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Am 20. Mai 2010, 15:05-16:00 Uhr, befasst sich die Sendereihe "Thema Musik" in SWR2 mit den Entwicklungen des europäischen Obertongesangs. Unter dem Titel "Stimmung aus zwei Tönen", werden eine Stunde lang mit zahlreichen Klangbeispielen (unter anderem mit dem Europäischen Obertonchor), Interviews und Hintergrundinformantionen das Entstehen der europäischen Obertonmusik seit Karlheinz Stockhausens "Stimmung" bis in die Neuzeit verfolgt und Ausblicke in die Zukunft gewagt.

Beteiligte an der Sendung:
Jens Mügge, Wolfgang Saus, Hossoo, Dr. Sven Grawunder, Robert Zollitsch, Miroslav Großer, Prof. Steffen Schreyer, Teilnehmer des Obertonkurses Wolfgang Saus, Mitglieder des Europäischen Obertonchores EOC, Simon Jakob Drees, Christian Bollmann, u.a.

ACHTUNG TERMINÄNDERUNG: Der Termin, ursprünglich für 13.5. angekündigt, wurde auf den 20.05.2010 verschoben.

Streaming: http://www.swr.de/swr2/-/id=7576/nid=7576/did=1586900/pv=mplayer/10idhq8/index.html

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Ab sofort online und im wahren Leben - zwei Sonnentrommler-Neuigkeiten:


1) Die Aktion "Lesen ist Sonnentrommeln" ist gestartet!


Lesen ist Sonnentrommeln - Featuring "das erste eBook mit Lesezeichen"!

Das Lesezeichen "Entschleunige Dich - Das Leben ist schnell genug" ist ab sofort im Vertrieb sonnentrommelnder Buchhandlungen, Büchereien, Antiquariate, Geschäfte, Vertriebe - sowie selbstverständlich vom Sonnentrommler-Label Planetware Records und Planetware. Künftigen Bestellungen wird das Lesezeichen ab sofort kostenfrei beigelegt (in den meisten der beteiligten Häusern automatisch - im Zweifelsfalle ruhig nachfragen). Das Lesezeichen kann natürlich auch über www.Sonnentrommler.de bestellt werden.

Infos zur Aktion gibt es hier: http://www.sonnentrommler.de/lesen_ist/lesen_ist.html

Die Non-Profit-Aktion "Lesen ist Sonnentrommeln" ruft zu "Lesen als innerer Erfahrung" auf - und kommt der mehrfach an tOM Sonnentrommler gerichteten Bitte nach, weitere Literaturtipps aus den Tiefen der Projektrecherchen zugänglich zu machen.

Ob der tOM die Sonnentrommler grüßt – oder Hermann Hesse seine Morgenlandfahrer: Der inspirierende Geist, welcher den Sonnentrommler-Projekten zugrunde liegt, steckte schon in Werken "ganz anderer Sonnentrommler vor dem tOM"! Und eben solche inspirierten Werke stellt Ihnen die Aktion "Lesen ist Sonnentrommeln" auf der Unterseite LIT-TIPPS vor:

http://www.sonnentrommler.de/lesen_ist/lit-tipps_1.html

Wer sich also für den Unterbau der Sonnentrommler-Projekte interessiert, bekommt einen umfangreichen Einblick in "Literatur & Belletristik im Geiste des Sonnentrommelns"; sämtliche Quellenangaben des Projektes "Die Geburt der Sonnentrommel" - sowie alle bislang verwendeten Bücher des gerade entstehenden Folgeprojektes "Weltwasserwelt".

Durch die Kooperation mit dem Antiquariat Jenischek kann außerdem jedes der in den LIT-TIPPS aufgeführten Bücher sofort und unverbindlich (gebraucht oder neu) im Antiquariat Jenischek angefragt - bzw. auch dort bestellt werden. Oliver Jenischek ist sozusagen der "Drei-Fragezeichen-Bob Andrews" der Sonnentrommler-Projekte - und kann mittlerweile durchaus als der "offizielle Sonnentrommler-Antiquar" des Aufgabenbereiches "(Literatur)Recherchen und Archiv" bezeichnet werden :-))

Viel Spaß beim Lesen!



2) Passwortbereich mit exklusiven Zusatzinfos für die KäuferInnen des Digipak´s


"Geheimwort" zum Wechsel auf die andere Seite?

Den KäuferInnen des Digipaks "Die Geburt der Sonnentrommel" steht über ein im Romteil "Sonnenwelten" verstecktes Passwort ab sofort ein Passwortbereich mit Zusatzinformationen zum Projekt "Die Geburt der Sonnentrommel" - sowie aktuellen Ausblicken in die derzeit entstehende Folgeproduktion "Weltwasserwelt" - zur Verfügung (der Romteil "Sonnenwelten" befindet sich auf der CD des Digipaks). Wer Lust auf die neckische Passwortsuche hat - hier geht es los: http://www.sonnentrommler.de/ebook_1/passwortbereich_eingang.html

Viel Spaß wünscht tOM Sonnentrommler :-)
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fFrom internet research. more info: http://www.lunarsight.com

CYCLES PER SECOND (HERTZ), and Correspondences to MENTAL STATES, PHYSIOLOGY, COLORS, NOTES & PLANETS

