NEW RELEASE

Night Blooming Flower

I’m excited to announce that I’ve just released a song entitled Night Blooming Flower. It was inspired by a prayer I heard about 20 years ago — a prayer about becoming a devotee to the Queen of Love. It had a dark, haunting beauty that painted a powerful vision I will never forget — a graphic woman standing in a portal to other dimensions. The archway she stood in was composed of many stairways, each a pathway of elevation. Her mouth was like a keyhole, and she was singing a hypnotic incantation, like a Siren, calling me to climb through the portal—up her dress, which was also a stairway. The vibration of her song radiated strands of light to the realms above. As I ascended the stairway, it felt like stepping into a living myth, something both ancient and deeply personal.

She is the woman I tattooed on my back—the Queen of Love. I often forget she is there because she’s behind me, but I always catch a glimpse of her in a reflection or a photo in moments when I need to recommit to Love in a deeper way.

There is a darkness to this song. It is meant to deliver the energy of snake medicine, and to bring the listener into the balance of dark and light, poison and medicine, destruction and creation. There are so many dark forces at play in this wild and beautiful world. And we must hold it all, point toward the beauty, and remain devotees to our Queen of Love. 

This song is also a hypnotic hymn to relationships, our sacred mirrors. When we are triggered by another, it is almost always because there is an energy that we, too, carry within. This song calls us to embrace the shadow.


I hope there is something alchemical in here for you.

I am so grateful for the help of these incredible musicians: Sarah Pedinotti, Shahzad Ismaily, Dane Sandborg, Dylan Grombacher. It was recorded at Lucys Meat market with Pete Min and the studio of Germaine van der Sanden, and mixed by Jason Lader.

This photo was taken my husband, Jay, just after the fires. I hadn’t realized the date function was on and when I got the prints back, I noticed this one was taken on the first day of the Year of the Wood Snake. 

What does the Wood Snake symbolize? 

  • Wisdom and strategy
    The snake is the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac and represents wisdom, patience, and mystery.
  • Creativity, flexibility, and growth
    The wood element adds creativity, flexibility, and growth to the snake's traits.
  • Personal growth and renewal
    The snake's ability to shed its skin symbolizes personal growth and the continuous process of renewal.

What can be expected in the Year of the Wood Snake? 

  • A time to focus on planning and transformation
  • A time to shed old habits and seize new opportunities
  • A time to embrace innovations in thought, technology, and communication
  • A time to focus on group efforts, equality, and humanitarian ideals