The Tree of Life Sound Meditation: Advanced Practices
This article addresses various advanced practices associated with the Flower of Life/Tree of Life Sound Meditation. It would be good to read the entire Hathor message by this name and listen to the basic sound meditation before reading this article. Go to the Hathor Archives or click here.
Background
The Hathors asked me to channel a new sound meditation as we approached the full moon/lunar eclipse of November 2023. I started recording the sound meditation the day before this celestial event. And I laid down the final track in the actual hour of the full moon’s zenith.
This is a very complex psychoacoustic matrix, and it requires stereo headphones or earbuds to be effective. I have listened to this sound piece without headphones, and it is quite difficult to make sense of it. With headphones, the various tracks merge together into a coherent whole but not so when played over speakers. This is the first Hathor sound meditation that requires stereo headphones. I have suggested this mode of listening in the past, but this time it is an imperative.
Having said that, I gave a few copies of the sound meditation to some very aware friends to get their feedback, and one couple started playing it over their high end HiFi. They said the sound meditation was wonderful playing through powerful speakers. But most people don’t have such a set up so unless you have a really good stereo system with clear stereo separation, I strongly suggest headphones or earbuds.
I have worked with this sound meditation many times since receiving it from the Hathors, and I would like to address my observations, suggestions and cautions regarding this potent evolutionary catalyst.
First of all, this is the first Hathor meditation where they suggested a statement of intent before working with one of their sound meditations. As pointed out in the original Hathor message this statement is as follows:
“For the sake of my own elevation and the elevation of all life, may the benefits of this sound meditation extend to all beings throughout the Multiverse.”
This is a statement that may or not resonate with you at the moment. And if you don’t “connect” with it don’t worry. Just do the meditation without the statement of intent. The meditation will still work. But if you experiment with this statement you may find that it catalyzes more expanded states of consciousness.
The Hathors contend that Ascension requires a highly expanded state of consciousness and as one moves upward (vibrationally speaking) these expanded states will become more and more commonplace. Specifically, what I mean by the term expanded states refers to expanded mental states, expanded emotional states, and in some cases expanded bodily (somatic) awareness.
Furthermore, the Hathors maintain that one of the prerequisites for Ascension is the ability to enter states of consciousness that transcend time and space. This skill arises from our brains’ innate ability to connect with non-localized awareness.
Generally speaking, most people are not aware of this ability within themselves, but it exists as a very real potential even if they are unaware of it. In my experience, this sound meditation opens a foyer into non-localized awareness in some very unique ways, which I will get to later.
But first, I would like to address the unique harmonics and tonal matrices of this particular piece as they are one of the keys to its potency and effectiveness at altering awareness.
As the Hathors pointed out in their message, there are three areas of focus—the crown chakra (at the top of your head) where a clear crystal sphere emanates a silky white light, like the light of the full moon, which pours through the Secret Channel and down into the perineum area where the Eight Immortal Cells reside.
Knowledge of the Eight Immortals exists in several different spiritual traditions and the term refers to etheric-seed-cells that hold the divine template for your embodied existence. The term may be a misnomer as some may think that meditating on the Eight Immortals will result in physical immortality. I don’t think this is the case, but I do think meditating on them can catalyze powerful movements of life-force.
The Rod
It is through the Rod (i.e., the Secret Channel/Pranic Tube) that the light flows throughout the entire body entering into both the Central and Peripheral nerve pathways, the meridian system and the nadis—the most subtle of all energy pathways in the body.
The flow of light within the Rod is driven by the sound patterns, which I find to be most fascinating compared with previous Hathor sound meditations.
The higher pitched voices bring spiritual light into the Secret Channel (i.e., the Rod) and the mid-range voices circulate light into an acoustic vortex (when listened to with headphones or earbuds). There is a lower range voice that sounds male, and this is the voice of my primary Hathor mentor—Enom.
All of the voices are speaking in a peculiar language, what is sometimes referred to as the language of light. This language speaks to every cell of your body via a vibrational language your body understands since your body is, in its fundamental essence, comprised of light.
Enom is singing to every cell in your body gently encouraging them to open to the transformational light that is descending from the celestial realms. His voice modulates between mid and low ranges, with the lower tones anchoring the light into the lower regions of the body.
Our experience of our bodies as solid is, according to the Hathors, an illusion. When one rises upward into greatly expanded awareness (i.e., beyond the constraints of perceived time and space) the solidity of things is seen for what it is—a temporary display of light and energy that is generated by a type of self-hypnosis born from our personal attachments and our fixation to both form and desire.
From this perspective, one of the effects of an ongoing relationship with this sound meditation is that it will reveal the underlying light-nature of your body resulting in episodes of perceived light by which you will “see” displays of light within and around your body. And I suspect it will also undo some of your self-hypnosis regarding the limitations and potentials of your body-as-matter and your body-as-light. I know it has had, and continues to have, this effect on me.
At this point I think it would be helpful to add more context connecting this sound meditation to the Art of Ascension. And one of the most succinct guides to the Ascension Process is the 23rd Psalm. This interpretation is not so much Biblical as it is grounded in the Hermetic Alchemical Tradition out of Ancient Egypt.
