The Medical Benefits Of Music, Part 2

  Research has shown that blood flows more easily when music is played. It can also reduce the rate of heart beats, lower blood pressure, decrease cortisol (stress hormone) levels and increase serotonin and endorphin levels in the blood. It elevates mood. As stated in the previous post, music can boost the brain's production of the hormone dopamine. Music have been proven to be helpful in the elimination of depressive mood. However, the medical benefits of music is dependent on the genre, percussion and tone of music. Music which are used for Sound or Music therapy should be selective, inspiring, melodious and absolutely pleasant to the auditory senses. 

N.B. "Music therapy must never be used to replace the use of required drugs for the treatment of an ill health condition, rather, it can best be used for the recovery process while the certified treatment is undergone". 

  In 2009, archaeologists excavating a cave in southern Germany uncovered a flute carved from a vulture’s wing bone. The delicate artifact is the oldest known musical instrument on earth — indicating that people have been making music for over 40,000 years. However, the music of nature have been with mankind from its "Foundation" [read the post; The Divine Origin Of Music].

Archaeologists can’t prove exactly when human beings began listening to music, but scientists do know something about why we do. Listening to music benefits us individually and collectively. Here’s what research tells us about the power of music to improve our physical, mental, and emotional health.

Music Connect Us; Researchers think one of the most important function of music is to create a feeling of cohesion or social harmony. 

Music's Effects On The Mind; It can lead to better learning. Doctors at John Hopkins recommend that you listen to music to stimulate your brain. Scientists know that listening to music engages your brain — they can see the active areas light up in MRI scans.

Researchers now know that just the promise of listening to music can make you want to learn more. In one 2019 study, people were more motivated to learn when they expected to listen to a song as their reward. However, caution have been noted through research that not all kinds of music help in learning. Rather some musicals with negative impression exists mostly in the Pop Genre. 

   The most helpful music to the mind and body are the musicals within the Classical Genre, Inspiring Instrumentals And Jazz Music. 

Music Can Improve Memory; Music have a positive effect on your ability to memorize. In a certain study, researchers gave people tasks that required them to read and then recall short lists of words. Those who were listening to classical music outperformed those who worked in silence or with white noise. The same study tracked how fast people could perform simple processing tasks — matching numbers to geometrical shapes — and a similar benefit showed up. Mozart helped people complete the task faster and more accurately. However, Mayo Clinic in U.S.A. points out that while music doesn’t reverse the memory loss experienced by people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, music has been found to slow cognitive decline, helping people with mild or moderate dementia remember episodes from their lives. Music memory is one of the brain functions most resistant to dementia. That’s why some caregivers have had success using music to calm dementia patients and build trusting connections with them. 

 

  Music can help in the treatment of Mental Problems; Music literally changes the brain. A fact was noted in the last paragraph of the first part of this series, The Medical Benefit Of Music, Part 1. Neurological researchers have found that listening to music triggers the release of several neurochemicals that play a role in brain function and mental health:

• dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure and “reward” centers
• stress relieving hormones like cortisol
• serotonin and other hormones related to immunity
• oxytocin, a chemical that fosters the ability to connect to others

Although more research needs to be done to understand precisely how music can be used therapeutically to treat mental illness, some studies suggest that music therapy can improve the quality of life and social harmony for people with schizophrenia.

Trusted Sourcesuggest that music therapy can improve the quality of life and social harmony for people with schizophrenia.  

Listening to the right genre of music explained earlier have positive effects on the mood leading to better emotional feelings. But unpleasant musicals as well as musicals with negative notes are not helpful to emotions and depressive states. Hence, caution should be applied in music selections for emotional purposes. 

     Music’s Effects On The Body; It can help your heart health. 

Music can make you want to move — and the benefits of dancing are well documented. Scientists also know that listening to music can alter your breath rate, your heart rate, and your blood pressure, depending on the music’s intensity and tempo.

Trusted Sourceyour breath rate, your heart rate, and your blood pressure, depending on the music’s intensity and tempo.

