ANI WILLIAMS—MUSICIAN, AUTHOR AND PILGRIMAGE GUIDE:
ANI WILLIAMS—MUSICIAN, AUTHOR AND PILGRIMAGE GUIDE:
Ani Williams is an internationally acclaimed recording artist with more than two dozen albums of her original harp and vocal compositions. Her music is inspired by ancient cultures and she sings in many languages to bring the culture to life. She is also an author and pilgrimage guide to ancient sites since 1985. Her current focus is writing and guiding groups to sites in Southwestern France and Catalonia: The Cathars, Knights Templar, Mary Magdalene and Greek and Iberian settlements.
Ani has written extensively on her journeys to ancient sites around the world. Her article ‘A Troubadour’s Journey in Cathar Country’ is published in the book from Polair Publishing, The Cathar View. She is published by North Atlantic Books in the book Earth Walking Skydancers, which includes her stories on sound healing at ancient sites. Her article Mary Magdalene—Mistress of the Grail is featured in The Templar Papers book. She has also written for Four Corners Magazine, Drunvalo Spirit of Maat web magazine, and TheTemple Booklets published in UK.
Williams is currently writing a book on the ancient sites of Catalonia and the Languedoc.
A Templar Quest day tour with Ani include a selection from the following sites.
Notre Dame de Marceilles, Limoux
Alet les Bains, In the Bishop’s palace the Templars often held their night initiations in the Abbey.
Campagne sur Aude, Its 'circulade' and spring at Campagne les Bains
Rennes le Chateau
Ani will demonstrate to you the pentagram map updated with Henry Lincoln and used to view Bezu and toward Blanchfort points from RLC.
Watch Ani's documentary about the ancient tradition and science of sound healing.
‘Regina’, an original song by Ani Williams in Latin for the Black Madonna of Montserrat at her small St. Michael’s chapel at Montserrat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The Aramaic Lord’s Prayer is played and sung by Ani Williams in Rennes-le-Chateau https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Here’s a spontaneous Halleluja choir at the Troubadour Chateau Puivert with one of Ani Williams’ tour groups: https://www.youtube.com/
Ani Williams sings Salt of Earth for a concert at Brenac Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?
A lovely song dedicated to Mary Magdalene and Our Lady and the Unicorn by Ani Williams, played live at a concert at Brenac Church. ‘Garden of Blue Roses’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
A lively song by Ani Williams, called ‘She’ from a concert performance at the Rennes-les-Bains Church. Some of the locals were dancing down the aisles! https://www.youtube.com/
INTERVIEWS:
Here is an interview with Ani Williams for television on ‘Song of the Grail’ with images from some of her pilgrimages: https://aniwilliams.com/
This interview with Ani Williams on the effective use of sound for children. It tells the story of a wonderful journey of healing with music for a five-year-old autistic boy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?