One of my goals is to build a dome like room in accordance with acoustical architectural & mathematical principles of the Sacred Proportions to enhance the experience. also with temperature & humidity control units
I'm so inspired by your vast knowledge and appreciation for perfection. Not only are these instruments you have invented are work of Art but it seems to touch the soul and mind. I'm so glad we crossed paths.
1) I want people to contemplate & cognize the difference between "listening" to music... & "feeling" harmonic wavelengths throughout their body which only results from being physically connected to the instrument by laying on the resonant chamber. In other words, I want people to "feel" geometry in their body rather than listen to it with their ears. That is transcendental... & of course can only be fully experienced by the direct experience. 2) Also I didn't even know how to properly play this instrument when these videos were recorded. It took me a couple of years to learn how to play them AFTER 7 years of constructing & assembling this system. TH-cam had just started & I didn't really know what it was. A techie friend insisted he record me talking about them. 3) I dont want the audible "image" of an acoustic impression to be misrepresented by a digital recreation of them (like computer speakers) 4) Last of all... I don't want this to be perceived as performance art. (I don't even let anyone in the room when I'm playing unless they're actually lying on the instrument, "receiving" a treatment) I hope that makes sense to you... Thanks for your inquiry.
I watched a woman who titled her video "Sound Healing with the voice"...and all she did for 12 minutes was talk, and then the video ended. Clickbait at it's finest.
This is awesome , just love this ... One of these days , be nice to meet in person , are you familiar with Robert Sephyr ? Most hated archeologist , so far ...
They are on of my ALL TIME FAVORITE bands.... I have a guitar signed by ALL of the members of the band... AND I have 2 of the very 1st bottles off the production line ...hand signed original bottles from Maynard's Vineyard in Arizona
@@HarmonixHealing wow thats cool! Yeah.. I like A Perfect Circle and Puscifer too, I am very curious about the way they make music, it's like they just don't do it cause it sounds nice or cool, the music really seems like to serve a unique purpose as a tool not just listening for enjoyment, like they use some esoteric knowledge or something like technique or method, and I thought you might know it as you're big into Pythagoras.
@@loyaluwang4228 Ohhhh yes for SURE.... they are DEEP into esoterica .... philosophically, spiritually, symbolically & mathematically Did you ever see the explanation of their song "Lateralus"?th-cam.com/video/uOHkeH2VaE0/w-d-xo.html
James, I played LeeAnn Dzelzkalns' monochord today. Tears rolled down my checks, profoundly moving. Monochord's are amazing to free up the emotional body. Thank you for your work with LeeAnn. She is a great teacher. I am so grateful. Peace to you ALL WAYS, Peggy
Hello HarmonixHealing! Im on the same road as you. I am focusing on using Solfeggio Frequencies using the bass guitar. Much like the idea of the first instrument im vibrating the air and your body with the sound. Im glad I stubbled on your page, its very interesting and incite full.
The overtones are SO subtle & profound I didn't want the distortion & misrepresentation of digital reproduction on computers to be mis-representational. It's a LIVE experience where the human must be physically connected to the resonant chamber
WOW.. Beautiful beautiful instruments. I once sat in a monochord chair at drumcamp whilst someone strummed the strings that were mounted on the back rest.. and I can tell you, I didn't want to get out of that chair !! Even though it wasn't in a healing environment (as it was for sale on a music stall) it still felt very spiritual to me, so I can't imagine how powerful that big table one of yours must feel like ! I dread to think how much these must have cost, you must have a mortgage worth
I was thrilled to see the instruments you had commissioned! I've been curious about them. Way cool Jamie! I cant wait to get out there for a visit with you! LeeAnn
Of course I remember you! That was a memorable evening filled w/ wonder. The room filled w/ QT intention was awesome!!! Looking forward to the next gathering so I can share some of my newest profound Instruments... Thanks for Touching Base, James
What an amazing journey.....and beautiful work to be doing. A magical idea to commission your own instruments and I have no doubt that they are divinely inspired....thankyou
These instruments are amazing and thanks for this beautifully presented introduction. I see that as our understanding increases, the skillful use of sound will increasingly be used for many things going forward, and procedure like you describe will help transform not just symptoms and issues, but the underlying emotional and spiritual blocks to total health. Entrainment and Resonance, yes!