It decreases fatigue

Anyone who has ever rolled down car windows and turned up the radio knows that music can be energizing. There’s solid science behind that lived experience.

In 2015, researchersTrusted Source at Shanghai University found that relaxing music helped reduce fatigue and maintain muscle endurance when people were engaged in a repetitive task.

Music therapy sessions also lessened fatigue in people receiving cancer treatments and raised the fatigue threshold for people engaged in demanding neuromuscular training, which leads us to the next big benefit.

It boosts exercise performance

Exercise enthusiasts have long known that music enhances their physical performance.

A 2020 research review confirms that working out with music improves your mood, helps your body exercise more efficiently, and cuts down on your awareness of exertion. Working out with music also leads to longer workoutsTrusted Source.

In clinical settings, athletes who listened to high-intensity, fast music during warm ups were motivatedTrusted Source to perform better competitively.

You don’t have to be a world-class competitor to benefit: ResearchTrusted Source shows that syncing your workout to music can allow you to reach peak performance using less oxygen than if you did the same workout without the beat. Music acts as a metronome in your body, researchers said.

It can help manage pain

Specially trained music therapists use music to help alleviate pain in inpatient and outpatient settings. A 2016 meta-analysisTrusted Source of over 90 studies reported that music helps people manage both acute and chronic pain better than medication alone.

Truste think one of the most important functions of music is to create a feeling of cohesion or social connectedness.

The Medical Benefits Of Music, Part 1

 Quoting from the Cleveland Clinic Report, Ohio, U.S.A; "Music therapy is an evidence-based treatment that helps with a variety of disorders including cardiac conditions, depression, autism, substance abuse and Alzheimer's disease. It can help with memory, lower blood pressure, improve coping, reduce stress, improve self-esteem and more". 

However, in one of the works of Shakespeare this citation can be derived; "If music be the food for the Soul, play on..........".

   A biblical event describes the assistance of the young David in his glorious days to the King before him, King Saul who had mental challenges arising from a Psychological trauma with the use of Music Therapy. The story was given a literary interpretation by some persons who not been aware that the Israelite at that time even to the time of the Master Jesus presence on earth gave a wrong impression to "Psychological Trauma", as been oppressed by the figurative evil spirit. Psychological trauma is misunderstood by some Christian Religious Minds as "demonic possession" or "been oppressed by evil spirit". Psychological trauma do arise from several mental health factors or psycho-social factors. King Saul was faced with the horrible mental impression that befell him at the behest of the bloodshed incurred by the series of war events up to that of the Amelekites. 

Music Boosts Brain Chemicals; Listening to music increases the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is the brain's “motivation molecule” and an integral part of the pleasure-reward system. It's the same brain chemical responsible for the feel-good states obtained from eating chocolate, orgasm, and runner's high. 

Neurological researchers have also proven that listening to music triggers the release of several neurochemicals that play a role in brain function and mental health: dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure and “reward” centers. And also stress relieving hormones like cortisol, serotonin and other hormones related to immunity. 

The Classical Music Composition Of Pedro Santiago, "Love Theme"; Feel the Vibes and Improve Your Mood Through The Effect Of The Sound

 

With Love and  the yearnings to inspire your mind with the Spiritual and Psychological benefits of music, I am offering a free download of the Classical Compositions of Pedro Santiago titled, "Love Theme". Click below to listen or download on your PC or Tablet Phone. The Practical benefits of listening is better experienced than discussed. Listen to the music download below through a click on the "play" icon; 

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The Divine Origin Of Music

 Music resonated with the "Audible Streams Of Vibration" [Divine Sound]. The Harmony of Divine Sound was the First Musical Note in Creation. There is in reality the Music of Nature. Playing of the right musical notes with absolute harmony, with a melodious musical instruments and not defiled by human words gives a unique impression to the human intuition which attest to this fact. 

   In the Christian Bible, David to whom the book of Psalms was attributed to in parts was noted by some Scholars to have given the impressions in that rendition of Psalms with singing notes. However, that was attributed to David in his most youthful age when not yet defiled by the vanities of his later ascension to the throne as King of Israel. It was narrated that King Saul who was there before him, developed a psychological problem overtime and David in his most youthful period helped King Saul with his gift of playing some Divinely Inspired musical notes from his musical instrument that helped resolve the psychological trauma of the King. Shakespeare in one of his works made a popular maxim, "If music be the food of Soul, play on.........".

