ALCHEMY OF SOUND & MUSIC PRESENTED BY SOUND ALCHEMIST RICHARD LEARMONT
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PRESENTED BY SOUND ALCHEMIST RICHARD LEARMONT
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About Me If you were to tell me as a boy, that one day I would
put down my saxophone and start using the power of sound to heal
the heart, body and mind, I probably would have laughed in
disbelief. Heres why: After being born and raised in the majestic
tropical on the Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago,
surrounded by luscious mountain ranges, rich, vibrant and colorful
vegetation, I left with my family to immigrate in the united
states. Shortly after, my step-father started a Calypso band where
we settled in Brooklyn NY, and it wasnt long before I felt myself
mesmerized by the seductive chimes of the Steel Pan. I had always
been drawn to the hypnotic rhythms Steel Pan orchestras ringing
throughout the streets during Carnival on our island, and was
fascinated at how these sweet melodies would bring people together,
as long as I can remember. And at the tender age of 12 years old, I
was given my first instrument the saxophone and within one year, I
was playing on stage with my step-father, as if I had been part of
the band the entire time. You should have seen the look on the
audience faces, as we played for the west Indian community in which
we lived. Nothing short of shock and awe, as they soon considered
me as some sort of child prodigy, and word started to spread. My
step fathers band suddenly blew up with popularity, and the list of
gigs we played were almost endless from that day forward.
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Then, in the blink of an eye Everything In My World Changed
Forever An accident. One that would break my neck, put me in a
brace, and send me straight down a path of recovery. I couldnt play
the saxophone for over 9 months. I couldnt do anything, really. All
I had to do, was heal. Little did I know, I had started an immense
journey of healing that would change my life forever. Something
spoke to me. I wasnt sure what it was at the time, but all I know
was that it was exhilarating, loving, and quite the mystical
experience. Soon I realized, it must have been some sort of
messenger from the Divine, since what happened next brought me down
a path I never would have imagined. During my 9 plus months of
healing and contemplation, it became very clear to me that music
was to play a significant role in my lifes purpose. And it wasnt
just music that I had started to puruse, attending Mississippi
State University on scholarship (then the Manhattan School of
Music) it was more than that. My spiritual experience revealed to
me that it wasnt just music that I was after it was to understand
the power of sound.
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Deep down inside, I understood that Everything Is Energy And
Has A Vibration My journey continued, as I became a student at the
Siddha Shiva Yoga mystery school led by the spiritual teacher Givan
Mukti Swami Ganapati. This opened up my eyes to see beyond what I
had ever dreamed possible, and with such inspiration, I decided to
relocate to Belgium to deepen my study at Swami Ganpatis main yoga
center, moving to Paris, France one year after. And of course, I
kept on the path of music, even had some minor successes of
publishing, recording, management contracts and event performances,
I knew I had a higher calling. It was no surprise to me that my
life path unfolded in ways that guided me away from the
entertainment industry and into the holistic healing and spiritual
communities. I spent 10 years in Europe, and finally headed back
home with an enlightened new purpose. Eventually I found myself in
California, deep into the studies of Shamanism, which brought on an
experience that blew me away. It was a vision quest. And in that
vision quest, I received a powerful re-activation of the experience
I had during my neck accident. But this time, the message was
unmistakable. I was here, on this planet to use my gift, my life
long relationship with music to Heal And Raise Your Vibrations With
Sound
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It became crystal clear to me the need to use sound and music
for the purpose of healing and pleasure. Along with playing kirtan
and chanting music I became interested in learning the healing
properties of sound, cymatics. Mystically, teachers and mentors
began showing up, example; Russil Paul, Wayne Perry, Jill Purce,
Hans Jenny... This was my path, as it continues forward, and in a
nutshell, this is who I am.
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INTRO First of all, I assume that we all can agree that life in
todays world is extremely stressful due to enormous pressure and
demands to survive in a healthy, balanced manner while serving and
providing for our families. Our attention is constantly being
sorted after from the moment we wake up each morning for many
reasons, the need to work, look after the children, fear of one
thing or another, worries about money, taxes, rent, child support,
alimony, etc.
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The intention of this presentation is to remind you through
intellectual understanding and actual experience of basic universal
laws and concepts that are always present for us to utilize in
order to release ourselves from the energetic grip of the pressures
of experiences in life and thus embrace the ride.
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Through my Healing Art practice called R E S T ( Restorative
Entrainment Sound Treatment) I have developed superior methods in
practice of channeling Synergetic Forces of healing energies and
transmitting them through instrumental percussions and other
musical forms. I use Sound-Light and Rhythm for transmitting
Healing Energy and Power, with over 10 years of experience, study
and research in techniques and protocols for eliminating negative
habits and the energy of the conditionings that holds those habits
in place
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Balance It is my understanding and belief through certain
experiences, that being balanced in the left and right polarities
of our being, the masculine and feminine aspects within ourselves
and outside ourselves, can lead us to a life of joy, peace and
fulfillment. During my research on Sound Alchemy, I was introduced
to universal tunings and discovered a network of musicians and
engineers who are dedicated to educating the world about the
importance of returning to A=432 Hz tuning or C=256 Hz. I have
gathered information from a number of authors that I felt resonance
with after studying their work. I am not the creator of this
information nor were those from whom I gathered the information,
rather, we are all gathering ancient information to share for the
evolution of creation.