  • 0.1-1 Organ/muscle resonances [SS]
  • 0.1-3 Delta range, according to [NEU+CRI] - deep sleep, lucid dreaming, increased immune functions, hypnosis [NEU]; Decreased awareness of the physical world. Access to unconscious information. Dominant brainwave in infants under one year old. This range normally decreases when we focus, but this doesn't happen when a person with ADD - delta waves actually increase when they try and focus. [CRI]; "Monroe focus 21" [MB2 via DW];
  • 0.16 - 10 - Neuralgias [AT]
  • 0.18 - 10 - Mod. therapy [AT]
  • 0.20 - 0.26 - Dental pain [AT]
  • 0.20 - 10 - Post-traumatics [AT]
  • 0.28 - 2.15 - Alcohol addiction [AT]
  • 0.28 - 10 - Arthritis [AT]
  • 0.30 - 0.15 - Depression [AT]
  • 0.30 - 10 - Cervobrachial syndrome [AT]
  • 0.37 - 2.15 - Drug addiction [AT]
  • 0.40 - 10 - Confusion [AT]
  • 0.45 - 10 - Muscle pain [AT]
  • Below 0.5 - Epsilon range, extraordinary states of consciousness, high states of meditation, ecstatic states of consciousness, high-level inspiration states, spiritual insight, out-of-body experiences, Yogic states of suspended animation. [CNR]
  • 0.5 - very relaxing, against headache [MB], for lower back pain [AS] ; Thyroid, reproductive, excretory stimulant, whole brain toner [SS]
  • 0.5-1.5 Pain relief [SS + CMP] ; endorphins, better hypnosis [SS]
  • 0.5-3 Delta range, according to [RA]
  • 0.5-4 Delta range, according to [SS,PWM+AWI]. Deep dreamless sleep, trance, suspended animation [SS]; Anti-aging. Reduces amount of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress & aging. Increases the levels of DHEA (anti-aging) & melantonin (decreases aging process.) [BAR]; Associated with unconscious mind & sleep state - in conjunction with other frequencies in a waking state, "Delta acts as a form of radar – seeking out information – reaching out to understand on the deepest unconscious level things that we can't understand through thought process." Provides intuition, empathetic attunement & instinctual insight. [AWI]; Conducive to miracle type healing, divine knowledge, inner being & personal growth, rebirth, trauma recovery, "one with the universe" experiences (samadhi), near death experience, characterized by "unknowing", merely a blissful "being" state such as deep sleep or coma. [PWM via DW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->The anti-aging info comes from a Brainwave Generator preset authored by TheMind2 - he uses binaurals at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 HZ. They all play simultaneously.
  • 0.9 Euphoria [SS]
  • 0.95 - 10 - Whiplash [AT]
  • 1-3 - Delta: deep, dreamless sleep, trance state, non-REM sleep [??]; profound relaxation, restorative sleep, feelings of tranquility&peace, if one can remain aware [VUG via DW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->There's disagreement over where the delta range begins & ends - [SS,PWM+AWI] list it as 0.5 to 4.0 HZ, [NEU] 0.1 to 3.0 HZ, & [RA] considers it 0.5 to 3.0 HZ.
  • 1.0 - Feeling of well-being, pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone; overall view of inter-relationships; harmony & balance [MB]
  • 1.05 Helps hair grow + get its color back [RA]; pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone (helps develop muscle, recover from injuries, rejuvenation effects) [HSW]
  • 1.2 - (used on) headaches [RS]
  • 1.45 - Tri-thalamic entrainment format. According to Ronald deStrulle, creates entrainment between hypothalamus, pituitary & pineal. May benefit dyslexics + people with Alzheimer's. [MP2]
  • 1.5 Abrahams Universal Healing Rate [SS]; Sleep [NEU]; Those individuals whose ailments have manifested into the fourth stage of Chronic Fatigue, where some form of disease is apparent, experienced a release from the negative sensation of their symptoms when moved into 1.5HZ. [NYT via NEU]
  • 1.8 Sinus Congestion seems to clear centering around 1.8 HZ [MPT] (tested with binaural beats, primarily)
  • 2.0 Nerve regeneration [NOR]
  • 2.06 Associated with coccyx (small triangular bone at end of the spinal column) [TOS]
  • 2.15 - 10 - Tendovaginatis [AT]
  • 2.30 Associated with genitals [TOS]
  • 2.5 - pain relief, relaxation [MB]; production of endogenous opiates. [EQ]; Use for sedative effect [ESP]; Sedative effect - reported use on bleeding, bruises, insomnia, and sinusitis. [RS] Sexual stimulation? [SX]
  • 2.57 Associated with bladder [TOS]
  • 2.67 Associated with intestines [TOS]
  • 3.0-5.5 - "Theta1" Range. [DW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[DW] divides the Theta Range into Theta1 & Theta2.
  • 3.0 Increased Reaction Time [RT] [SS]; 3.0 HZ & below used to reduce muscle tension headaches, but worked less well on migraines & sinus headaches. [RED]; used to treat allergies, in conjunction with 330 HZ [RS]
  • 3.07 Associated with hara (3cm or 1.5 inch below navel, balance of pelvis) [TOS]
  • 3 - 4 Influences physical vision [SS]
  • 3 - 6 Childhood awareness/vivid memories [SS+RA]
  • 3 - 8 Theta Range according to [NEU]; deep relaxation, meditation, increased memory, focus, creativity, lucid dreaming, hypnagogic state [NEU]
  • 3.4 - Sound sleep
  • 3.5 - Feeling of unity with everything, accelerated language retention [×]; enhancement of receptivity [MB]; Earth Resonance (?) [SS]; (a remedy for) depression & anxiety [ESR]; Wholebeing regeneration, DNA stimulation [EH-d]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[MPT] I was under the impression the Earth Resonance is 7.83 HZ - unless [SS] is talking about a different earth resonance.
  • 3.5-7.5 - Theta Range [per CRI] - Creativity, intuition, daydreaming, fantasizing, recollection, imagery, dreamlike, switching thoughts, drowsiness; "oneness", "knowing", repository for memories, emotions, sensations. Can lead to trance-like states. Theta strong during internal focus, meditation, prayer + spiritual awareness. Reflects state between wakefulness+ sleep. Relates to subconscious. Observed in anxiety, behavioral activation+behavioral inhibition. Promotes learning+memory when functioning normally. (I think they mean it helps you process what you've learned - if you tried to actively learn while in the theta state, I doubt you'd have success - but sometimes the theta state can give your subconscious a chance to chew the proverbial fat that you've learned during the day, and digest it.) Abnormal in awake adults, but seen in children up to 13 years old. Suppression of theta can help concentration/focus of attention. [CRI]
  • 3.6 (a remedy for) anger & irritability [ESR]
  • 3.84 Associated with ovaries (Effects=vitality, life at every level) [TOS]
  • 3.9 (a remedy for) unsociable behavior [ESR]; Theta/Delta brainwave range - crystal clear meditation, lucid dreams, enhanced inner awareness, "facilitates easy access to inner resources & creates space for inner peace + self-renewal". [SED]
  • 4-6 - attitude & behavior change [MH]
  • 4-7 - Theta Range : recall, fantasy, imagery, creativity, planning, dreaming, switching thoughts, Zen meditation, drowsiness; Access to subconscious images, deep meditation, reduced blood pressure, said to cure addictions [SS]; Reset the brain's sodium potassium levels, which cuts down on mental fatigue [INT]; Increases sex drive [INT] ; Meditation, Intuitive Augmentation [NEU]; Near Sleep brainwaves, conducive to profound inner peace, "mystical truths", transforming unconsciously held limiting beliefs, physical & emotional healing, purpose of life exploration, inner wisdom, faith, meditation, some psychic abilities, & retrieving unconscious material. [PWB]; bursts of inspiration, twilight sleep learning, deep relaxation, reverie, high levels of awareness, vivid mental imagery. Hypnopompic & Hypnagogic states [NSS via DW]; Military remote viewers operate in this range [RVX]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Some disagreement over the theta range - [NEU] lists it as 3.0 to 8.0 HZ. [AWI] lists it as 4.0 to 8.0 HZ. [RA] & [PWB] both have it as 4.0 to 7.0. [DW] divides it into two ranges, Theta1 (3.0-5.5 hz) & Theta2 (5.5-8.0 hz).
  • 4.0 - 8.0 HZ Theta State according to [AWI]+[VUG via DW] - present in dreaming sleep, deep meditation, storehouse of creative inspiration, spiritual connection, subconscious mind [AWI]; creative insight, twilight ("sleep") learning, vivid mental imagery. Found in advanced meditators [VUG via DW]
  • 4-12 Skeletal muscle resonances [SS]
  • 4.0 - Enkephalins, Extrasensory perception [MB]; Astral Projection, Telepathy, "Seduction mindset" [EI-d]; Catecholamines, vital for memory & learning, respond at around 4 HZ. [PSI]; Subconscious Problem Solving/Full Memory Scanning (if one can manage to stay awake) [RA+CAV via DW]; Associated with object naming, an important aspect of memory [TDM via DW]; "Those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue exhaust very easily. When moved to 4HZ these individuals showed marked improvement in the length of time between the occurrence of exhaustion after certain exercises were completed." [NYT via NEU]
  • 4.11 Associated with kidneys (Effects=strength) [TOS]
  • 4.5 Shamanic State Of Consciousness/Tibetan Buddhist Chants [MMF via DW]
  • 4.5-6.5 Wakeful dreaming, vivid images [SS]
  • 4.6 Associated with spleen & blood (Effects=Emotional Impulse) [TOS]
  • 4.9 - Introspection [SS]; Induce relaxation, meditation, & deeper sleep [ESR]
  • 5.0 - unusual problem solving [×] reduced sleep needed, theta sounds replacing need for extensive dreaming [INT] ; relaxed states, pain-relief (beta endorphin increases of 10-50% reported) [INT]; Alleged Sphincter Resonance (mechanical)(not good) [TB]
  • 5.0 - 10.0 Relaxation [NEU]
  • 5.14 Associated with stomach (Effects=Emotional Acceptance) [TOS]
  • 5.35 Associated with lungs (Effects=Oxygen, Heat) [TOS]
  • 5.5-8.0 "Theta2" frequency range : .. Consists of trains (long runs) of rhythmic frontal activity centering at 6.5-Hz with amplitudes reaching the 50-100 uV (micro-volt) range. .. Is induced in some people by the performance of a mental task such as mental arithmetic, tracing a maze, counting the number of cubes piled in a three-dimensional representation, & imaging a scene. .. More common in extroverts with low traits of neurosis & anxiety. Because Theta2 is associated with mental tasks & its influence is seen in evoked potential latencies, Mizuki (1987) believes that the appearance of Theta2 closely relates to mechanisms of attention or arousal. [DW]
  • 5.5 - Moves beyond knowledge to knowing, shows vision of growth needed ; "Inner Guidance" [SS]; Inner Guidance, intuition, heat generation [EI-d]
  • 5.8 (reduce) Fear, Absent-mindedness, Dizziness [ESR]
  • 6.0 - long term memory stimulation [MB] ; (reduce) unwillingness to work [ESR]
  • 6.0 - 10.0 Creative Visualization - about 6hz for a while, then up to 10hz [NEU]
  • 6-9.6 Somatic Responses, tingling, pressure, heat [SS]
  • 6.15 Associated with heart (Effects=love,warmth) [TOS]
  • 6.2-6.7 Frontal Midline Theta (Fm Theta) is a specific EEG frequency seen in those subjects actively engaged in cognitive activity, such as solving math problems & playing Tetris [TDM via DW]
  • 6.26-6.6 Hemispheric desync, confusion, anxiety, low Reaction Time, depression insomnia [SS]
  • 6.30 Hz - Mental & astral projection [SS seconded this]; accelerated learning & increased memory retention.[??]; (reduce) Anger + Irritability [ESR]
  • 6.5 - "Center" of Theta2 Brainwave Frequency Range [DW]; "Your frontal lobe, or brain entrainment of the two hemispheres is around 6.5 hz." [RA]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->I quoted the second entry from [RA] directly, due to its ambiguity. It probably ties into what the 5.5-8.0 HZ entry says above.
  • 6.8 Possible use for muscle spasms [ESR] ; associated with telepathy / Schumann Resonance [DHA]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[DHA] associated 6.8 HZ with the Schumann Resonance and the Alpha-Theta borderline. I think this is slightly off - most sources consider the lowest frequency of the Schumann Resonance to be 7.83 HZ, and that's also considered the borderline between Theta brainwave and Alpha brainwaves.
  • 6.88 Associated with collarbones (Effects=vitality, overall balance, stability) [TOS]
  • 7.0 - 8.0 For healing purposes, like laying of hands by a healer, or self vizualization in a healing situation [RA]; Treatment of Addictions [DW]
  • 7.0 - Mental & astral projection, bending objects, psychic surgery; Increased Reaction Time [SS]; Mass aggregate frequency (can deaggregate matter), alleged to
  • resonate & rupture organs at excessive intensity [TB]; Treatment of sleep disturbances [PGS via DW]; Bone growth [NOR]
  • 7.5 - Inter-awareness of self & purpose; guided meditation; creative thought for art, invention music, etc.; contact with spirit guides for direction; entry into meditation [MB]; At 7.5 HZ subjects who before suffered from confused thinking reported an ease at finding solutions to troublesome problems after a re-evaluation was conducted. [NYT via NEU]; (?) Earth magnetic field frequency, useful theta (brain) waves frequency [TB]
  • 7.5 - 8 For Treating Alcohol + Drug Addiction - This range of frequencies tells a person they're satisfied, which is "missing" in addictive personalities [RA]
  • 7.69 Associated with shoulders (Effects=strength of the arms, expansion, teaching) [TOS]
  • 7.8 Schumann Resonance (see 7.83 HZ), ESP activation [EI-d]; Doyere's group (1993), found that short high frequency bursts at 7.7 Hz induced LTP in prefrontal cortex, though only for one day. [AA via DW]
  • 7.8-8 Stimulates ESP, paranormal [SS]
  • 7.83 - Earth Resonance, grounding [×], "Schumann Resonance." [TS, ESR+HSW, MAG]; anti-jetlag, anti-mind control, improved stress tolerance [SS]; psychic healing experiments [ESR]; pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone (helps develop muscle, recover from injuries, rejuvenation effects) [HSW]; Earth Resonance Frequency - 'leaves you feeling revitalized like you've spent a day in the country.' [PWM via DW]; reports of accelerated healing/enhanced learning - "the earth's natural brainwave" [MAG]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[HSW] notes that higher octaves of the 7.83 Schumann Resonance can also stimulate the pituitary in the same way that 7.83 HZ can - especially 31.32 HZ. (One needs to be careful to distinguish between octaves of the 7.83 Schumann Resonance, and the other six Schumann Resonances, which are not higher octaves of 7.83 HZ.)
  • 8-8.6 Reduced Stress/Anxiety [SS]
  • 8.0-10.0 learning new information [MH]; Alpha - Rapid Refreshment 15 min [NEU]; "LOW ALPHA" inner-awareness of self, mind/body integration, balance [CRI]
  • 8.0-12.0 - Alpha range (per NEU, RA, PWM, NSS & CRI) - light relaxation, "super learning", positive thinking. [NEU]; Conducive to creative problem solving, accelerated learning, mood elevation, stress reduction, etc., characterized by intuitive insights, creative "juice", inspiration, motivation, daydreams etc. Relaxed, yet alert [PWM via DW]; Associated with calm, relaxed, unfocused (not concentrating), lucid mental states, dream sleep & pleasant drifting feelings or emotions. [NSS via DW] ; promotes mental resourcefulness, aids in mental coordination, enhances relaxation, "Can move quickly + efficiently to accomplish whatever task is at hand.", feelings of "at ease" + calm, promotes good moods, a bridge between conscious + subconscious, alpha waves indicate a person is alert but not actively processing information, seen more in extroverts than introverts, seen during creative problem solving [CRI]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->As you can see, different sources contradict each other. Some paint Alpha as a range of relaxed attentiveness, ideal for learning. Others associate it with "daydreaming" [which doesn't sound like it would be good for learning]. Unless they're not talking the "attentive" sort of learning [i.e. sitting in a classroom taking notes], but rather the "trying to assemble it all together in our heads" sort of learning, where our subconscious is doing most of the work in the background, and our conscious mind takes a backseat. I see the Alpha range as the fine line between daydreaming and alertness. It's like a baseball player on a base - he'll move away from the base, so that he can steal if the opportunity presents itself. But he always stays close enough to the base so he can get back in case the pitcher throws the ball to the baseman. Alpha Range is the same way - it's close enough to the "attentive" mental state for us to go to it as needed. But we can also quickly retreat into the realm of sleep if need be. [MPT]
  • 8-13 - Alpha range - Non-drowsy but relaxed, tranquil state of consciousness, primarily with pleasant inward awareness; body/mind integration. ; Amplifies dowsing, empty-mind states, detachment, daydreams, mind/body integration. (can cause) epilectic seizures [SS];
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Note : [NEU], [RA], [PWM], [NSS] + [CRI] consider the alpha range to be 8.0-12.0. [AWI] considers it 9.0-14.0. [VUG] has it as 9.0-13.0.
  • 8-14 - Qi Gong and infratonic Qi Gong machine [QG]
  • 8.0 - Past life regression [×]; More Lymphocytes, DNA repair (RAD-6) [SS]; Associated with Base/Muladhara chakra (Color=Red) (Body Parts=Adrenals, Spinal Column, Kidneys) (Effects=Physical energy, will to live)(Note=C) [OML]
  • 8.22 Associated with mouth (Effects=speech, creativity) [TOS]
  • 8.3 - Pick up visual images of mental objects [??]; clairvoyance [SS]; "Monroe Focus 12?" [NEU]
  • 8.6-9.8 Induces sleep, tingling sensations [SS]
  • 9.0, 11.0, 16.0 [bad] documented calcium ion migration (brain tissue) [SS]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->There's some disagreement over whether these frequencies offer anything to fear when used for binaural beats. Here's the thread from the Brainwave Generator message board : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bwgen/message/4592
