The Garden (The Call), Song 2 of 7

A chillingly serene immersion into the exact moment the divine pierces the mundane, anchoring a 13-year-old peasant's fate to a terrifyingly beautiful, inescapable destiny. TITLE: The Garden (The Call), Song 2 of 7 ALBUM: Joan of Arc BY: Praxis & Blackdraft LANE: Domrémy, 1425 DURATION: 4:07 BPM: 75-90 GENRE: Hard Alternative Rock, Expansive Chiaroscuro Soundscape "I was thirteen when I had a Voice from God for my help and guidance. The first time that I heard this Voice, I was very much frightened; it was mid-day, in the summer, in my father's garden." — Joan of Arc, Trial Transcripts • Historical Text: Domrémy was a rural village situated on the frontier of eastern France, heavily scarred by the ongoing Hundred Years' War. It was here, around the year 1425, that a thirteen-year-old peasant girl named Jeanne first experienced the unexplainable. While in her father's garden at midday, she saw a great light and heard a voice that she later identified as Saint Michael, the archangel and patron of the French crown. This initial encounter left her terrified, yet it marked the beginning of a profound spiritual awakening. Over the next several years, the visitations became more frequent. Saint Michael was soon joined by Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret, placing the ultimate burden on her young shoulders: she was chosen by the King of Heaven to save the Kingdom of France from English occupation. "Above all, Saint Michael told me that I must be a good child, and that God would help me... And he told me that I must go to succor the King of France." — Joan of Arc, Trial Transcripts SOURCE: https://sourcebooks.web.fordham.edu/basis/joanofarc-trial.asp === (Joan of Arc, The Garden (The Call), by Praxis & Blackdraft) ===