"An intriguing synthesis of nature sounds, folk harp, flamenco-style guitar, song, spoken poetry, and more. I especially liked the whimsical imagery of 'Night Waters', which is recited over an unusual combination of whale songs and harp music, and the bluesy 'Birth of an Angel'."
        - Barbara L. McMichael, the Bookmonger, for the Olympian

"Whether spoken or sung, expressing a simple Zen mystique or accompanying a folk guitar seemingly come to live in the hands of a gypsy, this is a recording with a voice so soothing, relaxing or beautiful that it should be saved for special times of self-nurturing or for guided meditational journeys. This is music from the faerie fold which shines like a drop of dew at the tip of a lily. Highly recommended."
        - D.W. Hamilton, "Connexions"

"'By midnight the gift of vision comes on magical hooves', recounts Seattle poet Carol Edson. With the evocative assistance of Marnie Jones, Edson's poetic narrative invites a listener to mount and ride on a dream journey to 'lands fragrant and strange beyond belief.'

"Many of the sounds encountered on the dream journeys are gathered from the natural world and gain fresh power to charm in this context. Birds twitter in a Hawaiian paradise, orca whales utter their questing cries, a baby gurgles with delight. Soothing water effects heighten the impact of lines capturing the dream sense of 'the waves of being that come swish-swashing under the door of your bedroom each night'.

"Edson's reading of her poetry and of several short pieces by Zen Priest Richard Kirsten Daiensai, is imbued with the melody of language. She lingers over an alliteration or hushes the close of a line, with equal command of her voice. Musician Marnie Jones, who has produced several other albums, has borrowed from several of those to enhance the poetry, as well as creating new aural settings for 'Sacred Garden'. She relies on the coloristic qualities of instruments from Tibetan bells to folk harp and her own soprano voice."
        - Karen Mathieson, for the "Dream Network Journal"