Mount Merapi of ancestors who died as righteous people. The spirits of these ancestors are said to live in the palace as royal servants ("abdi dalem"), occasionally visiting their descendants in dreams to give prophecies or warnings. " To keep the volcano quiet and to appease the spirits of the mountain, the Javanese regularly bring offerings on the anniversary of the sultan of Yogyakarta's coronation. For Yogyakarta Sultanate, Merapi holds significant cosmological symbolism, because it is forming a sacred north-south axis line between Merapi peak and Southern Ocean (Indian Ocean). The sacred axis is signified by Merapi peak in the north, the
Ring of Fire (musical) spiritual redemption... Certainly, I was aware of missing someone as I was watching "Ring of Fire." Too bad that person happened to be Johnny Cash." Many felt the failure was due to the show being booked into a theatre that was too large for the intimacy of the show. Ring of Fire (musical) Ring of Fire is a jukebox musical based on the music of Johnny Cash. "Ring of Fire" was conceived by William Meade and created and directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.. The musical played a "discreet and well-reviewed test run at Buffalo's Studio Arena Theatre in fall 2005".