Friday, December 5, 2008

On sound and vibration, tea cups and knowledge

4 comments:

William J Croft said...

Doug, you probably already know about this, but other may not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymatics . Some great videos are also available, just google cymatics.

Ahabro said...

Wow! I had a similar experience, but your description of it is most inspiring. It brought me right back to that seminal moment and enhanced it many-fold! Not only enhanced my own experience but tied it into an ancient flow. Perhaps my experience was 10 years before yours ... perhaps it was 10 years later. No matter - spirit is always PRESENT. Thanks for the present. I'd like to wrap it up and send it along ...

Matt Zavadil said...

Doug, I just found you. I will meet you soon - most likely in Mentone in November. You inspire me. As I looked at your website, watched a video of you singing with others, and read this post, I felt deep resonance in my bones and my heart quickened. I work with groups utilizing the power of the drum and I am excited by what you write you here. I am aware of what happens in my body with sound. I am aware of the order and beauty that comes out of the chaos.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful spirit with us all.

James Watt said...

Doug:
One afternoon when the Great Mother Conference was in Wisconsin, I sat on the porch of the hall while Marcus Wise & David Whetstone were giving a concert. After a while I glanced out at the lake and was amazed to see a great ring forming and reforming, moving first from right to left then from left to right. I checked to make sure i wasn't hallucinating and that it was, INDEED, in sync with the music. Then I just relaxed and grooved with the water and the sound. Never forgot it either. Jim Watt