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Sunday, June 30, 2024

The Mozart Effect: How Classical Music May be the Best Balm for Brain, Body and Soul

 

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Greetings from Galactic Heart ...

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When I saw this meme today, I had to laugh. Yesterday I went to a pool party with a group of lovely people. I see this group of people only a few times a year. They offer lovely summer pool parties.

A couple years back when I was first introduced to this group, we were all about NESARA, plandemic, political subjects. We were jiving together.

One day a person asked me a rapid succession of questions which I answered openly not realizing it was way too much information for this group. I made an assumption they knew the bigger picture which is Gaia's Ascension and reuniting with our Galactic community.

They knew about DEWeapons used on Paradise Calfornia and Maui. But it was too much to learn about my experience with DEWeapons. Lesson learned. Always check to see where people are on their path. My intention is to never blow people's minds.

Well, the good news is they are progressing into more information on off-world influences. I still found myself censoring different opinions on simple things that are common for me. For instance, the subject of chocolate came up and I would have added, 'chocolate comes from the Sirian star system. They don't use sugar but will use some honey to sweeten and cayenne peppers for flavor' (like the mexicans/Aztecs).

Another example, Brennan asked me what this dark thing is in the dish I brought to share. I answered, a purple potato. Several people there had never seen a purple potato. I was ready to add, 'oh these come from Gori's planet, Melmac.'

I decided not to add these tidbits of information. So when I saw the meme I had to laugh. What is a 'normal' conversation these days?

With Love,
Colleen

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The Mozart Effect: How Classical Music May be the Best Balm for Brain, Body and Soul

Source: Edwin Benson

Note from Colleen: When my grandson was in the womb, Chris and MaryJane played classical music to their unborn child. Trevor was born so awake and aware. He was the talk of the hospital nursery. The way he processes information is a little different then the 'average bear'. I have always attributed his ability to think 'outside the box' from the music played to him while in the womb. Amazing. It is reminding me to turn on Mozart music. Enjoy your Sunday.

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“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.”

This quotation is attributed to British playwright William Congreve (1670-1729). It is usually paraphrased as “Music soothes the savage beast.”

This maxim is universally accepted. For this reason, some sort of music is played everywhere. Whether in public places or private cars, people feel the need for music for their well-being.

Eternal and Natural Law: The Foundation of Morals and Law

However, not all music is equal. Abundant evidence indicates that classical music is highly beneficial. It can indeed soothe the hearts of those in the most trying circumstances.

The Science Behind the Saying

The Johns Hopkins Medical School explains that there is actual science behind the idea that music has many beneficial effects.

“There are few things that stimulate the brain the way music does. If you want to keep your brain engaged throughout the aging process, listening to or playing music is a great tool. It provides a total brain workout…. Music is structural, mathematical and architectural. It’s based on relationships between one note and the next. You may not be aware of it, but your brain has to do a lot of computing to make sense of it.”

However, the sort of music is also essential. There is abundant evidence that the benefits of listening to classical music far exceed those of other genres.

The Mozart Effect

Some scientists refer to the phenomenon as “The Mozart Effect.” The name draws from a groundbreaking 1993 study led by F. H. Rauscher. It claimed that the participants listening to a Mozart sonata for ten minutes showed significantly better reasoning skills than those who spent the same amount of time listening to “relaxing music” or sitting in silence.

This conclusion was controversial, and even Dr. Rauscher “stressed that the Mozart effect is limited to spatial temporal reasoning and that there is no enhancement of general intelligence.” Even these limited effects, however, show that listening to classical music yields numerous benefits.

In the years since scientists discovered the Mozart Effect, many have tried to determine how it works on the human body. Benefits include increased respiration, decreases in muscle tension, narrowing and expanding blood vessels, releasing endorphins and increased heart rate. However, all of those factors are ultimately controlled by some part of the brain.

A “Tune-Up” for the Brain

Perhaps the explanation is as simple as “classical music makes your brain work better.”

The health news website The Healthy listed “10 Wondrous Things That Happen to Your Body When You Listen to Classical Music.” To paraphrase their list, the effects were:

▪ Decreased blood pressure
▪ Emotional balance
▪ Improved sleep
▪ Pain reduction
▪ Boosted brainpower
▪ Better memory
▪ Declining anxiety
▪ More comfortable social relationships
▪ Higher productivity
▪ Relaxation

Realistically, classical music is not some mental “cure-all.” However, slight improvements in even two or three of these areas would improve many lives.

Recently, The Epoch Times interviewed Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya, Neuroscience Division Head at The University of Central Florida in Orlando. According to the Times, he said that the “Mozart Effect truly exists” and that in “experiments with local community residents, he found that when this type of classical music was played, ‘we saw a 50 percent increase in brain function.’”

The Times also quoted Dr. Michael Trimble, professor emeritus of neurology and neuropsychiatry at the University College London Institute of Neurology. “The Mozart effect is clear evidence that you can alter the brain function and abnormalities with music.”

