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This is an an point here that we definitely should review when I'm done reading this. Since the theta level is associated with sleep, the subject concern may progress from a fully awake to sleep state provided that he does not consciously resist as the brain strives to entrain its wave frequency output with the one which the person hears. Since these brainwave frequencies are outside the spectrum of sounds which can be heard in
pure form by the human ear, Hemi-Sync must produce them based on another phenomenon known as the brain's capacity for deducing quote beat frequencies. If the human brain is exposed to one frequency in the left ear which is 10 Hz below another audible frequency played in the right ear, rather than hearing either of the two audible frequencies, the brain chooses to quote hear the difference between them, the quote beat
frequency, thus availing itself of the FFR phenomenon and using the technique of the quote beat frequencies, the Gateway system uses Hemi-Sync and other audio techniques employing the FFR phenomenon to introduce a variety of frequencies which are played at a virtually subliminal, marginally audible level. The objective is to relax the left hemisphere of the brain, place the physical body in a virtual sleep state, and bring the left and right hemispheres
into coherence under conditions designed to promote the production of ever higher amplitude and frequency brainwave output. Audible and perhaps subliminal suggestions by Bob Monroe accompany the various brainwave frequencies uh which are sometimes rolled in together under sounds such as sea surf to mask the sound frequencies where desirable. In this way, Gateway endeavors to provide the subject with the tools by which he
may alter his consciousness based on his own volition over time through repetitive use of the tapes so as to access via intuitive means new categories of information not available to ordinary consciousness. So, yeah, this frequency following response is a really important point, a really important part of the theory of how Gateway and also by neural beats in general work. So, again, to summarize it, if you want to entrain the brain with a
10 Hz frequency that is actually not audible. So, how do you do that? What you have to do is you create a 10 Hz difference by say playing 100 Hz in one ear and then 90 Hz in the other ear and then using this frequency following response phenomenon of the brain, you are able to entrain your brain with a non-audible brain wave that gets you into a desirable state for meditation, basically. And of course, I was laughing
because I said I don't think he's implanting anything subliminal in the tapes, but it sounds like he's readily admitting to that being part of it. And again, I know there's going to be some of you that find that to be nefarious out of the gate, but I spent enough time doing these meditations now that I I truly can't detect anything that I would be worried about. Home stretch for this one, my friends.
Role of resonance. However, brain coherence through entrainment to quote beat frequencies introduced via stereo headphones is only part of the reason why the Gateway system works. It is also designed to achieve the physical quietude characteristic of deep transcendental meditative states, which brings about a complete alteration of the fundamental resonance pattern associated with the sound associated with the sound frequencies produced by
the human body. Yoga, Zen, or other transcendental meditation, if practiced long enough, will produce a change in the sound frequency with which the human heart resonates throughout the entire body. According to Bentov, this change in resonance results from the elimination of what the medical profession calls the quote bifurcation echo, so that the sound of the heartbeat can move synchronously up and down the circulatory system in harmonious
resonance approximately seven times a second. Bentov describes the role played by the bifurcation echo as follows. When the left ventricle of the heart ejects blood, the aorta being elastic balloons out just beyond the valve and causes a pressure pulse to travel down along the aorta. When the pressure pulse reaches the bifurcation in the lower abdomen, which is where the aorta forks to go into the two legs, part of the pressure
pulse rebounds and starts traveling up the aorta. If in the meantime the heart ejects more blood and a new pressure pulse is traveling down, these two pressure pulses pressure points will eventually collide somewhere along the aorta and produce an interference pattern, end quote.
By placing the body in a sleep-like state, the Gateway Tapes achieve the same goal as meditation in that it places the body in such a profoundly relaxed state that the bifurcation echo slowly fades away as the heart lessens the force and frequency with which it pushes blood to the aorta. The result is a regular rhythmic sine wave pattern of sound which echoes throughout the body and rises up into the head in sustained
resonance. The amplitude of the sine wave pattern, when measured with a sensitive seismograph type instrument, is about three times the average of the sound volume produced by the heart when it is operating normally. So, this is something I remember reading in Itzhak Bentov's book, this idea of basically creating coherence throughout the body and eliminating this bifurcation noise or whatever the bifurcation echo.
So, again, just to summarize this, by entraining the brain with a binaural signal and going into deep meditation and getting really relaxed, you bring more resonant coherence to the whole body, you eliminate this interference pattern um that happens at this bifurcation point in the descending aorta where it splits into the legs, and it creates this resonant pattern. Um what does he say that's like seven times I'll just read it again. The result is a
regular rhythmic sine wave pattern of sound which echoes throughout the body and rises up into the head and a sustained resonance the amplitude of the sine wave pattern when measured with a sensitive seismograph instrument is about three times the average of the sound produced by the heart when it is operating normally.
