Comments on: Brainwave Entrainment – My Experience with Meditation Products

By: From Out of the Melting Pot | You, Simplified

From Out of the Melting Pot | You, Simplified — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:54:41 +0000

[...] I’ve been a voracious user of meditation audios for many years. I even gave a lengthy review earlier this year of many of the one’s I’ve used called, Brainwave Entrainment. [...]

By: Charley

Charley — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:41:36 +0000

I should add that my research into the i-Doser stuff shows that the Pure Simulations have a track that simulates Gamma waves. Gamma waves are the highest frequency and are associated with more intense forms of concentration.

I was remiss in my article in mentioning that the Mystic Mindpower audios (25 for about $50) contained a number of Gamma-inducing audios as well.

By: Charley

Charley — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:43:57 +0000

You certainly are an eclectic dude, Steven. I couldn’t find La Monte Young on ITunes, but there was a song by Sound Lab called Lamonte Young which was kinda cool.

Steve Reich has a few experimental things on iTunes. Early Works is pretty cool.

John Cage – I saw something by Markus Hinterhauser that was cool where he did Cage’s stuff as prepared piano pieces.

Hmmm i-Doser….Being in my late 30’s I’m not much into recreational drugs or simulating recreational drug experiences but since I’m only a couple years away from “dirty old man” stage, I think I’ll pick up the Sexual Simulations MP3’s.

Thanks for sharing…

- Charley

By: Steven | The Emotion Machine

Steven | The Emotion Machine — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:51:56 +0000

Good stuff, I’ve experimented with binaural beats and got some pretty good effects. I’m surprised you didn’t mention iDoser – the one that is supposed to mimic the effects of certain drugs like marijuana, LSD, and peyote. My friend tried one and said he got some pretty cool closed-eyed visuals.

I think these brainwave entrainment techniques are good but they should be seen as training wheels. Once you get more familiar with states of bright alertness or sleep/wake then you should practice cultivating these states without auditory aid. Just my opinion – I think it would also help when you want to apply these states of consciousness to your everyday world.

Another kinda-related thing worth mentioning is minimalism/drone/noise music. There are a lot of good music artists and bands out there that create really incredible layers of mind-warping textures. I recommend guys like Steve Reich, La Monte Young, John Cage’s prepared piano pieces, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Tony Conrad.

La Monte Young actually used to have these “dream houses,” one of them being in NYC. They were just a single room with psychedelic lighting and a big speaker in each corner of the room letting out a different frequency. As you walk through the room you can notice subtle changes in the pulsating of the sound. They had pillows too, so you could just lay down, relax, and become one with the whole experience.

Great article!