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Traditionally,
the artist had a community responsibility to develop the inner ear of the
listener and create greater awareness of the unity of all things. In Persia, the
sounds of birds or waterfalls were used to heal. Mothers often use a soothing
voice to put their babies to sleep. The recitation of the Qur’an has been used
for healing since the time of the Prophet (saws). However, not all sounds are
healing. Some can be harmful.
The
sound of music, for instance, affects pulse rates, skin temperature, blood
pressure, muscle tension and brain wave activity (Kaufmann, p.1). Music can also
help to release biochemicals such as endorphins in the brain and act as a
natural painkiller (Overload p.2). The human bone structure is also highly
responsive to vibration, as much as 69%-79% of sounds heard within the audible
range and sound move faster in water, which man is mostly made of. The bone
structure then continually translates information from the more subtle levels
into the neurological tissue (Gurudas, p.52). Inappropriate or loud music, on
the other hand, can be harmful. A 1990 study purports that loud noise causes
vasoconstriction causing increased blood pressure. In turn this leads to the
hypertrophy of smooth muscle, a narrowing of small vessels and a resistance to
blood flow.
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Similarly,
inappropriate sounds of any sort can be harmful. Electricity and electromagnetic
energies are the worst pollutants. With increasing noise pollution a person’s
hearing can become more and lose the capacity to hear sound within a certain
frequency range (Overload p.1, 2). In a laboratory study, volunteers were
confined to a dormitory and exposed to pulsed tones over the course of 30 days.
The result was that plasma cortisol and blood cholesterol levels increased with
increased noise levels beyond 85 dB. The effect lasted for several days after
the noise ceased (Macalester, p.1). Such pulses can be found coming from air
conditioning units, transformers and other electronic equipment.
Changes
in earth's electromagnetic field caused by TVs, computers, power cables and
radio waves effect people too by causing the body’s energy waves to vibrate at
unnatural frequencies. A branch of bioacoustics studies the effect of sound and
noise on man. A pioneer in the field, Sharon Edwards proved that every muscle,
compound, process and structure in the body could be mathematically calculated
and assigned a tone. This led to the discovery that that each person has his or
her own set of frequencies (Sound Health Clinic, p.2). Hence, when someone is
ill or imbalanced, certain notes may be absent or over-abundant in their
speaking voice. Bioacoustics addresses such illnesses such as epilepsy,
respiratory and heart conditions, bone breakages and fractures, traumatic pain,
multiple sclerosis as well as drug dependency and depression (Overload, p.1, 2).
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Sound
Therapy addresses the issues of what
sounds are helpful and what sounds are harmful to the body and aims to
'retune' the body back into harmony (crystalinks, p.1). Healer, Barbara Brennan
uses sound to strengthen the charkas (different areas of the body). She uses her
voice one inch away from the chakra she is working on. She states, "Each
chakra has a different pitch, and each persons pitch for a particular chakra is
slightly different." In adjusting her pitch, the patient can hear and feel
the resonance. She has been successful in treating ulcerative colitis, discs,
obtaining enhanced tissue growth, aligning the functions of the organs of the
body and balancing the nervous system (Brennan p.241). In the same way, the
intonation and variations in tune of a skilled Qur’an reciter can also invoke
healing.
In
Cymatics, another aspect of Bioacoustics, the understanding is that every cell
in the body is controlled by an electromagnetic field with its own frequency.
This therefore means that the body has a composite harmonic frequency! However,
in Cymatics, the method isn't the cure. Like Homeopathy and some modern
vaccines, Cymatics stimulates the regulatory, metabolic and immune systems back
into balance. Dr. Peter Guy Manners developed an instrument that emits over 800
controlled audible frequencies. (Manners, p.1). The required sound frequency is
focused through a skin applicator from an electronic device and has been found
to be useful in rheumatic, bone and muscular disorders (Pichler p.1).
Oncologist
Dr. Terrance Bugno of Chicago attests to the benefits of Sound Therapy and
Bioacoustics. Michael, a patient of his had a voice print analysis done at a
Bioacoustics clinic, which revealed a thyroid problem. This was not verified by
the lab results received by his doctor. Nine days later he collapsed with
unknown symptoms. Eventually a thyroid condition was discovered. In another case
a top class reader had 'forgotten' how to read, causing much distress. A voice
print test at a Bio-acoustic clinic revealed that the student Andi had
formaldehyde poisoning. Her 'signature was rebalanced using low frequency sound.
In addition she was placed on a detoxification program. Her reading level
standard returned! (Sound Health Clinic p.2).
Many
braches of Sound Therapy and Bioacoustics exist; however, one must not ignore
what is nearest to them. Qur’anic recitations are an ideal way to enjoy sound
therapy. As David Williams, self-awareness and self-development teacher informs
us, "Harmonious sound vibration directed with appropriate mental thought
disrupts negative qualities and transmutes them into positive qualities.
Esoteric sound vibrations shatter rigid patterns…" (Williams, p.65).
"And
[as for] the who follow the right direction, He increases them in guidance and
gives them their guardian [against evil] (Surat Muhammad 67:17).
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