Music of the Extended Mind

Consciousness: the ability to feel something, anything-- whether it's the sensation
of a blue sky and brilliant sunset, a troublesome tooth ache, being sad, or worrying
about the deadline for something due in two weeks.
Neuroscientists assume that neural processes of which we are generally unaware,
such as, non-conscious processes, create conscious awareness as a reflection of
physical reality, so if we wish to understand how events unfold in the physical
world, we would do well to attempt to get some hints about how these events are
influenced by non-conscious processes.
Non-conscious processing would be any neural processing of which we are not
aware. Because we are not aware of non-conscious processing and therefore have
little intuitive understanding of it, our intuitions that are based on our conscious
waking experiences will not necessarily apply to this non-conscious functioning of
brain activity.
Many events occur in the physical world and most are outside the awareness of our
individual consciousness.
Our non-conscious processing seems to access information about more events and
conditions than normal conscious awareness.
Our non-conscious processing often appears to have better access to physical
reality than conscious awareness.
Our conscious awareness somehow is provided information about events in a way
that creates the appearance of a past that we remember somewhat hazily and a
future that we do not remember at all.
With that all said, I would like to propose a possible direction for tool technologies
to explore for the continuing advancement of human consciousness beyond the
present wide-spread utilization of the smart phone uses. We are not going to be
satisfied for very long with the present technology of texting and social networks,
there will be a reaching for new and better ideas to connect this planetary human
collective consciousness and to stretch the discoveries of our greater selves.
First, an overview of some recently made-known findings regarding the human
brain and its vibrational structure as it relates to collective consciousness.

I would like to start with the brain-wave frequencies which you may already have
an understanding. Science has had the ability to detect and measure
electromagnetic frequency signals from within the human brain since the early
1930s with the introduction of the medical EEG. The very first waves detected
were known as Alpha waves, from greatest amplitude, these were recorded as
within the 8 to 16 Hz. range in frequency. Brain-waves detection gained more
research activity during the 1960s period of biofeedback interest. Todays
electromagnetic sensing technology has carried us well beyond those early
methods.
When our brain wave rhythms are measured electromagnetically, they are found to
occur prominently within what is termed the ELF (extremely low frequency)
spectrum and lower. This brainwave spectrum is also divided into band segments,
called the Alpha (greatest amplitude) (7 to 14 Hz.), Beta (14 to 28 Hz.), Theta (3.5
to 7 Hz.), Delta (1.75 to 3.5 Hz.), Zeta (1 to 1.75 Hz.), and the Gamma (28 Hz. to
100 Hz. and higher, ranging from over 100 cycles per second (Hertz) and down
below 1 cps (Hz.).
The measurable presence of these different frequencies seems to indicate changes
in individual consciousness. An example might be that a relaxed, attentive state
develops strong Alpha wave rhythms; these are also in the prominent Earth
resonant frequency ranges. The Theta rhythms are found to occur during the dream
periods, and while experiencing a spontaneous creative, intuitive state.
If we consider that the Alpha brainwave spectrum which includes the commonly
understood Schumann Resonance seems to have its fundamental frequency
associated with and determined by the physical structure of the circumference of
the Earth. The earth circumference being about 40,000 Km. therefore considering
the speed of light (C), would be a calculated frequency of 7.5 Hz. This has been
found to be measured at around 7.8Hz. However, as one who has watched over a
many year period with ELF test spectrum analyzers I can tell you that Earth being
an alive-system allows a continual shift up and down that spectrum from the 7.5 to
8.2 Hz for its Schumann Resonance. Although it is related to the circumference of
earth, it being a complex system of earth/atmosphere and ionosphere is continually
changing. It is well recognized that as we enter a relaxed and meditation mode, our
brainwaves reveal a highly alpha wave condition. In addition, EEG brainwave
detection will reveal the Schumann Resonances imbedded within its received
spectrum of brain-waves signals.

