The 7.8hz brainwave

The 7.8hz brainwave: How deep meditation is in ‘resonance’ with the earth
August 19, 2009 by wholesci
Filed under Human Consciousness

At around 7.8hz, your brain is on the border of an alpha or theta state. It’s an extremely relaxed state of mind, the one most often found in deep meditation.

But did you know that the resonant frequency of the electromagnetic field of the earth, also resonates at 7.8hz? Its called the Schumann resonance, and the links between human brain activity and the electromagnetic field of the earth are now just beginning to be explored.

We know that the human brain generates an electrical field. In fact, we measure it using an electroencephalograph, or EEG for short.

We also know that the earth’s ionosphere produces a set of low frequency electromagnetic waves. These electromagnetic resonances are excited by lightening discharges in the cavity formed by the earth’s surface and the ionosphere. These waves, known as Schumann resonances, are used to track global lightening activity.

When Schumann first published his research results, the similarity of the 7.8-hertz earth resonance and the alpha rhythm of human brainwaves was quickly realized. Herbert König, who became Schumann’s successor at Munich University, later demonstrated a correlation between Schumann resonances and brain rhythms.

The Institute of HeartMath note that ”changes in the earth’s magnetic field are associated with changes in brain and nervous system activity; performance of athletic, memory and other tasks; sensitivity in a wide range of extrasensory perception experiments; synthesis of nutrients in plants and algae; the number of reported traffic violations and accidents; mortality from heart attacks and strokes; and incidence of depression and suicide.”

The questions that some researchers are now beginning to formulate is ‘does human consciousness have an effect on the earths electromagnetic field?’ and ‘how does the earth’s field affect our brain waves, our heart’s electrical field, and our nervous systems?’

If we became consciously in control of our mind and emotions, could we have an effect on the earth’s electromagnetic field?

The Global Coherence Initiative aims to do just that. This is the worlds first experiment of this kind, and is open to anyone who wishes to participate. Visit http://www.glcoherence.org/monitoring-system/about-system.html for more information. You can even listen to the sounds made by the low frequency electromagnetic waves in the earth’s field.

Discover More:

Schumann Resonances