Music and Visualizing

[Reyv]

There's another thread on music and I/M around, but it was tackling the connection between music and the subconscious, and what I'd like to discuss here is the use of music during fully-conscious visualizing.

What I do is I visualize myself having achieved my desired outcomes, and I found that music greatly augments my ability to do so. It enhances my emotions, and it helps me stay immersed in it for a longer time. My thoughts are also less likely to stray away, or to start contradicting the reality I'm visualizing.

The reasoning for this approach is based on Abraham's method of focusing on a pure thought for at least 68-seconds. By pure thought, I personally understand holding a thought as if it were truth, and not contradicting it in any way. In practice, I visualize myself acting something out as if my desire was already manifested.

In the process of doing so, I've found a number of tracks that work great for me:

"You Raise Me Up" (either by Westlife or Josh Groban, take your pick) -- I've been using this to visualize the ideal relationship, and I've also visualized myself singing it (with a perfect voice) at our wedding

"Path" by Apocalyptica is great for visualizing very fast-paced activity; I personally use it to visualize myself speed reading around 10000WPM

"Faraway" also by Apocalyptica -- I've been using this to visualize myself living out mornings in my perfect life (which generally involves me waking up, taking a walk on the beach, being amazed at the beauty of it all, and directing love towards all that exists)

"A Love Before Time" (the Chinese version, so that I don't need to pay attention to the lyrics) by CoCo Lee -- general purpose, great at evoking feelings of invincibility, of being able to take on anything

I have a bunch of others that I repeatedly use, and pretty much any music can work (unless it has negative lyrics), but these are the ones I've found work best for me.

Is anyone else doing this?

[Indy107]

This has always been an interesting subject for me as well. If you haven't seen Malcolm Cohan's 'Rocket Ship' and 'Vision Statement' on Youtube - do a google search for them.

It's visualization with music AND pictures made into a short video. The first time I saw it I got goosebumps - it was so powerful. That started me searching for the connection between music and our thoughts - because they're both just vibrations - right? Which led me to read about brainwave entrainment, the Mozart effect, and all kinds of factoids I had never heard of before. One reason I love this whole Secret/IM so much is all the insight and knowledge I have gained since starting this. Why don't they teach this stuff in schools? This is really powerful stuff!

Anyway, Malcolm's approach is to use music that makes you feel good, to get you to a higher vibration to make your manifstations come true. Annie (on this board) uses Baroque Music (Mozart Effect) to drive your intent into your subconscious using Alpha Waves. Which way works better? I have no idea. I thought about using both - as an experiment - maybe a blue feather with one method, and a red feather with the other, and see which one manifests first.

For Baroque - I like Vivaldi The 4 Seasons. For general Feel Good music - I have a 'good vibes' playlist I made with titles like, Chicago - Beginnings, Beach Boys - Good Vibrations, Dire Straights - Money for Nothin'. Ray Charles, Feeling alright (Joe Cocker), Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer), The Look (Roxettes), Do You Believe in Magic (lovin spoonful), Allstar (smashmouth), I'm a Beliver (monkeys), You make my dreams come true (hall n oates) and the list goes on and on...

Does music have an effect? I really, really, think so. Which method works the best? Don't know....yet.

[dadeon]

I think that music is a great 'tool' to help you focus - visualization is not just about the images you focus on, but also on the images you dont focus on - being able to concentrate and to maintain your undisturbed mental image for a significant time is often the challenge.

Music can greatly help you to immerse yourself into the mental world and to concentrate with more (and longer) precision.

[angelkitty]

I was wondering about Baroque music and why it is for "super learning" and what makes it so.

Is it the "beats"?

And I am a bit confused. I've heard of the "Mozart Effect" but that music is not from the Baroque period - it is from the classical....so what gives?

Is all classical music the key? And what make the key?

Is there "modern" type of music that gives the same effect.

Also, hypnotherpy CD's are made with meditation type music...so visualizing with this type of music must be good....

And I am also wondering...if there is a type of music that makes me feel good what is the effect of visualizing to this?

[angelkitty]

ooops .... sorry i just checked out the link that Reyv posted....sorry...i should have posted there and checked out their info 1st....I'm new this forum stuff.

[annie]

When I use "Baroque Music"....that's a general term. Not all Baroque Music is appropriate because of the different movements and tempos. It's the SLOW movements that have the super learning properties...which is why a lot of Classical works and some doesn't.

Music has the ability to synchronize the brain's left analytical hemisphere with the right creative spatial hemisphere. When both hemispheres are engaged, the brain is able receive more information. You can retrieve information quickly because the music acts as a carrier wave to long-term memory storage. In simpler terms, the right music can put you in Alpha...the meditative state the makes this happen.

I just recently bought a "Accelerated Learning" CD from Steven Halpern and am fully expecting the same results as I get with Old Fashioned Baroque music.

[angelkitty]

Hi Annie,

You said not all "baroque music" is the same, do you know which classical music songs are slow (and which artist) and what is not suitable?