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Universal Tuning 440 -432hz http://www.omega432.com/music.html
The Schiller Institute campaign for a change in concert pitch from
A=440Hz back to A=432 Hz is based on the mathematically proven
concept that 432Hz is deeply connected with nature and that the
vocal chords of singers will not be damaged at 432Hz. The recent
rediscoveries of the vibratory nature of the universe indicates
that current contemporary A440Hz international concert pitch tuning
generates an unhealthy effect in the consciousness of human beings.
A natural measured phenomenon that supports the idea of 432Hz
intertwined in organic basis is the movement of the Sun and Saturn.
Saturn is the solar systems accurate time piece and it orbits the
precession every 864 years (432 x 2).
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Universal Tuning Most music worldwide has been tuned to 440
hertz since the International Standards Organization (ISO) endorsed
it in 1953, following the prior recommendations of the Nazi party
spoksman, Joseph Goebbels in 1939. 440hz was pushed by J. C.
Deagan, A US NAVY man and disciple of the acoustics physicist
Hermann Helmholtz, who published "the Sensations of Tone as a
Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music" (1862). In 1910 J. C.
Deagan persuaded the American Federation of Musicians, at its
annual convention, to adopt A=440 as the standard universal pitch
for orchestras and bands. Deagan was well connected in many elite
society circles and was a charter member of the American Federation
of Musicians, a member of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American
Acoustical Society and a member of the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific He was deeply interested in astronomy, geology, chemistry,
and all branches of physics, particularly the theories of light and
sound and he was considered an authority on pitch and acoustics
Deagan designed the 440hz Wartime chime that was used for
propaganda news reels in world war two and it is still used
everyday as the call sign of the NBC chimes. Despite the petitions
of over twenty thousand musicians in France, The ISO codified the
concert pitch globally by 1955.
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Esoteric Understanding The Alchemy of Sound & Light is
based on the three principles of the Universes creative power. In
classical Indian philosophy there are three major gu as
(principles) which serve as the fundamental operating laws of
universal nature which are called: sattva gu a, rajas gu a and
tamas gu a. The three primary gunas are generally accepted to be
associated with creation (sattva), preservation (rajas), and
destruction (tamas).tamas The western equivalence are neutral
(sattva), positive (rajas) and negative (tamas). Note that positive
and negative are viewed here as opposites or polarities and not as
good, bad, right or wrong.
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Summary or 440 Hz 432 Hz I believe that the more people become
consciously aware of the power of sound, the more power they will
be able to cultivate for healing themselves and effectively
contribute to the greater good of humanity and evolution.
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Esoteric Understanding Ancient Wisdom Ancient Hindu philosophy
and Spiritual teachings explain that the Universe is the evolution
of the creative force of God. In the evolutionary perspective,
energy radiates outward from Source creating a field of force, when
it reaches the limit of the force of the energy field, it returns
to the Source. The ancients have recognized all phenomena as
manifestations of the vibrations of Sacred Sound.
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Esoteric Understanding What is Energy? Energy is the animating
force in nature, the source of life, growth and healing. It is an
incredible mystery and it is everywhere. It cannot be created nor
destroyed and no one knows where it comes from. All the energy on
all levels of creation is said to move through an evolutionary
cycle which we call polarity. It is a cycle in which Consciousness
moves from Source, out into experiencing the field, and returning
to the Source. This cycle moves from a Neutral Source to a Positive
Field, then through a Negative Phase, returning to the Source.
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Modern Science Wave phenomena Modern Physics shows that the
entire perceivable universe is made of vibrations. Gravity,
electromagnetism, light, heat and even matter itself are wave
phenomena.
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Modern Science Waves are moving patterns in time of amplitude,
interval and frequency. Wave and form are created from pulse.
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Modern Science Quantum Physics Every cell in our body is
composed of atoms, which are composed of sub- atomic particles.
When these sub-atomic particles are broken down further, they reach
a point where they are no longer objects at all. They dissolve into
quanta, vibrations or waveforms of compressed energy.
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Energy Energy is always moving. All of life is a pulsation and
oscillation resonating in attunement with the universal forces of
nature and the cosmos. All energy moves out from Source through an
involutionary phase then returns through the evolutionary phase
back to Source.
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Esoteric Understandings more on Energy An example of the
involutionary cycle is a persons passion for life, experience,
expression, creativity etc. Attention is focused outward to the
world through ones identity and ego. It is associated with the Five
Passions: pride, greed, anger, lust and attachment. The source of
life and action is acknowledged in gratitude. The Five Passions are
transformed into the Five Virtues: detachment, continence ( self
restraint), forgiveness, contentment, and humility.