Interesting. You know, I I don't know obviously how much of this still holds up to modern medical scrutiny, but I would really be interested to know. We're only on page six. Uh this is a dense document, so it's going to take a while to get through. I think that's a lot to chew on. We've already started bumping up against some really uh arousing arou- ear-arousing. I mean, that that's what binaural beats are, right? Um
really arousing ontological territory. Um we've already stated how apparently Gateway allows one's consciousness to go beyond space-time to tap in to the intuitive knowledge of the universe. I think that's pretty close to a direct quote.
But there is so much more to come, my friends. We've barely let the juice loose on this topic. Uh if you're enjoying this, you know what to do. Uh tickle the algorithm. Like, >> >> sub, comment, share. Picking up where we left off, brain stimulation, 0.9 on page six.
Bentov's biomedical model shows that this resonance is of considerable importance since it is directly transmitted to and impacts upon the brain. The resulting vibration is received and transmitted into the brain itself via the fluid-filled third left ventricles located above the brainstem.
An electromagnetic pulse is then generated which stimulates the brain to raise the amplitude and frequency of brainwave output. Just as Dr. Tremolo observed in his research on the effects of the hemi-sync tapes, also the brain is contained in a tight membrane called the dura which is in turn cushioned by a thin layer of fluid located between it and the skull. As the coherent resonance produced by the human heart in a state
of profound relaxation reaches the fluid layer surrounding the brain, it sets up a rhythmic pattern in which the brain moves up and down approximately 0.005 to 0.010 mm in a continuous pattern. The self-referencing character of resonant behavior accounts for the body's ability to sustain this movement despite the minimal level of energy involved. In this way, the entire body, based on its own micro-motion, functions as a tuned
vibrational system which transfers energy in a range between 6.8 and 7.5 Hz into the Earth's ionospheric cavity, which itself resonates at about 7 to 7.5 Hz. Of this process, Bentov states, quote, "This is occurring in a very long wavelength of of about 40,000 km or just about the perimeter of the planet. In other words, the signal from the movement of our bodies will travel around the world in about 1/7 of a second through the electromagnetic field
in which we are embedded. Such a long wavelength knows no obstacles and its strength does not attenuate much over large distances. Naturally, it will go through just about anything, metal, concrete, water, and the fields making up our bodies. It is the ideal medium for conveying a telepathic signal.
Consequently, the gateway process is designed to rather rapidly induce a state of profound calm within the nervous system and to do and to significantly lower blood pressure to cause the circulatory system, skeleton, and all other physical organ systems to begin vibrating coherently at about 7 to 7.5 cycles per second. The resulting resonance sets up a regular repetitive sound wave which propagates in consonance with the electrostatic field
of the Earth. Okay, so once again, this point about brain stimulation fascinating. Uh I have questions. S- Seems like a lot of this is based off of speculation. Um not that it's not plausible, but So again, this quote I'm pretty sure comes from Stalking the Wild Pendulum by Bentov. It sounds familiar to me. I You know, I think in the book he does provide some more evidence for this, but still, you know, this relationship
between um brain waves and the electromagnetic field of the Earth is very very interesting. Don't get me wrong, but um I guess I would just love to see more evidence or or if this is something again that still holds up to modern scientific scrutiny.
All right, point 10, energy entrainment. As the body is turned into a coherent oscillator vibrating in harmony with the surrounding electrostatic medium, the specific exercises included in the Gateway tapes enjoin the participant to build up the energy field surrounding the body, presumably by using energy from the Earth's field which the body is now entraining because of its ability to resonate with it. This puts the body's
energy field into homogeneity with the surrounding environment and promotes movement of the seat of consciousness into the surrounding environment partly in response to the fact that the two electromagnetic mediums are now a single continuum.
Thus, the same process which moves the brain into focused coherence at steadily higher levels of frequency and amplitude so as to entrain analogous frequencies in the universe for data collection.
Also promotes enhancement of bodily energy levels to a point adequate to permit the subject to experience an out-of-body movement when he is ready to do so. More will be said about this topic later. In addition, by resonating with the Earth's electromagnetic sphere, the body creates a surprisingly powerful carrier wave to assist the mind in communication activity with other human minds similarly tuned.
Again, I come away from this point with similar feelings to point nine. And don't get me wrong, I'm not necessarily questioning anything specifically in terms of like if the method works.