In this context, the 23rd Psalm is a step-by-step guide to the Ascension process.
Many years ago, I did a Hathor Intensive, called The Art of Egyptian High Alchemy, and discussed the 23rd Psalm from the Hermetic Alchemical Tradition and then chanted the Psalm.
Below are links to both.
When you listen to the chanting of the Psalm, I suggest you close your eyes and feel what is happening for you. The words and the sound patterns of the chant are alchemical keys that can open other dimensions of consciousness if you allow it.
The 23rd Psalm Alchemically Decoded (a brief discussion)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ub62pfvk7uzltpq/1-about-23rd-psalm.mp3?dl=0
The 23rd Psalm (the chant)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3gsfwqcx8vaxtz8/2-23rd-psalm.mp3?dl=0
As you can see after listening to the Psalm, the Rod is crucial to this particular process of Ascension. And it corresponds to both the Secret Channel or Pranic Tube that runs through the central axis of your body from the crown at the top of your head down to your perineum.
It is through this conduit that spiritual light descends and moves toward the perineum. The light flows or pulses from the Rod into various regions of your body—especially the gross and subtle energy-pathways (i.e., your nerves, meridians and nadis.
Sometimes the light may take a liquid form and flow from the Rod like streams into different organs and systems of your body. Sometimes there will be pulses of light from the Rod. Whether you experience this light directly or not depends upon many factors. But if you work with the meditation regularly it will eventually unveil the lightshow within you.
I think that term, light-show within you, is most accurate. It points to the truth that you are already a light-being in that the cells of your body emit observable and measurable light called Biophotons. Indeed, there is a new science called Biophotonics—a topic I discussed to some length in a workshop called Biophotonic Human.
The Art of Allowing
It is crucial to understand that the light does the work. Do not try to make anything happen. Just allow the light to flow into you and throughout your body without trying to manipulate something. Your body has a deep inherent wisdom and knows what to do with spiritual light.
The more you can relax into this light and let go, the more powerful your experiences will be.
Those of you who tend to control things may have a challenge letting go. If you are such a person, I suggest you focus on your breath when listening to the soundtrack.
Breathe in a long, slow rhythmic manner, letting go into each exhale. Let each exhale be more relaxed than the one before it, and eventually you will feel a slight shift into a more relaxed state of body and mind. If you breathe abdominally so that your stomach expands on the inhales and relaxes on the exhales, you will experience the shift sooner.
Energy Follows Awareness
This sound meditation uses your ability to focus on spatial locations—specifically your crown chakra, the Rod (i.e., the Secret Channel or Pranic Tube) and your perineum area where the Eight Immortal Cells reside.
When in a sufficiently relaxed state, placing your focus of attention at your crown, the Rod (i.e., Secret Channel/Pranic Tube) and the Eight Immortals at your perineum sets up an immediate energy connection between these three locations. The light is then able to flow down through the center of your body and into the Eight Immortals due to the stability of your holding these three areas in mind.
Not everyone is able to hold three spatial locations simultaneously in their minds at the same time, so don’t worry if you are unable to do this yet. If you continue to work with this sound meditation on a regular basis you will eventually be able to hold all three locations in your mind at the same time. And then your awareness will eventually expand to include any location or locations in the multidimensional reality that is your body.
A Quantum Model of Ascension
Models of reality are like maps and are, by their very nature, limited by our preconceptions and biases.
Within this context, let us consider a phrase coined by the late engineer and philosopher, Alfred Korzybski: The Map Is Not the Territory, which has become a fundamental principle of both semantics and neuro-linguistic programming.
The gulf between one’s map of reality and what is actually occurring can be immense. Korzybski’s concept emphasizes the fact that an individual’s perception of reality is not reality itself but a representation of it.
Thus, as soon as I present a possible model of how this sound meditation works, I am presented by a dilemma. My understanding and insight into how the meditation generates such profound transformations is, well… my understanding. And I could be absolutely wrong.
So let us enter into this with the understanding that you will create your own map of how this works if you practice the meditation over time. Consider, then, my jibber jabber about this sound meditation as messages from a fellow traveler of the inner worlds. Take what works for you from what I am about to say and put the rest of it in what I call The Imaginary Box.
The Imaginary Box is a mental device that allows you to separate the plausible from the implausible without throwing everything in the trash. I have found it to be an excellent strategy when considering new concepts.
It is the subtle interactions between the light and the cells of your body that create such a profound altered state of consciousness. And it is in this altered state that your body and mind become more pliable (i.e., less rigid). It is through this agency of altered perception that you can begin to perceive yourself as a body of light and not just one made of flesh and blood.
This is a revolutionary concept for some, especially those who view the spiritual dimension as completely separate from their earthly experience. Indeed, I suspect that many of those who work with the meditation regularly will begin to experience themselves as a spirit living life as a human being. In other words, heaven and earth meet in the intracellular and intercellular spaces of your body, and this is orchestrated through the combination of your personal intent, ability to hold focus and the sound patterns that draw spiritual light into your body.
