The Power of Chanting: Exploring Sonic Resonance and Morphic Fields

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Dive into the fascinating world of chanting and its profound impact on personal and collective resonance. In this enlightening talk, we explore the vibratory power of mantras across different religious traditions. Through a series of simple experiments, discover the physical and spiritual resonance of chanting, from the basic "Amen" to the universal "Om," and learn how these sounds can transform our bodies, minds, and the spaces around us.
Chapter List:
0:14 - Introduction to Mantras and Their Universal Use
0:40 - The Science and Spirituality Behind Chanting
1:00 - The Three Levels of Sonic Resonance
1:26 - Experimenting with Mantras: A Participatory Exploration
2:01 - The Historical and Cultural Significance of "Amen"
2:30 - Conducting a Sonic Resonance Experiment with the Audience
3:20 - Experiencing the Vibrations of Different Sounds
4:32 - The Physiological Effects of Chanting "Amen" vs. "Aum"
5:09 - Observing Vibrations in the Body Through Chanting
6:00 - The Transition of Vibrations from "Amen" to "Aum"
7:19 - The Collective Experience of Chanting in a Group
8:09 - The Importance of Chanting and Singing in Cultural and Spiritual Practices
9:47 - Reenchanting the World Through Chanting
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Dr Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of morphic resonance. At Cambridge University he worked in developmental biology as a Fellow of Clare College. He was Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and From 2005 to 2010 was Director of the Perrott-Warrick project, Cambridge.
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[@alexzicker]

People used to sing - and whistle - as they did manual labour, as they worked in the home, as they minded the children and the cattle, and as they walked; soldiers sang as they marched; children sang as they played. "Whoever did not live in the eighteenth century before the Revolution does not know the sweetness of life and cannot imagine what happiness there can be in life." (Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord)

[@tonykehoe123]

Uni from the Latin meaning one ….verse

[@Elizabeth-pd4sd]

Thank you! Finally somebody nailed it! ❤❤

[@chemtrail2269]

A collective with amnesia rediscovering ancient memories. Love it.

[@Knifymoloko]

What a time to be alive ❤

[@Alison-LoveAndUnity]

Ethiopian Coptic priests... Listen to them it's stunning... The vibration is enormous

[@maryhitchcock-nn1nm]

Rupert is a true gift and heaven sent.

[@gemmadidit4118]

A mild mannered hero. I felt every bit of that...😊.

[@VDP207]

Good to see Rupert hasn't lost his fascinating perspective on life.😊

[@fraserreal8496]

The wisdom of language once again. "En-CHANT". From root 'cantare' (to sing). Who knew? The power of sound is phenomenal.

[@bender8100]

"Per la religione induista, la parola sanscrita śānti (solitamente anglicizzata in shanti o shantih) indica uno stato di assoluta pace interiore e di serena imperturbabilità, caratterizzato dall'assenza delle frenetiche onde-pensiero (vṛtti) generate dalla mente."

[@bender8100]

Sorry, I reported that because I think you can understand/translate Italian. I think that "cantare" derives from "Shanti". The verbal form you mentioned, "cantare" (presente infinito, infinite present), would be "canti" in many other conjugations. "canti"... "Shanti"...

[@cinderling5472]

Beautifully said

[@andreiadetavora8471]

@@bender8100 Gracie mille for the correlations. I'm trying to learn italian!! Such a poetic and beautiful language!!

[@roblong3684]

​@bender8100 so without frenetic, there is a peaceful mind?

[@jonstfrancis]

I attended mass in Syria and they also pronounce Amen as Ameen. I believe that amen is cognisant with the the Sanskrit mantra OHM/AUM. The mantra AUM allows vibration to move up the body too. So, yes I totally agree! You can also track vibrational changes in the body by placing the hands on the body to feel the vibrations.

[@Bulzack-wr1ii]

Under rated comment. Tell us more sir.

[@richaelblewett5068]

How many of you, like me, did this as children in a very natural way just because it felt good and, therefore, was fun?

