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flaw.
I am also the only source I
know of that is offering a fair
and balanced exploration of
the competing “most healing
frequency” debate. Is there a
“true” vibratory frequency music
should be tuned to? Is it 528 Hz,
440 Hz, 432 Hz?
Does anyone really know? Is
there research, or shall I say, good
research?
let me give you a few
examples.
When it comes to research,
I’ve been honored and privileged
to work with and be mentored
by some of the most brilliant and
respected scientists in the world,
including Itzhak Bentov, Dr.
Andrijah Puharich, Dr. Marcel
Vogel, Dr. Maxwell Cade, and
Dr. Stanley Krippner. I have
developed a highly sensitized
BS radar, so when I hear several
different individuals saying “their
CD has the most healing music
on the planet,” I naturally have to
wonder: can they all be right?
It seems more and more often
I’m seeing folks asserting “facts”
when they are really just their
opinions. As a great author said,
“You’re entitled to your own
opinions. You are not entitled to
your own facts.” ... Or to make up
facts.
When I first went public with
my work in 1975, I wanted, and
needed, to educate the media
and the public about what sound
healing entailed. It was important
to me to establish a high level of
integrity, so that the field couldn’t
easily be dismissed. It almost
seems as if some of what has
gone on has been intentional misinformation
and dis-information.
We see a lot of this sort of spin
and distortion in the presidential
campaign. I suppose I was a bit
naïve to think the field of sound
healing would have more integrity.
I share my insights and
observations in my newsletters,
and offer suggestions on how you
can enhance your own sensitivities
so you can determine what is best
for you, rather than just taking
someone else’s word for it.
Examples of well-done
research would be the studies
headed by Dr. Barry Bittman for
the REMO percussion company on
the healing power of drumming.
Brain Wave Synchronization
(Photo-Stimulation) with the
Shealy RelaxMate (1990) at
normshealy.com is a classic in the
field. There are many others in
the audio sphere indexed by Dr.
Eldon Taylor and available on his
website, www.EldonTaylor.com
The seminal book on brainwave
biofeedback is by Dr. C. Maxwell
Cade, The Awakened Mind:
Biofeedback and the Development
of Higher States of Awareness
(1979). I had the opportunity to
conduct a brief bit of research
in his lab on my first visit to
london in 1977. He was shocked
to see how powerfully my music
balanced and entrained the brain
to the highest level of functioning,
what he termed “The Fifth State.”
I’ll share never before revealed
details next month.
On the other hand, some
authors, researchers and recording
artists make such outrageous
claims that they are just begging to
be exposed. This is especially true
when I’m directly involved, and
know the truth firsthand.
Case in point was a book
that was first published in 1984,
The Secret Power of Music. The
first historical chapter covering
ancient music in China is accurate;
I referenced most every one of
his source materials in my own
graduate dissertation. However,
when he writes “In All of
Halpern’s workshops, he states
that ...”
I know he’s just blowing
smoke.
First of all, only one person
has been in all my workshops
and lectures ... and that person
is me! If he was even in two
or three programs, I’d likely
have recognized him as a repeat
attendee, or a stalker.
Secondly, he misquotes me, or
simply makes up a quote from me
that is exactly opposite to what I,
in fact, have stated.
And thirdly, he even spells my
name wrong!
With a track record like that,
how can anyone trust anything else
he says?
As you’ll see, as ancient
mystics and quantum physics tell
us, it is no longer a stretch to say
that “all life is vibration, all life
is music.” I’ll continue to explore
the many aspects of the world of
sound and music.
I invite you to join the
discussion at Facebook.com/
StevenHalpernFanpage, Twitter.
com/StevenHalpern, or email
me directly at askdrsound@
innerpeacemusic.com.
Yours for sound health and
inner peace.
Steven Halpern is a pioneering
sound healer and master musician
whose latest release, Deep Theta,
transports you into the theta zone
for deeper meditation, healing and
inner peace.
Experience the buzz at: www.
stevenhalpern.com/deeptheta.
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