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"I heard what seemed like millions of little golden
bells ringing, tinkling; they rang and rang. Many times
since, I've heard those bells in the middle of the night.
Next I heard humming and then a choir singing. The singing
got louder and louder, and it was in a minor key. It
was beautiful and in perfect harmony. I also heard stringed
instruments." (Lorraine
Tutmarc)
"Music surrounded me. It came from all directions. Its
harmonic beauty unlike earthly vocal or instrumental
sounds was totally undistorted. It flowed unobtrusively
like a glassy river, quietly worshipful, excitingly
edifying, and totally comforting. It provided a reassuring
type of comfort much like a protective blanket that
whispered peace and love. I had never sensed anything
like it. Perhaps angelic would describe it. This music
was sounding within my head, not from an eardrum. Obviously
it was not airborne. Most unusual to me was the absence
of any beat. Then I realized that without time this
heavenly music could have no beat which is a measure
of time! I was hearing harmonic perfection, undistorted
by any interposed medium between me and its source,
as heard mind-to-mind ... The music around me suddenly
seemed louder. I rushed to a nearby tree and grasped
its trunk to my ear: it was singing. I lifted my right
elbow to my head; it too emitted the same joyous, beatless
melody. Excitedly I stopped to pick some flowers, and
found them already in my hand. They too were playing
the tune." (Dr.
Richard Eby)
"In the beginning, God desired to self-expression, and
desired companionship. Therefore, the cosmos and souls
were projected. The cosmos was built with music, arithmetic,
and geometry; harmony, system, and balance. The building
blocks were the life essence. It was a power sent out
from God, which by changing the length of its wave and
the rate of its vibration became a pattern of differing
forms, substance, and movement. This created the law
of diversity which supplied endless designs for the
pattern. God played on this law of diversity as a person
plays on a piano, producing melodies and arranging them
in a symphony. Each design carried within it the plan
of its evolution, which was to be accomplished by change.
This corresponds to the sound of a note struck on a
piano. The sounds of several notes unite to make a chord;
chords in turn become phrases; phrases become melodies;
melodies intermingle and move back and forth, across
and between and around each other, to make a symphony.
The music ends as it began, leaving emptiness, but between
the beginning and the finish there has been glorious
beauty and a great experience." (Edgar
Cayce)
"And then I heard the MUSIC. It was a tone so sublimely
perfect that remembering it still brings me to tears.
I knew then, and know now, that I was hearing the symphony
of angels, the song of the universe, what some have
called the Music of the Spheres. All thoughts melted
in its melody and everything else ceased to be of any
importance. I closed my eyes and began to dance, moving
to the resonant vibration that coursed through my essence.
The melody seemed to issue from a single point and was
composed of one verse, a song whose mystical tone my
entire being knew and sang. I bathed in its melody as
utter joy filled my being, and as the sound washed over
my spirit, I felt all confusion purged from my consciousness
... I was once more in my magical gown, moving alone
in harmony with the MUSIC. In that moment I chose to
merge with that self and began to dance. Each step drew
me closer to the Light ... The MUSIC, the celestial
symphony, continued to fill the air with a psalm of
Oneness, played on unseen instruments of peace. (Lynnclaire
Dennis)
"Just as the colors of the rainbow show the effects
of the different vibrations of light, and the melodies
on the piano show the effect of the different notes,
so, too, does the entire universe contain various octaves,
or rates of vibration. These universal harmonics comprise
the different levels of existence." (Jerry
Gross)
"This time we were audience to a choir of angels singing.
Angels were totally outside my reality at the time,
yet somehow I knew these beautiful beings to be angelic.
They sang the most lovely and extraordinary music I
had ever heard. They were identical, each equally beautiful."
(Dr.
Allan Kellehear)
"Traveling through the tunnel, normal cities and towns
can be seen on the sides of the tunnel. As you travel
further, you become conscious of sounds, at first indistinct
rumblings, then music, laughter, and singing of birds.
There is more and more light, the colors become very
beautiful, and there is the sound of wonderful music.
