Late in the evening a friend knocked on our door with a new born baby deer in her arms, not more than an hour old. She found the mother dead from a car accident, and the baby must have popped out of the mother during the accident. The tiny baby buck laid in his mother's blood on the side of the road. Our friend Angelea cleaned off most of the blood, and her and her mother Sakkara wrapped up the baby in a towel to bring it over to us. Without a mother, the fawn had little chance for survival, but we were determined to see her through the night until we could contact a local woman who is licensed to raise orphaned deer.

Many thanks to Angelea and Sakkara, and to Vesta for her work in helping local wildlife.

See our Deer in the Yard story, photos and videos at:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net
from a new as-of-yet-unreleased CD:
"Ananda"

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Our wild deer friend Rosie visits often to eat leaves and fruits from many plants in the yard, to drink from the bird bath, and to receive an occasional massage. Recently she followed her curiosity into a garage, and then when startled she jumped through a window, cutting an ugly 10 inch gash on the side of her neck. She came soon after into our yard, and we were shocked at the severity of the wound. We were not sure if she would survive. We cleaned the wound, and over the next days gave her some special herbal remedies from our friend Sharon, who prepares herbal cures for animals (http://anaflora.com). Rosie healed remarkably fast, and seems extraordinarily grateful.

See the Deer in the Yard story, photos and videos at:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net
from a new as-of-yet-unreleased CD:
"Ananda"

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Our wild deer friends in a snowy yard. We normally don't get more than a dusting of snow once a year in this desert plateau. The deer don't seem to mind.

See the Deer in the Yard story, photos and videos at:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net
from a new as-of-yet-unreleased CD:
"Ananda"

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"Opening the DNA Curtain" - Starseed in Concert. Starseed's Rasa and Marlis performing at Basha's on February 9th, 2007 in Northampton, Massachusetts.

The melody in this piece is based on an ayuhausca icaro, a traditional melody sung during an Amazonian shaman's mystic journey. The melody is used as a means for taming the spirit world in an effort to ease the often turbulent adventures of those who share the journey.

Anthropologist Jeremy Narby, in his book "The Cosmic Serpent, DNA and the Origin of Consciousness" wonders if our DNA speaks to us through the ayahuasca experience.

Video by Emikan Sudan

Visit Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net

Watch Starseed, with Bastian playing synthesizers, at the Sacred Spirit Temple in Mt. Shasta, California:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =yOOf19izXoQ

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When the deer are not eating the lawn, the quail will be brave enough to run in the yard, until something spooks them, and then they all run for the brush. Hilarious!

See the Deer in the Yard story, photos and videos at:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net

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Starseed's Marlis and Rasa performed at the Benefit Concert for the Interfaith Walk for Climate Rescue at Helen Hills Chapel in Northampton, Massachusetts, March 9th, 2007.
http://www.climatewalk.org/

Rasa is playing a sitar made by legendary sitar maker Hiren Roy of Calcutta, India. Marlis is playing a Hiren Roy instrumental tamboura.

Video by Robert Jonas

The piece in the video is titled,
"The Serpent's Explanation"
Visit Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net

Watch Starseed, with Bastian playing synthesizers, at the Sacred Spirit Temple in Mt. Shasta, California:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =yOOf19izXoQ

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A raccoon came into the yard in the daytime, and we threw some organic corn chips on the lawn for him. A few minutes later the deer showed up, and the raccoon ran up a tree - for a few moments. Just as the raccoon was brave enough to head for the chips, the deer noticed the chips.

The deer are used to grazing on the clover flowers and leaves in our lawn, and liked the uncommon chip bonanza. After the raccoon ate his chips, the deer decided they didn't want him anymore on what they consider the "deer's lawn."

See the Deer in the Yard story, photos and videos at:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net
"Food Grows Everywhere" from the CD:
Dreams of the Deer

See Marlis' video
Nourishment for the Soul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9lfoi0eeYm4

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Otto, a friendly jay, will follow us around waiting for an almond hand out. He will even fly from window to window as we walk from room to room, hoping to get our attention.


Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net

See Marlis' video
Nourishment for the Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9lfoi0eeYm4

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Four wild deer we know well recently had, between them, eight babies. Eva, in her new thin self, was eager to hang out with us, perhaps to show us the new fawns, but I think also to get away from them a little for some moments. Eva will come up on the balcony, stand with us as we all look out over the yard. The babies are sometimes sleeping, hidden nearby in the woods, but also often running around the yard, jumping from new experience to new experience. In this video you can hear a baby crying a few times - one of the few times we ever hear deer vocalize. In another scene a baby sniffs something in the air, and then sneezes - pretty cute. At the beginning of the video we mistakenly say that the babies are two hours old. They were actually about 2 or 3 days old - still very new to the world!

For those keeping score at home, Mary had 1 baby, Eva had 2 babies, Rosie had 3 babies, and Shanti had 2 babies. Mary is Eva's cousin. Rosie is Eva's sister, and Shanti is Eva's daughter. Rosie's young daughter Susi makes a cameo appearance to check out Aunt Eva's babies.

Visit our Deer in the Yard pages for more information:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video from Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net

See Marlis' video
Nourishment for the Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9lfoi0eeYm4

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Demonstration of how to give a head massage to a wild deer. Please do not try wild deer head massage without the guidance of a qualified professional. This video is not intended to replace qualified instruction.

See more Deer in the Yard at:
http://www.pelorian.com/deer.h tml

Music in this video by Starseed:
http://www.starseedmusic.net

"Lakshmi Smiles at the Sacred Spirit"
featured on the Starseed CD:
"Dreams of the Dear"

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Seven minutes of a 75 minute concert at the Sacred Spirit Temple in Mt. Shasta, California. May 24, 2008.

Music by Starseed: http://www.starseedmusic.net

Three pieces from this concert are on Starseed's new CD "Dreams of the Deer."

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Marlis discusses eating habits, and general deer behavior with our deer friends.

More Deer in the Yard at: http://www.pelorian.com

Music by Starseed:
"Interspecies Conversations" from "Dreams of the Deer"

http://www.starseedmusic.net

See Marlis' video
Nourishment for the Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9lfoi0eeYm4

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