   In one of the Indian Arts from the Ancients which still exists today but of absolute symbolism, Sri Krishna is shown holding the flute which is believed to be played with "Divine Inspiration". The rhythm of the musical note derived from the flute held by Krishna was believed to be one of the expressions of the Sound of God by devotees of the "Bhagavad Gita". The Bhagavad Gita is one of the Oldest Scriptures in the World along with the Chinese Scripture, "Tao Te Ching" which are far older than the Christian Bible, facts based on Archaeological, Anthropological and Chronological evidence. The holding of the flute by Krishna in the Indian Art, symbolizes the "Song of God" by some scholars. However, Bhagavad Gita is a Sanskrit word which actually meant the "Song of God". 

Taoist Scholars [devotees of Tao Te Ching] also teach that pure music not defiled connects with God and Nature. Awakening inner harmony and balance in all things. Divine Power which emanates from the harmony of the "Masculine and Feminine Principles" of Creation is connected with the Music of Nature or Creation. 

Special Intonations And Mantras as well as their effects on the chakras or pranas [psychic centers] and outer human experiences.

 Toning

N.B. Before reading it should be noted that what you will learn should not be used as a substitute for hospital treatment or medical assistance for Ill health conditions. However, you will learn how to get speedy recovery with the technique to be learnt as well as what can help you overcome an unpleasant situation in life. Do not ignore the power of Creative Visualization. Use good imaginations and positive words along with what you will discover and get great outcomes with them. 

As everything in the universe is sound or vibration, a disharmony in one of those sounds or a break in the unfolding of the sequence of sounds, leads to discomfort, disease, and a loss of wholeness. For example, if one musician in an orchestra is playing off-key, there is a loss of harmony in the whole piece of music. You can correct that by having a second musician stand next to the first one and play the correct notes. Just by hearing the correct notes, the first musician will automatically begin playing correctly.

Similarly, if there is a disharmony in your physiology, and you know the correct vibration for that area, you can begin to correct the imbalance by chanting or toning that sound. For example, if you have a problem with your eyes, and you know the sound relating to the eyes, you can activate the healing process for that area by chanting that sound (silently or aloud) and directing the vibration into the area of the eyes. 

Examples of Toning Sounds for the Body;

Mmm	sinuses
Nnn	ears
Eemm	eyes
Lmm	nose
Paam	stomach
Kaa Gaa Gha	throat
Yaa Yu Yi	jaw
Haa	diaphragm
Mam	reproductive organs
Ma	heart
Sssss	Lungs and large intestine
Shhh	Liver and small intestine
Wooo	Kidneys and bladder
UU-AH-EE-MM	Energizing, wakeup
MM-EE-AH-UU	Relaxing, bedtime

The vowel sounds Ahaa, Eee, Eye, Ooo, Uuu are non-local or non-specific. If you don’t know the sound for an area of the body, you can chant any of the vowel sounds and direct its vibration into that area.

Chakras

1st Chakra, base of the spine	LAAM
2nd Chakra, sacral area	VAAM
3rd Chakra, navel area	RAAM
4th Chakra, heart area	YAAM
5th Chakra, throat area	HAAM
6th Chakra, between eyebrows	KSHAAM
7th Chakra, crown (top) of head	OM

Bells, Gongs, and Bowls

Bells, gongs, or bowls that have a clear ring when struck can be used for balancing and clearing energy. Unless a metal bell, gong, or bowl has been tuned to a specific frequency, they can only be used for general purposes.

To clear the body’s energetic field, strike the instrument and circle it clockwise around the body, move it up and down the limbs, move up upwards along the front of the spine.

To clear a room or home, play the instrument while standing in the center of the space or move around the edges of the space in a clockwise direction, striking/ringing the instrument.