  • 9.0 - 13.0 - Alpha Range (according to [VUG]) - relaxed, not thinking about anything in particular, sometimes a pleasurable feeling of "floating". Often dominant in certain kinds of meditation, alpha waves have for the past twenty years been associated with calm, lucid mental states (the "alpha state"). They're also often detected during dream sleep. This pattern typically occurs in daydreaming, relaxed awareness, guided or focused imagery & smoothly rhythmic athletic activity. There's often a euphoric, effortless feeling of "flow" as the doer is absorbed in activity and subject + object are felt to be united. [VUG via DW]
  • 9.0 - 14.0 Alpha range (according to [AWI]) - Relaxed & detached awareness, visualization, sensory imagery, light reverie. Also, gateway to meditation - provides bridge between the conscious & subconscious mind. [AWI]
  • 9.0 - Awareness of causes of body imbalance & means for balance[×] Blind person phantom touch reading (somatosensory cortex) [RA]; Associated with Sacral/Svadhisthana chakra (Color=Orange) (Body Parts=Gonads, Reproductive System) (Effects=Relationships/Sexuality) (Note=D) [OML]
  • 9.19 Associated with upper lip (Effects=emotions, conflict resolution) [TOS]
  • 9.4 Major frequency used for prostate problems. [ESR] - Self-explanatory. =)
  • 9.41 - Pyramid frequency (outside) (I can't find a good definition of "Pyramid Frequency". Anybody?)
  • 9.5-10 - Center of Alpha Range - The brain's scanning/idling frequency - indicating a brain standing by, waiting to "give way to beta should attention be required, or be the bridge, the gate, to Theta & Delta for drowsiness, sleep, and certain cognitive challenges. [DW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->He gives credit for the 'brain scanning' factoid to Eccles & Walter (1950). (It was their conclusion.)
  • 9.6 - Mean dominant frequency associated with earth's magnetic field [EQ]; Facial Toning [ESR] (I'm not completely sure what "facial toning" is.. Anybody?)
  • 9.8-10.6 Alertness [SS]
  • 10 - enhanced release of serotonin & mood elevator, universally beneficial, use to try effects of other mixes [MB]. Acts as ananalgesic, safest frequency, especially for hangover & jet lag. [EQ] Meg Patterson used for nicotine withdrawal. [MB3] dominant alpha frequency, clarity, normalcy, anti-convulsant, circadian rhythm resync, activate kidneys, raise body temp, more serotonin [SS]; Good when trying to correlate information by the subconscious - Sort of a waiting frequency while the subconscious does the work at lower frequencies. [RA]; Motor impulse coordination (Motor Control cortex) [RA]; Learning a foreign language [RA+PWM via DW]; Centering, Sleep Spindles, Arousal [EI-d]; Associated with Solar Plexus/Manipura chakra (Color=Yellow) (Body Parts=Pancreas, Stomach, Liver, Gall Bladder, Nervous System) (Effects=Spiritual wisdom, self-healing)(Note=E) [OML]; Increased alertness (caused by an increase in norepinephrine + serotonin & a decrease in melatonin), sense of well being & decreased pain (caused by increase in beta-endorphins) [RED]; Adrenal Stimulant [RS]; Significant improvements in memory, reading & spelling are reported (in conjunction with 18 HZ) [RUS via DW]; Treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity [LUB via DW]; Treatment for closed head injury [HOF via DW]; 'Berger Rhythm' [BER via DW]; (used on) headaches [RS]; ligament healing [NOR]
  • 10-12: HIGH ALPHA RANGE - centering, healing, mind/body connection [CRI]
  • 10-14 Dream/sleep spindles [SS]
  • 10.2 Catecholamines
  • 10.3 Associated With Nasal Passages (Effects=breathing, taste) [TOS]
  • 10.5 - Frequency for healing of body, mind/body unity, firewalking [×]; potent stabilizer & stimulating for the immunity, valuable in convalescence. [MB] Relaxed alertness, contemplation, body healing, mind over matter [SS] Lowering Blood Pressure [RA+PWM via DW]; Associated with Heart/Anahata chakra (Color=Green) (Body Parts=Thymus, Heart, Blood, Circulatory System) (Effects=Love of Life, love of self&others) (Note=F) [OML]
  • 10.6 - Relaxed & alert
  • 10.7 Associated with ears (Effects=hearing, formal concepts) [TOS]
  • 11.0 (& Below) - Stress Reduction (DW)
  • 11-14 Focused alertness [SS]
  • 11.0 (used to) achieve "relaxed yet alert" states. [PWM]
  • 11.5-14.5 An implication for neurotherapy is that if increased intelligence + mental efficiency is the objective, then a frequency band with a 13-Hz center should be used. A more desirable frequency band than 12 to 15-Hz is 11.5 to 14.5-Hz. [DW]
  • 12.0 - Centering, doorway to all other frequencies [×] ; frequency of earth resonance (Hercules - a researcher); Centering, mental stability, transitional point, time seems faster [SS]; To stimulate mental clarity [ESR]; Associated with Throat/Vishuddha chakra (Color=Blue) (Body Parts=Thyroid, Lungs, Vocal Cords) (Effects=Expression/self in society)(Note=G) [OML]
  • 12.0-36.0 Beta Range [per CRI] - dominant brainwave in alert/awake/anxious adults with their eyes open. Comes into play when "listening & thinking during analytical problem solving, judgment, decision making, processing information about the world around us." [CRI]
  • 12.0-14.0 Learning Frequency - Good for absorbing information passively, when you plan to think about it later. [RA]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[RA] distinguishes between active studying where you're processing information & passive studying where you're just trying to absorb information + plan to think about it later. For the former, he suggests 36 to 44 HZ.
  • 12.0-15.0 Beta (low) - relaxed focus, improved attentive abilities [NEU+CRI]; Treating Hyperactivity [RA] ; Sensorimotor Rhythm (SMR) - Used in the treatment of mild autism [AUT via DW]
  • 12.3 Associated with eyes (Effects=Visualization) [TOS]
  • 13-27 - Beta Range (according to [NSS]) - Associated with focused attention towards external stimuli, alert mental activity, normal waking consciousness, & active thought processes. [NSS via DW]
  • 13-30 - Beta Range - Normal wakefulness, the taking in & evaluating of various forms of data received through the senses. It's present with worry, anger, fear, hunger & surprise. [×] Waking state, motivation, outer awareness, survival, problem solving, arousal, dendrite growth, combats drowsiness [SS]; Conscious Thinking, Autonomic Processes & Emotions [EH]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[NSS] considers Beta to be 13-27 HZ, [AWI] considers it 14-38 HZ, [PWM] & [RA] consider it 13-40 HZ, and [VUG] (seems to) consider it 14-30 HZ. [CRI] lists it as either 12-36 or 14-36 - it contradicts itself in different parts of the article.
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[NEU] breaks up Beta into ranges - Low Beta=12-15 HZ, Mid Beta=15-18 HZ, & High Beta=18.0+ HZ. [CRI] does as well.
  • 13-40 Beta Range (according to [RA] + [PWM]) - a high frequency pattern, conducive to stimulating energy + action; most of our current institutionalized education is beta geared, characterized by logical, analytical, intellectual thinking, verbal communication, etc. [PWM via DW]
  • 13.0 - Alleged sphincter resonance (mechanical)(not good) [TB]; Associated with Brow/Ajna chakra (Color=Indigo/Violet) (Body Parts=Pituitary,Lower Brain, Left Eye, Ears, Nose, Nervous System)(Effects=Visualization, Conceptualization)(Note=A) [OML]
  • 13.8 - Associated with Frontal Lobes (Effects=the seventh sense, final decision) [TOS]
  • 14-16 - associated with sleep spindles on EEG during second stage of sleep [EQ] [note SS said 10-14]
  • 14-15 - Slows conditioned reflexes [SS]
  • 14.0-30.0 - Beta Range (?I think? according to VUG) - This pattern is optimal for intense mental activities such as calculations, linear logical analyses & other highly structured functions [VUG via DW]
  • 14.0 - Awake & alert [??]; Alert focusing, vitality, concentration on tasks [SS?]; Schumann Resonance (2nd of 7 frequencies. 7.83 HZ being the first) [TS+HSW]; Intelligence Enhancement in conjunction with 22.0 HZ (medium=audio-visual stimulation) [APE]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[APE] used audio-visual stimulation alternating between 14 & 22 HZ. Check the link under [APE]'s bibliography entry for more information.
  • 14.1 "Earth Resonance" [SS]; Earth Harmonics - accelerated healing [EI-d] (probably tied to Schumann Resonance above.)
  • 15.0-18.0 Beta (mid) - increased mental ability, focus, alertness, IQ [NEU+CRI]; "alert but not agitated"/"aware of self & surroundings" [CRI]';
  • 15-24 Euphoria [SS]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->I will vouch for this one - I find binaurally produced tones between 18 HZ & 21 HZ have very pleasant results, in a jogger's high sort of way. This effect seems the strongest around 20 HZ. While other sources equate this frequency range with stress, I'm thinking it might be like the roar of a car engine - in small doses, it can be quite a rush, but too much of it can lead to a headache. The serotonin system is funny like that. [MPT]
  • 15 - chronic pain [MB]; Sound which bypasses the ears for sublimination (auditory cortex) [RA]; Associated with Crown/Sahasrara chakra (Color=Violet/White) (Body Parts=Pineal, Upper Brain, Right Eye)(Effects=Integration of personality & spirituality.)(Note=B) [OML]; capillary formation, fibroblast proliferation, decreased skin necrosis [NOR]
  • 15.4 - Associated with Cortex (Effects=intelligence) [TOS]
  • 16.0 - bottom limit of normal hearing [MP2]; Release oxygen & calcium into cells [CC]
  • 16.4 Associated with top of head (Effects=spirit, liberation, transcendence) [TOS]
  • 18.0-22.0 - Beta: outward awareness, sensory data [??] ; Throws brain's sodium/potassium levels out of balance, resulting in mental fatigue. [INT]; Theoretically can be used to achieve a "relaxed body/focus mind" state of consciousness [DW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[INT] + [DW] seem to contradict each other here.
  • 18.0+ Beta (high) - fully awake, normal state of alertness, stress & anxiety [NEU]; Significant improvements in memory, reading & spelling are reported (in conjunction with 10 HZ) [RUS via DW]; (used to) improve hyperactive behavior [PWM via DW]; Associated with mental activity like math + planning - alert, but may also be agitated [CRI]
  • 20-30 Phospene imagery, peak luminosity in visual field [SS]
  • 20-40 Meditation For Stress Relief/Just At The Edge Of Audible Sound/As A Musical Backround [RA]
  • 20.0 - fatigue, energize. Causes distress during labor.[EQ]; Human Hearing Threshold [SS]; Schumann Resonance (3rd frequency of 7) [TS+HSW]; Imposing subconscious commands on another (thought center) [RA]; Stimulation of pineal gland [ESR][JB] ; Helps with tinnitis (a condition that causes ear-ringing) [JB]; Adrenal Stimulant, (used on) sinus disorders/sinus infection/head cold/headache [RS]; Commonly used "cure-all" Rife Frequency [CR]
  • 20.215 LSD-25 [PSI] (he implies it could mimic the effects of)
  • 20.3 "Earth Resonance" [SS]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Probably the same thing as the Schumann Resonance at 20 HZ.
  • 22.0 Used in conjunction with 14 HZ for intelligence enhancement (medium=audio-visual stimulation)[APE]; Used in conjunction with 40 HZ for 'out of body' travel [EWI via DW]; Also used with 40 HZ for psychic healing. [FAH via DW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[APE] used audio-visual stimulation alternating between 14 and 22 HZ. Check the link under [APE]'s bibliography entry for more information.
  • 22.027 Serotonin [PSI] (he's unclear what he means by this)
  • 25.0 Bypassing the eyes for images imprinting (visual cortex) [RA]; Tested clinically with patients who complain of anxiety [PGS via DW]
  • 26.0 Schumann Resonance (4th frequency of 7) [TS+HSW];
  • 26.0 - 28.0 Astral Projection / produced during meditation by some [ANO]
  • 26.4 "Earth Resonance" [SS]
  • 27 - 44 Frequency range that cats purr at - said to have restorative effects on the body, particularly the 'healing and strengthening of bones' [BON]
  • 27.5 lowest note on a piano [MP2]
  • 30 Meg Patterson used for marijuana. [MB3]
  • 30 - 60 Gamma Range - little known but includes decision making in a fear situation, muscle tension, [EH]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[INT] considers Gamma to start at 40 HZ.
  • 30 - 190 Lumbago [AT]
  • 30-500 High Beta: Not associated currently with any state of mind. Some effects have been observed, but currently not enough research has been done in this area, to prove, or disprove, anything.; a few people able to replicate at will (?? - not sure what that last point means)
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Starting at 30 HZ, sources begin to seriously disagree over what the names of each range are.
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[EH] considers 30 to be the beginning of the Gamma range, which it believes run to 60. It then considers 60 to 120 to be the Lambda range.
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Incidentally, [INT] believes that 40 is where Beta ends & Gamma begins.
  • 31.32 Pituitary stimulation to release growth hormone (helps develop muscle, recover from injuries, rejuvenation effects) (this is a higher octave of the 7.83HZ Schumann Resonance) [HSW]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Note - NOT one of the seven Schumann Resonances - it's a higher octave of the 7.83 HZ Schumann Resonance. I had originally thought it was related somehow to the Schumann Resonance at 33 HZ, and I was wrong. (Sorry.)
  • 32 Desensitizer; enhanced vigour & alertness [MB]
  • 33 Christ consciousness, hypersensitivity, Pyramid frequency (inside) ; Schumann Resonance (5th frequency of 7) [TS]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Funky coincidence it lines up with the Christ Consciousness & Pyramid frequency, eh? I've had some interesting results with this one -- particularly when I overlap waves at 9.0 HZ (pyramid outside frequency). The mind tends to wander in funny ways.
  • 35 - 150 Fractures [AT]
  • 35 - 193 Arthralgy [AT]
  • 35 Awakening of mid-chakras, balance of chakras
  • 36 - 44 Learning Frequencies, When [Actively] Studying Or Thinking. Helps To Maintain Alertness. Waking Operating State [RA]; Frequencies of the olfactory bulb, prepiriform cortex & amygdala [DSH via DW]; Coordinates simultaneous processing of information in different areas of the brain. Associated with high-level information processing. 'A good memory is associated with well-regulated & efficient 40 HZ activity, whereas a 40 HZ deficiency creates learning disabilities.' [CRI]
  • 38 Endorphin release [WL]
  • 39.0 Schumann Resonance [6th frequency of 7] [TS]
  • 40-60 anxiolytic effects & stimulates release of beta-endorphines [MB]
  • 43 - 193 Carcinomatosis [AT]
  • 40.0 - dominant when problem solving in fearful situations. [EQ] ; Gamma - associated with information-rich task processing & high-level information processing [NEU]; "'For scientists who study the human brain, even its simplest act of perception is an event of astonishing intricacy. 40 Hz brain activity may be a kind of binding mechanism', said Dr. Rodolfo Llinas a professor of neuroscience at New York University. Llinas believes that the 40-cycle-per-second wave serves to connect structures in the cortex where advanced information processing occurs, and the thalamus, a lower brain region where complex relay & integrative functions are carried out." [NME via NEU]; Used in conjunction with 22 HZ for 'out of body' travel [EWI via DW]; Also used with 22 HZ for psychic healing. [FAH via DW]; "40--Hz activity varies from 38.8 to 40.1-Hz, regardless of the electrode site. The average frequency is in the ~39.5-Hz range. In summary, when the body is profoundly relaxed & the mind is in a state of high focus and concentration, 20 & 40-Hz brain activity can be seen in the raw and quantitative EEG of some subjects. It is possible that 18 to 22-Hz Beta & possibly 40-Hz neurofeedback training may help create a "relaxed body/focused mind" state of consciousness." [DW]; Activity in the ectosylvian & lateral cortex, medial geniculate, reticular formation, center median thalamus & hippocampus [ROW via DW]; Confirming Sheer et al.'s work,compared the EEG of middle- & high-I.Q. subjects during mental multiplication activity. A 40-Hz rhythm occurred just prior to the subject's answering the question. Forty--Hz pulses are thought to lead to synchronization + coordination of neurons assigned to the processing of incoming sensory stimulation. Put in "computerese," 40-Hz may be the brain's "operating system" frequency [GIA via DW] Involved In The Processing Of Psi Information (see note) [EMC]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Considered the dividing point between beta waves + gamma waves, although there's some disagreement about this. [INT] http://brain.web-us.com/40hz/default.htm
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->Gamblers were presented a computer screen with four playing cards shown on them, and then asked to guess which of the four cards would appear on the screen by itself next. Their guessing was about as accurate as random chance, BUT when they had their eyes on the correct card that would inevitably turn up, the amount of 40HZ activity registering in their brain was higher. Go here for more information: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bwgen/message/3668
  • 45.0 Schumann Resonance (7th frequency of 7)[TS]
  • 46.98 - Useful for "weird effects" (use with 62.64 HZ and 70.47 HZ) [TB]
  • <!--[if !supportLists]-->• <!--[endif]-->[TB] gets the award for most ambiguous description. Although, I'm including it since it's a very specific frequency. I'll research it further and try to dig up some additional information.
  • 50-60 Documented negative effects too numerous to mention There is no correlation given with signal strength or modality used, i.e. audio-visual, EMF, magnetic, electrostatic, gravitic. Also, most ELF research is now Govt classified, particularly since the mid-1960's when Hamer discovered behavioral effects as the result of applied sinusoidal field gradients as low as 4 volts. [SS via DW]
  • 50.0 - dominant frequency of polyphasic muscle activity, mains electrical in U.K. [EQ]; Slower cerebral rhythms [??]
  • 55.0 - Tantric yoga; stimulates the kundalini. [×]
  • 60 - 120 Lambda Range - Little known but includes central nervous system activity [EH]
  • 60 electric power lines


