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Tranquillusionist: Nmiigea

March 22, 2020 The Allusionist

This is the Tranquillusionist, in which I, Helen Zaltzman, for the purposes of quelling anxiety and stress and sleeplessness, read the lyrics to ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon, with the words arranged in reverse alphabetical order.

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This is the Tranquillusionist, in which I, Helen Zaltzman, for the purposes of quelling anxiety and stress and sleeplessness, read the lyrics to 'Imagine' by John Lennon, with the words arranged in reverse alphabetical order.

Click here to listen to more Tranquillusionists.

The beautiful music in this episode was specially composed by Martin Austwick, based on the chords of ‘Imagine’ in alphabetical order. Martin has made several albums, which you can hear at palebirdmusic.com and if you search for Pale Bird on Spotify.

The Allusionist proper will be back from break in May. If you’re looking for podcasts to take your mind off things, I have two more: Veronica Mars Investigations and Answer Me This, both unrelated to any current events, if you want a temporary escape.

This week, I have been self-soothing by cooking things I have not cooked before (tonight: congee!) and by doing jigsaw puzzles: I am currently struggling with a 1000-piece woodcut of an owl, which is very pretty as a whole picture but each piece is just stripes.

Let me know how you’re doing; I’m @allusionistshow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Hope you are safe and well in body and mind.

- HZ

In Tranquillusionist, episodes Tags Helen Zaltzman, words, language, serene, serenity, ASMR, calm, calmness, meditation, sleep, mood, emergency, Tranquillusionist, John Lennon, Imagine, lyrics, songs, music
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