Crystal bowls are manufactured to specific vibrations, usually to the vibration of one of the chakras. They can be used for general balancing and clearing as described above or played in front of the specific chakra, with your attention on that chakra.

Mantras

There are mantras for just about anything you can imagine. There are mantras to restore health, bring wealth, change the weather, remove problems, cure snake bites, welcome a new baby, and create peaceful coexistence, just to mention a few.Silently repeating a mantra draws the awareness inwards to transcend the external world and merge with the non-Silently repeating a mantra draws the awareness inwards to transcend the external world and merge with the non-local value of existence that was there at the moment of birth. This reconnects you with your true self, an infinite, immortal field of pure consciousness.

In the Vedic tradition of India, mantras are often associated with a particular deity and by chanting the mantra you activate the archetypal energies associated with that deity. It’s important to remember that the deities are really a projection of your true self. By chanting these mantras, you are simply activating the energies already lying dormant within you.

Perhaps the most well known of the deity mantras is … OM NAMAH SHIVAYA

Lord Shiva is considered to be the first yogi and this mantra activates the pure silence, pure awareness, and pure potentiality within you.

There are too many to list them all but here two other important mantras.

Maha Mrtyunjaya Mantra

This great Shiva mantra is to prevent untimely death, physical ill health, fear, sorrow, and depression.

It helps to create universal peace, gives energy and zeal, removes ignorance, and destroys anger, selfishness, and vengeful thoughts.

Om Tryambakam Yajamahe

Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam

Urvarukamiva Bandhanat

Mrtyor Mukshiya Mamrtat

Gayatri Mantra

It is said that all sickness is really home sickness. For those of you on a spiritual journey, your cure is to return home to your true self. After eons of wandering, you remember that you are and always have been an enlightened being. The Gayatri mantra is the one for enlightenment.

Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvaha

Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bargo Devasya Dhimahi

Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat 

Introduction To Healing And Spiritual Breakthrough Using Divinely Inspired Sounds

The first impulse to emerge from the silence of the absolute, or the field of Pure Potentiality, was the sound “Ahum” which was transliterated into “AUM,” in the Vedas (ancient Hindu scriptures) but subsequently OM and HU were derived. But Hu and Om cannot be used together in the same Spiritual Exercise, when chanting Hu, Om have to be suspended but when chanting Om, Hu have to be suspended. The original sound was and is "Ahum".Even the Bible and modern science agree that the initial spark of creation came from sound or audible streams of vibration. The Gospel, according to John says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God … and the Word was made flesh.”If you substitute “Word” with “Sound,” it becomes, “In the beginning was the Sound and the Sound was God … and the Sound became manifest.”In modern science, they talk about the Big Bang Theory, again sound.It’s this original, primordial sound that diversified: “The One became many.”Each separate vibration evolved to reflect the whole in infinite disguises, giving rise to the world in which we live. Universes within universes, each vibrating at their own frequency, interacted with every other frequency to produce the variety of life. Every organ, tissue, and cell has its vibration which, when in harmony, creates the most wonderful symphony imaginable, the human body.If disharmony arises or a break in the unfolding of the vibration occurs, there develops a loss of wholeness leading to discomfort and disease. 

   Sound has been used since the beginning of history to create certain moods in the listener. Different sounds affect people in different ways. Fingernails scraping a blackboard elicit a very different reaction than a violin (unless it’s being played by a 6-year-old). Shamanic drumming can create a trance-like state, marching bands are used to fire up an army or sports team, and a mother’s lullaby soothes a troubled child. The different ragas of Indian classical music are attuned to different times of the day or different seasons to harmonize the listener with the rhythms of nature.With the right sounds, you can align yourself with the vibrations that foster health, happiness, and unity. 

Nada Yoga

In the Vedic tradition, sound vibration is known as Nada. In the practice of Nada Yoga, sound is used not only to restore physical and mental well-being but also as a path to spiritual awakening. Nada Yoga divides sound into external sounds, Ahata, and internal sounds, Anahata.

