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The Story
Thewholeaffairbeganinamostunexpectedmanner.IwasansweringquestionstowardtheendofaSoundHealer’sTraininginSeattle,WashingtonthislastSeptember(2005).AwomanraisedherhandandsaidthatsheworkedwithAIDSandHIVpatientsinAfricathroughanon-profitorganization.SheaskedifIhadanyrecordingsorsoundpatternsthatwouldhelp,asthesituationwasgettingquitedirethroughoutthatpartoftheworld.IrepliedthatIdidnothaveanything
substantivetooffer,asmypsycho-immunologicalworkuptothattimehadbeencenteredongeneralimmunityandnothingthatspecific.
Shethensaidthatshehadarequest,achallengeactually.Irecallthemomentclearlyastheroomsuddenlyfilledwithaspiritualpresencewhenshespoke.“Ihaveafavortoaskofyou.Iknowyouareverybusy,butAfricaisindistressandIknowyoucanhelp.”
ThethoughtofaddingonemorethingtothelistofgrowingprojectsIhadcommittedmyselftoboggledmymind.
The Story substantivetooffer,asmypsycho-immunologicalworkupto
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IwasabouttostammeroutsomethingtothiseffectwhenIclairvoyantlynoticedabeingstandingofftomyright.HewasanAfricanshamanwhowasaddinghisweighttotherequest.Andthenallmyguidescametome,andthestagewassuddenlyveryfull.Iheardmyselfsay—“Iwillfindawaytocreatethetimetodothis.”
Mindyou,IhadnoideahowIwouldeverpullthisoff,giventhefactthatIwaseasilyworkingfourteentosixteenhoursadayonotherrecordingandwritingprojects.Iwasrunning on emptyasthesayinggoes,plusJudiandIwereinthemidstofpackingforanotherworldteachingtour.
Aboutfourdaysafterthisencounter,Iwasawakenedatthreeinthemorning,bymygroupofthirteenHathors.TheysaidthatnowwasthetimetobeginworkingontheImmunityprogram.Theysaiditwouldbepurevocalsound,withouttheuseofanyelectronicfrequencies,andwouldbechanneledwiththeassistanceofspiritualhealersfrommanydiverserealmsofconsciousness.Theyalsoinformedmethatmostoftherecordingwouldusuallytakeplacearound3AMsincethiswasthetimeofleastinterferencefromcollectivethoughtforms—includingmyown.Theyputmeonnotice,inotherwords,thatIwouldnotbegettingmuchsleepforthenextfewweeks.
Infact,ittookfourweekstorecordallthirty-twotracks,eachofthemconsistingofadifferentbeingchannelinghisorherspirituallightintoaudiblesound.Itwasanexhilaratingandmind-expandingexperiencethatkeptpushingtheedgesofmyownpersonalparadigmsandbeliefs.
ThefirsttwotrackswerelaiddownbytheHathors.Thesetracks,Iwastold,wouldbeofassistancewithmanytypesofcancerinadditiontoHIV/AIDSandotherimmunologicalproblems.IwasalsotoldthatthefinalrecordingwouldaddressImmunityonmanylevels—notjustphysical,butemotionalandspiritualaswell.Howitwouldaccomplishthisfeatwasnotcleartomeatthebeginning,butastherecordingprocessunfoldedIbegantoseethelargerpicture.Immunityisnotjustthephysicalresponseofourimmunesystemstoimmunologicalthreats.Itisboththebiologicalsenseofselfandthespiritualsenseofself-identity.
Afterthefirsttwotracks,thevibrationalenergyofthespirithealerschangedconsiderably.AnAfricanshamanappearedtomeclairvoyantlyandindicatedthathewishedtooffertheassistanceofplant spirit medicine,meaningthathecalleduponthespiritsofspecificplantstohelpalleviatephysicalandspiritualillness.Iknewaboutthistypeofhealingandhadexperienceditmyselfontwoseparateoccasionsfromtwodifferentpractitioners.ThiswayofworkingwithplantspiritsseemstohavelongtraditionsthroughoutmuchofNorthandSouthAmerica,aswellasAfrica.Thisformofmedicinemayhavetraditionsinotherpartsoftheworldaswell—it’sjustthatIamnotfamiliarwiththem.