[@RedStoneWhite]

I did this as a child. I would also hum and lightly touch my teeth together to feel and hear a different vibration❤

[@ciudadanokien901]

Exactly, it is intuitive, what matters is the vibration over the the tissues not the meaning or origin of the words, those topics are just ways to teach the technics. The topic to addresses here is what frequency to look for for each organ of the body, must be high or low and what each one does

[@Vibologie]

Well if Rupert Sheldrake is talking about chanting I feel much better about my calling. 😊 and - in Aramaic the word is “Ameyn” and it means “I promise to be true to what I said.” In the Aramaic philosophy it means word spoken, action done. ✔️ and it is pronounced ah-meen ❤

[@onelittledropintheocean]

Perhaps all our spoken words should be slowed down this way so we can feel their vibrations 🤔 It would actually be an amazing thing if we did that... People who stutter would no longer stutter for example. It would help slow down the pace of life that we so desperately need to do. Amen to that 🙏🏻

[@marcietownsend3635]

If you're chanting the names of the Hindu deities, the names are seed mantras and each chakra of the body is ruled by a certain deity or you can assign the deity of your choice to your chakras. In any case, you become the immanent expression of said deities and they become you.

[@shyvanatop4777]

Sounds like an invitation for possession lol

[@brinkearney504]

​@@shyvanatop4777 Yeah, Hindus are all possessed😂. What about eating the body and blood? Are Christians cannibals?

[@thyhandrevolve]

Jesus was a necromancer.

[@Hejirah]

Lately I've been pondering how truly sound has healing properties, just think of all the little sounds and noises we sponaneously do when we have an ache, even if just the little sighs. Notice how nice that feels next time you find yourself doing such :D

[@morganpriehs1125]

Every thing is to do with sound and resonance. If you sat in a room tuned the frequency of the human body,it would heal you.they can destroy cancer cells with sound.

[@junglie]

My cats purring is very healing i have noticed, i join in to heal her back too. Very therapeutic.

[@donfelder93]

Rupert sheldrake - one of those rare gems in the digital desert.

[@dennismason3740]

Rupert, dude! You're doing a bit of throat singing (like Tuvans and those monks) at the end of your syllables. So cool! I taught myself throat singing around 2000 and it's indescribable. I'm pickin' up good vibrations...

[@bluffdweller1]

I’ve taken Jill Purce’s class online and she and her skills are beyond fascinating IMO.

[@mariaferguson2224]

... and thirdly, there's the morphic resonance with all those who have done it before. WoW!

[@LowleyUK]

I am very sensitive to sound frequencies and I've had profound outer body experiences from chanting and meditating to certain frequencies, but I had never realised that certain words affect different parts of the body. So thank you very much for sharing this!

[@coldwarunicorns]

i so enjoy watching/listening and learning from Rupert Sheldrake and his work

[@RSEFX]

He certainly has a very compelling and a profound ability to raise the senses, the imagination and the spirit. I feel very grateful for having come upon him in videos (and, later, writings) some 10-11 years ago.

[@Meditationalchemists]

We’ve mapped the archetypal tones through word resonance using Gematria or geometry of word. The tones create perfect geometry and harmonic structures. I’ve also published books on this. I’ve tried reaching out to you to share this knowledge. The names of the days are harmonic in their tonal geometry structure. It’s a new discovery by Gregory Russell. We’ve pioneered a whole new system based on geometry of tone found in word values.

[@fionapower7348]

❤

[@jacobemond2036]

How do I learn more?

[@freeflyer6170]

I LOVE THIS GUY!

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

His talks with Terence McKenna are great to listen to. McKenna was an early supporter of Rupert’s work

[@saggezzanelcorpo]

Thank you for sharing this! Adding the pitch also makes the sound move through your body. I always thought of and experienced the movement from belly to heart to throat to head when singing the Sanctus in church and being connected on three levels, me, you and God...another Trinity.