External sounds are perceived through the ears and Nada Yoga can be as simple as listening to non-vocal music while gently focusing on the individual notes. You can listen to the different notes within the music of nature—birds singing, rain falling, or the wind through the trees. Or you can chant sacred mantras such as OM or AHUM (I am), with the focus on each individual letter. The aim is to allow awareness to move inwards.

Internal sounds are perceived through the Anahata (heart) chakra. Each human body has its own unique sound or vibration, which is sacred to that individual. By regulating the breath, with the attention turned inwards, and closing the ears with the fingers, you can begin to listen in on your own inner sound. Re-aligning with this sound serves to balance your energetic body and ultimately re-connect you with your divine presence. With practice, you can also learn to hear the vibration of the universe, a soft distant OM, sometimes referred to as the Cosmic Hum.

Through Nada Yoga, it is said that you can remove all impurities in the physiology. It starts with awakening the inner fire through the use of Bhramari Pranayama (humming bee breath).                                                                             

                                                                          

Chanting                                                                                                       

Chanting has been used in all cultures for thousands of years to uplift the spirit and activate certain archetypal energies within the self.Choose a simple repetitive chant, one that you can learn easily so you’re not always trying to remember it. It can be from any tradition but it should be one you feel comfortable with.  

Chant OM

1. Take a deep breath in.
2. As you exhale, chant the sound OM.
3. When you run out of breath, breathe in and repeat the chant.
4. Continue at your own pace for 2 to 3 minutes.

Chant A-U-M

1. Take a deep breath in
2. As you exhale, in the same breath chant Aaa-Uuu-Mmm
3. Feel the “Aaa” sound in your belly, “Uuu” in your chest area, and “Mmm” in your head
4. Breathe in again and continue at your own pace for 2-3 minutes

When you chant, you raise the vibration of the whole physiology. Whenever you chant, chant fully. Open your heart, open your throat, chant with your whole body; lose yourself to the chant. Ultimately you are chanting to our own soul—the divinity within you. Rumi said, “I want to sing like the birds, not caring who listens or what they think.” This is how you should chant.

A Bengali Poem

With beaming face chant the sweet name of God

Till in your heart the nectar overflows.

Drink of it ceaselessly and share it with all!

If ever your heart runs dry, parched by the flames

Of worldly desire, chant the sweet name of God,

And heavenly love will moisten your arid soul.    

                                          

Introduction To Sound Current Meditation

 At the beginning of Creation was the Audible Streams Of Vibration or Divine Sound and the Divine Light. The Sound was vibratory as well as initiating the Creative Process. The Sounds of God were conveyed through the Spiritual into the Lower Worlds and as Human Spirits migrated through the Spiritual to the Soul Plane and the Lower Worlds, the Sound of God was echoed in their purest state of expression. Though some human are not able to decipher this through their been carried away with wrong attention on the material vanities. However, the Human Spirits have their origin associated with the Divine Sound Current as described in the Bible in the Genesis 1, "And God said, let us create mankind after our image and likeness....................", but it should be noted that Biblical sections were just symbolic and not to be given Literal interpretations. 

NADA BRAHMA
“THE UNIVERSE IS SOUND”

The above inscription is derived from the Vedic Scriptures, Nada Brahma been a Sanskrit as transliterated above. I would love to add a quote from Kirpal Singh below.............

“Once the life-stream becomes audible, one is never lonely; for he hears its reverberations at home and abroad.

The Voice of God keeps reminding him of the true home of his Father.  The practice of Sound Principle rids one of all troubles and afflictions…”

— Kirpal Singh 

Every human should make the effort to decipher the sound current of God and contemplate on them. The first is to keep the inner state calm and focused on the purest state of mental expressions free from all vain thoughts. This can be done by siting relaxed emptying the mind of all distracting thoughts and with the back upright. Close your eyes and take twelve rhythmic breath of inhale and exhale. Chant this sound, "Ahum Ra Ma" like this in a stressed tone, 21 times, "Aaahh Huuummm Raaaa Maaaaa". Ensure that the mmm sound in Ahum is stressed longer. Imagine in your Mind been engulfed by the Light and after the Chant, maintain inner and outer silence for a while with eyes closed focused on the "Inner Light". You will notice something that will not be described within the context of this post but for your practical experience. 