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Introducción
Desde
tiempos remotos, desde la propia existencia del mundo y del hombre, la
música, ha estado presente. La música ha sido y será para el hombre un
instrumento de socialización, un lenguaje poderoso, asociado muchas
veces a la magia o a lo sobrenatural. De alguna forma da la sensación,
que la música existe, por encima del hombre, que sencillamente es un
lenguaje que hemos adaptado y desarrollado, porque nos ayuda a vivir,
nos conecta con lo trascendente y obtenemos, información, sugestión y
amor. Todo a través del aire que se desplaza, sutilmente empujado por
las ondas. Gracias a nuestra atmósfera podemos oír música, gracias a
nuestro planeta, podemos tener un altavoz gigante, que permite mejorar
nuestras vidas, en muchísimos aspectos.
En aquellas primeras edades,
en que el hombre investigaba, con suma curiosidad el mundo, la música
se asoció rápidamente como un elemento de poder. Así es como la música
se fue desarrollando con el tiempo, porque lejos de ser solamente un
placer, la música es uno de los elementos básicos en cualquier tipo de
ritualización.
Para ello son precisos instrumentos arcaicos.
Instrumentos que sin ningún tipo de amplificación artificial, sumerjan
al escuchante al mundo de lo trascendente y al mundo de lo mágico.
Sonidos fundamentales que nos envuelven de harmónicos poderosos, que
modifican nuestra la vibración energética y la del mundo. Algunos de
los instrumentos como el didjeridoo, la flauta o la voz, fueron
rápidamente conocidos y desarrollados por nuestros ancestros.
Hoy un
nuevo campo de instrumentos arquetípicos se abre a la evolución, para
seguir mejorando su vibración. Es pues muy importante que los
utilicemos y desarrollemos pues la vibración es pura, es música
curativa, tan necesaria hoy, en un entorno tan lleno de basura
acústica, que provoca tantas y tantas interferencias.
He aquí una
lista de instrumentos arcaicos, unos milenarios incluso anteriores al
hombre (como el didjeridoo) y otros tan nuevos y apetecibles que os
sumergirán en un mundo de nuevas sensaciones.

