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The binaural beats thing is great, shelikes. I first experienced this years ago when didgeridoos of different keys were played together. Most perplexing and unusual feeling were didges close, but not perfectly matched. For example, I have an E flat perfect and an E flat +10. The slight difference in frequency feels wild!
Today I played a yirdaki in E, first didge playing in awhile. It's a heavy, rough thing machete hacked from eucalyptus (hollowed by termites) by a ceremonial player in North Arnhemland, Australia. Yirdaki is the real name for didges created by a certain group of Native Australians in that area.
This yirdaki has a solid, calm presence. When I first tried to play it years ago a weak hissing sound came out. I was trying to play it by blowing through my lips and it felt like a rock. The yirdaki was made and played by a master, so I knew to listen to it and trust. It smiled and said play with your body. When I held my attention on my diaphragm, exhaling and not worrying about my lips, the yirdaki growled beautifully. What power and ease! Eventually I learned to focus on my neck. All my didge playing received a huge boost!
I shared all this because I've found the presence of those clearing and everyone/thing else involved can be as important as the sound vibrations. When I first experienced a healing blow from two didge players here in town, I knew I had to add didges to my healing skills. I felt the didge spirits with us. They told me they are present whenever a didge is played, anywhere. (Not only this particular planet. Too much information?) This has proven true over the years. Cultural traditions belong to the culture, but the instrument--in this case didgeridoos--can be used with sacred intent by anybody.
When I went to play Garr (meaning Spider, the name it likes) again, I got a few weird sounds, then the deep, rumbling growl so characteristic of this style "hollow tree." It's an E, but it sounds much deeper with the harmonics its heavy body creates. I played some traditional-style sounds for my pup, who LOVED it! Sully loved standing there cocking his head this way and that, sniffing. I stopped to talk through the 'daki now and then and when Sully wandered off, my howling brought him back.Then I explored playing with the harmonics of the drone and my voice. Surprising effects come from matching one's voice to the key of a didge, then going a little higher or lower, that same binaural beat thing!
My body relaxed the moment the yirdaki began vibrating, as did Sully, Chairman Meow the cat and everybody else. Stones love sitting at the end of a didge, and often will send energy back up the didge--you can feel the pressure as you play--making circular breathing easier! That's the latest clearing with sound experience here. Thanks for keeping this going shelikes.
It's indicative of the amount of attention I give to Facebook, that I read your post and reflexively started looking for a LIKE button to click. Well, forums don't have such things, so I'll write it: LIKE LIKE LIKE!
The same ebay seller that has quartz tuning forks also has quartz crystal didgeridoos. They're pretty, but there is likely to be some sticker shock involved.
On the other hand, there's probably a lot of work involved in fabricating these quartz items, as they are BIG. A search for didgeridoos in general brought up an interesting-looking "travel" didgeridoo that is a spiral, rather than straight, along with the regular-shaped ones (some of which have amazing decorative art on them).I"m fascinated by the concept of using musical instruments, not just tone-producing instruments, with healing in mind. I"m also interested in how our four-footed critters respond to different instruments. I've had cats who've liked my guitar, and one cat who exited the room when the violin case came out (and nearly had a fit when my friend brought over her clarinet). There are surely harmonics above and below the human range of hearing, that our pets are able to pick up on. Plus, I am 100% convinced that they perceive our intent, as well, so when we break out the HEALING intent, here come the critters.
