What we hear can soothe our minds and bring us a sense of peace, yet the wrong sounds can instantly short circuit our brains and cause us to react negatively.
As a teenager, I remember how I would spend hours listening to music while I would lose myself in my art, which was usually drawing or painting.
I would feel like I was in another world.
Far from reality and transported to another dimension.
Art and music have always been close friends.
They create a space to escape from the “realities” of life.
A place to renew yourself and gain perspective.
Music always influenced the way I produce creatively, and I know many other people too.
It was like those sonic waves alter the state of your mind in a way that helps to move you into a more creative state.
Is there any evidence that music can affect us or was this all in our minds?
Yes!
Cymatics demonstrates this power of sound and music in a visually understandable way.
The word cymatics is derived from the ancient Greek word “kyma” which means wave.
The term cymatics was first coined by Hans Jenny in the 1900s who was a follower of a school of philosophy called anthroposophy, founded in the early 20th century by Rudolf Steiner.
What cymatics does is use sonic frequencies to vibrate particles that are placed on a surface.
When you do this, it creates a pattern determined by both the geometry of the surface, and the frequency of the sound being played.
Every musical note vibrates at a specific frequency.
Different frequencies affect the way these particles vibrate.
Combining different frequencies, for example, the melodies and beats in a song will generate different sequences of patterns.
Considering our bodies are made up primarily of water and other matter, you can very easily understand why music has such a powerful resonating effect on us and how we feel.
When we listen to music it resonates within us both within our minds and within our bodies.
This is why certain music may uplift your mood and others might put you into a negative state.
Next time you listen to a song, just think about how those frequencies are resonating in your body…
Does it make you feel good, agitated or depressed?
Makes you think?
How does music affect your creativity or productivity?
Check out this video showing how music frequencies affect matter, very cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3oItpVa9fs