[@HigherThinkersClub]

This is such an important topic - I am buckled in ❤

[@goribhafizx]

I remember when I was young. My teacher taught me a super sacred powerful secret chant- "Ohhh-waaahhh-taaahhh-gooohhh-siiiaaaaammmmm."

[@DearProfessorRF]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 Mr. Sheldrake is so right.

[@brianburkart]

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo!!

[@user-vb3pw3yc4c]

Nam myo ho renghe Kyo!

[@DrMARDOC]

Fun fact! The correct pronunciation is; “ MAAHNTRAH”. Interestingly the “ AH” sound is actually a seed-syllable mantra itself!

[@kiranjoshi5267]

Namaste Thanks for sharing profound insight. Beej mantra are primordial vibrations connecting sub sub atomic quantum level through "para " vani

[@human4805]

Thank you and gratitude are my carrier frequency. Theres something mysterious with vowels.

[@hirealproperties]

Wow I noticed this when I say the OM before doing yoga. It feels powerful. Here’s the explanation. Thanks!

[@kirinkopalan4793]

Thank you Rupert

[@ransetruman2984]

thank you for this, beloved.

[@user-vb3pw3yc4c]

I chant and Is so powerful. Such a scientist has all my respect ❤

[@christinatownsend4112]

Awesome! Thank you ❤

[@johnpaulsecond4626]

nicely demonstrated Rupert

[@user-oy4ct1kl6p]

Thank you very much !

[@LetsBeRational777]

Brilliant.

[@chelseaandhobbes]

This is a great lecture, thank you !,

[@traviswadezinn]

Important topic - thank you

[@thelaughingphilosopher2421]

The resonance of rock music in the background...

[@MiscGeekery]

Hi Rupert I hope this message finds you on a good day I found myself to be more familiar with a chant with OM and the suffix differences in your chants demonstrated i found to be interesting All the Best~

[@MiscGeekery]

my apologies i just made it into the OM chant of the video All the Best~

[@prasadm.n.384]

Holding your breath (without overstressing), chant the extended AUM. Gradually stretch the chant to last 20-30 seconds (or more!), and watch how your health (physical, mental and spiritual) changes... and how grounded you become.

[@mariaegan876]

gracias 💚

[@blackbird5634]

Bayaka pigmy music is interwoven harmonies and basic beats. It's like mantras sung by a group. They're really hypnotic.

[@user-eb3si]

Amen 🙏

[@tonykehoe123]

En chanting !

[@EddieLancelot]

When giving birth, many women naturally make similar sounds. Something about it reduces pain. It's a small-scale miracle.

[@ThePyramidSystem]

Yeah, I hummed through my entire labor with my first child. over 36 hours of labor with no pain medication, just humming. no one had taught me to do it. I just started doing it. And then I hummed with my second child again out of no where. Guess it’s instinctual.

[@justcomment3721]

You're so close! It's actually called "diksha" which has existed far longer than your morphic field. Centuries in fact. When one takes "diksha" of a mantra from a guru of certain lineage , one gets the "license " & "eligibility to connect with the whole lineage which might go back to pre-historic times .

[@aktywnyobserwator5868]

Thank you Mr Sheldrake !! Appreciated. BTW : Amen comes from... sacred OMMM ? Greetings from Polska on Gaura Purnima day!

[@protyusgames4741]

I started with a congestion headache. It is much less right now.

[@adrianadecaria5845]

We stopped singing as soon as recorded music started to dominate. If we sing in public, we risk to be seen as ridiculous. Singing is a vibration we must recuperate.

[@Lisa_M_V]

I sing all the time! At least I had lessons my neighbours can’t get annoyed ❤😂

[@NoeticEidetics]

You can hear this in some of the communal prayers of Muslims, depending on which school of thought and how many people follow that, such as the Shafi’i school. At the end of each Opening Surah recitation everyone says “āmīn”. Muslims also say it anytime there is a supplicatory prayer, which they call dua. “Āmīn” is the recognition of completing the request to God to grant it to them. Of course Muslims have many, many other mantra-like expressions, especially for individual and group chants, which they call “dhikr”.