 As a further note I would love to add this fact.The Sound Current is the basis of all life.  It is the audible stream of energy that comes from the center of creation.  It is the spiritual energy on which a person returns to the heart of creator. The Sound Current is mentioned or studied in many religions.  In the Christian Bible, it is referred to as “the Word.”  There is a yoga tradition that focuses on the Sound Current called Shabda Yoga. In MSIA, the sacred tones chanted in spiritual exercises are in harmony with the Sound Current of God.The Sound Current is the true self. When you are in the Sound Current, you may feel a vibration, a rhythm, a hum, a tone. If you are with the Beloved, you don’t need anything else because you’re riding right in the center of the Sound Current, and like the center of the storm, it is quiet and calm. What we do in spiritual exercises is to work towards the center, towards the Sound, the true self, the Beloved.

What You Should Know About The Arch Angels, Other Forms Of Angels And The Creation Of The Human Spirit.

Greetings To You All My Dear Readers And Welcome Back To This Path Of Enlightenment. 

If you have read through my previous post, you will understand this more better. I wish to reveal something very important for you to know about some aspects of the Foundation and Development of Creation which is not clearly described in the Christian Bible. However, I am permitted to know them through special guidance, revelation and Divine Insights. The concept of the Arch Angels, other Forms of Angels and the Creation of the Human Spirits are explained by me in an Introductory Format within this post. They are very important knowledge which you should have, to be able to understand the Manifestations of God and the Development of Creation more better. Many due to ignorance may have observed Religious Worship with erroneous Ideas about God. What you should know about the Science of God and the Reality of Divine Existence have been explained in previous post.  

         

The Light of the Most Supreme God was Initiated by the Audible Streams of Vibrations [Divine Sound]. The Great Light was beyond descriptions in Human Words but we can Scientifically infer of the Luminous Vibrations thereof. However, the Great Light was ever expansive to the point of Infinity. From the Light, precipitates of Individuated Forms emerged as "the Beings of Light" whose revelations to early groups of advanced humans in the Lower Worlds were presumed as "Gods or Goddesses" by some in their Religious devotions. However, the truth as presently revealed from the purest source is that they were not the Absolute Divine though the "the Beings Of Light" were part of Divinity. They assisted in the consolidation of Creation but not on their own Will but of the "Will of the Absolute Divine". They are differentiated from the Most Supreme God with the right term, Arch Angels. Hence, "the Beings of Light" are rightly described as Arch Angels instead of "Gods or Goddesses". I state this because of the Illusion that entered into some Religious Paths over the ages on the right identification of God. Subsequent precipitates of the Divine Light gave rise to other forms of Angelic Spirits after the emergence of Arch Angels. However, all took forms from the Divine Energy. 

    The Divine Light was ever expansive initiating reactions through the Vibratory Activities which gave rise to Creation and Forms, and with the activity of the Divine Will, the Spiritual Worlds emerged. The Divine Realms first manifested before the Spiritual Realm. The Divine Realms was inhabited by the Arch Angels while the Spiritual Worlds was the domain of other forms of Angels. The Spiritual Worlds was distinguished into several Planes. Some Adepts talk of the Seven planes of the Spiritual Worlds but that is not within the focus of this blog post. However, at the Lower Region of the Spiritual Worlds, a unique realm arose which formed "The Paradise Of The Human Spirit". 

    Human Spirits were originally formed from particles of Divine Sparks when certain groups of Angels were given the mandate or Divine Decree to clone out of themselves expansions of their Being. A glimpse of this was slightly described in the Christian Bible, Genesis 1 verse 26, "Then God said, Let us create mankind after our image and likeness......................"[quoting the direct translation of the original Hebrew Version].

The Group of Angels from which the Human Spirits emerged served as Guardian Angels to each Human Spirits which manifested from their clones. Both Angels and Human Spirits are differentiated into Masculine and Feminine based on the nature of their vibrations or activity. The Gender differentiation can only be fully expressed below the Spiritual realm starting from the Soul Plane.