WHAT MAKES JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS UNIQUE?

WHAT MAKES JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS UNIQUE? Would you rather ride a moped or drive a sports car? You may pick the sports car without much thought. After all it s faster and it s going to get you where you want to go in comfort and style. But the answer actually depends on where you want go and how you want to get there. The same reasoning hold true when you select a recording designed to shift your consciousness. If, like the moped, you want something cheap and simple, you might want to select a basic downloadable file with a single monotonous frequency. But if you want to travel in a high performance vehicle then you want a precision-engineered recording that will get you to your destination in style. That is what Journey to Atlantis is all about. This recording is far more than just another basic guided meditation. It is a specially engineered vehicle designed to take you on a profound journey through a number of different states of consciousness. Journey to Atlantis utilizes a complex blend of multiple consciousness-shifting techniques, each of which provides a unique, positive impact on the listener. These include traditional composition techniques, music based on the Solfeggio Frequencies, several forms of brainwave entrainment, hypnotic-induction guided meditation, and auditory NLP anchoring. TRADITIONAL MUSIC From the very beginning stages of the project we knew that the music would be a critical component of the Journey to Atlantis experience. After years of working with Hemi-Sync Metamusic, we understand the connection between music and the emotional centers of the brain. Music directly stimulates the limbic area of the brain, which is the source of emotions that are essential to the manifestation processing such as peace, love and empowerment. The music of Journey to Atlantis specifically triggers the positive emotions to assist in the manifestation process. The tempo is a subtle yet powerful compositional tool designed to gently ease your body into a state that is more receptive to verbal guidance. The tempo begins at a slightly elevated speed reflecting a heart rate that is relaxed but engaged. It then gradually slows down until it reflects a heart rate that is nearly asleep or equivalent to what you would experience during typical REM sleep, which in turn prepares you mentally and physically for the other consciousness-shifting methodologies we employ. http://sacred-journeys.us 1

SOLFEGGIO FREQUENCIES Unlike virtually all modern music in Western culture, which is based on even-tempered musical scales, the music of Journey to Atlantis is based on more organic Solfeggio Frequencies, such as those used in traditional plainsong and Gregorian chants. The current Western Tuning system is mathematically convenient and well suited to instruments such as the piano which have one fixed tone for each note. However, this convenience comes at the expense of pure harmony: the equal temperament system used today is mechanical and dissonant, and it produces musical intervals that are impure ratios. The Solfeggio Frequencies are mathematically aligned and provide pure intervals that are harmonious with the body, mind and spirit. The Solfeggio are a six note scale that existed before the invention of the current seven note scale used in music today. The original Solfeggio scale was: UT, RE, MI, FA, SO, LA. The note UT was later changed to DO, while SI (or Ti) was added during the 17 th century. These changes required alterations in the frequencies and the distances between them. As a result, while contemporary Western notes approximate the Solfeggio tones, they are not the same frequencies. For instance the Solfeggio tone Mi vibrates at 528 Hz, while the closest note on the contemporary scale is C above middle C, which vibrates at 523.25 Hz. Because of this difference, modern music not only does not produce the same sounds; neither do modern frequencies produce similar results. And such tiny differences can have big results. While 523.25 Hz merely sounds nice, some research has shown that 528 Hz can cause resonance in DNA and that it has healing effects on the DNA itself the genetic blueprint upon which life is based! The six primary Solfeggio frequencies we use in this recording and their purposes are noted below: SOUND FREQUENCY ATTRIBUTE UT 396 Hz Liberating Guilt and Fear RE 417 Hz Undoing Situations and Facilitating Change MI 528 Hz Transformation and Miracles (DNA Repair) FA 639 Hz Connecting/Relationships SOL 741 Hz Awakening Intuition LA 852 Hz Returning to Spiritual Order Journey to Atlantis incorporates the complete six note Solfeggio scale. The music slowly ascends the Solfeggio Frequency sequence with changes occurring during critical changes in the guided portion of the journey in order to bring the listener through an entire journey from a place of limitation and fear to one of spiritual order and unity. http://sacred-journeys.us 2