[@camilar3273]

May I give you 10 likes, Rupert? 😄 Thank you!

[@mikejones9961]

click share, then copy to boost the algorithm

[@Michael...Jackson]

Cymatic reality 😉

[@clifb.3521]

❤❤❤

[@bender8100]

"cantare" (presente infinito, infinite present), would be "canti" in many other conjugations. "canti"... "Shanti"... And that's my language, italian. "om Shanti" is the Sanskrit formula for that reported by dr Sheldrake, and I see similarities. "Om Shanti" should mean "I am peace". That was explained by a Buddhist monk: he precisely explained that this chanting must be done with a precise diction. "Om Shanti (Sanskrit: ॐ शान्तिः) is an invocation for peace or an invocation to God and is usually chanted three times to become om shanti shanti shanti. This mantra means “om, peace, peace, peace.” The phrase can be seen as a salutation, but it appears mostly in Hindu and Buddhist prayers, writings and ceremonies.". And that's all I can say to you 😂

[@mazharali4163]

❤❤

[@user-et2vb1jv4h]

🙏

[@ashmeadali]

*HU* is said to be the most ancient mantra and non-denominational name for God. Singing *HU* daily with an open heart and mind, can safely alter personal frequency. "If you want to find the secrets of the Universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."- Nikola Tesla. Search how to sing *HU* .

[@LP-ct6xe]

We’re orthodox Christian in Romania and we say Amin

[@ashleykinch7233]

Please read Shakespeare twelfth night, act two scene 5. “MOAI” is repeated several times with out making any sense in the context of the play.. It continues as follows. “If this fall into thy hand, revolve” IAOM is the correct pronunciation for OM chanting in Pranayama breathing practices. Also MOAI is one of the high level secret words in Freemasonry. They give you the secret word backwards Letter by letter as you progress through the higher degrees. You have to revolve the word to work out its meaning. Almost as if you are turning a key. HPB said in the secret doctrine, there are seven keys to the mystery’s and each key must be turned 7 times. Hope you find this interesting, certainly made me choke on my chicken when i read about it.

[@judithsmorti4306]

❤🙏

[@David-cf2iq]

🕉️🙏

[@VenFlyte]

Agla agla agla :)

[@gladysma308]

3:26 demo

[@nancylouin2002]

Awesome! Kotodana and tuvo singing check it out

[@muralidharankv169]

0:11 Mantras are words that don't necessarily have direct meaning! But the Sanskrit mantras do have direct meaning.

[@SP-ny1fk]

You may be interested in Sahaja Yoga meditation Rupert

[@spiritlevelstudios]

My Aaaaas & Eeeees have backwards resonance. 😅 When everyone else is in the chest, I'm stuck in the head.

[@PravdaSeed]

🧞💞💫💞💫 Rupert you are the Best 🧞💙 🌍🕉️☯️☸️🌍

[@johnstanton8499]

If one listens to the Lords Prayer sung in Aramaic on you tube ,the language spoken by Jesus ,the Amen sounds like Amayn

[@HereForToday42]

I've loved Gregorian chants from the time I was a teenager, and my family of origin was not spiritual at all

[@Hejirah]

Ya'll should at least once in your lifetime experience a SunnO))) concert.

[@lisawonderful2222]

way prefer Ameeeeeen

[@DaleRogers]

Distracting music in back of a talk on chanting. LOL

[@chrisgrezinger7430]

Nearly nothing of importance for men's true discovery of his unlimited potential is found in offical media... I started with Rupert Shaldrake more than 40 years ago and ended up with astrotheology ... biogeometry (Dr Robert Gilbert) and listening to frequency, energy and morphic fields enbeded in sound to heal nearly anything ... Thanks Rupert ... just wished you yourself would use this sounds + morphic fields that bring you back in 'time' to the vital state of youth

[@ak47wd40]

They sing at the football

[@MegaMahuro]

Amen is actually derived from Amon (Ra) ... like pretty much the whole judeo christian "mythos" is derived from Egyptian and older mythologies and religions. There is nothing new under the Sun.

