The Sounds Around You

Not everyone knows that when you walk into a storeof events in which one had the possibility of changing
where there is music playing, your heartbeat matchesthe 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 isand 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 throatbeing able to see the physical image of the vowel,
specialist of the 20th century, called skintone 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 impulsesuniverse itself. One of the most astounding is his
of sound, not electricity. Every cell emits and absorbspicture 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 constantlypresent at the creation of the universe. It is said to be
surrounds us, especially in the city, has a profoundthe original sound that contains all other sounds, all
effect on us right down to our cells. It is important forwords, all languages and all mantras." (Wikipedia)
us to know how the sound around us affects us atPaste 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 thepowerful 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 werethat sound affects you in similar ways. Even the
placed on a vibrating plate or membrane. He publishedsounds you make as you speak to another has a
these results in 1967 in a book called, "Cymatics - Thephysical 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 inventionsounds. As we awaken to the ancient remembrance
of his own by the name of the tonoscope to setof the sacredness of language and sound, we begin to
these plates and membranes vibrating. This was atake more responsibility for the sounds we make and
major step forward. The advantage with crystalthe sounds around us.
oscillators is that one can determine exactly which1. This is an excerpt from one of Dr. Jenny's original
frequency and amplitude/volume one wants. It wasvideos showing the effect of sound to create a
now possible to research and follow a continuous trainrotating wave motion. About 2 minutes.