| Not everyone knows that when you walk into a store | | | | of events in which one had the possibility of changing |
| where there is music playing, your heartbeat matches | | | | the frequency or the amplitude or both." (quoted from |
| the music in about four to five minutes. The human | | | | "Cymatics. The Structure and Dynamics of Waves |
| body is hard wired to respond to sound. And there is | | | | and Vibrations by Hans Jenny" at |
| no off switch. The sound around you goes through | | | | "The tonoscope was constructed to make the human |
| your body faster than it goes through the air. | | | | voice visible without any electronic apparatus as an |
| We hear with our whole body, inside and out. Dr. | | | | intermediate link. This yielded the amazing possiblility of |
| Alfred Tomatis, the great ear, nose and throat | | | | being able to see the physical image of the vowel, |
| specialist of the 20th century, called skin | | | | tone or song a human being produced directly." |
| "undifferentiated ear." Dorinne Davis, an audiologist who | | | | (quoted from same article) |
| founded The Davis Center to continue and expand Dr. | | | | For me, watching Dr. Jenny's videos is like taking a |
| Tomatis' work, states, "Every cell is a sound resonator. | | | | journey into the mechanics of the creation of the |
| New research indicates that nerves transmit impulses | | | | universe itself. One of the most astounding is his |
| of sound, not electricity. Every cell emits and absorbs | | | | picture of the sound "om" beside a picture of the Shri |
| sound." Jonathan Goldman, healing sound pioneer, | | | | Yantra. |
| states, "Sound is a multidimensional living entity." | | | | "Aum (Om) is said to be the primordial sound that was |
| Wow! This thing we call 'sound', which constantly | | | | present at the creation of the universe. It is said to be |
| surrounds us, especially in the city, has a profound | | | | the original sound that contains all other sounds, all |
| effect on us right down to our cells. It is important for | | | | words, all languages and all mantras." (Wikipedia) |
| us to know how the sound around us affects us at | | | | Paste the link below into your browser to see for |
| the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. | | | | yourself. Scroll down to see the pictures. |
| The study of wave form on matter is called Cymatics. | | | | Well, put on your seatbelts, folks, and click on the links |
| During the 1950s and 60s Dr. Hans Jenny (1904-1972), | | | | below to see for yourself a few examples of the |
| a Swiss doctor, artist and researcher, documented the | | | | powerful effect sound has on matter. Remember as |
| effect of specific frequencies on sand, spores, water, | | | | you watch these videos that you are matter too and |
| turpentine, iron fiings and other substances which were | | | | that sound affects you in similar ways. Even the |
| placed on a vibrating plate or membrane. He published | | | | sounds you make as you speak to another has a |
| these results in 1967 in a book called, "Cymatics - The | | | | physical effect on the matter in their body. Not to |
| Structure and Dynamics of Waves and Vibrations." | | | | mention the emotional effect behind your words or |
| "Jenny made use of crystal oscillators and an invention | | | | sounds. As we awaken to the ancient remembrance |
| of his own by the name of the tonoscope to set | | | | of the sacredness of language and sound, we begin to |
| these plates and membranes vibrating. This was a | | | | take more responsibility for the sounds we make and |
| major step forward. The advantage with crystal | | | | the sounds around us. |
| oscillators is that one can determine exactly which | | | | 1. This is an excerpt from one of Dr. Jenny's original |
| frequency and amplitude/volume one wants. It was | | | | videos showing the effect of sound to create a |
| now possible to research and follow a continuous train | | | | rotating wave motion. About 2 minutes. |