Something which has not been widely recognized to date is that if one also
calculates the circumference frequencies of the inner Van Allen belt, it will be
found that its spectrum range is from 4.25 to 6 Hz. which you will recognize from
the above as the Theta brainwave region. The Theta brainwaves have long been
associated with human creativity, dream states such as REM and lucid dreaming,
meditation, and peak experiences.
In addition, if one calculates the circumference frequencies of the outer Van Allen
belt, it will be found that its spectrum range is from 1.8 to 2.3 Hz. which you will
recognize as the Delta brainwave region. The Delta brainwaves have been
associated with a deep revitalizing sleep period, or Non-REM dream state,
intuition, curiosity, hunches and slow-wave sleep.
All life on earth has developed within these earthly Schumann Resonances as
well as the Inner and Outer Van Allen donut shaped energy toroid complex
energy fields. When one calculates additional frequency relationships of the Van
Allens such as the radius wavelengths from the Earth center or its surface it may
be easily seen that again the other higher brain-wave frequency spectrums appear
in number as fundamental natural frequencies.
It may now be becoming clear that our brain/body structure is intimately coupled
to the natural music of the planet rhythms. To summarize the above information,
each and every day our individual consciousness cycles through the resonances
with these fundamental aspects of the earths structure as we shift our daily
activities from physical, to rest and sleep.
Brainwave entrainment: It has been known since Robert Becks brain research in
the 1970s that the human brain can be entrained to specific frequencies by external
signal activity. He was able to construct and operate small locally transmitting
electromagnetic signal generators which influenced nearby brain activity which the
brainwaves entrained too by the externally controlled energy field. From Becks
monitoring of the brain frequencies, he could begin to compare the signal spectrum
with changes in consciousness of the participating subjects and observe unique
abilities or effects at specific frequencies.
This author had the opportunity to construct and utilize ELF (extremely low
frequency) sensing equipment during the 1980s while observing electromagnetic
activity of a number of countries around the planet as they transmitted worldwide
high-powered signals within the brainwaves spectrums. It appears that these
countries were experimenting with the influencing of local or worldwide

populations by brainwave manipulations. Much of this type of transmitting is still

ongoing.
Another type of brainwave research that came out of the 1980s was from the
Monroe Institute founded by Robert Monroe. In his work on OBE (out of body
experience), he found that by entraining the brain by the uses of sound he could
entice an added influence for the OBE. His method was to utilize stereo
headphones with separate frequencies for each ear by taking advantage of a
commonly known aspect of combining two frequencies. When two frequencies are
mixed together, not only are those frequencies heard but the brain also
detects/recreates the sum and difference frequencies as well.
If for example, the left channel was to have a frequency of 100 Hz. and the right
channel has 106 Hz., then the brain would also create the difference frequency of 6
Hz., which you now might recognize as within the Theta brainwave spectrum.
Monroes successful methods became known as Hemi-Sync and I had the
opportunity to exam one of his devices and the associated recordings with a
spectrum analyzer. From this method you can easily see that all of the brainwave
spectrums can be stimulated quite easily by using sound sources as well as
electromagnetics. Music from many varied sources, types and rhythms has always
been recognized as a means of altering consciousness from far back into ancient
human history.
By now you might be wondering where all of this information might be leading as
to usable technologies, future tools, or just new ways of playing games in the
discoveries of consciousness. I will propose a few possibilities.
Let us suppose that there is a small start-up company whose engineering
department has been given an assignment to solve a particular problem within the
design of their product. Now, they could all sit around a table and discuss the
possibilities, then maybe return to their individual cubicles, go separate directions
after a day of work, watch evening television and fall asleep, and try to meet
together again the next day for more problem solving around that table. Instead of
the above scenario, on that first day around the table when they received that
engineering task, they all collectively programmed an app into their smart-phones
for a very specific frequency of theta tone, placed their headphones on their ears
or installed a simple band around their head, then went about the rest of the days
activities while being connected in consciousness for design solutions. Then maybe
they would come together later for further discussions and planning.

Let us suggest that there is a large international corporation with employees in

many countries around the world, the business development workers wish to have
common goals and techniques to further the success of the companys business
plans. They decide on a particular international time-period to meet via a mind-link
to share experiences while at the same time communicating internationally through
teleconference. The corporation knows that each individual within the conference
may be mind-linked instantaneously through the surrounding earth energy field by
the selection of common app tuned creative intuitive frequencies.
Now, where else might creative intuitive mind-link be very useful? Computer
gaming, field sports, UN meetings, political conferences, music concerts,
emergency exercises, hospital operations, fire departments, or anywhere for
creative inspiration and being/working together. Maybe the time has arrived for all
of us humans here on planet Earth to become linked creatively for the betterment
of all.
To some extent, we are all researcher into the mysteries of consciousness and by
utilizing some of these new tools of brain/body exploration we might discover
whole new untapped realms of planetary consciousness awaiting. We all share now
these vast regions of surrounding energy fields. What information might they
contain, the ancients and indigenous have long spoken of the knowledge and
history contained within the mysterious Akashi fields.
When I consider the vast Gigabytes of data contained within my small memory
chip held here in my hand, what might be the vast data contained within the Earths
vast surrounding atmospheric and energy fields. Check it out!!
E. E. Richards
ernestr@maine.edu
eerichards@hughes.net