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The use of sound as a kind of therapy has been in existence since ancient
times. Even in ancient Egypt, Heka was a pre-celestial force of creation
embodied as a Creation deity in the formation of the World. The name
Heka became synonymous with Magic as well as medicine and was the
embodiment of sound and energy.
In ancient China, the earliest written source comes from the Qin Dynasty
(221 - 207 BC). What is commonly known today as the “Six Healing
Sounds” was first recorded by Zhi Zhaun during the Sui Dynasty (590 -
618 AD), where a certain sound was attributed to a specific Yin organ, as
well as one of the seasons. The teachings state that when the sound and
breath is coordinated with the intention of the mind, and the movement of
the extremities, they can be used to purge and cleanse the organ cavities
and their channels of stagnant energy.
These healing sounds can either be performed by the “patient”, who would
take on the practice as a sort of prescription, or by the person giving the
treatment. The traditional sounds are:
Liver Shu Spring Purges Liver Ki/Qi Stagnation, Liver Fire, Lung
hot phlegm, aids certain vision ailments, purges
emotional disharmony from the Liver, resulting
in irritability, resentment, excessive anger, rage,
jealousy, hatred and depression.
Volume
Aside from the sound itself, it is taught that the volume resonance can be
directed to stimulate either the Jing (Jap: Sei)/ essence, Qi (Jap: Ki)/
vitality, or Shen (Jap: Shin)/intelligence of the tissue. To do so, three
volumes are used.
Soft Volume: This sound is spiritual in its energetic nature and related to
the projection of Shen/Shin. A soft volume is generally used when
performing more advanced therapy treatments. With soft volume
pronunciation, the recipient can internally feel where the sound waves
reach and create their resonant effect on the tissues and cells, but the
amplitude of the sound wave is not wide enough to produce the desired
healing effects. Although its vibrational force is very weak, because soft
volume stimulates the Shen/Shin, it vibrates the intuitive perceptions and
spiritual form surrounding the tissues and cells.
Loud Volume: This sound is more tangible in its energetic nature, and it
stimulates the Jing/Sei level of the tissues. A loud volume is used to help
the person feel the afflicted tissue area. Loud volume is more physical in
its nature. With loud volume pronunciations, the recipient can easily feel
the body’s internal organ and tissues vibrate. However, in prescription
exercises and in clinical therapy, this sound is only used to reintroduce a
desensitized person to his or her body. The problem with prolonged use of
loud volume is that the increased volume is liable to create tension and
cause Qi/Ki deviations. In the clinical setting, loud volume is generally
used by a practitioner to project into a patient to disrupt tumor mass
formation. The loud volume vibrates the physical structure of the tissue
and cells.
Tone
Aside from volume, the tone in which the sound is released has different
effects on the organs, blood and energy. The tone is felt as a sort of power
or vibration within the sound. When using the voice for healing sounds,
the tone resonance is used to carry the energetic vibration into the desired
tissues. The way the tone is released will altar the effect the sound has on
the body.
Straight Tone: This will cause the sound and energy to vibrate at a
specific level within the tissue and cells. Straight tones are used to purge
stagnations by targeting specific organs or areas within the body.
Ascending Tone: This will cause the sound and energy to rise, causing
energy and blood to flow upwards. Ascending tones are used to purge
stagnations and bring energy and blood to the upper torso.
Descending Tone: This will cause the sound and energy to descend,
causing the energy and blood to flow downwards. Descending tones are
used to purge stagnations and bring energy and blood to the lower torso.
Ascending and Descending Tone: This will cause the sound and energy
to rise and then fall, causing energy and blood to flow upwards, then
downwards. Ascending and descending tones are used to move and
disrupt energy and blood stagnations by vibrating energy along the body’s
channels.
A pitch is the high or low of a sound. Healing sounds have high, middle
and low pitches, each with different penetrating potentials. When correctly
vocalized, they cause resonant vibrations in the body, producing both a
psychological and physiological effect on the nervous system.
The three pitch sounds also affect the energy movement of the body’s
Triple Warmer, as well as the internal organs positioned within the thorax.
High Pitch: This sound is pronounced in a straight tone with the head
slightly bowed. The high pitch focuses the energy resonation into the
internal organs of the “Upper Warmer” from the middle of the clavicle to
the bottom of the sternum.
It is not just sounding the tone that allows the technique to work, but the
combination of the 3 Secrets (Sanmitsu) at work. In this way, the breath
and the mind are focused on the specific organ within the body. When
practicing sound therapy, the patient generally uses the natural breathing
method, along with focused intention and color visualization.
Yin/In Yang/Yo
Inhalation Exhalation
When exhaling a specific tone, you can either release the sound through a
long and drawn out tone, or a sharp and quick tone.
Long Tone: A long tone produces a gentle effect on the internal organs
and is more suitable for chronic conditions, or when the person is very
sick.
Sharp/Quick Tone: A sharp and quick tone will stimulate the tissue and
cells to vibrate faster, causing more energy to be generated and released.