The houses are left behind; ahead there is only a blending
of sound and color." (Edgar
Cayce)
"And the whole garden was singing. The flowers, grass,
trees, and other plants filled this place with glorious
tones and rhythms and melodies; yet I didn't hear the
music itself. I could feel it somehow on a level beyond
my hearing. As my grandmother and I stopped a moment
to marvel at the magnificent scene, I said to myself,
"Everything here seems to be singing," which was woefully
inadequate to describe what I felt. We simply don't
have language that adequately communicates the beauty
of that world." (RaNelle
Wallace)
"I could see all the energy that this solar system generates,
and it is an incredible light show! I could hear the
Music of the Spheres. Our solar system, as do all celestial
bodies, generates a unique matrix of light, sound and
vibratory energies. Advanced civilizations from other
star systems can spot life as we know it in the universe
by the vibratory or energy matrix imprint. It is child's
play. The earth's Wonder Child (human beings) make an
abundance of sound right now, like children playing
in the backyard of the universe." (Mellen-Thomas
Benedict)
Vicki Umipeg also began to hear sublimely beautiful
and exquisitely harmonious music akin to the sound of
wind chimes. With scarcely a noticeable transition,
she then discovered she had been sucked head first into
a tube and felt that she was being pulled up into it.
The enclosure itself was dark, Vicki said, yet she was
aware that she was moving toward light. As she reached
the opening of the tube, the music that she had heard
earlier seemed to be transformed into hymns and she
then "rolled out" to find herself lying on grass. (Vicki
Umipeg)
"And so I followed Him into other buildings of this
domain of thought. We entered a studio where music of
a complexity I couldn't begin to follow was being composed
and performed. There were complicated rhythms, tones
not on a scale I knew. 'Why,' I found myself thinking.
'Bach is only the beginning!'" (Dr.
George Ritchie)
"The stars began to change shapes before my eyes. They
began to dance and deliberately draw themselves into
intricate designs and colors which I had never seen
before. They moved and swayed to a kind of rhythm or
music with a quality and beauty I had never heard and
yet ... remembered. A melody that humans could not possibly
have composed, yet was so totally familiar and in complete
harmony with the very core of my being. As if it were
the rhythm of my existence, the reason for my being.
The extravagance of imagery and coloration pulsed in
splendid unison with the magnificent ensemble. I
felt completely at peace, tranquilized by the vision
and the melodic drone. I could have stayed in this place
for eternity with this pulse of love and beauty beating
throughout my soul. The love poured into me from all
corners of the universe." (Virginia
Rivers)
"As we walked toward it, I heard voices. They were melodious,
harmonious, blending in chorus and I heard the word,
'Jesus.' There were more than four parts to their harmony.
I not only heard the singing and felt the singing but
I joined the singing. I have always had a girl's body,
but a low boy's voice. Suddenly I realized I was singing
the way I had always wanted to ... in high, clear and
sweet tones. After a while the music softened,
then the unseen voices picked up a new chorus. The voices
not only burst forth in more than four parts, but they
were in different languages. I was awed by the richness
and perfect blending of the words - and I could understand
them! I do not know why this was possible except that
I was part of a universal experience. The words
sung in all the different languages were understandable,
but I don't know how or why. We all seemed to be on
some universal wave length. I thought at the time, "I
will never forget the melody and these words. But later
I could only recall two: Jesus and redeemed." (Betty
Malz)
Dr. Diane Komp, a pediatric oncologist at Yale, was
transformed by witnessing children's' NDEs, such as
that of an 8-year-old with cancer envisioning a school
bus driven by Jesus, a 7-year-old leukemia patient hearing
a chorus of angels before passing away. "I was an atheist,
and it changed my view of spiritual matters," recalls
Komp. "Call it a conversion. I came away convinced that
these are real spiritual experiences." (Dr.
Diane Komp)
"Turning back to the interior of the temple, I saw that
creative activities were taking place in different areas.
