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Many modalities exist. They all are
based on standard energy systems. We are most familiar with the Eastern
systems. Those associated with the Hindu and Buddhist systems talk of the
chakra system. The martial arts are based on the Chinese meridian system. There
is a third system, from the Middle East, based on the kabalistic tree of life
and a fourth, ayurveda, which focuses on the five elements and whose energy
centers correspond to the lower five chakras.
In the Healing Touch classes we
learned to use the pendulum to measure the condition of each chakra. This used
the type of swing and the diameter of the swing to indicate the health of the
chakra. Others classes have expanded the analysis of the chakras. Medical
Intuitive and Energy Transformation showed us how to examine the fabric of each
chakra.
It is interesting to note that in
holistic practices we aim at bringing balance to the body, mind and spirit. Few
of us study sound, even though sound is a major vibrational influence in our
lives. People seek music to feel better. Most of us limit our sound therapy to
selecting background music for our healing room.
Only in passing is it mentioned
that each chakra also has a tone. These are middle C for the root, D for the
sacral, E for the solar plexus, F for the heart, G for the throat, A for the
third eye and B for the crown chakra. In working with tuning forks we have
learned that a chakra can be open, strong and still be out of tune.
To get into sound health we should
be in tune. To get more precise, the root chakra should be at 256 Hz., the
sacral 288 Hz., solar plexus 320 Hz., heart 341.2 Hz., throat 384 Hz., third
eye 426.7 Hz. And the crown at 480 Hz. This can be accomplished by “reminding”
the chakra of the tone it is to be at.
There are a number of ways of doing
this. Our favorite is to use tuning forks. You can use any musical instrument,
if it is tuned accurately. As you can see from the frequencies in the preceding
paragraph, this is far more accurate than must musicians tune their
instruments.
Music can also be used to support
each chakra. Music in the key of C supports the root chakra and helps to ground
you. Classical music is good in that many of the pieces include there key in
their titles, as in a symphony in the key of G.
There are a number of CDs that have
been created to open and balance the chakra system. Some of these have a track
for each chakra. Others have pieces that attempt to open and balance the entire
system.
Crystal
bowls are like tuning forks. They are precisely tuned. Crystal
bowls have a rich sound. We do not recommend them for practitioners because
they are large, awkward to handle, fragile and expensive.
Whether we are talking about odor,
warmth, sound, light or touch, we are talking about vibrations. We attempt to
work in all of the senses. Sound is vibrations that can be heard by the human
ear. Most of us can hear vibrations between 20 Hz. and 20,000 Hz. Sounds below
256 Hz. or above 1024 Hz. are less pleasant.
The Earth vibrates at about 8 Hz.
This is a very low C. Each time the frequency is doubled we call it an octave.
The first C that is in the range of audible sound, that is above 20 Hz., is 32
Hz. The next ones are 64 Hz., 128 Hz. and 256 Hz. Surprise, 256 Hz. is the
frequency of the root chakra.
Each of the notes in the harmonic
scale corresponds to a chakra. If you continue the progression to the
trans-personal chakra, you get to the next C, 512 Hz. High C is one octave
above the root chakra.
Sound is a great way to energize
and supercharge your energy practices. Sound enhances Healing Touch and other
types of energy work. It adds another dimension to your work.
The most basic treatment in Healing
Touch is the chakra connection. With tuning forks the equivalent runs the
harmonic scale. Each fork, starting with C 256 to B 480, is presented to both
ears and then the appropriate chakra. This opens and balances the entire chakra
system. In addition this brings them all into tune.
Lest you think that sound only
applies to the chakra system, each meridian and each acupuncture point respond
to a frequency. For example, the bladder meridian responds to G, the same sound
as the throat chakra.
There are other systems, as we
noted in the beginning of this article. We are very partial to the kabalistic
system. One reason we are so drawn to the kabalistic system is that the chakra system
is one dimensional. The Tree of Life or spherot is three dimensional.
Embedded in this system are forks
for each acupuncture point. For those who are drawn to the angels, each of the
spherot forks corresponds to an angel. It also has forks for each of the
organs.
The spherot forks are 1 Keter, 2
Chokhmah, 3 Binah, 4 Chesed, 5 Gevurah, 6 Tiferet, 7 Netzach, 8 Hod, 9 Yesod
and 10 Malkut. There is an eleventh fork in all of the spherot sets, Da’at. The
angels are Metatron (Keter), Ratziel (Chokhmah), Tzaphaiel (Binah), Tzidqiel
(Chesed), Khemael (Gevurah), Michael (Tiferet), Haniel (Netzach), Raphael
(Hod), Gabriel (Yesod) and Sandaluhan (Malkhut). The eleventh is Shekinah
(Da’at), the presence of the Eternal within each of us.
All of these names seem hard to
remember and impossible to pronounce. Fortunately you can work from the
numbers. So to balance the brain you would use Ketter and Yesod, that is 1 and
9.
There are many specialized tuning
fork sets. These include specialty forks, like the nerve fork at 50 Hz. There
is also a set of forks for the three lowest audible C forks. These are called
the otto forks 32 Hz., 64 Hz. and 128 Hz.
There is even a special fork for
activating crystals. This fork is 1024 Hz. That is the next octave above the
transpersonal point. It is a very high C.
Sound brings another dimension to
healing. When used with other energy practices sound holds the work longer and
works faster. In addition, sound can work as a trigger to return the person to balance.
Hearing a pure tone can be used to remind the energy being of what is ideal for
it. Adding sound makes everything work better.
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