Myriad Benefits

Many studies assert that much of the benefit comes from classical music being more complex than the “popular music” genres of the last century. There is less repetition and more variation. There is a wider variety of instruments and, therefore, a greater variety of musical tones, which, in turn, can be employed in various combinations. In layman’s terms, such factors give the brain more with which to work.

Another factor is that most classical pieces are significantly longer—twenty minutes and up—than popular songs, which usually last three to five minutes. Again, this provides the brain with more “exercise.”

An imperfect analogy would be to compare brain activity with taking a walk. A leisurely stroll to the corner taking only a few minutes can be delightful and contribute in a minor way to physical and emotional well-being. However, a half-hour walk at a brisk pace is vastly more beneficial.

An October 2023 article in Psychology Today sums up the case that music can assist in delaying the process of mental deterioration that comes with age.

“In sum, music is a powerful tool to fight against aging-related emotional and cognitive impairments. Music constitutes an enjoyable and social activity accessible to anyone regardless of his/her background (e.g., education attainment, previous musical experience). So, this accessible intervention should become a major policy priority for healthy aging.”

A Gift of Grace

That article does not distinguish between the different types of classical music. Some classical music is more effective and beneficial than others.

In addition, music must also be seen from a spiritual and supernatural perspective. Music can aid in the worship of God and the practice of virtue. It can be an occasion for the action of God’s Grace, especially in its development through Holy Mother Church.

Musician, composer and scholar Philip Calder beautifully explains the process and its importance in his YouTube presentation, The Power of Music. It is a marvelous introduction to the beauty that awaits listeners who expand their exposure to the wonder of music of the ages.

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The Solstice triggered deep watery self remembering

Source: Aluna Joy

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This past solstice has brought humanity to a tipping point in our evolution. But we are not growing beyond what we have been. We are returning to the original divine frequency, our unique God frequency, that is our soul's eternal birthright.

The next step we take is to enter a world where the distorted ego begins to be treated as a disease. Greed over the well-being of humanity will be treated as a crime. We are beginning to see this happening all around us. The growing cracks in the system are visible to most now. The birthing of oneness and unity within our diversity for a collective community is beginning its birth process. It is time. We are so ready.

In the meantime, a resistance is growing, and it may look like the “controllers” in the world are winning for a time, but they will not succeed. They will try to devalue or erase the sacred so as to have power over it, control it, abuse it, and silence all those who see it as such.

They will not be successful. Our spiritual liberation is growing in the hearts of the collective. This cannot be stopped. The Universe demands balance, and a self-leveling process is now accelerating. It will feel messy and uncertain.

The world stage has been peeled back to reveal only two remaining sides. It does not matter what country you live in, or religion you follow, or your economic or social status, or the color of your skin… etc. The past world is coming down to an epic healing of these two last core issues. This issue is the chasm created between those who over take and those who over give. These two sides are a battle that has been played out since the beginning of time, space, and dimension. The balance is returning.

One side is the entitled controllers, blamers (who blame you for reacting to an offense they did), and abusers. These are the ones who feel an unquenchable lack within and unimaginable shame for this lack. It feels good for them to take. They seek those they can take from and those who have what they think they do not. They can never heal this lack by taking from others. Of course, their lack is their illusion.

The other side is the heart-centered, unconditional, sentient beings who know well their Godhood within. They live by the code that what we give is what we receive; how we give is how we receive; when we give is when we receive. It feels good to be of service to others. These ones are drawn to those who they feel they can help realize their Godhood but will deplete and drain themselves in the process. Of course, this is their illusion as well.

Most of us have echoes of both sides within us, and the outer world is now mirroring the two sides at their extreme on the world stage. Now, the trick is to learn to quit over taking and quit over giving. The universe is constantly working to maintain balance in the physical and the spiritual worlds. This happens within and without in the collective humanity, the solar system, the universe, and beyond.

But the fact is both sides need healing. Both sides must find the balance between overtaking and the overgiving within oneself. But this will be played on the world stage for a while, as we can already see. I am comforted knowing that each will heal in time. And the world never stays out of balance for long. As things begin to heat up around the world, remember that great balancing is coming into play now. It can create a mess if you’re attached to either extreme.

Things have shifted dramatically since the eclipse in April 2024 and now again on this past solstice. Things are going very deep now. We will have more breakthroughs and rise up out of the blinding dust storm of polarization.

We are coming out from under all the illusions we have accepted as “truth” about ourselves. Serious alone time is crucial for us now. We are getting to know our true selves again.

I am so glad I have taken the last couple of years to be totally alone with myself. This time is not changing us but restoring us to who we were originally before we fell into dense physicality on Earth. We are going back to Source while staying in our bodies. What a trip! Source is asking us to introduce ourselves to our original selves and to get to know that beautiful, divine, innocent soul once again.

Dear Creator,
Help us return to Universal Balance.

As Above, so Below…

From Within and Without…

With Ease and Grace…

With Love and Compassion...

For Ourselves and all Others.

So Be It.

Sharing this message freely with gratitude from my heart,
but Heart Donations are always appreciated. Thank you so much. https://www.alunajoy.com/heartdonation.html

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