Do you know where I can get some music for free or for very cheap?

I mean if we are talking about 100+ year old classical music, there isn't any CD's from Vivaldi himself....so there must a website of someone playing it on their piano or something....or maybe I can just download it for a buck or so from a music membership site or something?

[dor]

Originally Posted by angelkitty

Hi Annie,

You said not all "baroque music" is the same, do you know which classical music songs are slow (and which artist) and what is not suitable?

look for movements in 'largo' - this is the term for slow - its about the same beat at your heart at rest.
as for getting music free - well i don't know about that but the naxos label - found in most record stores - is extremely cheap, good quality classical music - they use cheaper but good east european orchestras- you can get a vivaldi concerto cd for about seven bucks - there are usually about 4-5 largo movements on it.

As for music - I think that tunes that pick you up can help you to get in that emotional high/feel good state you want when doing some visualizations - the ones where you imagine it's already happening - but i have heard other people say it's not good to have emotion all the time...so i am confused on that

Rock and other quick beat music is supposed to cause you to concentrate less, so i don't know if it would be good to listen to when trying to visualize.

[annie]

For ease, the following I copied from my book...."The Power of Creating a LifeVision" (I'm lazy )

Also, I wish I knew where to get cheap music. I have a whole selection now, but I just googled it before and got some free downloads. The Vision Guider (from that other thread) has a selection for $19.95...100+ songs, I have that but haven't really used much of it so can't give you an honest opinion until I review it better.

Why music and why Baroque Music?

First of all, music stimulates and awakens the body. It increases blood and oxygen flow to the brain reviving tired listeners. Music also inspires emotion.

As reported in Ostrander and Schrader’s Super Learning, research discovered that the ideal state for learning is when the brain is in a relaxed, but aware state. And when they say relaxed, they do not mean asleep, but relaxed, focused and aware. It is at this point the brainwaves run at about 8 to 12 cycles per seconds or hertz. This is called the alpha state. Alpha is simply a state when you are calm and relaxed, in a way similar to when you whistle a happy tune, or when you daydream.

Getting into the Alpha State can be achieved in a number of ways and most of us achieve it several times during most days. At this time the mind is clear, receptive to information, and rapidly making 'connections', realizations and joining up deep thoughts. Many an 'AHA!' moment comes when an individual is in “Alpha”.

Years ago when this research was beginning, scientists were startled to discover that a certain kind of music can put the brain into an accelerated-learning state. Listening to Baroque Music was the number one method of getting into “Alpha”. Again, the research shows that baroque music at 60 beats per minute causes your brain to produce more alpha [calmness] waves. This happens on both the left brain’s analytical hemisphere and right side’s creative spatial hemisphere. When both hemispheres are engaged, the brain is able receive more information. You can retrieve information quickly because the music acts as a carrier wave to long-term memory storage.

"Learning improved by 24%, memory by 26% with the use of Baroque Music." Research Iowa State University

"Your conscious mind is very intelligent, and your subconscious is a hell of a lot smarter." ~Medical hypnotist, Milton Erikson.

Super learning music (or Baroque Music) speaks to your unconscious as well as your conscious mind, creating a bridge of awareness which allows you to begin tapping into your unused capabilities. It gives you ways to insure that your powerhouse subliminal mind is going in the same direction you are. With it, you can heighten the effects of your LifeVision action messages for your inner mind. While the music plays, you are in the ideal state to do mental training. This special music helps synchronize brain hemispheres & body rhythms to more efficient patterns.

Super learning Music features:
• Baroque 17th & 18th century concertos by masters like Vivaldi, Corelli & Bach.
• Soothing, serene music at the all important 60 beats per minute.
• Musical keys sequenced in ascending order.

Here are just a few recommendations:
Passive Concert:
Bach: Symphony in C Major
Symphony in D Major
Fantasy in G Major
Aria from Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in D Major
Prelude & Fugue in G Minor
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Handel: Four Sonatas for Flute, Op. 1
Pachelbel: Canon in D
Active Concert:
Haydn: Symphony No. 67 in F Major
Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra, No. 1 in C Major
Mozart: Haffner Symphony
Prague Symphony, German Dances, Concerto for Violin & Orchestra #7 in D major

[Indy107]

This confuses me too.

If we are listening to good peppy music, rock, jazz, India chants, whatever - that makes us feel good, you would think that would raise our vibrations to allow our intentions to manifest.

And then again, like Annie points out, certain types of music, like Baroque, can cause entrainment of the brain, allowing voice, images, whatever to reach your subconsious more easily while in Alpha state.

I started playing with my own video yesterday, and you can tell if your musical choice 'fits' your story - or not. I watches a YouTube video - I think it was called We Are All The Same - and the background music was
Pachelbel: Canon in D - it was a pretty powerful video - the music made it.

I would also think - correct me if I'm wrong - that alot of the classics would be considered Public Domain by now? As in free downloads? If not, compared to our more 'popular' music I'm sure you could find some classicals in the 'bargain' section of your favorite store

[dor]

Originally Posted by Indy107

This confuses me too.

