"Reverie and Recall", a video by Debra Phillis, with music "Tomorrow", by Bensound

Cosmos

Once I had a reverie while staring at the surface of a country pond. A profound sense of peace swept over me as consciousness sloughed off and the Cosmos presented itself. 

For time unknown I sat. Perhaps I slept.

After a while, I reawakened to my place in the surroundings and began to photograph what I saw. 

I took many photos of the beauty, light, plants, surfaces and colour.

These images later acted as a mnemonic for me, yet I remained dissatisfied with their effect. They did not hypnotise nor did they displace concerns of the Every Day. But I could not let the project go. It was a Project of Passion. I was seeking to recall that sweet forgetfulness, that reverie.

Another visual form suggested itself. 

Video. 

I imagined a flowing stream of images set to music might lull the viewer into forgetfulness, becoming almost unconscious as images pulsed and faded, one replacing the other in a gentle flowing stream leading inducing a state of deep relaxation and finally, gently moving back to consciousness in the last few scenes.

To this end Lightroom's Slideshow feature was used to create Reverie and Recall, a short video which uses images from that occasion. At 4:55 it is just under 5 minutes and the calming hypnotic repetition and rhythm of passing images ebb and flow with the music Tomorrow, by Bensound. https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/tomorrow

I invite you to a reverie.

A few stills.