Natxo Tarrés
Flauta doble
Podemos encontrar flautas dobles de distintos tipos en todo el mundo. El principio básico de este instrumento es que está compuesto por dos
flautas a ser tocadas al mismo tiempo. Las podemos encontrar unidas o
separadas, con multitud de escaleras y posibilidades musicales
distintas, según su procedencia, origen y tradición en su uso.
Encontramos
referencias del uso de la flauta doble esparcidas desde el lejano
Oriente hasta Europa Central, en la Grecia helénica (foto comparsa), y
también en Meso América, y en distintos países donde reside la
tradición Sufi (cómo en Pakistán o Turquía), dónde se utiliza este
instrumento desde tiempos remotos. Podemos diferenciar entre dos
grandes grupos o concepciones distintas de estos instrumentos, según
sus características técnicas como instrumento, y en cómo se utilizan:
Las Mesoamericanas y las Orientales. También cabe ser destacado el
símbolo que ha representado para las distintas culturas, y un aspecto
técnico añadido en la manera de interpretar en este instrumento.
Mesoamericana.
La capacidad de poder producir sonido biológico, que se le atribuye a
las flautas dobles, es el principio básico de este aspecto que le añade
calidad terapéutica al sonido (foto flauta antropomorfa), ya que al
tocar los dos tubos de distintas longitudes, solapamos dos tonos casi
iguales, pero no idénticos, produciendo batimientos en el sonido,
efecto que reproduce la naturaleza, como pasa con las Ranas de Barro de
Yaxchilán. Estas flautas, producidas en barro y con formas
antropomorfas, y de las cuales han derivado las ocarinas, son
apropiadas para ser tocadas rítmicamente, con sonidos solapados y
entrecortados. En la actualidad grupos con reminiscencias étnicas la
utilizan para añadir un toque de color, y efecto de la llamada de la
naturaleza, a su música.
Oriental. Una de las flautas produce una
nota constante o pedal, que representa lo masculino, y la otra es
melódica, tipo flauta dulce, y simboliza lo femenino. El aspecto
característico del uso que añaden las tradiciones orientales en
general, al tocar la flauta doble, es que esta es utilizada con la
técnica de la respiración circular, hecho que permite hacerla sonar
continuamente, durante tiempo ilimitado. Esto requiere un control
avanzado de la técnica de la respiración circular, aspecto técnico
utilizado por distintos músicos de instrumentos de viento que tocan
instrumentos como el didjeridú, la trompeta o el saxofón, dónde
utilizamos distintos recursos (como la respiración diafragmática o de
plexo, y circular), para utilizar la caja torácica a modo de la bolsa
de aire de una gaita.