Whatstruckmeaboutthisshaman/healerwasthathehadobviouslynotbeeninabodyonEarthforalong
timesincemanyoftheplantsheusedforhealingwerenolongerphysicallypresentinAfrica.Theyhadlongagobecomeextinct.Foramomentheseemedtobeingriefanddisbelief.AndthenIwatchedhimtraversethestarsandthespiritworldstofindhisspiritbrothersandsisters(hisplantmedicine)inotherrealmsofconsciousness.HethencalleduponthemandbroughttheirspiritmedicinebacktoEarthinthesoundsthathesangthroughmyvoice.WhenIfinishedthatsequence,IwassobbingfromthepoweroftheenergiesandfromthepathosofwhatIhadjustwitnessed.IsteppedoutoftherecordingboothtofindalargeAfricanmalestandingethericallyinthestudio.IrecognizedhimasaMasaiwarrior.Hebowedandwecommunedforafewmomentsinsilence—himthankingmeforkeepingmypromise,andmethankinghimforhisvisitation.
Overtheyears,Ihavebecomequiteusedtochannelingmanydifferenttypesofspiritualenergiesandbeingsinthecourseofmywork.ButIhadneverchanneledsomanydiversetypesofenergiesinsuchashortspaceoftime,andtheexperiencewasdeeplyalteringtomyperceptionsofthespiritworlds.
Someofthebeingswhosangtheirhealingfromtherealmsoflightintotheworldofsoundwererecognizabletome—lamasfromTibet,healersfromancientEgypt,IndiaandPersia.Someofthemwerealchemistsofthehighestorder,andsomeofthemwerecreatorgodsandgoddessesfromancienttimesandplaceswehavenonamesfor.
Aboutathirdofthewayintotherecordingprocessagroupofangelsbegantodownloadtheirhealing codes.Eachofthesecodeshadspecificgeometriesoflightassociatedwiththem,andaseachangelsangthroughme,IwaselevatedtosuchheightsthatIwouldliterallystaggeroutoftherecordingboothwhenIwasdonewithhisorhersequence.SomeoftheseangelicbeingsIrecognizedfromChristianandIslamictraditions.Butsomeofthemwereunknowntome.Myonlysenseofthem,besidestheirmajestyandpowerwasthattheyhadbeensentforthfromtheheartoftheDivinetoaidintheimmensetaskofplanetaryhealing.
Iwillneverforgetonesession,abouthalfwaythroughtherecording,inwhichIwitnessedtheTaosendingforthaformofpurechi(orlifeforce)fromtheFormlessHeavenintoasoundpattern.Thesoundseemedtobenotofthisworld,butatthesametime,deeplyhealing.Everycellinmybodywasbothcomfortedandnourishedbytheseprimordialsounds.
Duringonesession,IwatchedastheBlueMedicineBuddhacalledforthanexquisiteformofhealinglightfromtheSambhogaya(theTibetanrealmofpurelightandsound).Iwatchedashewovethelighttogetherandlowereditsvibrationalfrequenciesfromthatofspirituallightintospiritualsound.
Inonesession,aMongolianshamancalleduponthehorse-headedgodofhealingknownasHevajrabyTibetans.AsIsawHevajra manifest within the realms of light, I saw thousands
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of wild horses running across theplains of Mongolia—a potentsymboloftheprimalhealingpowerthat was being released throughthesesounds.
Inothersessions,NativeAmericanshamansandhealerswouldsingandcall forth healing powers throughtheir intention. One in particularaffected me deeply—Buffalo CalfWoman—a legendary figure ofimmense healing power. Her tonesshookwithapotencythatleftmeinboth amazement and appreciationofthefemininepowertoheal.
For twenty-eight days, in theearly hours of the morning, theseextraordinary and diverse beingsjoined together in one commonpurpose—to release to the worlda form of healing and potential ata timeofdesperateneed.Spirituallineages that rarelymeetandwereoften inconflict in thisworldwerejoiningtogethertocreateahealingpowerthatleftmestunnedandspeechless.
