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Healing Through Music

 

Butterfly Lady, Artist Holly McKimson, Quicknotes Email Stationey by Cloudeight,

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Every material thing - every person, animal, rock and tree on the earth, even

Mother Earth herself - has its own natural resonating frequency. The Earth's own

electromagnetic field, deep space, and people in a meditative state are all

resonating at a frequency of approximately 7.8 hertz. This is called the

Schumann Resonating Frequency.

 

Every cell in every person, rock and tree also has its own natural resonating

frequency, which is ideally in harmony with the unit as a whole. Every sound,

from the delicacy of a pure musical note to the harsh retort of a gun, sends out

a wave of energy. This wave is vibrating at its own frequency, which then

affects everything in its path.

 

In human beings, the balanced interaction of all the frequencies resonating in

and through our bodies is what makes us work. When our frequencies resonate in

sync, we are healthy. We feel good, and we feel connected with our own selves

and those around us. We are " in tune. "

 

For creatures such as the whales and dolphins, resonating in perfect harmony is

essential. If these creatures are not in tune with each other, they cannot

communicate. Reproduction and survival depend completely upon this ability to

recognize and reply to each other's " song. "

 

For humans, the issue is not quite so critical, but when we are " out of tune, "

many problems can develop. Just as all the musicians in a symphony orchestra

must be tuned to each other for the music to sound good, so, too, must all of

our cells be in tune with each other for us to feel good. And just as any number

of things can make a musical instrument go out of tune - like changes in

temperature or humidity or a sudden bump - any number of things can jostle the

cells in our body out of tune.

 

A good example of the physical effect of vibrating energy is the scraping of

nails against a chalkboard. This grating noise produces physical changes in

anyone who hears it. Our teeth tingle and the hair on the back of our necks

stands up. The tone itself is creating a frequency that is adversely affecting

the rate of vibration in the cells of the body experiencing it.

 

Have you ever used those ultrasonic machines to repel rodents or insects? You

know, the ones that chase away the pests without chemicals? Those devices are

working on pure sound. Frequencies in these machines produce sound that only the

pests can hear, but it is absolutely repelling to them. It creates a very

definite physical reaction in them - they scurry away!

 

Isn't that kind of how you feel when you hear unpleasant sounds? You try to get

away. If you can't get away, your body reacts negatively to those sounds. We

notice the most obvious things at once - we cover our ears, or tense up, or

start to get nervous. But the effects go far beyond the obvious.

 

Scientific tests have shown that bombardment of the body by unpleasant sounds

actually increases blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rates. The blood's

magnesium level falls, and extra fats are released into the bloodstream. This is

definitely not a good thing, especially if you have high cholesterol!

 

Music is a way to experience vibrations in a pure form. Music is the art of

vibrations. Whether music has a positive or negative physical effect depends on

how it is arranged and presented. The source of the sound, the volume, even the

purity of the tone, has everything to do with the physical effect it has on our

human bodies.

 

The same holds true for other living things.

 

Everyone has heard the stories of miraculous comebacks for house plants that

have had music played near them. You may even have tried playing Mozart for your

own philodendron. It makes a lot of sense, if you understand that everything has

its own natural resonating frequency, and that different musical frequencies

have varying effects on all things. Scientific research has confirmed this fact,

especially for plants.

 

A researcher in Minnesota found that agricultural plants such as corn respond

and grow at an amazing rate when they are exposed to the sounds of the sitar (a

traditional stringed instrument from India).

 

Another researcher in Denver, Colorado, compared the effects that different

kinds of music had on plants. We found this research very interesting. Plants

were placed in five identical greenhouses. Soil, light and water conditions were

all identical, and the types of plants were the same in all of the greenhouses.

For several months, the researcher pumped different kinds of music into each of

the greenhouses. In one, Bach was played, in the second, Indian music, the

third, loud rock, and the last, country and Western music was played. In the

fifth greenhouse, no music was played at all.