Thank you for the kind response... I'm not familiar with a gearing servos, can they be applies to wooden acoustic instruments like these? I'll look into it!
Wow! Brilliant! I am writing a children's book and the pythagorean scale is a big part of it. I hope I can get to L A one day for a healing. Thank you x
im interested in frequencies and the uses of them. i have listened to several binuraul beats and i was just wondering what you could share on the subject of music and its multitude of widely unknown uses. i apologise if i am not clear but i have trouble sometimes putting my thoughts into words as i constantly flick between 'channels' so to speak
Wow! Fascinating. You must have won a huge Lottery to have had all these unique instruments made. Pretty cool. Most of us could not even begin to fathom. Congratulations. One problem we just got one tiny sound at the end so we did not know at all how these divinely inspired instruments sound. Sigh...
James: Absolutely lovely creations. And oh my, your video speaking in the backrogun literally spoke the words I was going to write. Better to meditate I guess on the experience until it can be experienced.
This just came up on TH-cam. Wow I had no idea you commissioned so many of these incredible music/healing machines. Yeah I can see that it would be nearly impossible to hear this digitally, since some notes you can only feel while the complex harmonics and over tones would take a very very high sampling rate to capture. Then what speaker can reanimate the recording?
You got it Keith✨👌It is absolutely impossible to capture the subtle overtones. produced by hundreds of strings. It can only be experienced Live... while lying on the instrument. The "haters" complain that I don't play them live.... the fact that they don't understand this & complain is enough for me to delete & permanently "block" them from this channel This work is all about the subtle & the sublime overtones & respect for this ancient tradition
@@HarmonixHealing I kind of expected your instruments to be this way. I had a long talk one day with one of our pastor's who spent a considerable amount of his life learning about the organ and how it produces sounds you cant distinguish but you can tell is missing when played back even on very good equipment. I can't recall it all but the length of the pipes is a critical part. Our pipe organ is expensive to tune and maintain. Certain pipes have to be replaced after so many years and letting the church get too hot or cold diminishes the pipes as the should not be allowed to expand and contract too much.
@@keithwilliamson8428 Similarly with my Instruments.... they take 3 hours to tune every time I play them.... any change in temperature or humidity will cause the strings to expand or contract... changing the fundamental note of every string (300 of them) so working with any instrument takes tremendous dedication& sacrifice.
Those monochords are amazing :)) i have one question what you thing about Paiste neptune gong and saturn ?? are you using them aswell or only what i can see on your video :)) ??
The akithera mechanism I found in Devon kings nympton England had 3 circles on dial did you see the tones resonate with the planets in our system and the keys must resonate the planets like the instrument you have. Similar when people drew talismans the days of week example Saturn Saturday Saturn closest to earth certain times them rituals were not powerful unless the allotted time was used I wonder if this instrument has same rule ?
well done mr Hopkins. By all means, I thank you for putting the labour, efford and funds to do this.please take under concideration that not all frequencies are ment to resonate at any time.. ( I really hope you know what i 'm talking about). also you'd be glad to know that monochord, μονόχορδον, in greek , means " of one string" so you could try...pollychord ( πολλύχορδον or pollyhordon). yours trully, George , the Greek organopoios Enjoy Responsibly!
Ah, I remember that big 7 foot monochord. I was there at the Quantum Touch Conference a couple of years ago. I hung out with you and Trane after your performance and laid under the table with him while he played it as YOU laid upon it. (helped get it back to your room as well... remember me?) I would have liked to have been on it too, but being under it was an amazing experience. I think I am going to go and listen to your album right now. Hope you are well, James. Take care.
Such a sacred feeling comes from watching this and being able to witness your enthusiasm for such important breakthroughs on healing through vibration and music.
1) Thank you for your comment. I understand what you mean when you say that humans have a "sin nature". But this term only applies to the limited body, mind paradigm. The truth is we are MUCH MORE than just that. We also have a "divine nature" that some refer to as the soul. 2) The soul is that aspect of us that is universal, eternal & infinite. At birth this aspect incarnates into this physical, limited & temporary vehicle.
