| In early October 2008 I began having a recurring | | | | before producing significant results. Now there is a |
| dream. In the dream I could hear an audible tone like | | | | new technology that can easily induce those |
| the one I often hear when helping spirits are trying | | | | profound states of deep meditation and heightened |
| to communicate with me. That tone is usually a high | | | | awareness. |
| pitched ringing in one ear or the other. I have learned | | | | Researcher H.W. Dove discovered that when two |
| to just stop what I am doing and tune into the | | | | tones close in frequency are presented, one to each |
| sound. I still my mind, go within, and open myself up | | | | ear, the brain detects the difference between them |
| like a hollow bone. I may not always understand | | | | as a third frequency. This pulsating binaural beat is |
| what the message is, if any. | | | | actually created inside your head, not externally. This |
| The tone in my dream was different than a typical | | | | is because your brain creates the beating tone after |
| ringing in the ear. It was a lower tone. I also heard a | | | | figuring out the difference between the lower carrier |
| voice telling me that this tone was very important. I | | | | tone and the higher offset tone. The two |
| had similar versions of this dream several times over. | | | | hemispheres of the brain entrain to this binaural beat |
| The message was the same each time; it was | | | | rather than the audible tones. For example, a 90 Hz |
| important for me to remember and use this | | | | tone and 95 Hz tone will induce a 5 Hz theta |
| fundamental tone in the cycle unfolding at this time | | | | brainwave cycle. |
| on Earth. It was necessary for healing the heart. | | | | Carrier tones used on binaural recordings also |
| In recent months, the U.S. economy has suffered the | | | | influence consciousness. Most binaural beat recordings |
| equivalent of a heart attack. Researchers say the | | | | place little importance on the choice of carrier tones. |
| decline of Wall Street and the mortgage crisis may | | | | However, the appropriate carrier tones will not only |
| take a heavy toll on your heart, especially if you are | | | | induce a desired state of consciousness within |
| already at risk for cardiac problems. People are losing | | | | minutes, but also activate a particular chakra. All you |
| their jobs and homes. Companies are going bankrupt. | | | | need is a pair of stereo headphones. The sound |
| We have collectively experienced fear and anxiety | | | | technology does the rest. |
| over the course of the past few weeks. What is | | | | Binaural Beats for the Shamanic Journey CD |
| needed now is a healing and balancing of the | | | | My research into tone healing and binaural beats |
| collective heart. | | | | culminated in a new digital recording to support the |
| As a drummer I work a lot with opening up the heart | | | | listener in making shamanic journeys. Binaural Beats |
| in people. Drumming activates the heart chakra. It is | | | | for the Shamanic Journey is available at my website. |
| very healing and transforming. There is often | | | | Carrier tones for the journeys on this CD are 136.10 |
| emotional release and a great sense of joy and bliss. | | | | Hz (C#) and 172.06 Hz (F). 136.10 Hz corresponds to |
| I wondered if working with tones would affect the | | | | OM, the primal sound from which the universe |
| same healing. | | | | constantly emanates. This healing, soothing, and |
| Tone Healing | | | | balancing tone activates the heart chakra. This chakra |
| I began researching tone healing and found the | | | | is associated with emotions, self-esteem, and |
| pioneering work of Swiss mathematician Hans Cousto. | | | | affection. Opening this chakra while journeying may |
| In 1978 Hans Cousto discovered the law of the | | | | release symbols and images of grief and loss states |
| octave as the link between different kinds of | | | | that tend to block it. Memories associated with |
| periodically occurring natural phenomena such as the | | | | self-esteem and abandonment may also arise. |
| orbit of the planets and musical tones. The octave is | | | | 172.06 Hz corresponds to Kung, the fundamental |
| a natural measure of the harmony of universal law | | | | tone in ancient China for attuning to Tao, the |
| and is the common denominator of astronomy, | | | | unknowable force that guides the universe. This tone |
| mathematics, music, and color. | | | | opens the crown chakra and supports joy, clarity of |
| Through the systematic application of the law of the | | | | spirit, and cosmic unity on the highest levels. One can |
| octave it is possible to convert the whole solar | | | | journey through this opening for inspiration, insight, or |
| system into sound. Hans Cousto established that the | | | | to find ways to restore balance in the world. |
| rotation of the earth around the sun has a base | | | | Activating this chakra facilitates a state of unity |
| frequency of 136.10 Hz or C#. This astronomic | | | | consciousness. One's sense of being a separate |
| actually causes the changing of the seasons. | | | | individual gives way to an experience of union with |
| According to Cousto, this tone is the primal | | | | the entire universe. The benefits of attaining this |
| frequency of existence, or OM. Research indicates | | | | unified state include relaxation, healing, and enhanced |
| that it relieves stress, opens blocked energy | | | | creativity. |
| pathways, restores inner peace and balance, and | | | | Each journey ends with a Tibetan cymbal callback |
| activates the heart chakra. | | | | and has a binaural beat of 4.5 Hz, the theta rhythm |
| There is little doubt in mind that 136.10 Hz is the tone | | | | associated with the deepest states of shamanic |
| that I was hearing over and over in my dreams. | | | | consciousness. 30 minute journeys are split into two |
| Binaural Beats | | | | tracks for your convenience. You can select the first |
| | | | track for a 30 minute journey or the second track |
| My research led me next to a form of tone healing | | | | for a 15 minute journey. Tracks 1-2 Theta OM. |
| called binaural beats. Until recently, entering | | | | Tracks 3-4 Theta Kung. Headphones required. |
| transcendent states of awareness has been attained | | | | Step-by-step instructions for making shamanic |
| typically by only a disciplined few, practicing ancient | | | | journeys are explained in my book, The Shamanic |
| meditative disciplines. These methods do work, but | | | | Drum. |
| they require long periods of isolation and practice | | | | |