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The Unknown Mother: A Magical Walk with the Goddess of Sound Paperback – January 16, 2013

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It isn’t every day that one meets a goddess, let alone a Matrika or being that presides over the sounds of language. It is said such deities can bring us complete liberation. Will that prove true for a struggling vocalist named Wrenne when a mysterious woman appears and offers to help her find her True Voice? This beguiling and eccentric teacher guides us all on a deep and powerful journey through 10 mystical gates of sound, sharing great insights, secrets, and profound wisdom about the power of letters, words, and our very own voice to transform the world around us. This isn’t standard knowledge; this is a gift for our times, taking the reader into the very heart of sonic revelations.
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"As I was reading The Unknown Mother, I wondered how many are even ready for a book of this magnitude....The power of sound and speech has the ability to heal, to shape destinies and to take us to a higher level. Our own repressed emotions block our expression and Dielle's magical tale takes us on a journey to free ourselves." - Brenda Seright Williams, Sophie Magazine, Dec. 2012

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Dielle Ciesco, creator of Shamanic Voice Work, is the author of two books, The Unknown Mother: A Magical Walk with the Goddess of Sound and Your True Voice: Tools to Embrace a Fully-Expressed Life. Visit her at DielleCiesco.com or her new website, MirrorSpiritus.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roundfire Books (January 16, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 196 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1780996314
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1780996318
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.53 x 0.43 x 8.54 inches
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Dielle Ciesco specializes in the transformational power of the voice to heal and connect us with our own Divinity. She is passionate about every Voice, be it the one we use everyday to communicate, the ones we hear inside our heads, the silent voice of wisdom, voices raised in song, or the ones that call us to awaken. The creator of Vocal Toning Meditation, Shamanic Voicework, and Toning for Peace, she is a featured improvisational vocalist on the TLC series with Visionary Music, creators of DNA Activation music, as well as on the Bliss of Being with Richard Shulman and the Pure Heart Ensemble. With over 18 years experience as a performer, teacher and healing facilitator, Dielle blends her experiences in vocal toning, sacred sound, meditation, Toltec & Bon shamanism, multidimensional music, Reiki Tummo, coaching, and teaching to assist clients in discovering a deeper connection to their inner truth and wisdom. She teaches workshops, writes, sings, makes art, and works one-on-one with clients. She lives in Southwest France.

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Bobbe Allender
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Wisdom of Listening to your WORDS
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2013
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The next book in my eclectic pile was by a local author, Dielle Ciesco. I actually had the opportunity to read a preliminary chapter of The Unknown Mother: A Magical Walk with the Goddess of Sound and anxiously awaited the opportunity to read the entire book. Oh, the amazing lessons it holds and the perfect timing in our universe for its release. As we turned into 2013, we walked fully into the consciousness of communication and the importance of hearing the words we speak every day, in all situations, to everyone we come in contact with.

As we follow Spiritual Guide Matrina leads Ciesco, our story teller and at times reluctant and rebellious student, through a new consciousness of our words and all vocal sounds we utter, in addition to listening to the sounds of the world around us. This title, sat me up a bit straighter in listening to my personal vocabulary, causing me to tune in with a new ear. As the tale brings to light, "...there's no single correct method that's right all the time. The `best' method is the one that honors your intuition." My intuition has been to walk as gently as I can on Earth Mother, honoring all that I come in contact with and be positive and gentle to the extent I can without dishonoring my core. I look more closely and that core these days. "The mother explained to her open-mouthed daughter that the voice is known as Echo, but truly it is the Voice of life. `Life is a mirror of our thoughts words and deeds. If you want to have a friend, be one. If you want compassion, give it. If you desire others to be patient and respectful of you, give your patience and respect to them. This is the law.'"

As soon as I finished reading my copy, I purchased five more to gift to friends!
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MayaJoelle
5.0 out of 5 stars DEEP IMPACT
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2013
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BEING A FRIEND OF THE AUTHOR, DIELLE, I NATURALLY WANTED TO READ THIS BOOK. I AM SO GLAD I DID.
HAD MY READING BEEN A RESULT OF FINDING "THE UNKNOWN MOTHER BY CHANCE, AT A BOOK STORE, JUST BECAUSE THE COVER IS ATTRACTIVE OR PERHAPS BECAUSE THE TITLE IS INTRIGUING, OR BECAUSE I LOVE VOICE WORK, WHILE READING EACH PAGE, I WOULD STILL BE THINKING: "I AM SO GLAD I PURCHASED THIS BOOK."
THIS IS THE KIND OF READING THAT HAS POTENTIAL FOR DEEP IMPACT ON THE READER. THIS IS THE KIND OF READING THAT FEEDS ME WHILE ENTERTAINING ME. THIS IS THE KIND OF READING I AM LOOKING FOR. EXTRA BONUS: UNLIKE SOME MEANINGFUL BOOKS I READ IN SPITE OF THE POORLY WRITTEN CONTENT, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DIELLE CIESCO HAS A GIFT OF WRITING.
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Angela F. Jordan
4.0 out of 5 stars The House You Live In
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2013
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"The words you speak become the house you live in."

