Doggie Hack 3.5: Wholetones

Has music ever given you tingles before?

Has the soundtrack of a movie or TV show ever put you on the edge of your seat, completely immersed in the story to the point of unresponsiveness to outside stimuli? (As I said in my last post–thanks, Filoni.)

Have you ever listened to classical or instrumental music as you studied or worked to help you focus?

Has a song ever made you cry? (Thanks, Lin Manuel Miranda.)

…Did you know the ancients used sound to heal?

Malta has the oldest underground temple in the world. In that temple, there’s a room called the Oracle Chamber designed to vibrate at 110 hz. Through EEG testing, 110 hz has been found to target certain portions of the mind to promote more creative thought as well as emotional and social behavior. 

As someone who has had EEGs done before [for the seizures], I hope–for their sakes–the test was done on people with short hair as combing glue out of one’s hair hurts. A LOT. Maybe more than getting your hair stuck in duct tape. All of your hair. Not fun. 🙂

Here is an article on the Oracle Chamber I found interesting. On a side note: my travel bucket list has gotten longer. 😁

Now, let me guess what you’re thinking–sitting cross-legged around a fire in a dark chamber going “ohhmmm….” as freaky cinematic ghosts go “ooooo!”, right? Yeah, that’s not what this is.

Frequencies are things that happen in everyday life. The way a loved one’s voice soothes you, or the tornado siren starts a cold sweat–oh, come on. That one can’t be just me. They’re sounds we hear that harken back to a feeling or emotion.

Which brings us to the hack itself.

The man who started wholetones did research into how to make these harmonies and the parts of the mind they effect work for us. He studied these ancient healing frequencies–like the ones from the Oracle Chamber, or mentioned in the Bible when David plays his harp, calming Saul and helping his depression. He compiled several of them together to help aid things like lethargy and insomnia.

A bit sketchy, right? Well, a philosophy I’ve started to adopt in my life is, if it doesn’t have ill side effects, you might as well try it. Which, in itself, is an [I would say beneficial] side effect of 15+ years of trying. You start to narrow down the necessities. At this point, I believe this situation is my story and testimony. Does that mean I’d refuse healing should we come upon it? Heck to the no.

Anywho…

Question: listening to music–does it have ill side effects? And, no, crying doesn’t count.

Answer: not that I have ever come across. As long as you aren’t listening to it full-blast, but then the side effects are more from the volume than the music itself.

So. My next step was to find the most inexpensive way to try it. Solution? YouTube. No, the creators of those nine-hour-long soundtracks haven’t put as much into it as possible, so the result won’t be as noticeable. However, if the ones on YouTube work, chances are Wholetones should be even better, right?

So. Did it work?

Ah, cha.

With Yaha, it was less noticeable, but as soon as he let himself listen, he’d settle down.

With Cor, I’ve noticed a much calmer pup and less of a jealous streak (which I didn’t know he had before my dog sitting opportunities came back). I’ve also noticed less alpha-male-syndrome, calmer play and sharing-the-area with other dogs, and what seems to be more peaceful sleep.

It doesn’t knock him out–it helps the body, not forces it–and he’s still aware of things like thunder and fireworks, and that he’s not so sure about them. However, he doesn’t bark at them as much, and is willing to calm down. Still follows me around just about everywhere, but, hey. He does that even when there aren’t loud noises outside. 🙂

That’s just the free stuff on YouTube. If you’d like to try it, here’s a playlist I compiled of what I’ve found.

Remember, the music on YouTube is specifically for Hooman emotions and minds. Dogs’ work much the same way, but, again… they’re dogs. Not people. Because of this, Wholetones also has tracks specifically for pets!

In other news, my life now has a soundtrack. 😉

💜 You were not born to fail! 💜

Lauryn

P.S. Click here for the story straight from the horse’s mouth!