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This AstroSonic FAQ answers common questions about personalised birth-chart-inspired soundscapes, AstroSonic Signatures and AstroSonic Union Signatures.
AstroSonic is an original creative method by Nick Gent at The Mind Orchestra. It uses the symbolic structure of a birth chart as source material for frequency calculations, composition, listening and reflection. Astrology provides the interpretive framework; the finished work is personalised sonic art rather than a medical treatment or scientific...
AstroSonic is a creative method that turns birth-chart symbolism into personal sound material. A chart can be explored as a pattern of relationships, positions and resonances, then translated into tones, drones, rhythms, soundscapes and listening practices.
Rather than treating the birth chart only as something to interpret through words, AstroSonic gives selected chart relationships an audible form. Astrology provides the symbolic framework; composition and sound design create the finished exper...
Plant music sits somewhere between sonification, composition, field recording and relationship. A plant is connected to a sensing device; changing electrical measurements at the plant interface are translated into control data; that data is mapped to musical notes, timbres or other parameters; and the musician listens, responds, edits and shapes the resulting material.
That description is less sensational than saying āthe plant writes a songā, but for me it is far more interesting. The plant, sen...
Mantra practice is one of the simplest ways to discover what repeated sound can do to attention. You do not need a powerful voice or musical training. You need a phrase you can work with appropriately, a few minutes, and the willingness to listen as carefully as you repeat.
At its most practical, mantra brings together sound, breath, rhythm, repetition, meaning and attention. The point is not to produce a perfect performance. The practice is the continual return.
What Is A Mantra?
The word mantra i...
The Six Sound Gates of Self-Return
A practical sound healing practice for boundaries, clarity and inner peace
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There are times when we feel scattered.
Our energy leaks into other peopleās expectations. The mind becomes foggy with judgement, worry or overthinking. Relationships become tangled. Solitude can feel heavy instead of nourishing. We may know we need to return to ourselves, but not always know how.
The Six Sound Gates of Self-Return is a practical sound healing practice designed fo...
You can begin a sound practice at home with almost nothing: your voice, your breath, your hands, the sounds already in the room and a few minutes of deliberate attention.
You do not need a gong collection or a catalogue of āspecial frequenciesā. The most useful home practice is one you can repeat comfortably and understand well enough to adapt.
What Do I Mean By Sound Healing At Home?
Here I use sound healing as an umbrella term for gentle listening, humming, rhythm, voice, mantra and contemplative...
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