Towardtheendoftherecordingprocess,bothMagdalenandYeshuaaddedtheirvoicestothehealingchoir,andforme,thiswasbothcalmingandintegrativeinitseffects.
Throughouttherecording,Iwouldlistentoeachnewvoiceasitwasaddedtothepreviousones.Therewereafewtimeswhenthesoundsweretoocatalytic,toostrongandvolatile.Theyleftme,andthoselisteningshakingfromthereleaseoftoomuchpersonalnegativity.WiththeadditionofMagdalenandYeshua,thereleaseofnegativitywasstillpresent,butwithasenseofcomfortandstability.Afertilegroundforhealingwascompleted.Allthatwasrequiredweretheseedsofintentionthateachlistenerwillsowasheorshelistenstothecodes.
Itisnowquitecleartomethatthisuniquepsycho-acousticprogramisaco-creativematrix.Itisanauditorytrailofspirituallightwherebythehealingintentionsandenergiesofthesespirithealerscanbejoinedwiththeintentionsofthoselistening.
Thoughts on Immunity, Belief and Healing
IhavecometoseeImmunityinamuchlargercontextthanjustourphysicalimmuneresponsetopathogens.Fromabiologicalperspective,ourimmunesystemsareawayto
determineselffromnon-self.Ifsomethinginvadesourbodies(sayabacteriaoravirus)ourimmunesystemsquicklyascertainiftheyareapartofusornot.Iftheyarenotrecognizedasapartofourpersonalbiology,thenourimmunesystemsmobilizetheirresourcestodestroythetoxicinvaders.
Physicalimmuneresponseisaverycomplexaffair—acombinationofmanyfactorsincludinggenetics,nutrition,environmentalfactors,personalvitalityaswellasmental/emotionalpatterns.Thislastaspectofimmunityisoftenreferredtoaspsycho-immunologyorpsychoneuroimmunology.Thisfieldofresearchlooksathowourthoughtsandespeciallyemotionsaffectourimmunesystems.Andwhilesuchephemeralthingsasthoughtandfeelingareonlyonesmallpartoftheimmunepuzzle,theyareanintriguingandimportantaspect.
Onapracticallevel,ifyouwishtoenhanceyourimmunefunction,youneedtobeconsciousofandimprovethequalityof,yourair,waterandespeciallynutrition—thefoodyoueat.Regularperiodsofresthavealsobeenfoundtobeimportantforgoodimmunefunction.Theseperiodsofhealth-inducingrestarecharacterizedbyincreasesinalphaandthetabrainwaveactivity.Certaintypesofmeditationareidealforgeneratingthesekindsofstressreducingbrainstates.Researchhasshownthatthosewhomeditatetwentyminutes,onceortwiceadaytendtohavebetterimmunefunctionandwellnessthanthosewhodon’t.
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ButthetypeofimmunityofwhichIspeakisnotjustconfinedtothephysicalresponseofourimmunologicalsystems.ThislargercontextforimmunityisanexpressionofwhatIcallourvibrational signature.
Ourvibrationalsignature(ortonality)isrelatedtoouremotionallife—specificallywhatwearefeelingatanygivenmoment,andespeciallyhabitualemotionsthatareaneverydaycomponentofourownpersonalthinkingandfeelinghabits.
Conceptually,Iplacevariousfeelingstatesintooneoftwocategories—coherentemotionsorincoherentemotions.Coherentemotionsarefeelingslikelove,appreciation,peaceofmind,gratitude,etc.Incoherentemotions,ontheotherhand,arefeelingslikehate,jealousy,asenseoflack,mentalagitation,etc.Mostpeoplegenerallyprefertoexperiencecoherentemotionsbecausetheyhaveacoherenteffectontheirbodiesandminds.Incoherentemotionsmakeusfeeluncomfortablebecauseatasubtleenergylevel,theyaredisruptive.
Therearesomefascinatingstudiesthatshowhowincoherentemotions(likehostility,forone)cannegativelyaffectourphysicalimmuneresponseandevenheartrhythms.Butthejuryishardlyin—scientificallyspeaking—whenitcomestohowandtowhatextentourhealthisaffectedbyouremotionallives.SoIdonotwish,atthistime,togetintoadiscussionaboutthepsychologicalandphysiologicalmechanismsofphysicalimmunity.