 

The plants in the greenhouse where only heavy rock music was played did not do

well at all. Their growth was stunted, and they would not flower. In the

greenhouses with Bach and Indian music, the plants were green and healthy, with

many flowers. The plants that heard country and Western music grew the same as

those with no music - at a moderate rate, and with a normal amount of flowers.

 

Now, it doesn't seem likely that the plants had an " emotional " response to the

music. So it must have been something in the actual rate of vibration, the

frequency of the sound waves that affected their growth.

 

If music has such a profound effect on relatively simple organisms, what must it

do to more complex systems?

 

We've all heard of people being able to sing a note for an extended period of

time, and being able to break a glass with it. When jets burst through the sound

barrier, they cause a sonic boom that breaks windows for miles around. That is

what happens when sounds create disorder on a visible scale.

 

Think about the disorder all those vibrations are creating inside our bodies,

where we cannot see their effects. Are organs being scrambled? Are brain cells

being jostled?

 

Consider all of the things that you hear every day. The jangling of an alarm

clock, airplanes flying overhead, trucks and buses rumbling by, the low-riders

with mega bass speakers waiting beside you at the stoplight. Televisions,

telephones, dogs barking, children playing, sirens, machinery at work; just

imagine all the different frequencies that those noises are sending out.

 

Now think of all the frequencies you cannot hear. The human ear has a very

limited range of hearing. Sound waves above and below that range are not

physically heard, but they STILL affect the rate of resonance in our bodies. One

example of inaudible sound is the radio wave. These tones are audible only when

you have a receiver with which to pick them up, but they are always there.

Hundreds of thousands of them are entering and bombarding our bodies and

individual cells every second, every minute, every day for our entire lives. The

trouble is, many of these frequencies are damaging to the human body. They are

literally altering the natural resonance of our DNA and changing our cellular

structures.

 

If you have ten tuning forks all tuned to the same frequency and you strike only

one, they will all begin to chime together. However, if you strike a tuning fork

tuned differently and place it near the others, they will all stop. Now, if

these dissonant frequencies can stop the vibration of a simple tuning fork, what

must they do to the delicate balance in our human bodies?

 

To begin with, they can physically damage our ears. People in modern society

have a great degree of hearing loss. Whether frequencies originate from random

noise like jet engines or rock music emanating from stacks of amplifiers, the

vibrations actually damage the delicate tissues that allow us to hear.

 

The physical damage, however, is dwarfed by the social consequences of hearing

loss. Conversations become difficult, movies are not nearly so enjoyable, even

driving takes on an added dimension of danger. Many people who suffer from

hearing loss become despondent and withdrawn, just because it's too hard to

communicate!

 

The ears are not the only body parts that suffer from jarring, loud or

discordant sounds, including certain kinds of music.

 

When exposed to a multitude of instruments and voices, an erratic beat and

electronic distortion of the notes themselves, the resonating frequency of the

human body is thrown into chaos. The organs begin to vibrate out of sync with

the nervous system, which can't keep up with the rate of breathing, which... it

goes on an on.

 

Is it any wonder that so many of us feel stressed, tired and irritable? Our

cells are vibrating at erratic levels, out of sync with each other. In advanced

cases, this bombardment of frequencies can cause many physical changes and lead

to disease in the body. How do you counteract this insidious invasion by sound?

 

You do this by being conscious of frequencies that disrupt your body's own rate

of resonance, eliminating them, and ultimately replacing them with frequencies

that have a positive impact on the body. You need to " tune up! "

 

There are many therapists who actually use tone generators and sound wave

machines to help people get their bodies vibrating back at their optimum rates.

You could try that approach, but it may be very expensive and not readily

available where you live. What next?

 

The easiest, best, most enjoyable solution is... MUSIC. Technically, music is no

more than a series of notes or tones arranged in a mathematically precise and

aesthetically pleasing pattern. Tones are just some of the dozens of sounds

traveling through the air, water, or even solid objects at any one time. Whether

we hear them or not, these tones resonate through us constantly.