But there is a lot more to the story, which involves the Catholic Church banning what we now know as the "black" keys, because they could be used to create "Devil Chords", and this created the rather absurd "A" to "G" scale with sharps and flats rather than the simple Greek scale where music notes were just 1 to 12. It is a story that encompasses over 2000 years of human growth.
There exists a Pythagorean instrument played today called the Kanonaki (Ancient Greek: κανών)(Modern: Κανονάκι) which was designed by Pythagoras using his Pythagorean theorem and the Pythagorean constant to determine the pitch and position of playing the Kanonaki. That would go VERY well with Monochord, I bet!
These instruments are tuned according to the Pythagorean teachings regarding the universal phenomena of overtones. While there is an infinite possibility of ratios hidden within the fundamental note of ANY string... THE most perfect harmonic interval is, "The 5th"... because it is the Essence of "Resolution". All the strings on my instruments are tuned only & entirely to 5ths. And because there are 100's of strings the instruments generate what I call, "infinite unfolding audible fractals".
Mitchell L. Gaynor MD (an Oncologist) wrote a book called, "the Healing Powers of Sound". He gets tremendous results with patients suffering with "terminal conditions". Most Hospitals already have Music Therapy Departments. Although they may not incorporate the esoteric depth of my "approach", these departments get notable results. It is good to givea people a "Choice" & let individuals gravitate naturally toward their needs. I have never been one that seeks approval from authority figures.
Do you mean that all the intervals in your instruments are equal? And what do mean by "there is an infinite possibility of ratios hidden within the fundamental note"? because every string contains all (or many of) the possible overtones as a result of the harmonious tuning?
@OnnomonnomonnO InDeed Pythagoras used the phenomena (perfect math) of a vibrating string to teach his disciples the ubiquitous presence (& laws) of harmonics and how it relates to architecture, astronomy, music & math. According to David Fideler, “Harmonic Proportion… attributed to Pythagoras, exists as a purely universal principle, but it would never have been discovered without empirical experimentation on The Monochord”.
sure! I would love to go to the source! are there reliable sources? what is originally left from his work? are you saying that esoteric schools during the history could be defined as Pythagorean? Do they exist even today?
Thanks for your insights. I am researching Pythagoras and in reading Richard Norton's book on tonality, he dedicates a chapter to the "music of the spheres." He states, in a rather convincing exegesis on the topic, that the monochord (Kanon) did not exist in Pythagoras' time, nor did he invent it. I found this be a rather surprising claim. Do you have any pertinent info on the invention of the instrument in its earliest form? Harvard Dictionary of Music says that the invention of the monochord is "attributed" to Pythagoras, but stops short of actually confirming that.
Most of the important & credible scholars substantiate that Pythagoras certainly used the monochord to teach students about the universal principles of mathematics as it can be applied to math geometry architecture, astronomy & music. I do believe however that the monochord (like the Pythagorean Theorem) pre-existed Pythagoras because after 23 years of studying with the Priesthood in Egypt he was the first to bring that wisdom to the West... thus historians attribute it to Pythagoras. Being the only Western Egyptian Initiate is significant. Just as many things that pre-existed Pythagoras were attributed to him, there are many things that his students discovered after his life span that were attributed to Pythagoras because it was a custom of the time & the culture that the student attribute their discoveries to "The Master".
While I respect Gurdjieff's contributions... (like most, if not all modern Mystery Schools, Brotherhoods, Secret Societies & Western Esoteric Teachings) there is no question he received much of his inspiration & fundamentals form ancient Pythagorean teachings. Even Plato was a Pythagorean Initiate. Pythagoras was the ONLY (western) Egyptian Initiate in human history... so I say... go the the source.
Yes I only have one (very high quality) recording, it's titled "Golden Ratios". It can be purchased on my web site HarmonixHealing I will include suggestions on how best to use it because it is not to be considered entertainment nor should it be used as back ground music during social engagement.
Taking instrument making to the next level!! A study well worth investing your time in!! Delicate instruments that require solitude and the meditative state of mind, to achieve the desired effect!!
Wow! It's just breathtaking... I am very interested to hear its sounds and feel its vibrations. It's amazing to see a Pythagoras freak, I believe the knowledge he had was very rare, ancient and meaningful. I want to ask you a question, you probably have encountered the teaching and writings of Gurdjieff and his reviving of the law of seven and its connection to the raw of creation and everything within us and outside us. Did it inspire you and give you more knowledge?