I would also think - correct me if I'm wrong - that alot of the classics would be considered Public Domain by now? As in free downloads? If not, compared to our more 'popular' music I'm sure you could find some classicals in the 'bargain' section of your favorite store

public domain: the compositions, not the recordings. i believe in the US, its anything done prior to 1924.

The bbc experimented with some free classical downloads - beetoven symphonies, but I have not heard about any other.
classic music can use some help these days, so skip the big mac meal and buy a cd ( i line i got from neocameretta - a great neo-classical group.

[annie]

Pachelbell's Canon in D was something I used for several years for my LifeVision. I don't like to use "popular" music anymore because of the trigger that it is.

I can go to a wedding and hear it and suddenly I feel like jumping up and shouting..

I AM A POWERFUL, PASSIONATE, and INSPIRING WOMAN...............

LOL (know what I mean....)

(I'm joking)

Yes....I got 10 CD's of Baroque only at Sam's club for $19.95 and I've picked up Classical CD's at bargin tables for a few bucks. But only a few of the songs will achieve the Alpha..

But if you just want to "feel good" and aren't worried about the subconscious effect...use whatever!

[dor]

Originally Posted by annie

Here are just a few recommendations:
Passive Concert:
Bach: Symphony in C Major
Symphony in D Major
Fantasy in G Major
Aria from Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in D Major
Prelude & Fugue in G Minor
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Handel: Four Sonatas for Flute, Op. 1
Pachelbel: Canon in D
Active Concert:
Haydn: Symphony No. 67 in F Major
Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra, No. 1 in C Major
Mozart: Haffner Symphony
Prague Symphony, German Dances, Concerto for Violin & Orchestra #7 in D major

Here is the four seasons broken down:
* Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring)
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro
* Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer)
1. Allegro non molto - Allegro
2. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
3. Presto
* Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio molto
3. Allegro
* Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter)
1. Allegro non molto
2. Largo
3. Allegro
"largo"s are the slow movements - so if you were making a relaxation/alpha cd you just put those tracks to your playlist.

[Indy107]

On a side note- I'm reading "The Secret Life of Plants". Which came with it's own wierd little synchronicity - last night as I opened it a bookmark fell out, I didn't put it there, and when I looked at it, it had an email address on it. It is also a library book. But the email belongs to a friend of mine - who lives 2 towns over, and happens to play in the same 15 person community band I do - cooinidence? Maybe...but how many people read The Secret Life of Plants?

Anyways....alot of experiements have been done over the years involving music and plants (and animals). Basically, in a nutshell, Classical Music causes rapid growth, cucumber vines actually twining around the speakers playing Bach or Vivaldi, and ..... sorry to say....Rock kills. Plants don't like Led Zeppelin. Mice have even killed each other exposed to heavy rock over a period of time. Fascinating book - highly reccomended. Of course many people will read it and say "yeah - whatever" but considering what we're all involved in here on this board - some of you may enjoy it. There's a whole chapter on Plants and Music.

Bottom line- start enjoying classical music. Let's see - I took Music Appreciation in high school....that was 1976? 77?

[dor]

Originally Posted by Indy107

On a side note- I'm reading "The Secret Life of Plants". Which came with it's own wierd little synchronicity - last night as I opened it a bookmark fell out, I didn't put it there, and when I looked at it, it had an email address on it. It is also a library book. But the email belongs to a friend of mine - who lives 2 towns over, and happens to play in the same 15 person community band I do - cooinidence? Maybe...but how many people read The Secret Life of Plants?

Anyways....alot of experiements have been done over the years involving music and plants (and animals). Basically, in a nutshell, Classical Music causes rapid growth, cucumber vines actually twining around the speakers playing Bach or Vivaldi, and ..... sorry to say....Rock kills. Plants don't like Led Zeppelin. Mice have even killed each other exposed to heavy rock over a period of time. Fascinating book - highly reccomended. Of course many people will read it and say "yeah - whatever" but considering what we're all involved in here on this board - some of you may enjoy it. There's a whole chapter on Plants and Music.

Bottom line- start enjoying classical music. Let's see - I took Music Appreciation in high school....that was 1976? 77?

I like classical, but also like a lot of upbeat pop - Hindi music (believe it or not!) in particular has a lot of postive stuff in it (when you read the translations)
For a nice combo -Gilbert and Sullivan - very upbeat, and it will increase your vocabulary because Gilbert was a master rhymer.

[Indy107]

Originally Posted by dor

I like classical, but also like a lot of upbeat pop - Hindi music (believe it or not!) in particular has a lot of postive stuff in it (when you read the translations)
For a nice combo -Gilbert and Sullivan - very upbeat, and it will increase your vocabulary because Gilbert was a master rhymer.

Funny you should mention that, last fall I signed up for pitt orchestra for our town's little theatre. I haven't played pitt since High School, but they were looking for musicians, and my normal band was taking a break for the summer, so I said why not?

We did "The Mikado". Loved it.