of sound, about the essence of music and life energy. She has held hundreds of lectures and workshops, has participated in numerous radio and television programmes, and has given countless interviews. In her work, she connects SCIENCE, ART, TRADITION, AND THE WORLD’S SPIRITUAL WISDOM.

Mirit brings together scientific work FROM THE ARCHIVES AND THE FIELD which she then combines with HER OWN EXPERIENCE. She connects THEORY AND PRACTICE, ART AND THE FOLK TRADITION. Without all of that, the subtle levels of ancient music could not have been revealed to her, and there would have been no lectures and concerts featuring ancient, forgotten musical traditions of the world. Mirit’s doctoral dissertation focused on the historical development of pre-classical folk musical instruments on the Slovene ethnic territory (and in the world) from prehistory onwards. Her research work is the foundation of both her music making and her re-creation of music.

Her trailblazing deep diving into the dimensions and powers of sound, as well as her interdisciplinary scientific work during the post-war era, led her to a broader awareness of the timeless messages of the past, to a broader awareness of our ancestors’ spiritual and life pulse. This timeless pulse can be found within words, sound plays, and spiritual essences which continue to teach and inspire us. The messages of our ancestors are still highly important for contemporary people. A knowledge of the messages of the past shortens our path, while seeking life and spiritual values, while seeking that which is important, vital, and indispensable, etc.

Koncert

Mirit has been a pranic eater/breatharian since 2001. She lives without usual food, solely on all-present cosmic energy, on cosmic vibrations (prana, mana, or nikrmana in the Slovene tradition) which are, in essence, sound. She has been accepted as a spiritual teacher, medium and healer all over the world, on all continents. In the new millennium, she wholeheartedly collaborated with priest-musician-healers coming from different cultures and spiritual traditions for THE BENEFIT OF THE PLANET. For better, more spirituality-friendly times.

During the last two years Mirit and her musical colleagues have by themselves produced more than 200 audio-visual recordings featuring the Slovene, European, and the world’s musical heritages. Over the last 45 years, a number of projects (some in collaboration with the Slovene national TV broadcaster) have been recorded and aired on TV (for example, several series of programmes titled THE SOUND IMAGE OF THE SLOVENE SOUL; THE SOUND IMAGE OF SLOVENE REGIONS; SLOVENE FOLK INSTRUMENTS AND MUSICIANS; as well a one-off TV programme SOUND IS LOVE AND LOVE IS SOUND, plus a number of other programmes and interviews).

For TV Slovenia, the Ensemble produced a three-part recording of a 2017 jubilee concert marking 40 years of the Ensemble, titled SOUND ROOTS AND THERAPEUTIC SOUNDS OF THE SLAVIC, ANCIENT SLOVENE, AND BALKAN SOUL.

The Ensemble’s output and Mirit’s own work focus on: SAFEGUARDING AND REVIVING HISTORICAL MEMORY, RESTORING THE FORGOTTEN SONIC AND SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF THE PAST, HARMONISING AND EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS AND AWARENESS. Mirit is also the author of 3 series of books on sound and resonance: COSMIC TELEPATHY OR THE WISDOM BEYOND THOUGHT AND AUDIBLE SOUND OF THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE; THE HARMONIES OF LIFE, SPIRITUALITY, AND SCIENCE; THE YARN OF ETERNITY OF SPIRITUAL STORIES AND FAIRY TALES.

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Na Belem

Mirit says she is most attracted to researching ancient Slovene and Slavic roots. In all Slavic countries it is still possible to find shared cultural, artistic and musical, elements. Slovene culture seems like a colourful ball made of numerous different traces on the crossroads of cultures, and we cannot understand it without peering behind the veil of history, without gazing into archaeological and ethnological findings. Slovenes have absorbed not only the Slavic soul, but also CELTIC, ILLYRIAN, ETRUSCAN AND ROMA ELEMENTS, GREEK AND EGYPTIAN MYTHS, along with some neighbouring Roman, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Uskok, and old European elements, etc. All of which stems mainly from AN INDO-EUROPEAN HERITAGE, from ANCIENT VEDIC CULTURE and its philosophy of life. MULTICULTURALISM is woven into the Slovene core. The above-mentioned essences, especially the Slavic ones, can still be found in Slovene souls and in their sound play. That is why Mirit’s and the Ensemble’s research into their own Slovene culture simply had to expand into other cultures, into the world and its heritage.

Mirit’s globally TRAILBLAZING WORK involving research into THE DIMENSIONS AND POWERS OF SOUND should not be ignored. For years, she has been exploring the effect of frequency waves on living beings and the environment. But trailblazing is never easy. It is the path of the lone rider, first triggering doubt, lack of acceptance and even denial of the discoveries in the rider herself and in people. Only exceptional sensitivity and a true devotion to work can overcome obstacles and bring about new insights. Trailblazing achievements always transcend the general, usual, popular, etc. They are LIFE’S ELIXIRS OF THE FUTURE, and an impulse leading into the new.

Trije Na Odru

Together with her colleagues, Mirit HAS VISITED NUMEROUS ETHNIC GROUPS, CIVILISATIONS AND NATIONS, and their spiritual teachers and leaders, priests, shamans, and healer-musicians on almost every continent. She collaborated therapeutically with them for the well-being of people and the planet. Her research has spanned the Slavic East, including Siberian Tuva and Khakassia, Russia, Belarus, the Balkans. It has also taken in European countries, including Greece, as well as Egypt, Morocco, Hawaii, India, the Tibetan Himalayas, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Arizona in the US, Philippines, Indonesia, Bali, etc. Her 50 years of research have led her to understand more broadly and profoundly not only her own ancient Slovene sound roots and intercultural and historical connections, but also the ancient philosophy of life, the hidden powers of sound and the meaning of music.