I have never heard of the 7 year rainbow fast... but it sounds very cool. For years I have been intuitively drawn to monochromatic cloths. When I wake up... If I "feel" like a certain color... that's what I wear.
@mical76 It's crucial to comprehend that this work should not be viewed as "Entertainment" nor do I teach others "how to play" nor should this work be considered "Performance Art" which is defined as "something others watch"
i am so interested to learn these marvelous technics , i have saved 10s of videos that i will listen to hoping to start to understand some .. thank you Dr Hopkins , your explanation makes it easier ... allow me though , to add a very important information , Pythagoras is not Greek , he was Phoenician and precisely from Tyre in Lebanon.. some claim that he was inspired by the mathmatics from Babylon or from the Egyptians , but people feign to ignore that the first instrument of music made of strings was made by Thor- hermes from Byblos ( GebEL : land of EL ( in Phoenician ) he was the son May who was herself daughter of Atlas who himself was the brother of EL as mentioned up .. the clay tablets found in Eugarit , prove it , however some claim that his instrument of music was made of one string , while the Greeks claim that it was made of 3 strings representing the summer , winter and the spring .. NB , the clay tablets date back to the period of time when Eugarit was a Phoenician port , this city was invaded later by Syrians( Assyrians ) and since after there were no Phoenician archeological discoveries where found to the period when it became under the control of Syrians . .. Thor Hermes is himself Thoth or Tautus for the Egyptians who as they say invented the first 3 letters ,.... he is the son of Hephaestus - ptah ( meaning the conqueror ) who was the first who ruled on Egypt , and built Memphis , and the first pyramid ( the Phoenicians were the first who hewnd stones and used them for building ) in Egypt in a time when the Egyptians used to live in sand houses called " Mastabas" ( ref: sanford Holst ) . and this explains why there were pyramids everywhere in the world like in the Americas , because these were built by the Phoenicians .. very few know that the Egyptians worshipped the Phoenician Gods and Byblos was their religious capital till the 6th dynasty , and their offerings are still preserved in the temple of Astrate in Byblos ( Astrate is Hathor for the Egyptians ) ... i'm sorry it's a bit long . but the modern scholars and the latest archeological discoveries show how wrong history is as told by the Greeks and how honest were the Phoenicians philosophers were ( Sanchoniaton , Thor-Hermes and Philo and Porphyry who both butchered the Greeks and accused them of manipulation and creating fictions about the Phoenician Gods which they Myths to give them a Greek identity ) thank you
+phoenician lebanese can you proof that he was not greek? Common knowledge is that he was born on Samos, studied in Babylon and then went to Italy. And can you give sources for your other claims, i´am rather curious.
Yes I am saying that esoteric schools throughout history were profoundly influenced by Pythagorean culture, tradition & literature... including the many that exist today... like Masonic Lodges, Rosicrucian Orders & the more "obscure" schools.
Over 10 years ago, I saw a Pythagorean monochord in David Fideler's "Jesus Christ, Sun of God". I inquired in numerous places, but no one knew about them. Thank you, Dr. J. Hopkins!
+Heru-Tehuti Re inDeed David Fideler is a recognized scholar on Pythagoreanism. At the age of twenty-four, he founded Phanes Press, with the primary aim of publishing The Pythagorean Sourcebook and Library. You are correct, on page 188 of his book titled, "Jesus Christ, Sun of God" is a photo of a small monochord designed to demonstrate the universal principles of the harmonic overtones series... & the mathematical intervals associated with them. The instruments I use are large enough for a human being to lie their entire body on it... so that when the instrument is played properly... the individual soul can merge with the infinite universal soul.
James Hopkins Thank you for your response, Dr.Hopkins.And thank you for the recovery of the ancient therapeutic techniques. When I return to the west coast I will seek out your healing services in Los Angeles.I only wish I knew of them before when I was out there. Thanks again.
I imagine your poli-monochords could be, after hours, be tuned to a specific person or even a specific disease. It would be very expensive and time consuming but I know it would make a difference. Many years ago I was treated by a healer by using musical sounds.