ThetypeofImmunityIwanttofocuson,atthismoment,isthelargercontextImentionedearlier.Fromthismetaphysicalperspective,wearebeingbombardedeverydaybyalltypesoftoxinsandpathogens.Butthesetoxinsarenotconfinedmerelytothephysicalrealm,wherescience,bynecessityisfocused.ThistypeofcontaminationalsoincludeswhatIcallmental,emotionalandevenspiritualtoxicity.
Whenweareliedtobysomeone,byagroup,orbyasociety—thisisatypeofmental,emotionalorspiritualtoxin.Theseformsofmisinformationhavealonghistoryandtraditionincludingthetypesofmisinformationthatexistwithinfamilysystems,societies,culturalandreligiousdogma,nottomentionmisinformationdisseminatedbygovernmentsandcorporations.Thewholeideaisrathermind-bogglingsoIwilldomybesttosimplifysomeofthebasicconcepts.
Let’stakefamilies,tostartoffwith.Inanidealfamily,whichbythewaydoesnotexist,therelationshipbetweentheparentsisbalancedandtheirchildrenincorporatethisbalancewithintheirownpsychologicalmakeupthroughtheprocessofgrowingupandinteractingwiththesetwoidealparentalfigures.Butinreallife,thereisrarelyabalanceofpower.Oneusuallyhastheupperhandandwieldsitovereveryoneelse.Inthefascinatingkaleidoscopethatishumanexperience,thedomineeringparentmightbedirectorpassiveinhisorhermanipulationofpower.Onemightbearagingbullwhenheorshedoesnotgethisorherway,scaringtheyou-know-what
outofeveryoneinthefamily.Orheorshemightbewhatsomehavereferredtoasa“subtletyrant”togethisorherway.Subtletyrantsarepassiveaggressiveandnevermeetasituationheadonwithhonestyanddirectness.Theirbidsforpowerareexecutedintheshadows(meaningtheunconscious—eithertheirownunconsciousnessand/ortheunconsciousnessofthosearoundthem)andoftenwithanoverlayofhelplessnessandguilt.Someuseillness,forexample,orthethreatofillnessasameanstogetwhattheywant.
Aschildrengrowingupinafamilysystem,weunconsciouslymetabolizeandaccepttheunderlyingbeliefs(thoughtforms)aboutlife,relationshipsandtheworld—aswellasourplaceorlackofplaceinit.Theemotionalpatternsweseedepictedbeforeusaschildrenalsobecomeincorporatedaspartofourbeing.Usuallyweincorporatesuchemotionalandthoughtpatternsasourown,orinsomecaseswerebelagainstthosepatternsandbeliefs.Suchapersonoftenrunstheriskofbeingperceivedbyfamilymembersasa black sheep—theonewhorefusestoconformtothefamily’sbeliefsandexpectations.
Ifabelieforpowermanipulationinthefamilyrunscountertotheauthenticnatureofoneofitsmembers,thiscreatesimmensepsychologicalandevenphysiologicalconflictintheonewhoisout of stepornot with the program.Insomefamilies,mildrebellionistolerated—uptoapoint.Insomefamilies,however,everyonehastoholdtoaveryrigidstandardof
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ButwhatIwasleftwithmoreoftenthannotwasadeepsenseofgratitudeatwhattheywereorchestratingonour(humanity’s)behalf.Iwasalsodeeplyimpressedbythevibrationalqualityofeachofthem.AfterlisteningIwasalmostalwaysleftwithdeeplycoherentemotions—feelingslikelove,gratitudeandadeepsenseofinnerpeaceandhealing.Oneveryoccasionafterrecordingthem,Iwastouchedandmovedbytheupliftmentandthepowerthatwascommunicatedthroughtheirvoices.
Butitalsobecamecleartomethattheirhighspiritualvibrationswerehavingacatalyticeffectonme,aswell.Oneoftheprinciplesofvibrationalhealingisthatahighervibrationwilleitherdriveoutortransformalowervibration.Thusafterlisteningtotherecordingsofthesebeings,Iwouldoftenbecomeawareofmyownlowerthoughtforms(meaningthoughtformsthatlimitfreedomofexpressionandevolution).SometimesIwouldactuallyrecallincidentsfrommypastthatwereresponsibleforthesethoughtsandbeliefs,whileothertimesIsimplyfeltthemleavingmewithoutanycontentormemory.
