the sound of harmony

July 27, 2012 by Mary Muncil from White Feather Farm

Fred and a good book (by Genevieve Behrend, called Your Invisible Power originally published in the 1920′s)

A few years ago I attended a workshop on “Sound Healing” and one of the exercises was to make the sound that you felt corresponded to certain words. A word that I chose to work with was PEACE, and when I closed my eyes and tried to make what I felt would be the sound of PEACE, it was almost like an OM or a deep hum to me. The combination of thinking of the word while making the sound was one of the most meditative things I’ve experienced.

Driving back from the workshop, I imagined a dome of peace over our home and hummed the sound while I thought PEACE. I walked into the most peaceful feeling house that night….even Jack noticed it (before I’d said a word).

I’ve been saying the word HARMONY, for the past several weeks, and can almost see the happy, peaceful, flowing, musical notes emanating from my heart. I’m going to hold this word over the weekend in thought, mind and sound, and if you would like to join me, you are officially invited!

“…..we as individuals are not islands. We have an inevitable effect on each other, on our families, on our work environments, on our schools. If one person is extremely agitated, that has an infectious, negative, ripple effect. If somebody is very harmonious, very calming, very unifying, very loving, that also has a positive, calming, ripple effect. So just as violence, chaos, and panic can spread through a city; harmony, unity, coherence, and calm can spread through a city”. Dr. John Hagelin*

*Dr. Hagelin is a world-renowned quantum physicist, from the United States, who received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, USA. He is currently the director of the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy.

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on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Karen

Good Morning
Great idea, count me in:)
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kathye

I love this idea Mary. Just reading your message is very peaceful to me. I happily accept your invitation to join you and others in HARMONIOUS thought and sound! I recall an old Coca Cola commercial, from the 70′s I think, that had lots of different people, “hippie-like” from around the world, standing on a mountain top and they were singing “I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony”…I can see it and hear it like it was yesterday…and it’s probably 40 plus years ago! I can easily envision our WFF community, all the wonderful people whose comments I love to read, virtually holding hands and feeling and spreading harmony this weekend. I’m honored to be a part of this wonderful “party”! XOXO
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Pam A.
  
  Kathye – I loved this commercial and can envision us all holding hands, too. Now I’ll probably have that song in my head all weekend!
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Suzanne Tate
  
  Kathye…I, too, remember this commercial. Loved it then and, in the remembering, love it now. I kind of hope it gets stuck in my head for a few days. Might be a good ‘go to’ spot if annoyances appear this weekend.
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Deb Naydan

Love this idea, you can count me in. Have a great weekend!
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 marjorie goodson

How wonderful Mary..and timely in my case. Thanks and a smile from my heart, marjorie
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Pam A.

I love this, too, Mary. Thank you for the invitation. I hope everyone has a calm and harmonious weekend!
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Karen

Great idea for the weekend Mary. My word is going to be “patience”!
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Suzanne Tate

Love this idea, Mary! I am going to make mine a phrase: Harmony and Balance.
Happy weekend to all.
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Deb F

Jack is the embodiment of snuggly visible power!
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Debra Saum

Dear Mary…thank you for this weekend activity! I love the idea and of course the harmony that we’ll all generate with our thoughts will reverberate beyond our own personal circles. Just thinking of the magical sounds all those harmonious thoughts will create and how far they will reach brings joy to my heart!
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Barbara Techel

I loved this post, Mary. Thank you for sharing. I especially loved the quote. I began practicing years ago being calm and centered when my husband seemed agitated– and it works that when one is, the other will pick up on that…. without saying a word. I actually do this now too when in other situations and at times am so amazed at the affect.
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kelly French Trierweiler
  
  You are so right, Barbara~ I have used the same little technique when working with agitated or “at risk” students (that is, being inwardly “still”; I call it going Zen). The kids seem to feel so much better when they leave my space.
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Fay

Thanks, Mary. I really needed to read your last two posts — your words have settled my heart and helped me remember to choose peace. This is my second year of seeing a college gradute off, a fledging process that seems to take a bit longer these days due to the economy. My husband and I have very different approaches when it comes to living with an “adult” child and our views are not always complimentary, which can add a good deal of stress. At times, I want to get in the car and drive anywhere, to leave my normally peaceful space in search of quiet and solitude. Reading your blog reminds me that the space I seek is within.
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Alcantara

It really gives me such joy to share this artist who I just discovered recently – Simone Dinnerstein. She came to sudden fame at age 35 financing her own recording of the Bach Goldberg Variations. This short video is so blissful, so calming, – she is so serene and plays from the depths of her heart. Peace and harmony to all this weekend!
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kelly French Trierweiler
  
  And to you, Susan! You always seem too have such wisdom to share, thank you!
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Suzanne Tate
  
  Thank you, Susan, for this link. Simone Dinnerstein is one of those artists who truly creates from her own essence, and it is palpable! What a pleasure to see and hear. So very glad you shared this with us.
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kathye
  
  Oh…so sweet…loved her comparison to lying down and looking up at the stars at night…the expansiveness…beautiful…thanks Susan!
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 SandyP

Count me in too Mary and am I allowed to report if and how long it took for life to go ‘harmoniously’ off the rails here at home over the week-end? The reality is that I’m always willing to try but life gets in the way sometimes (people, too).

SandyP in Canada
- on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Alcantara
  
  Sandy! That could be the title of a book, “Harmoniously Off the Rails!” Love it, and yes you are allowed to be as off the rails as you please!
  - on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 SandyP
    
    Suzanne, you’re right…that would make a good title to a book or an article. I’m going to tuck that one aside in my folder of possible quilting articles…Now just to think of a storyline that will go with it. My B&B, my husband, my Aussie Rescue Ontario Rep, all will be in and around the house tomorrow…so the pot is brewing. I shall all the while be chanting inside my head: HARMONY, HARMONY…oh, and I forgot to mention one very saucy 1 1/2 yr. old Aussie pup…
    SandyP
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kelly French Trierweiler

“In” from Northern Michigan: love and harmony this weekend to the Flock. <3
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Myrna Prins

Beautiful thought Mary. My hands are held out to hold others of the flock in harmony this weekend and beyond.
Thank you Susan for sharing Simone Dinnerstein.
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Mary Rita Scott

Happy Harmonious Weekend to all. MRS
on July 27, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Patti

A wonderful quote and it is true. I’m going to try the exercise this weekend. Thank you!
on July 28, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Cindy Chambers

I’m in too Mary! I can hear the Elton Jon song “Harmony” streaming through my mind.Have a great weekend, Cindy
on July 29, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Cindy Chambers

Or was it Billy Joel?
on July 30, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Karen

I found the sound track from “Andy Griffin” show worked for me.
He was a great inspiration on this show to many.