Everything is composed of waveforms of energy – effectively sound waves – and the impact of sound on matter is well known. From certain music affecting our moods, to NASA experimenting with acoustical levitation (so far they have only lifted a tiny ball in a vacuum!), the impact and value of sound is abundantly clear.
From the sound of the earth and sky, of tides and storms, the echo of a train in the distance, the pounding reverberations of a carpenter at work; from the first cry of life to the last sigh of death, from the beating of our hearts to the soaring of our imaginations, we are enveloped by sound and vibration every moment of every day. It is the primal breath of creation itself, the stuff of which life and dreams, souls and stars, are ultimately made from. It has even been proven by quantum physics that ATOMS emit their own sound! (Check out the article HERE)
Cymatics is the study of visible sound vibration. Typically the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane is vibrated, and regions of maximum and minimum displacement are made visible in a thin coating of particles, paste, or liquid. Different patterns emerge in the excitatory medium depending on the geometry of the plate and the driving frequency. Cymatics effectively shows us how sound affects matter. Check out the video below:
As can be seen in the video, music, and more specifically – sound, produces mental and physical effects. Here are some of the effects:
1. Music can slow down and equalise brain waves. It has been demonstrated repeatedly: brain waves can be modified by both music and self-generated sounds.
2. Music affects the heartbeat, pulse rate and blood pressure. The human heartbeat is particularly attuned to sound and music. The heart rate responds to musical variables such as frequency, tempo, and volume and tends to speed up or slow down to match the rhythm of a sound.
3. Music can regulate stress-related hormones. Anaesthesiologists report that the level of stress hormones in the blood declines significantly in those listening to relaxing, ambient music – in some cases replacing the need for medication. Those hormones include adrenocorticotrophic (ACTH), prolactic, and human growth (HGH) hormone.
4. Music and sound can boost the immune function. Scientists in a study at Michigan State University reported that listening to music for only fifteen minutes could increase levels of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the blood from 12.5 to 14 percent. Interleukins are a family of proteins associated with blood and platelet production, lymphocyte stimulation, and cellular protection against AIDS, cancer, and other diseases.
5. Music can boost productivity. The University of Wisconsin reported that in a study of ninety people copyediting a manuscript, accuracy in the group listening to light classical music for ninety minutes increased by 21.3 percent.
6. Music can strengthen memory and learning. Playing an instrument or participating in a music program in school (or incorporating music into classroom activities in such areas as history and science) has been shown to have broadly positive effects on learning, motivation, and behaviour.
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‘If you want to find the secrets of the Universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration’
– Nikola Tesla
A MANTRA is a sacred utterance, sound, word, or group of words believed by some to have psychological and spiritual power. A mantra may or may not have syntactic structure or literal meaning; the spiritual value of a mantra comes when it is audible, visible, or present in thought.
The earliest mantras were composed in Vedic times by Hindus in India, and those are at least 3000 years old. Mantras are now found in various schools of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Similar hymns, chants, compositions and concepts are found in Taoism and Christianity, amongst others.
It is thought that the utterance of different words has its impact on different glands and by such impact the energy of these glands gets stimulated. This is the basis of mantras and this is why mantras have been composed. There are 100’s of mantras. And, my personal favorite, is one called the GAYATRI mantra.
The GAYATRI Mantra
Gayatri Mantra (the mother of the Vedas), the foremost mantra in Hinduism and Hindu beliefs, inspires wisdom. The mantra is also a prayer to the “giver of light and life” – the Sun. Its meaning is:
“We meditate on the glory of that Being who has created this Universe and all the realms, may he enlighten our minds”
The GAYATRI mantra, which was written in Sanskrit about 2500 to 3500 years ago, has been the mantra many have chanted for many centuries, even before that. For thousands of years, this beautiful prayer has seemed mysterious to the Western mind and was out of reach even for most Hindus. It was a well guarded secret, withheld from women and from those outside the Hindu Brahmin community. The fact that it is an earnest and heartfelt appeal to the Supreme Being for enlightenment, it can be Universally applied. It is well known that everything energetically is LIGHT and SOUND and therefore by intention we can enable positive changes within our body and mind.
(Click on the link for the power of THOUGHT).
The mantra does more, as I have found, it opens up your heart, and when both our minds and our hearts open, we open ourselves up for new possibilities. For me, miraculous events have occurred whenever I have recited the Gayatri Mantra.
According to the late Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya,
“The Sages of the Vedic Age had experienced and experimented on the enormous extrasensory energy pools (the chakras, upachakras and nadis) hidden in the subtle cores in the endocrine glands, nerve bundles and ganglions. It is said that the activation of these, via the Gayatri Mantra, rekindles rare virtuous talents and supernormal potential.”
Hmmm…I guess there’s only one way to find out! 🙂
(See the PowerThoughts article on CHAKRAS for more information)
According to the Vedas, there are seven realms or spheres or planes of existence, each more spiritually advanced than the previous one. It is written that through spiritual awareness and development, we can progressively move through these realms and ultimately merge with the Supreme Being or Source. Many Buddhist teachings have also referred to these seven realms. By chanting this mantra, Divine spiritual light and power is said to infuse into each of our seven chakras and connects them to these seven great spiritual realms of existence.
There are twenty-four letters in Gayatri Mantra which are said to be related to twenty-four such glands located in the body which, on getting stimulated, activate and awaken the powers of righteous wisdom. By uttering Gayatri Mantra, the chord of the subtle body of the reciter is said to start playing, tinkling at twenty-four points, creating sound waves which impact important elements of the invisible world! As you have seen earlier, sound has a huge impact on dense matter! Could there be some truth behind this theory?
The flow of sound of these 24 letters of the mantra is considered to be of deep significance. As we have seen, cymatics shows the hidden impact of sound, and the results which can be achieved by its subtle vibrations.
The various syllables of the Gayatri mantra and their considered effects on different parts of the body.
The Gayatri Mantra:
“OM BHUR, BHUVA, SWAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT”
Whether you find Mantra recitation a means to reach a higher dimension; set positive intentions or you use it to focus your mind, the benefits of Mantras have been well known for thousands of years. There are hundreds of different Mantras and various sounds that are considered to be of huge physical and mental benefit. This is a personal take on Mantras, if it inspires you – GREAT! If not go and stick on some music! 🙂
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