Developing Cymatic Perception

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About the Presentation

The science of cymatics is essentially a study of the external world, articulating and describing in great detail the fundamental principles of how matter responds to oscillation. Contemplating these phenomena and their inherent processes, I have experienced many profound insights into the nature of being and becoming. Cymatics, in and of itself, is NOT a spiritual practice. But to the devoted student, much of its allure lies in the recognition that it reveals precise visible analogies of processes that operate throughout the natural world, showing how inert matter may be animated by an invisible force. In the material world that we inhabit, this is known as sound, yet at a higher harmonic, it has been called the Sound Current, or in Sanskrit, the Anhad Shabd.

Cymatics is a physical science that I like to call a “living metaphor.” It renders visible, for detailed examination, a clear analogy of the invisible creative pulsation of life itself. This brief introduction is an allegory explaining cymatics, a body of detailed and replicable phenomena that one could intellectually dissect to no end. Instead, let us focus on that inherently fascinating moment of discovery in which we find ourselves moving inward, not outward, to awaken a deeper understanding. Cymatics can serve to shed light upon this trail that we’re each uniquely blazing, as we proceed along our eternal journeys, unencumbered by beginnings or endings.

About the Presenters

Jeff Volk is a poet, producer and publisher who has popularized the science of cymatics for over four decades, having produced a series of videos on cymatics, and re-issuing Dr. Hans Jenny’s groundbreaking books (Cymatics, Vols. I & II), which scientifically demonstrate how audible sound can create harmonic, geometric patterns as found in intricate life forms, and in the sacred art and architecture of the world’s Wisdom Traditions. His 1992 documentary, Of Sound Mind and Body: Music and Vibrational Healing, won the Hartley Film Award through the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Its phenomenal success inspired him to produce The International Sound Colloquium, annually throughout the 1990s, which became the premier conference exploring the power of sacred sound and healing music.

In 2006, he published Water Sound Images by German cymatics researcher, Alexander Lauterwasser. Jeff actively collaborates with artists, composers, musicians, researchers and scientists worldwide. He enjoys distilling this wealth of experience into multimedia presentations and feature articles that have been presented and published worldwide.

His energetic and engaging presentations articulate how the same dynamics of unseen forces, made visible in the realms of physics by cymatics, are also at play subjectively in our personal lives. His work spans a wide range of topics, always seeking to offer an expansive perspective that integrates the disparate… in ways that only poetry can.

Further information may be found at http://www.cymaticsource.com

Christopher Graefe is a digital new media artist and executive producer, with a 30+ year career in design. He is a passionate problem-solver, always seeking to understand a myriad of industries, and weave creativity, artistry, and technology to re-shape behavior, inspire joy, heal pain, build and foster equity, and affect the broader human condition in positive and playful ways. Not surprising that Christopher’s career has been spent primarily in serving healthcare clients as a consultant, director, and user experience designer developing medical devices, patient management systems, philanthropy recognition platforms, and multimedia communications campaigns. 

Christopher is always seeking new ways to co-create with others, believing that what we envision and build together is always far greater than what each of us can create in isolation. His co-founding and ongoing engagement in the digital art collective Colors In Motion is a testament to this spirit. Christopher collaborated with Jeff Volk on the newly released expanded edition of Hans Jenny’s Cymatics, Vols. I and II, as desktop publisher and curious collaborator, evermore fascinated by the role resonance plays in all facets of our lives.
Further information may be found at http://www.colorsinmotion.com

David Perez Martinez, is an Integrative Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Sound Healing Practitioner and a self-proclaimed Cymatic Phenomenologist currently in private practice in New York City. As a former anthropologist, he traveled to study the music and sound practices of other cultures. In clinical practice Dr. Perez has integrated controlled breathing exercises, mindfulness meditation, sound healing practices and physical movement with standard psychiatric care.