First edition of The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time by Anne Baring & Thetis Blacker.
Written by Anne Baring. Illustrated by Thetis Blacker. First edition, 1993. Barefoot Books.
"One day, the Earth was feeling very sad. She sent a messenger to her birds all over the world and said to them: "I need your help. Please will you gather together in one place so I can speak to you?
"So the birds came to listen to the Earth. They came from the north and the south, the east and the west. They flew secretly, at night, so that only children and night creatures would hear the whisper of their wings. As they flew, they called to each other and asked: "What does the Earth want? What can the Earth need? Why does she want to speak to us?"
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"... She tells them that she is dying - her land rivers and oceans are being poisoned and her countries are torn by war. Can her birds help her? If they are to do so, they must set out on a special journey. They must fly through seven terrible valleys, and overcome the monsters that live in each valley, until they find the Great Being who is the life of all life. Then they must bring back to Earth the message they are given. ...
"Full of fear but encouraged by their guide, the Hoopoe, the birds set out on a journey that is ours as well as theirs...
"The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time is inspired by the great Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar's classic twelfth century allegory, The Conference of the Birds. This magical retelling shows us how the central theme of Attar's poem - the need to reawaken the heart - is as relevant and vital today as it always has been."
Anne Baring (1931 - ) is a Jungian analyst and author of several books.
Thetis Blacker (1927 - 2006) was a visionary artist remembered for creating beautiful batiks, an art form she studied in Indonesia, for churches, cathedrals, and private commissions in the UK, Europe, and the US. The batik prints that illustrate Baring's book are a fine example.
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