Kotamo

Fusión de tres instrumentos: Koto, tanpura y monocordio. Este excelente encuentro
de instrumentos de cuerda del mundo, hacen que el kotamo sea uno de los
instrumentos más útiles en el campo de la musicoterapia. Consiste de
estos tres instrumentos unidos en una misma caja de resonancia y puede
estar construido con distintos materiales. Su tamaño, y la disposición
de cada instrumento dentro del kotamo, permiten que pueda ser tocado de
1 a 3 personas al mismo tiempo.
Por un lado tenemos el monocordio,
instrumento inventado por Pitágoras, compuesto por un número variable
de cuerdas afinadas al mismo tono: Esto produce que todas las cuerdas
entren en resonancia con solo tocar una, haciendo desprender gran
cantidad de sonidos armónicos, ubicados a lo largo de las cuerdas. Al
tocarlo deslizando los dedos por encima de las cuerdas creamos una
atmósfera ligera pero infinita, que produce un efecto armonizante. Este
efecto lo podemos apreciar corporalmente en la versión “cama” o “silla”
con monocordio, donde nos incorporamos sobre la caja de resonancia del
instrumento. Y por el otro lado tenemos la tampura o tamboura, que es
el instrumento hindú de acompañamiento por excelencia, de 4 o 5 cuerdas
según sea hembra o macho. Proporciona una base sólida y expansible a
cualquier estructura musical, y con la cantidad de sonidos armónicos
que desprende, la hacen optima para ser tocada con otros instrumentos
ricos en armónicos como el didjeridú, la tabla, el sitar o el koto, el
otro instrumento componente del kotamo. El koto, situado en la misma
cara, al lado de la tampura, es un arpa tradicional japonesa, que puede
ser tocada percutiendo las cuerdas con sticks o pinzándolas con los
dedos. Es la parte melódica que completa esta formidable trilogía.

Didjeridú/didgeridoo
El
ancestral instrumento de los aborígenes australianos, el didjeridú
(originariamente llamado yrdaki), es bién conocido por sus
connotaciones arcaicas y usos rituales. Con el sonido grave y constante
junto a la riqueza de armónicos que se desprenden, en el latir y la
profundidad del didjeridú, nos daremos cuenta de que nos encontramos
ante un instrumento insólito por sus cualidades, complejo y al mismo
tiempo muy símple.
Ya en tiempos remotos los aborigenes hacian uso
de la propiedades del didjeridú, como símbolo cultural e identificativo
de su procedéncia, para ritualizar, en distintos contextos, las bases
de su existéncia. Usado ancestralmente como objeto de mimetización
teatral con el entorno, como acompañamiento de la voz y también como
instrumento solista. Dentro de los clanes aborigenes, y todavía hoy en
día, denota distinción en el rango o casta de las capacidades del
músico que lo toca. Generación tras generación es transmitido un
sistema propio de ser tocados por los clanes en cuya procedéncia tiene
sus origenes el didjeridú, en el Noreste de Arnemland (Territorio del
Norte, Australia). Estos remíten físicamente el sonido, de padres a
hijos, de maestro a alumno, con tal de transmitir el conocimiento en
las complejas técnicas utilizadas para tocarlo.
Las connotaciones
arcaicas y el característico sonido del didjeridú lo convierten en un
instrumento óptimo para la musicoterápia; tanto para el que toca, que
puede utilizarlo como instrumento para guiar sus meditaciones, por el
echo de que tenemos que observar constantemente el sistema
respiratorio, como para el que escucha. Podemos inducir a estados de
relajación profunda, al mismo tiempo que guiámos el viage y sus
dinámicas a través del ritmo y la respiración, pudiéndo utilizar el
sonido para masajear el cuerpo de un paciente a nivel físico y
energetico, desbloqueando tensiones musculares, contribuyendo
positivamente a la reparación de fracturas oseas y aumentando el nivel
de antropía en el cuerpo.

Hang
Este
“platillo volante” suizo, de la serie Pang, perteneciente a la casa
PanArt, no deja indiferente a nadie de los que escuchan su sonido. Es
un instrumento de percusión metálico, a modo del clásico steeldrum
caribeño, pero invertido y con doble chapa, a ser tocado con las manos,
pudiendo ser apoyado en las piernas (sentados), o con un soporte. Al
estar cerrado con esta doble chapa, con una apertura central en la
parte inferior, disponemos de un sonido con muchos bajos al golpear con
la palma en la parte central. Su fascinante concepción sónica, que nos
remite a la calidez de la música caribeña, con un toque innovador e
incluso futurista, de seguro que hará que el hang gane terreno en los
campos de las nuevas músicas.