Each year, Mirit holds between 40 and 50 lectures and courses under the auspices of her Veduna School. The work of the Trutamora Slovenica and Vedun Ensembles has featured in school textbooks for four decades (further details can be read on the Veduna School and Vedun Ensemble websites).

Both Mirit’s teachings and the music of the Vedun Ensemble are used by educators, scientists, artists, medical staff, spiritual seekers, special needs experts. They are also used in schools, in care homes for the elderly and by those who are interested in the laws of life and the effects of sound on living beings and the environment.

Mirit’s CREATIVE OUTPUT is rather extensive: over 1,000 concerts in Slovenia and across the world; hundreds of audio-visual recordings for various media formats; more than 20 LPs, CDs, and DVDs; hundreds of scientific articles, papers, and courses; 12 wide-ranging books (20 more books are in the pipeline); four TV series; over 200 audio-visual recordings of the Slovene and world’s musical heritages, all produced by themselves between 2020 and 2022. The most important are: LPs (released from 1981 onwards) with sleeve notes in both Slovene and English SLOVENE FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I – III,

the CD THE SOUND IMAGE OF THE SLOVENE REGIONS / SLOVENE FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IV, a double CD album THE SOUND IMAGE OF THE SLOVENE SOUL, a double CD album DECEMBER RITES OF OUR ANCESTORS / FROM SAINT NICHOLAS TO THE EPIPHANY, a CD for children THE FAIRYTALE SOUND OF THE SHEPHERDESS WITH A JAW HARP, a CD THE EUPHONY OF THE GREEK BOUZOUKI IN THE MELODIES OF THE WORLD I − II, a DVD SOUND IMAGES OF THE WORLD AND OF THE SLOVENE SOUL, ELFIN THREAD OF THE SOUND YARN (a booklet with written commentary featuring two CDs), SLAVIC AND ANCIENT SLOVENE SOUND YARN, SLAVIC MELOS IN THE SOUND IMAGES OF THE WORLD. All their audio output is accompanied by booklets with explanations in Slovene and English. The most outstanding CD in the FOUR SEASONS series is the therapeutic CRYSTAL MEDITATIVE SOUNDS.

Mirit Solist

In 1991, the Munich-based record label Trikont released the CD DER BLEICHE MOND / BLEDI MESEC (Pale Moon). On it, Mira Omerzel – Mirit presented her musical (field) recordings of the last generation of musicians that played the preclassical folk instruments of Slovenia. Through this project, a foreign record label began to promote independent Slovenia throughout the world. And they are still using this musical collage to present it.
Mirit has also authored a series of books about the sonic and musical creativity of the peoples of the world: COSMIC TELEPATHY OR THE WISDOM BEYOND THOUGHT AND AUDIBLE SOUND OF THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE. This series comprises 10 books, 3 of which have been published so far; the first, published in 2011, discusses Native American wisdom, and the next two are about Mexican Mayans. They will be followed by books covering Balinese, Tuvan-Siberian, Hawaiian, Native Australian, and ancient Slovene wisdom concerning the use of sound. These books are more or less complete, awaiting publication.

In the spring of 2021, the Sventovid Publishing House published Mirit’s book THE WEAVE OF LIFE ENERGY, SPIRIT, AND BODY. The spring of 2022 saw the publication of an interesting and instructive read, JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE’S WISDOM AND THE CURRENT MOMENT WITH ANIMAL GUIDES or What Animals Teach Us. This comprises a deck of 108 oracle cards that explain humans’ emotional and mental processes and responses to different life situations. These animals of the world actually hold up excellent mirrors to people.

20 books authored by Mirit (including those in her new series HARMONIES OF LIFE, SPIRITUALITY, AND SCIENCE) are waiting to be published.

Besides the previously mentioned doctoral dissertation THE DEVELOPMENT OF ‘PRECLASSICAL’ FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM PALAEOLITHIC TO TODAY ON THE SLOVENE ETHNIC TERRITORY, an ethnological book of Mirit deserves to be mentioned: HORSES – OUR FAIRY TALES (1996). A wider circle of readers will appreciate her book about a spiritual quest and maturing, JOURNEY TO THE SUMMIT OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN (2013), and the book about mastering emotional-mental and health challenges A STORY ABOUT AN AILING GIRL WHO WANTED TO BECOME A VEDUNYA SHAMAN (2019); both of those books are part of the series The Yarn of Eternity of Spiritual Stories and Fairy Tales

Mirit also wrote SOUND IMAGES OF AWAKENED LOVE (2012), teachings in verse concerning spiritual development, which she channelled over a period of 24 hours without a break. Then there is a book on the Slovene musical tradition that includes two CDs – ELFIN THREAD OF THE SOUND YARN. Several more books are in their final stages, including LIVING IN AN INTELLIGENT UNIVERSE, THE LIVING COSMOS FEEDS THE WORLD, an autobiography SINGING THE IMAGES OF THE WORLD, THE MAGIC OF ANCIENT VEDUNS, THE ELFIN BREATH OF ANCIENT SLOVENES, etc.