[@pentackle166]

It is actually from Aum, which predates amon ra. There was a certain place where the n was added to the end of most words, i think it was tamil nadu, and Aum became Aum'n. And from there it evolved to become amen

[@l21n18]

No it’s not

[@MegaMahuro]

So basically Christianity is a "new age cult" made up of the stories coming from ancient and much older civilizations. Even the "our father" prayer is found at least 1000 years before as a prayer to Osiris. Look it up. Christianity was concocted by the last roman emperor that decided to become the head of the new cult (the pope) as Rome was imploding. To make the new cult palatable to old citicens of Rome, the new cult was based on the cult romans knew and loved, Mithraism. Therefore, Cristianity in its primordial firm, Roman Catholic is nothing but an updated pagan cult of mithras. Mithraism preceedes Christianity and all of Christianity mythology is a copy of Mithraism that is a copy of older Egyptian myths. Sorry to burst your bubble. The bible was "compiled" or edited at the coucil of Nicea 350 years after Jesus, the handy work of the roman emperor.

[@Orgotheonemancult]

Christianity was growing steadily more widespread centuries before the last Roman emperor. Like every other major religion, it was cultivated across generations upon generations of thinkers, leaders, laymen, etc. It was not "concocted" by any one person or one group.

[@dorjedradul9805]

@@MegaMahuroRoman Catholicism is *actually* a Luciferian (Satanic) subversion of true Christianity. You are actually regurgitating the false light cover story there to obscure the truth - gutted by the system of anti-Spirit you can’t wait to shout out the *NEWS* it’s actually you who finds himself having taken on New Age belief systems. Christ is the Spirit, Jesus (Yeshua) is the *LIGHT* - you have *NO* *IDEA* what you are on about . .

[@junglie]

Now open wide & say AUM......

[@traceler]

He is mistaken twice, in Sanskrit it is written AUM but the correct pronunciation is OM like the HIndu yogis and Tibetan Buddhist pronounce...and the correct pronunciation of AMEN is Amen and not Amin like the Muslim do because Christianity precede Islam by a few years ( Also Amen comes form the Hebrew Amuna " let it be", so be it, faith , etc, nothing to do with any ameen). kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYumhoerd8mlr9k

[@l21n18]

Amen pronounced that way in different languages, not just a Muslim thing

[@johnstanton8499]

The Amen sung in Aramaic the original language of Christ ,at the end of the Lords prayer the Amen sounds like Amayn .Well worth a listen on youtube.

[@adii.3665]

Amen is a Hebrew word, from the root א.מ.נ . It's not borrowod from another culture, as some say...

[@felixccaa]

seems like cheating to change all of a sudden into overtones like Rupert did 7:32

[@Lisa_M_V]

Amen is a praise to a cruel dictator - isn’t that the origin? Most people just say the word ‘amen’ no chanting

[@alexgordon951]

you're incorrect. jews have been pronouncing it "amen" for thousands of years

[@spiritlevelstudios]

Either either

[@user-tl4db8oc3f]

I have never liked to chant , and will never be stupid enough to follow the crowd my nature doesn't allow me to follow .

[@patrickkish6662]

So, watching a KZbin video on a subject you don't like, and commenting on it, may not be following the crowd. But I'd say you're definitely IN a crowd. I also might ask how one's personal intelligence might factor into this equation?

[@user-tl4db8oc3f]

@@patrickkish6662 I don't have to watch , what I can smell.

[@patrickkish6662]

@@user-tl4db8oc3f What do you smell?

[@patrickkish6662]

@@user-tl4db8oc3f Regardless of opinion, sometimes one's own attitude can stink

[@user-tl4db8oc3f]

@@patrickkish6662 the only reason I got a response from you is that WHAT I said made you start to realize the stinch of what you believe in.

[@bell1435]

He doesn’t look healthy or balanced to me. I personally wouldn’t take advice from him.

[@SisypheanRoller]

What do you mean?

[@Omaum]

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