Gong Sinfónico
Si
queremos hablar del gong sinfónico, indiscutiblemente tendremos que
fijarnos en los creadores de éste: Paiste. Está casa alemana
especializada en instrumentos de percusión (en especial metales), hizo
en su momento un riguroso estudio de trabajo de campo, contrastando y
aprendiendo de las distintas culturas del Sur Este Asiático que usan el
gong desde hace 4000 años. No obstante podemos encontrar de distintos
tipos según su procedencia.
Al arte de confección de un gong,
sabiduría transmitida de generación en generación a lo largo de los
tiempos, se le ha atribuido poderes mágicos, y solo algunas familias
sabían como hacerlos. Una secreta aleación de metales, junto con
multitud de “golpes” (esparcidos de una forma muy concreta alrededor
del centro del gong), proveen al gong sinfónico de posibilidades
ilimitadas, por su especial timbre armónico, característica
sensibilidad de vibración, al mismo tiempo que un fuerte y poderoso
sonido.
Su uso ha ido ritualizado des de los inicios, hasta hoy en
día: Utilizado para ritos en momentos de traspaso como funerales o
celebraciones, teatro, música, con un fuerte significando para las
culturas asiáticas, dónde hoy en día la alta cultura lo utiliza cómo
instrumento de orquestra. También se usa en las orquestras europeas
desde 1970, cuando grupos pertenecientes a la psicodélia, como los Pink
Floyd, también lo incorporaron en sus trabajos.
Actualmente también
se utiliza como instrumento en el campo de la musicoterápia, por el
fuerte efecto que ejerce sobre la mente y el cuerpo. En la metodología
desarrollada por el psiquiatra alemán Peter Hess, El Ritual del Gong,
el gong, junto con el monocordio, la tampura, la tabla, el didjeridú, y
la percusión oceánica, nos permite acceder a niveles profundos de la
conciencia, reviviendo recuerdos asociados con las matrices
perinatales: Primeras fases de la existencia en el utero materno y
proceso de parto. Es un instrumento muy útil en el campo de la
meditación, ya que su sonido provoca un estado modificado de la
conciencia instantáneo; no obstante, por esta misma razón, y para que
el uso sea terapéutico, deberá ser usado en un marco controlado, con
finalidades terapéuticas, y que permita integrar la experiencia vivida.

Sansula
Nuevo
instrumento, rediseñado por Hokema, a partir del instrumento
tradicional africano kalimba o embira. Este tipo de metalófono de mano,
a diferencia del africano que utiliza un coco como caja de resonancia,
sujeta el piezo encima de un parche sintético, y deja al descubierto la
parte inferior. Tiene un sonido muy claro y definido, metálico y con
muchos armónicos. Es un instrumento muy sensible al tacto y hace
difícil para el que escucha, ubicar la procedencia del sonido, haciendo
posible crear atmósferas y efectos, además de melodías, y, al poderse
abrir y cerrar el espacio de resonancia, permite crear efectos de
wha-wha.
Posee un sonido cálido y agradable, con recuerdos de cajita
de música, evocador de maternidad, dulzura y ternura, haciéndolo un
instrumento óptimo para completar procesos de trance, y las fases de
integración de estos.
Joel Olivé

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The Sound of Gaia

The Sound of Gaia


Published in spanish at: Especial Hofmann (CAÑAMO, co-produced by La Liebre de Marzo)

My
personal experience in the use of the entheogen like a D.J. and
musician, came soon, in discotheques and rave parties, without
didjeridoo nor instruments. The spirit of discovering, the turntables
and the frenetic beats took me to the LSD, MDMA and those synthetics
that were so common in the 90’s. I remember how my firsts trips begun
to make me think about qüestions that I never had before, so my
interest on the knowledge in psychedellic substances and their uses
incremented with all the information that I was able to reach. In this
little text, congratulating A. Hofmann in his centenary, I’ll try to
explain how A. Hofmann’s invention, and it’s posteriors studies have
influenced my musical formation.

A nice morning, after the
celebration of one of the bigest european rave, Borealis, and less
surprised every time for the new musical tendencies, I got in contact
with the didjeridoo. The city was almost a desert, so it was early
Sunday morning, and in a silent square called my attention the sound of
a nomad musician making sounds with a didjeridoo. The acid I had taken
the night before, together with the wet surface of the stone, in that
square of Montpellier, everything was perfect for good acustics. My
body got filled with that sound that penetrate to me, calling me from
very far, envolving my conciousness.

A new urban tribe, in part
rooted in the hippies that had taken the first LSD drops, rebirth in
the 90’s, with a psychedellic label for the electroni music: the
Trance. Coming from Goa’s (India) concept of music, it spread around
Europe and Spain, thru Ibiza, with the influence of travellers from all
over the world.
Unique festivals, like the cybernethic from Josa de
Cadí (Pirinees) or Canet Rock (the most importants in Catalan
psychedellics from the 70’s), would be replaced by raves and comercial
techno festivals (like Barcelona’s Sonar), where you cannot lisen to
more than electronics. Hipnotic rythms, searching the extasis, with
more or less power, for hours and hours, would make difficult (if not
impossible), to integrate a lisergic experience.
However we will
find that part of this music it’s being composed, according to the
mentality aquired thru the chage of vision produced by the entheogenic,
in it’s different variants. Intuitively, we can find the effects that
people seach in substances, and the different substances used by the
consumers of that music, used for many productions that apear in
electronic music (techno, house, techno-trance): aspects more or less
riches in the music, composition, inspiration, or the productive work
in the sound, like for example X-Dream, Hallucinogen or Shpongle.
But
with the time I proved how the naturality of the enthogenic effects
produced by those substances, gets a deeper dimension using live music,
or more real music. This new music, usable in the sessions to guide
modified state of conciousnes, how I understand it, enriches from the
different cultures and what trascends from them: the sacred, the
spiritual, the misticism, and it’s multiple forms. This can be
observed, for example, in the listening of Arvo Pärt, Vidya Rao,
Stephan Micus. And progressively we qüestion those values that difine
us social and culturally, when we reflexion of the impact produced by
the discovering of the entheogenic by the occidental society.
Thanks
to the wep created around the discovering of the LSD, the work in
psychiatry and psicology based in the use of this kind of substances,
it has been possible a rebirth of the ancestral healing forms, at the
same time that inovative. This carried me to study the
musicotherapeutic methodology developed by P. Hess, founded in the
clinical and ritual use of the arcaic instruments, based in the
perinatal matrices, descrive by S. Grof, coming from essays and
psicotherapy with LSD.
In the way thru time and spece of Gaia, we
will find that some music and some instruments, for it’s quality, are
more usefull than others to guide modified states of counciousnes, thru
the use of entheogens, respiration, or just music. The arcaic sound is
that used during thousands of years, and thru different cultures and
rites, and it’s made from a big quantity of armonic sounds, produced by
the selective reproduction of freqüencies, like with instruments such
as gong, didjeridoo, or voice, using the multiple possibilities of
resonance. It is proved that with some instruments we can induce to
deeper states of counciosnes. With the low and continuous sound of the
didjeridoo, and it’s richness of overtones that come out of it, what
also hapens with Tabla or Tampura, we can reproduce a similar
enviroment that we percieved in our perinatal lives. The extense work
that has been done in the field of the psychedellic in the last
decades, defenetly served as a catalizer for certain aweking in peoples
mind. There is a qüestioning of the stablished patrons (values), and
based in the disponible information we can obtain a wider point of
view. Diferent disciplines, like medicine, music, and rituals, fusion
in this aweking in the occidental world, in the same time that new
values are being stablished in our society. The investigation work, and
the recuperation of ancestral and new medical uses of the entheogen had
been in big part tge propulsors of this change, and this qüestioning of
the stablished values, of who are we and where do we go.

Thank's Peter! (in the picture: tabla family) Joel Olivé
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In Mallick's heart, a Musical Experience


I woke up in Allahabad the 18th of January, early morning, in the famous
train Prayagraj Express, wich let me sleep, almost better than those
few days staying in New Delhi. After 2h rickshaw turning around and
around for a place to just let my things and discober this non turistic
city called Allahabad.


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(Left to right:Nishant Mallick, Guruma, Priyanka Mallick, Prem Kumar Mallick, Rani, Peter
Phannke, Lisa, Joel, boy in the boat; going for a bath on the Ganga riber, Allahabad.)