There were a number of individuals sitting at easels
painting, and I saw one man playing a flutelike instrument
that emitted the sweetest of sounds. Farther on, dancers
moved with ethereal grace, performing with a lightness
impossible to the physical human form. As I watched
in utter delight, I became aware that the musical background
for this visual feast came from what I would call a
celestial choir - an orchestra of voices creating heavenly
music for the dance. This Music of the Spheres was indeed
singing the praises of the Creator." (Jan
Price)
"Permeating the colors and patterns was sound, countless
octaves of sound. It was as though the colors could
be heard. It reminded me of bagpipes. Filling the entire
region were the droning sounds. Octave upon octave of
invigorating, vitalizing sound. It was very subtle,
practically imperceptible but immense, it seemed to
reach to infinity. Superimposed on this vast life-giving
hum, was the melody, which was created by the individual
sound of every living thing. Light and sound, color
and geometrical patterns were all combined into a totality
of harmonic perfection." (John
Star)
"When we first arrived in the Seventh Region we were
certain that we had reached our eternal home. So in
tune were we with it that there was not even a hint
of internal conflict. We could not conceive of any higher
order of life than here, from where we were certain
the Music of the Spheres originated. Gradually we learn
that there are higher realms of life, and we are in
yet another stage of growth." (Harvey
Green)
"I am still utterly amazed at what I find here. Utterly
amazed! There is love and there is harmony. There is
music that transcends all thought. Then I became conscious
of different sounds of bells ringing and music. I realized
that I had been hearing these bells and music while
I was out in space. In the midst of this sound I became
aware of the fact that at the present time I may see
and I may observe, but my consciousness will have to
expand further before I may know how all of this takes
place, and why." (Margaret
Tweddell)
"At the time I felt the presence of that extreme love
I could also hear beautiful music. I'm not sure if it
was instrumental music, but somehow I think it was more
massed voices giving that sound. But there were no words
- it was more just a resonance of sound." (Janet)
"Everything began to become peaceful and a type of music
without sound played that enveloped me totally - through
every cell." (Kurt
Hilden)
"Facing all the splendor made me acutely aware of my
lowly condition. My response was, 'No, you've made a
mistake, put me back.' And he [Jesus] said: 'We don't
make mistakes. You belong.' Then he called out in a
musical tone to the luminous entities who surrounded
the great center. Several came and circled around us."
(Rev.
Howard Storm)
"Just when I thought to speak, to question, the being
spoke to me. It's voice was as a chorus of voices, not
male not female, not loud not soft, not deep but perfect
and all encompassing." (Lou
Famoso)
"In the bardo of becoming, as well as many other kinds
of visions, the mental body will see visions and signs
of different realms. A small percentage of those who
have survived a near-death experience report visions
of inner worlds, paradises, and
cities of light
with transcendental music." (Lingza
Chokyi)
"I also heard music different music. It was usually
like classical music; I like classical music. It wasn't
exactly the music I've heard, but it was along that
line. It made me relaxed. The fears went away when I
listened to it. Again, the feeling of hope, that there's
something better somewhere else (He then became aware
of a voice). I think [it was] a woman's voice, but I
didn't recognize the voice. I just remember that it
was a soothing voice. I kind of remember that with the
grayness her voice kind of calling, my moving toward
it." (Dr.
Kenneth Ring)
"Everything in the spirit world is kept in place by
an all pervading Master-Vibration (God), which prevents
aging. That's why things don't get dirty, or wear
out, and why everything looks so bright and new. This
is why heaven is eternal. Our thoughts in heaven are
vibrations which are controlled by the Master-Vibration.
It neutralizes all negative thoughts and lets you think
only the good thoughts, such as love, freedom and happiness. After
death people gravitate into homogenous groups according
to the rate of their soul's vibrations much like throwing
a small pebble into a threshing machine, it would go
into the box because of its proper size and weight.
We are sorted by the high or low vibrations of our soul.
Everyone goes where they fit in! High vibrations indicate
love and spiritual development, while low vibrations
indicate debasement and evil. All one has to do is to
love so unselfishly that their soul-vibrations rise
high enough to fit into heaven." (Arthur
Yensen)
"Out-of-body realms are usually areas of intense experience
where the dominant reality is that of light, sound,
vibration, motion or emotion. For example, the soul
may sense a powerful vibration or sound that causes
them to be caught up in that energy. Sometimes these
sounds or vibrations propel them at a great speed through
a tunnel. They may experience the feeling of inner sounds
or vibrations but not the experience of movement and
acceleration. Often, such experiences involve hearing
spiritual music or sounds, and can be quite ecstatic.
These inner sounds along with inner lights can sometimes
act as a means of transition between waking experience
and some formed inner world. Sounds which occur during
conscious transitions out of the body are usually very
powerful, and may result in the obliteration of the
body image. Some of the sounds which occur are of a
spiritual or mystical nature rather than transitional
sounds that carry the traveler to a different place.
These "higher" spiritual sounds are of a heavenly nature
and are ecstatic beyond description. Some sample sounds
one may encounter are the sounds of a speeding train,
a loud buzzing, a flute, or the sounds of nature like
the roar of a waterfall. These sounds or vibrations
are of such intensity that they seem to pass right through
the body, overpowering the other senses." (Robert
Monroe)
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