There is a subtle energy phenomenon that manifests when you focus on the minute interactions between the light that flows down from your crown and into the cellular structures of your body. If you work with the meditation regularly your awareness of these subtle interactions will increase, and you will find yourself in the fascinating and mysterious realm where mind and body interact with each other—where a subtle movement in either body or mind will affect the other.
What you do with this increased awareness is, of course, your creation and responsibility.
Analgesic Properties
As I started working with the meditation, I was so intrigued by its many energetic effects I sent it to a few friends for feedback before releasing this to the public.
One incident stands out for me. One of the listeners reported that he had chronic back pain and while traveling he found himself in horrific pain and had run out of pain killers. In desperation he donned a set of headphones and listened to the Extended Version of the sound meditation. Remarkably, within about 10 minutes the pain started to subside, and at the end of the listening session the pain had completely disappeared.
It is not uncommon for short term pain-relief to occur while listening to psychoacoustic recordings that increase alpha and/or theta activity in the brain.
These brain states lower heart rate and blood pressure as well as activate a global decrease in muscle tension and a decrease in stress hormones, which often results in pain being diminished or temporarily stopped. But there was something else going on here.
This person reported that the pain was not only diminished but was completely gone for several hours.
Let me be clear here…. I am not saying that this sound meditation can be used as a pain reliever because mind/body interactions are quite complex, and we all have unique responses to psychoacoustics. Thus, it is impossible to predict with certainty what any one person might experience from listening to any particular recording.
I am bringing this incident up because it strikes me as being so different from the effects of other psychoacoustic recordings.
As I contemplated the incident, I went to Enom and asked him what he had to say about this. His response was…
“The sound patterns within the sound meditation can, under the right conditions, generate multiple and minute worm holes that can draw potent healing and transformational energies from the Quantum Realm into both the body and mind.”
Contraindications
There are a few situations where one should avoid working with the sound meditation. These include mental/emotional disorders such as schizophrenia, psychosis, etc.
If you are working with a therapist I strongly suggest you bring to his or her attention the fact that you will be working with such a potent sound meditation. I mention this because some people may find the meditation very activating, and it could bring up difficult emotional material and/or memories that have been blocked from conscious awareness. Certainly, from a psychotherapeutic perspective it is a potentially positive thing for such material to come up into conscious awareness—if you are equipped to deal with a possible onslaught of difficult mental/emotional states.
If too much negativity comes up for you—especially if you are working with the Extended Version, I suggest you take a break from listening. Then come back to it when you feel in a more balanced position. If you are the heroic type person you might push on through to see what happens, but remember the dictum moderation in all things (including moderation, I might add).
Advanced Practices
The basic method for this mediation is simply to focus your attention at your crown chakra, the Rod (Secret Channel/Pranic Tube) and your perineum. From here the light will flow to various areas of your body on its own without any manipulation from you.
But there are other interesting levels you can experiment with, and one of these is your body’s energy field or what the ancients called the Aura. Your auric field holds a vast network of energies and memories from past experiences and seemingly past lives as well. By allowing the light to flow into the Aura that pervades and surrounds your physical body, you can nudge the light to move into specific areas.
I do suggest you don’t experiment with this until you feel you have mastered the basic level.
You can use this same method to draw the light into your Secret Channel and then shift your focus to specific organs and systems in your body you wish to work with—to see how they interact with spiritual light. I would do this with a sense of curiosity, not desperation. If you are dealing with an illness, you might be undertaking this to help resolve it. And while this method might allow you to self-heal, it might also not be helpful in this regard. But if you pay attention to the minute changes that are taking place in the areas you are focused on, at the very least, you will be gaining a deeper insight into what is going on. And, over time, with repeated visits to these areas, some aspects of your condition might very well shift.
It is here that I wish to remind you about the article Psycho-spiritual Detoxification that was mentioned in the main Hathor message. I suggest reading this if you encounter any difficult to manage energy-states, thoughts or emotions. You can locate it in the Articles section or click here.
The Chakras
Another advanced practice is to focus your attention in one of the chakras. This can be quite a powerful experience as the chakras are hot-wired, so to speak, and are direct conduits into various operating systems within your energy body. Allowing the light to enter these centers is to invite deep and radical change.
Only work with one chakra at a time and rest afterward.
An Invitation for Feedback
I would be most interested in hearing about your personal experiences with this sound meditation, especially over time.
If there is enough feedback from users, I plan to compile the responses and share this info in a future article to be posted on the website.
If you are a researcher working in the fields of neuropsychology, psychoneuroimmunology, or other areas of scientific inquiry, I am available to consult with you regarding research protocols—if you are so interested.
Final Thoughts
The Flower of Life/Tree of Life sound meditation is a form of internal alchemy that bridges the awareness gap between body and mind. By awareness gap I am referring to the odd situation that we are not generally aware of the body’s subtle realms (i.e., cellular activity). By bridging this gap between body and mind you will become more conscious. And when merged with positive intent your consciousness will ascend to higher and higher levels—if you so desire it and work toward that end.
I think this sound meditation will turn out to have many other applications—as has often taken place with previous Hathor sound pieces. And I suspect some readers will find new ways to work with this sound piece. Please feel free to share your discoveries.