Just let my things in this room and asked
to hostel manager what things would be interesting for me to see here.
I was having 1 day or more by my own before meeting Prem Kumar Mallick,
so I let my own on adventure to Sangam, and the Ford. Sangam is where a
Mag Mela is taking place during one month every year: So a huge
splanade of more than 20.000 people camping there (being the bigest
camping in the world) next to the meeting point of the Yamuna and Ganga
rivers. This holy place goes on with pooja (praings to god), all day;
is a completly devotional place, full of swamis, an spiritual hinduist
seekers. There I got blessed by a Baba for a turist price, and got my
first lesson on repeating this holy words he was saying. I also got a
more extended meaning of the word Nadi (Naadi) that is a channel, but
also can be a riber, as well as the meridians (in acupunture).So
after a couple of calls Prem Kumar arrived to Allahabad, coming from a
program from Calcutta। Those days were so foggi, as usual in this
period of the year, that trains were taking big delays; so the 19th in
late afternoon. After meeting Pryanka (Prem's daughter), and Guruma
(Guruji's -Prem- wife), and Rani (studient), I let my few things in a
nice room, in Mallick's house, and took the first vocal class in
Dhrupad singing, straight away.

SA RE GA MA PA DA NI, would be
my main words in the next three week's, that I already knew. So I was
begining with this old and beautiful (and not easy) raag (indian
composition), where all the notes are sudha (natural) but MA (the
fouth) is tivra (FA#): this is an evening raag, called Yaman (belonging
to the group of Kalian thaat). In one hour I got the Alaap (that is the
part that introduces all the pitches that will appear, very slowly -it
can take 30 minutes or more). And then the composition (in Chautaal, 12
beats rithm) where, in some phrases, the devotional song is sung. Just
poetry to the ears and spirit, in a close relation of the roots of our
culture. So the learning must go, as far as I realized, in 3 diferent
directions: the music (melody and rithm), lenguage (understanding, and
pronounciating), and culture.Life became easy in this house,
very fast. Mallick's family come from a very old garana tradition (13
generation) and they love teching, and they know how to do it. Apart
from their musical knowlege from Dharganga Garana (their own family
tradition), they give us this great traditional indian food, wich
guruma is all they preparing with the help of Pryanka and some students
in the kitchen, also (like Lisa, the wife of Peter Phannke). Like in an
ashram, we share house, food, cultures and art, that is going on all
time. Just some days in the house, and I went to a recording session to
play tampura (drone string instrument for acompaniament indian
classical music) in the local radio of Allahabad, with both Mallick's
sons Nishant and Prashant.This house is more like an ashram than a
common house. Seven days a week, students of all ages are coming to
recive their lessons, from morning to late afternoon. As Guruji is
teaching in the University of Allahabad he needs to take care of the
well musical developement of them all. And also we (the students living
with them), and some family visitors, and friends that may stay for
some days. Is a 3 bed room house, one living room, one kitchen, and one
room for the music, and I might have seen 100 diferent persons here in
10 days, couning students, family, long distance visitors from all over
the world, some old students from Guruji's Father, and press.


Dayly life in Allahabad
30 Jan. 7:15, AM, Purnima (full moon).The soud of the train reaching the city does not disturb the singing birds surrounding the house...Again with the rising sun the electronic tampura wake's up the house, with Guruji's voice, and every one in the house hears the calling to get together downstairs, in the smallest room of the house to wake up the
voice, while the txai (tea) is geting ready: This is in both ways to
get worm and to get together (wich indians just love -that's why this
country is so crowded). Here the strechings are for the voice, and some
morning raag, like Gurkuly orBhairav, will be played.After
breakfast, some exercices in the rooftop, cleaning the house, or
whatever is needed, while the students begin to come for their practice.So
Music keep's on, as well as preparing the food, the morning pooja, and
all daily ritual, but today, with the special energy of the Purnima.In
the end of the day, after some shoping in the comercial area, we reach
Hanuman temple, get some prasats and give more make more pooja.

Text by Joel Olive.
www.nadis.cat

The Mallick Family and the Dharbanga Garana
by Peter PhannkeThe Mallick Family is the leading representative of the court music tradition of Darbhanga, a former state in the north-eastern corner of India, close to the Nepalese border. They trace their line to the
singers Radhakrishna and Kartaram who appeared at the court around 1785
and made a name for themselves by averting a drought by singing of the
magical rain Raga Megh. Maharaja Madhav Singh of Darbhanga granted them
the title Mallik - landowner - and awarded them two villages and the
surrounding landed property, which the family owns up to the present
day. They served at the court until 1947. After the death of Pt. Ram
Chatur Mallik, the last court singer, in 1990, and Pt. Vidur Mallik in
2002, Pt. Premkumar Mallick is the leading musician in the family. The
Malliks are famous all over India for a very rhythmically elaborated
interpretation of Dhrupad. Except for Dhrupad and Dhamar compositions -
of which they possess an unparalleled stock - they are also known for
their exposition of Khyal, Taranas, Ghazals, Bhajans and songs of the
medieval poet Vidyapati in Thumri style. Premkumar and Rashmi Mallik’s
sons Prashant (27) and Nishant (21) have been awarded Gold Medals in
the All India Radio Music Competition in the field of Dhrupad &
Dhamar, whereas daughter Priyanka (23), who gave her first concert at
the age of 7, is excelling in Khyal.In Europe, they appeared first
in 1983 in the European Dhrupad Mela organized by world music
specialist Peter Pannke, who has lived with the Mallik family in India
for many years. In 1992 they took part in the Parampara! Festival in
Berlin. The 1993 European tour climaxed in the opening concert of the
New Jazz Festival Moers, in 1994 they appeared at the legendary BBC
Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London. Since then they have
performed regularly all over Europe and in America.More info: http://www.premkumarmallick.com/
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Querid@s herman@s:

En esta apasionante y acelerada secuencia de eventos espirituales que se están produciendo y que venimos a denominar Plan Evolutivode la Humanidad o Proceso Ascensional de la Madre Tierra, se está produciendoen este momento un hecho muy relevante, que no debe pasar inadvertido, y querequiere de la colaboración de cada uno de nosotros, seres conscientes,trabajadores de la Luz, a corto plazo. La información del hecho y la peticiónde colaboración es la siguiente:

En los días de ayer y hoy, 5 y 6 de Marzo, se ha llevado a cabo por parte de los Maestros un intenso trabajo de limpieza y purificación delcampo emocional y mental planetario, de la Noosfera, de la rejilla crísticaplanetaria, o de cómo cada uno la quiera llamar. En colaboración con laspersonas que, sensibilizadas por los desequilibrios terrestres y lascatástrofes humanitarias han elevado su voz al cielo y su vibración, lasfuerzas de la Luz están realizando el mayor alivio de densidad vibratoria y de carganegativa de nuestra atmósfera mental y emocional que se haya registrado nunca,y la están preparando para proceder, mañana 7 de Marzo, al día de inicio, eldía de la primera piedra del Edificio de la Paz Mundial.

Los ajustes más duros ya han sido realizados. Las masas críticas de Trabajadores de la Luz han respondido con consciencia de lo que estabasucediendo y con su mejor deseo amoroso de mantener la calma, de no caer en elpánico, en el miedo y de comprender que estos momentos de cambio son preciosasoportunidades de elevar la vibración personal y planetaria al máximo.

En estas condiciones, se decreta en los cielos el inicio de la Condición de Paz Mundial. De Paz total, interior y exterior, de Paz conmayúsculas, de Paz completa y duradera, de Paz profunda, real, intensa y plena,favorecedora y allanadora de las autopistas de luz que nos conduzcanaceleradamente hacia la meta del Amor Incondicional, hacia la fusión con laUnidad de Dios.

En estas circunstancias, lo único que los Maestros nos solicitan es que hagamos el mayor esfuerzo posible por alinearnos con la Paz, interna yexterna durante este día 7 de Marzo. Meditar, rezar, decretar, visualizar,cantar, dibujar, crear, estar en silencio; es válida toda aquella manifestacióny expresión espiritual respetuosa que cada uno prefiera, con la condición deque sea a favor de la Paz Mundial interna y externa. Es como si fuéramosespectadores activos en el acontecimiento donde se va a poner la primerapiedra espiritual al edificio de la Paz Total y Permanente.

Individual o colectivamente, a la hora y durante el tiempo que desees, en las circunstancias y con los métodos que prefieras, la libertad estotal para colaborar mientras haya corazón abierto y actitud amorosa yconsciente hacia la Paz. A cualquier esfuerzo de este tipo realizado mañana sele concederá el máximo poder posible de multiplicación.

Plenitud de tu alma en Paz y hacia la Paz. Tu Divinidad al servicio de la Paz por unos instantes sagrados. Eso es todo lo que nos pidenlos Maestros. El resto lo harán ellos.

¡¡¡Colaboremos!!!.

En servicio y con Amor.

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