I am a Doctor of Chiropractic. I received my license in August of 1981 at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles after my prerequisites at Loyola University.
With all due respect, I suggest that this work is NEVER to be considered "performance art". I never even let anyone in the room when I'm playing unless they're directly "receiving" a treatment by lying directly on the actual resonant chamber. It is almost like asking me if you could please watch someone listening to Beethoven....or to watch someone asleep while they are having the most profound dream. Does this make sense? Watching me play to them or to "watch the effects" on another person is impossible...& meaningless as opposed to the actual analog EXPERIENCING on the instrument yourSelf This is the Essence of Pythagoreanism. & you are correct.... it is literally a game changer
@@HarmonixHealing No worries and I appreciate the reply. It would just be SO interesting to see this in action and the person receiving the treatment reaction - I would LOVE to try this one day if that's possible at all? Thanks again and these tables are RIDICULOUSLY awesome - and could change the world!!
@@dannocares1486 if you ever find yourself coming to the Los Angeles area, email me & we shall set it up ✨👌otherwise here is a link to but the only CD recording of the instrument I made. It was recorded in a $45million dollar sound studio at the Werner Brothers www.harmonixhealing.com/Htm/Order.htm
I am sure you have seen how a soprano can break a glass by tuning her voice to the point that the sound resonance fractures the glass. However no glass has exactly the same breaking point. In the same way no body resonates at the same frequency. Intuitively I discovered this fact by experimenting how my chest and my throat receive the vibration from a cello and the harmonic vibration of a fellow singer when performing a duet. I hope you can see where I´m going with this.
After studying w Egyptian Priests for 23 yrs. he brought this wisdom to the West & is credited as being "The Founding Forefather of Western Civilization Its has been kept a secret that the origins of our western culture are deeply rooted in ancient mysticism by an Egyptian Initiate
Thanks for your great reply on the 432 vs 440 Your right I spent a decade & a fortune commissioning them & they're are truly exquisite. Museums & Universities have inquired. The only instrument I use a bow with is the large circular instrument that rotates. All the other stringed instruments I play with my fingers but they're not played like ANY other stringed instrument. I never "pluck" the fundamental note of the string. I play them in such a way to elicit the hidden harmonic overtone series
It's not based on the Solfeggio frequencies but it is an ancient tuning menthol. It may be difficult for many people to comprehend but the reason I don't play live the on youtube is because ; I don't want this work to be perceived as "entertainment" or "performance art". I only play these instruments when a client is actually lying on the resonant chamber... so when I play the strings... they are surrounded by a matrix or cocoon of analog fifths... not a digital recreation.
It can be said that musical compositions are an expression of non-verbal story telling. My approach is to facilitate "The End of All Story Telling". The best way I can describe it is, "The Golden Ratio is to Structure... what the Fifth is to The Harmonic proportions". Only after we "drop" human intelligence... (story telling) can we "merge" with universal intelligence. & our "true divine nature".
B) The purpose of these unique Instruments is to facilitate deep "Inner Journeying" & "Spiritual Alignment". C) This is why I don't frivolously play the instruments on TH-cam.
I follow no single "Path". It is well documented that Pythagoras traveled extensively throughout India, spent 23 yrs as an Egyptian Initiate & 12 yrs w/ Persian Scholars... He brought all this wisdom to the west... He is in fact- the founding forefather of western civilization. Which is why I try to bring peoples awareness to the fact that the origins Western culture is deeply rooted in ancient mysticism.
@munkdo3 Despite the appearance of chaos both in & around us.... there also simultaneously exists, "Perfect Order" (the fact that you can predict exactly where all the planets will be in 10,000 years, at noon, is highly ordered) This Order has Intelligence streaming through it & it's accessible. People like Pythagoras & Leonardo da Vinci referred to his "Perfect Order" as Divine.
A) Although it may be difficult for some people to comprehend: It is crucial to understand that the use of my custom made Instruments should NEVER be viewed as "Entertainment", nor is my work to be considered "Performance Art" (which is defined as something others "watch") nor do I teach others "how to play" nor should these instruments (or CD) ever be use as background "new age" music & especially NEVER during "social engagements".
It takes me 3 hours every time I play them before the client arrives... & (all things being relative) they are indeed very expensive. But WELL worth it!!!
