Re: altering consciousness with acoustics
Joseph Hiddink ( vliegschotel@yahoo.com )
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:08:55 -0800 (PST)
Hello all,
I had some personal experience with sound, apart of my
own business of piano and organ service.
One of my customers, a well known holistic doctor,
asked how I felt. I had to answer, that my heart was
giving me some trouble. She looked at my aura, told me
it was between green and yellow, and blew for two
minutes on a reed sounder (the type that choirs use to
start at a certain pitch) and told me that the next
day I would feel much better.
The next day I felt super.
I use now a music program to generate that pitch for
me whenever I feel not 100%. The tone for me was E,
the second octave above middle C.
Maybe some people, that do not feel 100%, might try to
experiment with a computer generated tone (I used a
reed type tone, as all the harmonics are in it).
You may have to try the C above middle C and go
chromatically up the scale by day to see if it has any
effect.
Joseph Hiddink, vliegschotel@yahoo.com
--- Stuart Rae <srae@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> Hi Jerry and All,
>
> >
> > Happened on this website and found it intriguing
> that
> > acoustics from tuned whistling pots could engender
> an
> > altered state of awareness. If anyone has
> specific
> > frequencies that could be reproduced, please share
> them as
> > this could
> > be a neat thing for people to experiment with.
> >
> > Altered states often lead to enhanced creativity
> and new
> > perspectives.
> >
> > http://www.statnekov.com/peruwhistles/palacio.html
> >
>
> Snip.....
>
> An interesting article. But an easier modern
> technique is to use a computer to generate the
> appropriate wave shapes and frequency mix. In this
> way the brain's various active frequencies (Delta,
> Theta, Alpha and Beta) can be stimulated, and/or
> "entrained" directly, to assist the mind in
> establishing a particular conscious purpose.
>
> For those interested, there is also a very simple,
> but effective piece of downloadable shareware called
> "Brain Wave Generator". It can be found at:
>
> http://www.bwgen.com
>
> The program has some of its own inbuilt routines, or
> if you wish, you can very easily design and record
> one for your own purpose. With a little knowledge
> and careful thought, some extremely effective
> experimental frequency combinations and binaural
> beat sequences are possible. And these can have a
> distinct influence on the conscious awareness of the
> user. Of passing interest, certain combinations of
> the best experimental frequencies and beats bear a
> remarkable similarity to the sound of deep Tibetan
> temple bells.
>
> It's also significant to note that some of the most
> effective "entrainment" frequencies, relate very
> closely to those observed in the low frequency
> electromagnetic spectrum of Shumann resonances. And
> the most effective binaural mixing frequencies to
> generate them, appear to have a direct harmonic
> relationship!
>
> >
> > The psycho-acoustical effect appears to be created
> by the
> > low frequency "difference tones," or possibly the
> > interaction of the harmonic partials, which are
> produced
> > when several vessels from a specific culture are
> played
> > simultaneously. ........
> > --
>
> In one of its web pages, bwgen.com notes that:
>
> "............The easiest way of applying stimulus to
> the brain is via ears. Other senses could be used as
> well, and vision is actually used quite often (often
> in addition to hearing). However, humans cannot hear
> sounds low enough to be useful for brain
> stimulation, so special techniques must be used. One
> such special technique used is called binaural
> beats.............etc."
>
> These low frequency "difference tones" are produced
> (by the computer program) using
> headphones. Two slightly different frequencies are
> sent to each ear. The low frequency mixing then
> occurs directly, within the auditory mechanism of
> the brain itself.
>
> To get the correct internal mixing, I think simple
> 'stereo' is necessary, rather than any form of
> phased, three dimensional sound.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stuart Rae
>
>
>
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> srae@ihug.co.nz
> Blenheim
> New Zealand
>
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