Re: digital drugs.....seriously?
well I did some reading up on it this morning. The most helpful read I found as of yet would be
HERE .
I guess it's all based on bi-neural beats and Solfeggio Frequencies. I listened to different ones on youtube for about an hour, trying to gain some kind of effect. So far I've concluded that there really isn't a "drug" like effect by any means. I did get pretty relaxed and feel good right now, even though I'm well into my first morning cup of coffee and should be a little more tweeked out than I am. Mostly these digi-drugs are just new ways of aiding meditation or relaxation. I do think, however, that there may be a lot more to them and here's why.
So what I've gathered so far on bi-neural beats is that The brain produces a phenomenon resulting in low-frequency pulsations in the loudness and sound localization of a perceived sound when two tones at slightly different frequencies are presented separately, one to each of a subject's ears, using stereo headphones. A beating tone will be perceived, as if the two tones mixed naturally, out of the brain. The frequency of the tones must be below about 1,000 to 1,500 hertz for the beating to be heard. The difference between the two frequencies must be small (below about 30 Hz) for the effect to occur; otherwise, the two tones will be heard separately and no beat will be perceived. It's supposed to get you out of the beta and into the alpha or theta state. Side note: I was once taught the same thing could be accomplished by touching knees with opposite hands or by tapping the bridge of the nose between ones eyes.
The other kind of "songs" I found were based on Solfeggio Frequencies. These original sound frequencies were apparently used in Ancient Gregorian Chants, such as the great hymn to St. John the Baptist, along with others that church authorities say were lost centuries ago. The chants and their special tones were believed to impart tremendous spiritual blessings when sung in harmony during religious masses.
Here's MY understanding of this....
Albert Einstein once stated: "Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter."
So imagine that everything is basically a "devine song" or vibration that got sung into existence and these bi-neural and Solfeggio tones are more 'in tune' with the universe. Bottom line is that they are supposedly helpful in achieving a meditative or relaxed state, promote healing, and repair broken DNA. If you've ever been into the Dr. Wayne Dyer stuff, you'll know that he says the more you are in line with God, the better your chances for living an abundant life.
My only experience with this has to do with having a Native wife and my contact with the Christian based Native American Church, who's songs are somewhat similar to what I heard this morning. They are very rhythmic singing coupled with a kettle water drum and gourd rattles. The prayer songs are sung by one while everyone else backs up the singer with harmonization. Peyote songs are quite different from most other Native American songs. There is little doubt of the healing power of the NAC within the native community, even among non NAC practitioners. A good example of can be heard
HERE (and pay close attention @ :57 mark) or
HERE So all in all, I've concluded that NO there is no immediate "high" that can be gotten from some mp3 or youtube video, NO there are no negative effects that will come from any of this, and YES there may be some positive benefit from the long term use of these tones if you are into the whole meditation thing or if you simply want to listen to them for some kind of healing aspect. I'd imagine that just like coyote calling, the higher quality recording the better, and also the better quality headphones would probably be more conducive.
