The Universe as a Symphony of Strings
What do Fifth Century B.C. Pythagoreans have in common withmodern state-of-the art cosmologists & physicists? In a word - strings! For the ancient Greek Pythagoreans it was thelyre string; modern scientists postulate infinitesimally small strings as theultimate building blocks of the universe.
The Greeks found that the tone of a plucked lyre stringcorresponded to its length. Changing the length of the vibrating string changedthe tone in a precise way; double the length and the tone goes down by a fulloctave; reduce the length by two-thirds, the note changes by a fifth. The laws of music and harmonics arediscovered and reduced to mathematics. The Pythagoreans believe everything is based on music and math.
The Pythagoreans extended this thinking in attempt toexplain the entire universe. Theypartially succeeded but ultimately failed in their attempts.
Modern scientists now feel that they have thetheory-of-everything , based on incredibly small strings. These vibrating strings are the fundamentalunit of all matter and energy. When astring vibrates in a certain way, an electron results; change the vibration ofthis same string and another particle appears - the electron changes into aneutrino. As with the plucked lyre, itis the string that is fundamental; the tone (in the musical example) or thesubatomic particle, arise from the way that the string is vibrating.
Modern string theory also had its roots in mathematics. The proposed strings are far too small toever view directly. Their existence wasslowly recognized as the "theory of strings" solved formerlyimpossible problems in physics. Thebeauty of the theory is that we eliminate the numerous "fundamental"particles that exist today and unite the (formerly) conflicting theories ofEinstein & the Quantum theory. We potentially have a realtheory-of-everything. Same as thePythagoreans sought thousands of years ago.
There is another group, growing in popularity today, thatshare an important links with the ancients & scientists of today, VibratoryHealers. The string is the primaryelement with our first two groups, but it is the vibration, more preciselyvibrational energy, that modern Alternative Healers utilize to produce wondrous results.
Vibrational energy has been found to be extremely versatileand effective, in its benefits to living things; why is this? The form of the energy - vibrations - seemsto be easily absorbed; frequencies are available for almost any need - in the exactamount of energy required. The spectrumof vibratory frequencies is immense, offering precise and selective remedies to tune all elementsof the Holistic Being... Body, Mind & Soul.
Vibratory Energy of the right frequencies has shown theability to greatly accelerate the growth and resistance to disease and pests ofmany plants. "Melodies" offrequencies derived from plant DNA was studied by French physicist Joel Sternheimer, and found to consistentlyproduce accelerated plant growth.
Certain Sound Healing practioners have achieved impressiveresults "tuning" individuals with the use of unique tuning forks(Hulse). For example, a tuning fork thatemits a single frequency would be placed on the spine, or on key meridians tohelp loosen subtle energy, or alleviate back pain. Tones, rhythms and harmonicshave been associated with chakra clearing, allowing vital subtle energy toenter our systems, producing health and vitality.
Sharry Edwards has spent a lifetime demonstrating that the voiceprintof a human voice is a window on the underlying physical and emotional wellbeingof its owner. Edwards has learned toread and correct imbalances in the human voice - all with vibratory energy -restoring health in the process. InEdwards BioAcoustics, frequencies can be used in place of physical substances,such as vitamins, muscles and so on.
Cousto learned to interpret the motions of the planets andstars into Star Tones, powerful forces for using and understanding AstrologicalEnergies. He played the music of theStars - literally!
Fibonacci tones mirror patterns found throughout nature andthe cosmic realm. This set offrequencies is revealed in every aspect of creation, including the human body.The ancients believed that tuning to this pattern not only harmonized theirsouls and bodies, but connected them to the divine.
Through the ages the idea of a vibrating string has beenused again-and-again to help thinkers better understand the universe around us- and to gain insight into unseen mysteries - be that super-submicroscopicstrings or the workings of the human body and the chakras... Einstein had itright, matter IS energy, all is vibration, everything is One, all can be shownto be the same - and we will evolve out of matter - and one day, all is unitedin the divine.
Jill Mattson hasspent the past 20 years researching Vibratory Sound Energy for healing and awide array of other remarkable uses (available in 3 books). She specializes inSound Secrets of Ancient Civilizations. Mattson composes and produces her ownCD's employing numerous Sound Healing techniques & energies + her originalmusical score. www.jillswingsoflight.com, www.jillshealingmusic.com,www.musicforbeauty.com