So I understand that instead of telling just the story of some subjective object/s in the universe you claim to tell THE STORY OF TRUE REALITY or THE STORY OF THE TRUE DIVINE NATURE... Can you supply more details about the golden ratio? How are its divine qualities expressed through music? Does the golden ratio exist purely in our modern pianos? is your instruments' basic tone tuned according to the standard tuning?
440 was decided way back. Every town's orchestra was tuned to a different key, and the pure pythagorean tuning creates a slightly different set of note for every key. But this meant music written in one town didn't sound exactly right when played in a different town. This is what slowly brought about what we call "Meantone Tuning" in the 15th century and 440 and 442 became the defacto tunings for this median agreed tuning. .kylegann dot com/histune is a good reference
Thank you! Wonderful. I often use my tibetan bells at the end of my sessions. The body tambora is fantastic!!! Chula Gemignani Healing River Massage, Nevada City
Yes I am well aware my friend. I purposely named them "Monochords" in honor of Pythagoras... who used the one stringed instrument to teach his Disciples about the Universal principles of Math, Geometry, Music & Architecture.
Pythagoras was the 1st person to coin the term "Cosmos". It refers simultaneously to everything in the universe AS WELL AS the Perfect Order throughout it. "Universal Intelligence"refers to that which coordinates everything from the sub-atomic particles to the infinite celestial bodies. It has nothing to do w "human intelligence". "Innate Intelligence" is the force that operates trillions of events in your body without using "human intelligence". Divine refers to this "Universal Intelligence".
I had a very successful career ass a Chiropractor in L.A. for 30 years.... also... for the last 10 years I bought & sold important 20th Century Contemporary "Blue Chip" paintings. If you scroll down a few comments, you will find a detailed answer to your 2nd question. Briefly: I do not want this work to be perceived a "entertainment" or "performance art". The reason I spent 10 years & a considerable fortune to build these remarkable instrumentsis to facilitate deep personal transformation.
I've always considered the work of Pythagorus to be a valuable resource, and that music / sound for hearling and sould-alignment is an area waiting to be explored. Your creations are very inspiring! Music: the language of the universe :-)
why dont you play them in the video?
Agreed!!!! Thank you!
So so cool, you are amazing
Hay Blended.... Thanks SO Much for the Kind Words Bro✨👌
One of my goals is to build a dome like room in accordance with acoustical architectural & mathematical principles of the Sacred Proportions to enhance the experience.
also with temperature & humidity control units
I'm so inspired by your vast knowledge and appreciation for perfection. Not only are these instruments you have invented are work of Art but it seems to touch the soul and mind. I'm so glad we crossed paths.
Thanks again for your kind feedback... & yes indeed..... my inspiration was Pythagoreas when he said, "harmony is the language of the soul"
Groovey man, how bout you play just one note! Seriously
1) I want people to contemplate & cognize the difference between "listening" to music... & "feeling" harmonic wavelengths throughout their body which only results from being physically connected to the instrument by laying on the resonant chamber. In other words, I want people to "feel" geometry in their body rather than listen to it with their ears. That is transcendental... & of course can only be fully experienced by the direct experience.
2) Also I didn't even know how to properly play this instrument when these videos were recorded. It took me a couple of years to learn how to play them AFTER 7 years of constructing & assembling this system. TH-cam had just started & I didn't really know what it was. A techie friend insisted he record me talking about them.
3) I dont want the audible "image" of an acoustic impression to be misrepresented by a digital recreation of them (like computer speakers)
4) Last of all... I don't want this to be perceived as performance art. (I don't even let anyone in the room when I'm playing unless they're actually lying on the instrument, "receiving" a treatment)
I hope that makes sense to you... Thanks for your inquiry.
I watched a woman who titled her video "Sound Healing with the voice"...and all she did for 12 minutes was talk, and then the video ended. Clickbait at it's finest.
th-cam.com/video/YY63H4izd4o/w-d-xo.html shows him playing.
Still cool 10yrs later.
You're too kind Dr Who PS: Are you referring to the 60's band "10 years After"?th-cam.com/video/q6NskLyMpRc/w-d-xo.html
This is awesome , just love this ... One of these days , be nice to meet in person , are you familiar with Robert Sephyr ? Most hated archeologist , so far ...