BRAINWAVE ENTRAINMENT The lowest frequency that you can hear is about 20 Hz, yet some of the most powerful consciousness-shifting frequencies that you can experience are often much lower than this threshold. This is where brainwave entrainment comes into our consciousness-shifting process. Brainwave entrainment is the practice of causing an individual's brainwave frequencies to synchronize with an external stimulus such as sound. Journey to Atlantis includes three kinds of audio brainwave entrainment: isochronic pulses, binaural beats and monaural tones. These brainwave entrainment frequencies are attached to carrier frequencies that match the Solfeggio tones, making them almost imperceptible when mixed with the music and the verbal guidance. The strongest brainwave entrainment technique used in Journey to Atlantis is the monaural tone, a low frequency sine wave modulating at our target brainwave frequency. The monaural tone produces a gently throbbing "wow" sound that can be heard "underneath" the music. Another form of entrainment used in Journey to Atlantis is isochronic pulsing, where rapid sine-wave pulses are keyed to the dominant frequencies of the music. In the case of Journey to Atlantis, this is very quietly mixed and the pulses mirror the target brainwave frequencies of the monaural tone. Finally, there are binaural beats. Unlike monaural tones and isochronic pulsing, binaural beats require headphones. Binaural beats are more subtle than the other techniques used, but they are also more sophisticated and refined and thus allow for more complex patterns. Together, these techniques are combined to create a powerful form of entrainment. A Word of Encouragement As we discuss in this article, the combination of brainwave entrainment frequencies used in Journey to Atlantis are quite powerful. While listening to them some people may experience periods where they seem to fall asleep or otherwise can t recall what happened during the recording. This is called clicking out and it can happen for a variety of reasons. Among the most likely theories are 1) your body or mind were tired and you needed rest; 2) you experienced something for which your conscious mind doesn t have yet have a mental framework; 3) you are unfamiliar with the state of consciousness directly associated with the frequencies on one or more segments of the recording. These can be overcome by simply listening to the album several times to give yourself a chance to entrain to the new frequencies. If you find yourself clicking out, you may also want to try listening at a different time of day or while sitting up rather than reclining. Most of all, be patient with yourself and trust your own process. The brainwave entrainment frequencies used in Journey to Atlantis dip from a relaxed waking state known as Alpha (8 to 12 Hz) to a deep Theta state (4 to 8 Hz) during the most important part of the journey. Hypnosis practitioners know that one of the keys to effectively integrating guided visualizations into the subconscious mind is to ensure that the listener is in the Theta brainwave state while receiving the verbal guidance. The Theta state heightens receptivity, improves imagery, and increases your connection to your senses, immersing you more fully in the experience. It also helps you to be more receptive to information. All these advantages make the Theta state ideal for making positive changes in your subconscious process. Toward the end of Journey to Atlantis, http://sacred-journeys.us 3

listeners leave the receptive Theta state as the brainwave entrainment frequencies gradually rise to a Low Beta state (12 to 18 Hz) as a "wake up signal," bringing them into fully waking consciousness feeling refreshed, clear, and energized. VERBAL GUIDANCE Have you ever noticed how the world s best spiritual teachers speak in parables? They do this because parables deliver their message in a way that more direct forms of teaching cannot. The modern school system and most spiritual self-help materials work by directly targeting the human intellect, providing instructions that gradually fill students with knowledge from the teacher. Parables bypass this intellectual process and use stories to bring the listener to a point of clear understanding. Journey to Atlantis uses the parable approach, but it takes things one step further than ancient teachers did. Instead of simply recounting a parable about someone else, Journey to Atlantis actually places the listener in the parable itself. This enables the listener to experience different states of consciousness while enjoying a real time, direct and meaningful experience. By participating directly in the parable, listeners actually experience expanded states of awareness for themselves. Once they have done this, they can more readily access these states of consciousness in their daily lives. In other words, because they already know it works, they bypass intellectual and emotional resistance to the concept. They also eliminate the need for lengthy how-to instructions for achieving the desired results. The script combines specific hypnotic induction practices, clear verbal guidance, and periods of freeflow activity that are set up in advance and well supported by the music. The listener's journey in the parable begins on shores of ancient Atlantis in its heyday and gradually guides the listener on a journey through the city. As this journey takes place the musical frequencies help listeners to release their fears and doubts and to loosen unwanted patterns in their lives. From the city center they move into the Atlantean Temple of Light that contains a large crystal that transduces and magnifies energy and intentions, making it ideal for manifestation and creation. After listeners pause to clarify their intentions they are taken into the Chamber of Light where they have time to experience their manifestation as real for them. The return trip through the city to the beach gives listeners time to integrate their experiences and set them firmly in their memories and into the patterns of their subconscious minds to help them manifest their desires after the journey is over. AUDITORY NLP ANCHORING Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a therapeutic technique to detect and reprogram unconscious patterns of thought and behavior in order to alter psychological responses. The basic principle of NLP is that it is within your power to change your own subconscious programming for the better. NLP seeks to improve existing responses or to create entirely new positive responses. NLP can be applied to many areas involving human performance, such as education and accelerated learning, creative processes, health and wellness. NLP is closely connected to hypnosis because creating NLP anchors is most effective in an altered state of consciousness which causes a person to be more open to suggestion. Anchors are http://sacred-journeys.us 4

specifically designed sequences of sounds and suggestions that help train the mind into a new pattern of response. The classic example of this technique is Pavlov s experiments with dogs. Each time Pavlov fed his hungry dogs he first rang a bell then brought the dogs their food. Soon the dogs associated the bell with the food. Once the association was made, Pavlov could ring the bell and the dogs would automatically start to salivate even when no food was served. In this way, the sound of bell became an anchor for the dogs new response of salivation. Human NLP anchoring is more subtle and complex, but the principles of positive association with new patterns of behavior are similar. When we created Journey to Atlantis, we used several auditory and musical NLP anchors throughout the journey. These audio cues remind you to release your worries, indicate your connections to waking consciousness, and reinforce the optimum breathing pattern for deep relaxation. HOW IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER With all of the above consciousness-shifting techniques employed within the recording, it is easy to see how Journey to Atlantis is far more than a mere guided meditation recording designed for simple relaxation. It is a powerful vehicle designed to facilitate profound shifts in awareness that help you to relax, visualize, and access your subconscious abilities to most effectively manifest positive changes in your life. We trust you ll enjoy it. Matthew Joyce and J.S. Epperson LISTEN TO SAMPLES Introduction of Journey to Atlantis to experience Matthew's voice Instrumental Excerpt from Entering the Temple 741 Hz GET YOUR COPY TODAY. http://sacred-journeys.us 5