Hafiz, the fourteenth century Persian mystic and poet spoke these words centuries ago and Dielle Ciesco illuminates them beautifully in her book, The Unknown Mother. Not only is this a wonderful book for people who use their voice as singers and vocalists, but for all of us who wish you speak our truths and find our authentic voice.

It's been said that sometimes fiction is the best way to tell the truth and Ciesco has told the truth in this imaginative novel. It moves along nicely and held my interest through to the end. I copied much of it into my journal and am utilizing many of the practices she describes for finding and authenticating my voice as a writer.

Thank you, Dielle Ciesco for adding to the great river of voices speaking truth in our troubled world.
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Starlight
2.0 out of 5 stars Not so interesting
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2018
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Had higher hopes for this book.
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Edwina Nearhood
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to savor
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013
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The Unknown Mother was my book of choice on a weekend getaway into the mountains.
I just wanted to thank-you for writing such a great book.....I went away into the mountains this past weekend and it was this great read that came on my journey.  I was able to savour and meditate on each chapter.  It offers insight and wisdom to our development of communication. It is an easy read filled with a rich clarity. Power of the word! Well done!
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Daniela
5.0 out of 5 stars Its is so amazing book! Its a treasure to have it
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018
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Its is so amazing book ! Its a treasure to have it. It speaks on so many levels ...While I was reading this book I wrote a poetry ..I found this book so rich with subtle massages that go down there inside us to bring our deepest longing. Its a magical voice to wake up our souls .... Incredible!!.
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Shawn O. Hurley
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
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I am still reading, but LOVING this book! Highly recommended for anyone interested in Sound Healing, singing, vocal work. Awesome!
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Debra S Philippon
1.0 out of 5 stars Not enthusiastic at all about this one.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014
This book, in tone and vocabulary, appears to be geared to the YA reader, especially given cultural references such as Harry Potter, Mary Poppins and Schoolhouse Rock used to illustrate points the author wishes to make. The language is superficial, and I found it rather unengrossing to the point where I was easily sidetracked (Oh,look. Matrina has a car - did she manifest it out of thin air, along with all the documentation at the Motor Vehicles Branch, and if she did hit the car that cut her off, how will she handle the paperwork, or will she just dematerialize and leave Wrenne to handle the fallout with a car with no documentation and false plates. Ditto if she just happened to "liberate" someone else's car for her own use).
Another passage that irked was Matrina's use of "our" reactions to 911, and her pontification on how "we" should be going forward. I'm sorry, but I find it offputting to infer that a Matrika carries an American passport. At best, this implies sloppy writing from an author who makes a point of stressing the need for clarity and precision in the use of language.
Having received this book through the Goodreads Firstreads program, I am bound to give an honest opinion. I could recommend this book as an intro for a young adult audience interested in vocalization, vibrations and their place in one's life, as she does present basic practices and meditations in a fun and breezy way, giving the book its two stars. For anyone more mature, with any experience in metaphysics, or who has a more serious interest in the topic, The Unknown Mother is inadequate to the purpose.
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Hannah Light
5.0 out of 5 stars This book Sing to me-Love and Gratitude Dielle Ciesco
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2014
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Love this book-beautifully written with a stunning message for our time Now-I have practiced the first exercise WOW! this is the book I have been waiting to read and read and study- doing the alphabet was both serious and funny I chose T at random just to see what would happen and when I got to Tickle I just burst out Laughing!
Buying more of this Lovely Book as a Gifts from The Divine, Thank You!
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T Everett
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2019
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C A Mathews
4.0 out of 5 stars Sonic revelations
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2013
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Anyone interested in the power of sound will get a great deal out of this book. The format - of a soul momma called Matrina (who turns out to be a Sound Goddess), appearing to a singer and instructing her how to use her voice to transform herself and the world - also serves as a fascinating manual for the reader.

I chimed with the truths in this book: the Earth was sounded into being ('In the beginning was the Word'); every cell vibrates and therefore emits a sound; we can learn to vibrate at a higher, lighter frequency if we, too, want to evolve spiritually.

I'm intrigued by the idea of evolving into a new paradigm in this way - one that isn't afraid to question the old 'certainties'. An example of this is when Matrina tells Wrenne: 'If we were truly healed...we wouldn't even need to have (separate) chakras,' and goes on to say that she sees our natural state as being encompassed by a single, rainbow chakra. What a beautiful image. And that's the first time I've ever heard a suggestion that our chakra system could evolve in this way.

There are revelations in this book - not just for those who are already enthusiasts of toning, chanting, and sound healing - but also for those who are still searching for ways to find their 'true voice'.
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