 

If you want to change the resonating frequency of your body, listening to or

making music is very powerful. Listening to the soothing tones of chant, Native

American flute, harp or even synthesized strings is a great way to get the body

resonating back to its proper, natural state.

 

Sit quietly in a comfortable chair and really listen to some calming music. Try

melodies that are simple, arrangements that are uncomplicated. Listen to each

instrument and FEEL its impact on your physical body. This experience is

enhanced if you wear padded headphones that actually cover the whole ear,

because then you get the full effect of all of the frequencies in the music.

Also, it blocks out other audible sounds that could be creating discordance.

Close your eyes. Keep out all sensory input except for this music.

 

Each tune has a different range of frequencies, different melodies, and they

will give you different physical responses. Allow your body to respond to the

frequencies. Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Pay attention to how your

physical body changes. Immediately it will be more relaxed. There will be a

difference in your blood pressure, your heart rate, your breathing.

 

Once your body is calm and resonating at a more balanced frequency, you will be

amazed at how different things look. Things that might have been bothering you,

people that might have annoyed you - they just won't matter as much. You have so

much more freedom to think your own thoughts, unencumbered by extra input. You

will be able to feel your true feelings. They won't be governed by energy over

which you have no control.

 

Another excellent way to actually calm down the physical body is to listen to a

pure beat. Any repetitive sound such as a metronome, a heartbeat or constant,

even drumming, has a regulating effect on the biological functioning of the

human body. Go to a music store and get an old fashioned wooden metronome. Set

it on " largo, " about 40 beats per minute. This slow, soothing rhythm has a

hypnotic effect. After ten minutes or so, you will find yourself in a very

relaxed state. Even the ticking of an old-fashioned grandfather type clock can

have the effect of regulating your body.

 

Whenever you're feeling over-stimulated or irritated, stop. Analyze what's

bothering you. You'll be amazed at how often it is a sound - music, machinery,

perhaps voices. If you can't eliminate the noise or get away from it, at least

you will recognize that it is noise that's making you feel stressed or upset,

and not some unknown element.

 

You can also counteract noise overload by humming. If you have to travel on a

subway or bus, or even in your car, or if you work in a factory with loud

machinery, you can help your body resonate at its optimum rate by humming. You

don't have to hum loud enough for anyone else to hear, just loud enough to feel

it in your own body. As you hum, you will find yourself making tones that make

your body feel more comfortable, and the noise from which you cannot escape will

not bother you as much. Try it. You'll like it!

 

We know now that every individual body and every thing is being bombarded by

sound and noise. Consider the dissonance created by the overwhelming number of

frequencies penetrating everyone on Earth. Nothing is in tune with anything

else!

 

Is it any wonder that there is so much anger, mistrust and fear? How are you

supposed to relate to and communicate with each other under these sound

stresses? What if we could somehow balance and synchronize ourselves with each

other and the planet? It makes perfect sense that communication would be much

easier, and we would all feel much healthier and more peaceful.

 

Barbara Marx Hubbard is a futurist who believes that we could all benefit by

humming a certain note. She believes that D flat is the note that most closely

matches the resonating frequency of the earth. She feels if enough people were

to hum or otherwise create this tone together, it would counteract the

discordant frequencies racing around the planet, and raise the consciousness of

Mother Earth and the people inhabiting her.

 

 

 

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The above is an excerpt from The Healing Sound of Music by Kate Mucci and

Richard Mucci. Kate and Richard entertained for nearly five years at the

Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, but left in 1999 to pursue their work

with music healing. They now do healing music workshops and concerts, and

conduct sound and music healing sessions throughout southern Nevada, Arizona,

New Mexico and Southern California. Kate and Richard can be reached by email at

cwynd, or you can visit their website at www.crosswynd.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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