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Positive Vibrations presents various mystical escapes through sound and colour with the healing tones of Quartz Crystal Bowls performed by David Hickey.
A Bit About the Bowls
Quartz Crystal
Crystals are fossilized water. When silica sand and water are combined under certain conditions of pressure, temperature and energy, crystals are formed. Quartz Crystal is known to amplify, transform, store, focus, and transfer energy; and is found in such common objects as microphones, radio, television, time pieces, laser tools, and computers. The human body is crystalline in structure, which leads to the crystals having a profound effect on our organs, tissues, cells, circulatory, endocrine, and metabolic systems.
Crystal Bowls
The bowls are made of 99.992% crushed quartz crystal that is heated to 4000 degrees in a centrifugal mold. The thickness of the bowl determines the note, digitally tuned to C D E F G A and B corresponding to the charkas, our energy centers; root (C), sacral (D), solar plexus (E), heart (F), throat (G), third eye (A), and crown (B). The diameter of the bowl determines the pitch, ranging from 6 inches to 22 inches.
The Gongs
Gongs belong to the oldest and most important musical instruments of South East Asia. Their origins may be traced back to the second millennium B.C., but it is assumed that the gong is much older. In Chinese history, gongs are mentioned around 500 A.D., attributed to a nation called HSI YU between Tibet and Burma during the reign of Emperor Hsuan Wu. Read more about them on the gongs page.
Music Therapy
There is no stronger modality then music and sound. Music is organized sound, and almost all cultures use music therapeutically through mantras, chants, acoustics, instruments, dance, and the human voice. Listening to harmonious sounds like that of the crystal bowls, has a profound affect on our cardiovascular, autonomic, neuropeptide, endocrine and immune systems. The goal of music therapy is to decrease stress and pain, promote deep relaxation, improve learning, clarify personal values, develop self-awareness and to develop creativity.
Chakras
Humans spin seven wheel like energy centres called Chakras at our inner core, much like the universe does. These charkas are centers for receiving, assimilating and the transmitting of life energy. Each chakra reflects essential aspects of consciousness - love, learning and illumination. The tones of the crystal bowls help to open these seven charkas and allow the merging of the individual consciousness into the Cosmic Consciousness bringing Samadhi, the state of highest equilibrium.
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