{"id":4895,"date":"2020-04-20T12:34:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2025-04-22T19:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T02:13:12","slug":"the-window-to-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caitlinhicks.com\/wordpress\/the-window-to-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Window to the Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are few moments in life when we are privileged to witness the open window to the universe. Birth is such a moment, when the line between life and eternity is thin and permeable. When without words, we understand the bigness of the universe and the connectedness of absolutely everything. When anything can happen. When every detail matters.<\/a><\/p>\n

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This podcast, “The Window to the Universe” is taken from my theatrical play SINGING THE BONES, which toured internationally and was later made into a feature film that screened around the world.\u00a0http:\/\/www.fatsalmon.ca\/themovie\/home.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Music for this podcast was created for the film by Rose Kirchner.\u00a0 http:\/\/fatsalmon.ca\/themovie\/about\/castandfilm\/music.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Illustrations by Gord Halloran. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.gordonhalloran.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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The play itself was inspired by Sunshine Coast midwife Wendy Clemens, whose deep beliefs in the strength of women and the common-but-extraordinary elements of birth\u00a0inspired her\u00a0life’s work:\u00a0being alongside women at their most powerful and vulnerable moments: when the\u00a0window to the universe is wide open.<\/p>\n

There are other stories<\/em><\/strong> in which new mothers are transformed by birth in this podcast series. ‘Wind Water’<\/strong> <\/em>is a magical story originally told to me by midwife Wendy Clemens for Singing the Bones<\/em>, and ‘My First Christmas with Rachel<\/strong><\/em>‘ is another. You can access ‘Wind Water’ by scrolling down on this page, and for ‘Rachel is Born<\/strong><\/em>‘, simply click ‘PODCASTS’ link from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n

Join me on Patreon:http:\/\/Patreon.com\/SomeKindaWoman<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’d like a copy of SINGING THE BONES, the feature film contact me: caitlin at caitlinhicks dot ca .<\/p>\n