Healing Sounds

I like to use the analogy that one is wearing dark glasses and then upon perceiving harmonics, is able to take off these glasses and see the full spectrum of sound.  Only of course, it is not the sense of sight we are dealing with, but the sense of hearing. Through learning to first listen to and then create vocal harmonics, it is almost as though one is able to remove ear plugs from the ears and become aware of the full spectrum of sound that is created.

So, to begin, I tell you that vocal harmonics can be an extraordinary means of heightening your consciousness.  It changes your brain waves and begins to stimulate portions of your brains that can receive greater levels of frequency.  This can be a wonderful way of beginning to shift your frequencies–simply through the power of listening.  You begin to open up to new levels of sound and vibration through your ears, your mind and your heart.

On a physical level, I will tell you that different sounds will affect  brain waves,  heart beat and  respiration.  Some of these, such as the soothing sounds of the ocean or gentle music, can be very relaxing and therapeutic.  Other sounds can actually stress the brain and the body and not be of the highest vibration for an individual.  I will discuss this in greater detail at a later time.  For the moment, I would like to suggest that listening to harmonically related sounds, particularly vocal music, can be one of the most uplifting and transformative experiences currently on this planet.  It can relax and relieve stress and it can allow consciousness to travel to higher planes.

Also, from a scientific level, I can tell you that there is now important research which indicates that by listening to sounds which are high in harmonic content, it is actually possible to provide a great charge of energy to the human brain, and therefore to the body as well.  Sounds that are rich in harmonics provide a nourishment to the body, brain and psyche.  Simply by listening to these sounds, you can begin to learn to shift your frequencies.

My first introduction to hearing vocal harmonics came from listening to recordings  many years ago.  I heard the harmonic sounds and tried to duplicate them.  Later on, I studied with masters of the harmonic voice from many different traditions.  Yet, there are now many individuals who hear and consciously create vocal harmonics quite naturally within their own sounds during sacred sounding.  The question is why?

Harmonics, as we discussed last time, have always been around, for they are simply an aspect of the physics of vibration.  Vocal harmonics have also always occurred–particularly when individuals would sound elongated vowel sounds.  However, the awareness of these sounds is new.  They have always existed, but people have not been able to hear them until now.   Once again, we ask you why?

An answer is that harmonics are very much like the aura of a sound.  It is not a totally correct analogy, but it will do for the moment.  Auras have always existed around the physical body of individuals, yet knowledge of these auras, let alone the ability to see them, was restricted to a very select group of individuals.  Until now.   Now, it is not uncommon for people to begin to develop the ability to see auras on their own, or to learn techniques to develop this ability through reading a book or taking a workshop.  In the same way, awareness and development of the ability to create vocal harmonics is occurring.  It all has to do with the shifts in consciousness and in the vibratory rate of the planet and its occupants.

To begin with, when one develops the ability to hear vocal harmonics, it is though new connections in the brain have occurred and this is exactly what does happens.    As  one develops this ability to become aware of and hear vocal harmonics,  and then consciously learn to create them,  astounding things are experienced.

The sense of hearing is one of the most extraordinary on the planet.  One begins to develop this sense of hearing and to become aware of sound while still in utero.  In fact, the sense of hearing begins somewhere around the third month of the fetus.  Think about this.   All you who have delivered children or are thinking about it, become aware that the little being inside of you is sensitive and picking up the vibrations of  the sound around you, including your own voice.   Be aware of  what you say and how you say it, especially if you are with child.