We modulate our voices (tone and sound) when we are happy, angered, depressed, impatient, disgusted, fed up, traumatized or in love.
The variation in our voice-tone in specific situations is both a voluntary and an involuntary act.
Some scientists have been studying the visible effects of sound and vibration and they call it cymatics.
Film producers play on our responses to music and vibrations; they heighten our expectations, increase our pulse rates, deepen our heart beats and increase our state of anxiety simply by playing some “queer”, hair-erecting background music at certain segments during the course of film rolling.
In the beginning was the Word…
“Every atom in the universe and cell in your body is vibrating constantly and this can be directed and enhanced through the power of sound frequencies in the form of words and music, among other things.”
“Vibrational resonance has been no secret to musicians or lovers of music. Mystics and prophets have been privy to its power, using music to celebrate and call forth the Divine.”
Trumpeting and the consequential collapse of the wall of Jericho event quickly comes to my mind.
In Africa countries , Nigeria in particular, our highly knowledgeable forefathers ( here I am strictly reffering to those with purer intents) , unleashed phenomenal acts evoked by and resulting from utterances of well arranged incantations spoken with fervor and rhythm.
“Many people do not know that the roof of the mouth has no less than 84 different meridian points which are activated when we speak or chant. The form of the tongue when it hits the roof of the mouth determines which combination of meridians are stimulated and therefore certain words and sounds have more profound effects than others. These meridians are connected directly to the body’s nervous system and are partly responsible for the healing effect of mantras and sacred sounds.”
At this juncture I recollect the biblical statement ; Just say a word and I shall be healed.
“Words–while seemingly “only” sound–are actually conveyors of thought. One word conjures forth a multitude of images of feelings: “Ocean,” “Breeze,” “Fireplace,” “Mommy.” Those images and feelings, in turn, call on a cascade of chemistry that literally alters the most fundamental physiologic responses: bleeding, autoimmunity, blood pressure, peristalsis, inflammation. There is no biological process that does not vibrate along, for ill or good.”
“The research is being conducted and the evidence is growing rapidly. Sound–not only moves us emotionally, but affects us at a profound, preconscious, cellular level.”
In one of the latest, more pointed studies, several researchers studied the effects of music on hypertension. They concluded:
“Music therapy has contributed to an improvement on the quality of life and blood pressure control of patients, suggesting that this activity may represent a therapeutic approach to help strengthen the programs of multidisciplinary care of hypertensive patients.”
At this point again I remember the story of David and King Saul in the Bible. How David’s music calmed Saul while it lasted.
“How does sound make for the mending of bones, the softening and soothing of broken hearts, the nearly instant increase in auto-immunity? According to some experts, it is the vibration itself “.
“Frequency healing, as it is called, has been studied intensely and broken down Hz by Hz. Every frequency “range” has a specific, non-random effect. For instance, 1.0 Hz impacts the pituitary, stimulating the production of growth hormones, while 111 Hz will increase beta endorphins and stimulate cell regeneration.”
“”Regardless what music we choose or how it makes us feel, regardless of the words we hear or those we use, we all seem to instinctively know and respect their impacts on us. We know it in our bones, in the beating of our hearts, and in the tapping of our feet. And if the research is correct, we know it far before we even have the words to say so”.
So…
Mind your words; say what you mean and mean what you say. Words like swords mend and break, heal and kill.
Place the last letter “s” found in “words” before it and you obtain SWORD.
Food for thought.
