Healing Sounds

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I would like to suggest that there may be some significant differences in people, from the vibrations of their physical body parts to the vibrations of their etheric fields. And I would like you to contemplate the importance of this as we delve more and more into the world of sound. Be aware that it is also possible to encode other frequencies onto the body and that it is possible for a person with the best intention, to encode a frequency of a certain rate that they deem correct and healing on to another person. And if those frequencies do not resonate with the person, it is possible for that person to be put into a state of imbalance by these frequencies. I have seen this happen.

A musician friend wanted to experience one of these sound treatments from a machine that are becoming so popular. They visited a practitioner who diagnosed them and found imbalances which would be treated by listening to certain frequencies. This friend had been perfectly fine. Then they listened to the frequencies and they got sick. They had to be vibrationally readjusted. They did this by listening to one of my tapes that worked very well for them. Then they called me.

“What should I do?” they asked. “I called and told the practitioner what happened to me after I listened to their sounds and I was told to come back and receive a different frequency.”

“Don’t go back” I told them. “Their frequencies weren’t correct for you. Maybe they work for someone else, but not you. Go on working with your dolphin sounds and other sounds that make you feel good.”

The friend promised they would take my advice. But, one week later there was another phone call. This person had gone back and received a different sound from the practitioner and had become even more imbalanced.

I tell that story merely to suggest to you the old adage of “let the buyer beware”. If a “sound medicine” is resonating with you in a positive manner, you will know it. You will feel healthy and aligned. If it isn’t, you will also know it. And if it is not, do not repeat your error. You must use you own discrimination when dealing with those who claim to have the correct resonant frequency for you. It may be correct. It may not be. Only you can know for sure.

With regard to the chakras and its associated energy fields, we would like you to consider that in certain traditions for example, a mantra which is given an initiate will change as the initiate undergoes spiritual transformation. What sound worked to resonate a chakra at one level changes as the individual changes and another mantra is to be used at that time.

I like to ask this question to audiences; “Do you think that your heart chakra vibrates at the same rate as the Dalia Lama or Mother Theresa?” It is a valid question. These are two highly developed beings whose heart chakras certainly seems to be quite open and loving. Do you believe that the frequency of their heart chakra, for example, is the same as all other beings on the planet? I am not giving you an answer. I am simply asking you to question it for yourself.

Regarding the vibrational rates of the chakras, as well as the bodily parts and systems, I remember a time when a student came up to me and told me that their root chakra resonated to the note “C”. I nodded my head and then asked: “Is this before or after meditation? Before or after food? And what sort of food would you be eating? Before or after your use the bathroom, have sex or a run around the block? It is my belief that all these factors and many more are able to affect our resonances.

This does not mean the question of vibrational rates is settled. I was once discussing my thoughts with an acquaintance, who is himself considered a great pioneer and researcher in this field of sound healing. This person told me, “If our chakras were to change their frequency, we would explode.” Perhaps he is correct. Or perhaps not. This man had created an extraordinary box which created a system relating sound, color, movement, smell and seemingly everything else in your known universe. It is perfect in its own way and I admire this person for having created it. But I suggested to this man that perhaps he has only created a box which is valid and real for him at this particular moment in time and space since we can create reality through our beliefs. And will this reality base not change as our belief systems change?

At this point in our development, no one has yet come up with an instrument, tape or sound that will work specifically to heal an imbalance for everyone. Certainly some people are remarkably assisted by the specific sounds from instruments created by those who believe we are all vibrating at the same frequency. We know of miraculous experiences that have occurred–wondrous healings and the like–but we also know of people who have not received help through such sounds. And the question is why?

The most likely answer is that, indeed, there are those who will vibrate to specific frequencies that are the same and those that do not. This is very simply most close to the truth as we know it.

It would seem that even in our traditional medical fields, the different pharmaceuticals that are applied do not work specifically the same for all individuals. One person will get miraculous results from one drug, while another person will not have much effect at all and another person will have what is known as an allergic reaction and become sicker from the drug than before. If we were all of the same vibrational rate, would not the drug effect all people the same way? The same thought, of course, could be applied to the concept of organ transplants. There are many variables that go into the consideration of this. Not every organ is going to work for every individual. The same approach could be applied to sound.

In Ayuvedic Medicine, for example, there are three basic different types of people and what works well for one group will not work well for the other group. Could a similar situation exist with sound and help explain why one sound may work well for one person and may not work well for another?

With astrology, which is based upon the the vibrations of the planets and their effect upon an individual, we find that every individual has a unique birth chart, due to many different factors. No one is exactly the same. Even twins born only minutes apart will have different birth charts. This is another indication of the uniqueness of the individual and our own unique vibratory rate.

Here’s a bit of news about crystal bowls were we were mentioned.

BOULDER, Colo. (Wireless Flash – FlashNews) – Big crystal bowls do a body good.
The smooth, resonating sounds that emit from tapping and swirling the fingers around quartz crystal bowls have incredible healing powers, according to Jonathan Goldman, who hosts The Healing Sounds Show on healthylife.net.
Crystal bowls that are up to two-feet wide, shaped like a champagne glass, and embedded with various minerals, including diamonds, gold, rubies, and platinum, can heal the human body. Goldman says the “beautiful luscious sound” goes “into the ears and brains, calming our heart rate, respiration, and brain waves.” Once the sounds travel into the body, it helps a human’s cellular structure and creates positive vibrations within the person and the room.
Crystal bowls have been used with cancer patients to help them relax and the calming energy helps ward off the disease. Goldman says, “It’s very powerful. Many people find it to be the most beautiful, transcendent sounds they’ve ever heard.”