Thus,Ihavecometothinkofthisrecordingasapotentformofspiritualpurification.Andthatmayactuallybethemainsourceofitspower.Throughtheirsingingtous,thesespirithealershavemanagedtobringspirituallightintoaudiblesound.Andthesesoundsactasakindofspiritual transformer.Theydrawoutmental,emotionalandspiritualnegativity(toxicity)andcreateaspacewithinusforourowninnatespirituallighttoanchormoredeeplyandtomanifestmoreclearly.ThroughthisprocessIbelieve,ourinherentself-healingabilitiesmayalsobeenhanced.
The World Immunity Project
BecausetherequestforthisImmunityrecordingcameoutofAfrica,wehavedecidedtohonorthisbycreatingaProgramwherebyyoucandonatemoneytopayforCDstobedirectlyshipped,atlowcost,tothispartoftheworldthroughnon-profitorganizationsandindividuals.Wehaveconceptuallyexpandedtheprogramtoincludeother economically disadvantagedcountriesaswell.
TheProgramwillbeadministeredbytheSoundHealingFoundation(seepage48foranupdateontheFoundation’sactivities).Ifyouwouldliketomakeadonationtothisfund,theeasiestwayistosendacheckpayabletotheSoundHealingFoundationwithWorldImmunityProjectwrittenonthesubjectline,mailedtoPOBox220,Orcas,WA98280.Duetoadministrativeandbookkeepingchargesonchecks,theminimumcontributionneedstobe$100.PleasenoteonyourcheckthatyourdonationisfortheImmunityProject.
mentalandemotionallife.Forinstance,cuttingornotcuttingone’shaircanbeabigissueinsomefamilies.Datingorevenhavingfriendswithsomeonefromanotherreligion,culturalgrouporracecanbemetwithhostilityinothers.Andsomechildrenhavefoundthemselvesdisownedbecausetheychoseadifferentcareerthanwhatwasexpectedofthem.
Mypointinallofthisisthatourbeliefs(thoughtforms)andemotionsbecomeapartofusthroughaprocessof mental and emotive metabolization.Inotherwords,ourthoughtsandemotionsbecomepartofourveryflesh.Theconstitutionofourbodiesisnotjustformedfromthefoodweeatandwhatwedrink—butalsothroughwhatwethinkandfeel.
Thecoerciontomakeusthinkorfeelincertainwaysis,Ibelieve,oneofthegreatestdetrimentstoourspiritual,mentalandculturalevolution.Whetheritshowsupinourfamilies,
withfriends,atwork,inourplacesofworship,inhowwecontemplateor
holdthedivinewithinourminds,orinourpoliticalinstitutions,themechanismoftoxicityisthesame.
Whenweareforcedorexpectedtothinkandfeelincertainways—againstournatureandourownbestinterest—thiscanbecomeaformofmentaloremotionaltoxicity.Forsomeofussuchtoxicitycanbeworkedout,butforothersitfestersandcreateseitherphysicalillness,orinsomecases
whatIcallspiritual illness(meaningthatthevitality
ofourspirithasbeendampened,suppressedordepleted).Ibelievethatinthenextfewdecadessciencewillhavealot
tosayaboutthisprocessofmentalemotivemetabolization—orhowourthoughtsandfeelingsbecomephysical—butfornowsuchconceptsareonthefringe—tobesure.Butthen,tobefrank,soisthisentireImmunityrecording.
Forsome,theideathatspiritbeingscouldcomethroughsomeone’svoiceandsinghealingcodesthatwillactuallyhelpapersonmustseempreposterous.Forothersitjustmakessense.Italldependsonwhereyouarecomingfromintermsofyourownbeliefsaboutrealityandwhatispossible—nottomentionyourownlifeexperience.
Ihadtocontinuallyexpandmyownperceptualboxwhileworkingwiththesespirithealersbecause,quitefrankly,myperceptionofrealitywasviolatedonseveraloccasions.