Sound as a Tool for Healing

Crystal bowl music is a form of vibrational medicine which validates that everything in the universe is in a state of vibration and the frequency at which an object or person most naturally vibrates is called resonance. The chakras, bones, and organs in the body all possess a different resonant frequency. When an organ or part of the body is vibrating out of tune or non-harmoniously, it is called "dis-ease" or disease. A body is in a healthy state of being when each cell, each organ creates a resonance that is in harmony with the whole being.

Vibrational medicine is based on the idea that all illness or disease is characterized by a blockage of the energy channels on some level. When there is a blockage, the organ in question stops vibrating at a healthy frequency and thus it results in some kind of illness. So through sound and light one can break up, dissolve and release these blockages that initiate in our etheric body. With proper intent, the pure tones that emanate from crystal bowls can be a powerful force in bringing conscious awareness and vibrational rebalancing to areas of our bodies that are "out of tune". When we lovingly and consciously attune our awareness to those places in our bodies that are wanting to be noticed, and use the power of sound to carry our loving intent, then we open the doorway for the emotional body to heal. When the emotional body is well so is the physical body! As we heal our selves we heal the world around us.

Cultural Uses of Sound

Many cultures recognize the importance of music and sound as a healing power. In the ancient civilizations of India, the Orient, Africa, Europe and among the Aborigines and American Indians, the practice of using sound to heal and achieve balance from within has existed for thousands of years. The Tibetans still use bells, chimes, bowls, and chanting as the foundation of their spiritual practice. In Bali, Indonesia, the echoing gamelang, gong, and drum are used in ceremonies to uplift and send messages. The Australian Aborigines and Native American shamans use vocal toning and repetitive sound vibration with instruments created from nature in sacred ceremony to adjust any imbalance of the spirit, emotions or physical being.

The Priests of ancient Egypt knew how to use vowel sounds to resonate their energy centers or chakras. There is a direct link between different parts of the body and specific sounds. Healing through sound goes back even further-at least as far back as Atlantis where the power of sound was combined with the power of the crystal.

At the present time the Hopi American Indian prophecy is being fulfilled with the "Coming of the Rainbow People", through the keepers of the crystal bowls. This ancient wisdom has emerged to heal and uplift the consciousness of the universe through pure crystal tone. Prophet Edgar Cayce, predicted pure tones will be used for healing before the end of this century".

 How a Crystal Bowl is Made

Quartz crystal bowls are basically made from sand. Sand can found all over the world and most of it is in the form of silicone dioxide or quartz. Only the purest sources of silica sand are used in the manufacture of crystal bowls.

The sand is dropped into a centrifugal force spinning mold, and at the proper instant, in the center of that mold, there is an electric arc torch that is ignited to approximately 4000 degrees centigrade. It integrates the individual particles of sand into an amorphous unified whole, which goes from being crystalline in nature to being amorphous --or glass--in nature. The result is a synthesized form of absolute timbre, which is able to send out a tone, perceptible by the ear for almost 2000 feet. This process is known as quartz fusion.

Crystal singing bowls come in two types, clear and frosted. Frosted bowls are made using the method mentioned above. Clear bowls are made from cut sections of large diameter quartz tubing that is melted and fuzed together at one end. Bowls can be created to play to at certain frequencies.

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