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The Three Forces Energy consist of three forces. As a rope is
woven of three strands, all vibration is the spiraling movement of
the three forces, Centrifugal (ascending), Centripetal (descending)
around a stable core (center). Therefore, all vibration is the
spiraling balance of three forces. The neutral principal is the
force of equilibrium in nature. Caduceus
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The Five Elements The Ancients understood the five archetypal
forces of the world, Ether (space), Air, Fire, Water and Earth. All
vibration in creation is sustained by its attunement with these
universal forces. All energy in nature radiates outward from the
center, stepping down from spirit to matter in attunement to these
five harmonics of resonance called Elements.
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What is Alchemy? Alchemy is an art and a science. It is a
natural process. It is turning something from a dense state to a
transformed purified state. Purification, Transformation, Raising
Vibrations, Intentional Acceleration of Evolution, Expanding
Consciousness. Benefits It is all about wholeness. Blending the
artistic and the scientific state of mind. It is about allowing us
to turn our personal lead into gold.
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What is Sound? Science Sound is pressure waves or vibrations of
energy that move molecules of matter.
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What is Sound? Esoteric Understanding Sound is audible light,
and the carrier of information. Sound (& Music) is the bridge
that helps us to achieve a state of transcendence. Our ear is the
gateway to transcendence and sound is the bridge that helps us get
there by balancing the left and right hemisphere of the brain.
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Alchemy of Sound Ancient Alchemist observed nature and tried to
harness natural rhythms & cycles to understand what the
vibrations of the universe were so that they could align with, and
also harness these energies to capture the subtle life force
energies into their experiments.
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Ancient Alchemist Alchemist would infuse the life force
energies into their experiments whether their experiments were on
themselves, doing internal alchemy with consciousness or whether
the alchemy was with the outer world with some elixir or herbal
remedy. It was through nature the alchemist learned to align
themselves with these universal rhythms & vibration to create a
greater state of harmony that enhances life rather than going into
pure scientific, pure mechanistic way of doing things, where
science today has gone too mechanistic and has forgotten to be
aligned with nature.
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What is Sound Healing Sound is the original mystical experience
of creation. As the Bible states; In the beginning was the word and
the word was God. Sound is the bridge between energy and material
manifestation, or spirit and matter. Therefore, Sound Healing is an
ancient method in which resonating sound frequencies are directed
towards someone or something with the intention of creating
transformation.
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What is Toning? Toning Sounds Toning is a process in which we
create non-verbal sounds with our voice to assist in harmonizing
and healing the body. For example, when we groan, hum, grunt or
sigh to release stress we are in fact toning without knowing it.
The cry of an infant is a form of toning. Their non-verbal
vibratory soundings are capable of expressing distress, love,
happiness, and anger without words. Toning is an ancient method of
healing which has existed for ages within many cultures throughout
the world. Alchemists, Mystics, Shamans, Medicine men and primitive
healers have used vocal sounds to evoke spiritual and emotional
cleansing in restoring health to the physical body.
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Sound Healing The Human Voice The voice is the only instrument
that has the ability to create and manipulate sounds through the
use of its unique mechanism to speak, shout, whisper, cry, laugh,
moan, tone, hum and sing all with natural ease. The use of the
voice through spoken or sung word is the most powerful vibratory
manifestor to create and perpetuate the reality that they desire.
Native people understood the power of using the voice. Also, this
is one reason why television and radio is more powerful that
newspaper
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Vibrational Alchemy Scientific Background The vibration of
thoughts and feelings are not mere theory. In the 1980s
neuroscientist Candace Pert, Ph.D discovered that specific brain
chemicals called neuropeptides or molecules of emotions as she
called them- act as couriers between the mind and the immune
system. Dr. Pert also discovered endorphins, determined that
thoughts produce molecules in the brain as well as throughout the
body, which means the immune system is directly affected by
thoughts. Perts work shows that our gut feelings and intuition are
biological realities, not just random reactions or illusions.
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What is Cymatics? Cymatics is the study of wave phenomena and
the effects of sound on matter. It was discovered by Dr. Hans
Jenny, a Swiss scientist, doctor and researcher who left a major
contribution to our civilization through his painstaking
experimentation, acute observation and ability to articulate a
conceptual basis which may prove fundamental throughout the broad
reach of scientific endeavor. I personally would like to express my
gratitude to Dr. Jenny for the incredible contribution his work has
made to the emerging fields of Sound Healing and Energy
Medicine.
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Cymatics Cymatics shows how vibrations interact to create the
world we experience 'out there' and it reveals principles that are
fundamental natural processes. Understanding these principles can
help us to 'cleanse the lens' through which we perceive our world,
thereby clarifying our outlook on life. Once you've objectively
observed the rhythmic interplay of chaos and re-integration in
simple powder, you may view your own tumultuous circumstances a bit
more objectively (and with far less apprehension!) as a
purposefully evolving process leading toward greater personal
coherency and equanimity.
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Outline Esoteric Understandings and Universal Laws 432Hz -
440Hz What is Energy? The Three Forces What is Sound? What is
Alchemy? The Whole Brain Cymatics What is Sound Healing? What is
Toning? Sound Health