WHOA I LOVE ROBERT SEPHYR ✨👌👌⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐He does AMAZING Research
& yes... It'd be great to meet some time ✌🏾
What do you think of the band Tool? I've had some unique experience with their music.
They are on of my ALL TIME FAVORITE bands.... I have a guitar signed by ALL of the members of the band...
AND I have 2 of the very 1st bottles off the production line ...hand signed original bottles from Maynard's Vineyard in Arizona
Perfect Circle is AMAZING TOO
@@HarmonixHealing wow thats cool! Yeah.. I like A Perfect Circle and Puscifer too, I am very curious about the way they make music, it's like they just don't do it cause it sounds nice or cool, the music really seems like to serve a unique purpose as a tool not just listening for enjoyment, like they use some esoteric knowledge or something like technique or method, and I thought you might know it as you're big into Pythagoras.
@@loyaluwang4228 Ohhhh yes for SURE.... they are DEEP into esoterica .... philosophically, spiritually, symbolically & mathematically
Did you ever see the explanation of their song "Lateralus"?th-cam.com/video/uOHkeH2VaE0/w-d-xo.html
James, I played LeeAnn Dzelzkalns' monochord today. Tears rolled down my checks, profoundly moving. Monochord's are amazing to free up the emotional body. Thank you for your work with LeeAnn. She is a great teacher. I am so grateful. Peace to you ALL WAYS, Peggy
Peggy Kober Thank you for your kind feedback.... Indeed LeeAnn's depth & sincerity makes her a fine teacher..... Pythagoras is Proud!
Hello HarmonixHealing!
Im on the same road as you.
I am focusing on using Solfeggio Frequencies using the bass guitar.
Much like the idea of the first instrument im vibrating the air and your body with the sound.
Im glad I stubbled on your page, its very interesting and incite full.
Would love to have heard what they sound like
The overtones are SO subtle & profound I didn't want the distortion & misrepresentation of digital reproduction on computers to be mis-representational. It's a LIVE experience where the human must be physically connected to the resonant chamber
@@HarmonixHealing I totally understand.
astonishing,... your instruments makes me so envious ,)
WOW.. Beautiful beautiful instruments.
I once sat in a monochord chair at drumcamp whilst someone strummed the strings that were mounted on the back rest.. and I can tell you, I didn't want to get out of that chair !! Even though it wasn't in a healing environment (as it was for sale on a music stall) it still felt very spiritual to me, so I can't imagine how powerful that big table one of yours must feel like !
I dread to think how much these must have cost, you must have a mortgage worth
Just amazing, it makes me so happy so excited wow!!! where can we meet you?
I was thrilled to see the instruments you had commissioned! I've been curious about them. Way cool Jamie! I cant wait to get out there for a visit with you! LeeAnn
Glad to see you have put up these videos of your work.
Of course I remember you!
That was a memorable evening filled w/ wonder.
The room filled w/ QT intention was awesome!!!
Looking forward to the next gathering so I can share some of my newest profound Instruments...
Thanks for Touching Base,
James
What an amazing journey.....and beautiful work to be doing. A magical idea to commission your own instruments and I have no doubt that they are divinely inspired....thankyou
Excellent video. I loved it :)
Very interesting, thanks for sharing the info. I think you are onto something very deep and important for medicine, good luck....
These instruments are amazing and thanks for this beautifully presented introduction. I see that as our understanding increases, the skillful use of sound will increasingly be used for many things going forward, and procedure like you describe will help transform not just symptoms and issues, but the underlying emotional and spiritual blocks to total health. Entrainment and Resonance, yes!
This is CRAZY COOL! I would love to lay on that table and feel the sound! Great work james!
Thank you for the kind response...
I'm not familiar with a gearing servos, can they be applies to wooden acoustic instruments like these?
I'll look into it!
Wow! Brilliant! I am writing a children's book and the pythagorean scale is a big part of it. I hope I can get to L A one day for a healing. Thank you x
What a great idea & a wonderful contribution providing insights to young humans...keep up the great work & I hope to meet you one day *_*
im interested in frequencies and the uses of them. i have listened to several binuraul beats and i was just wondering what you could share on the subject of music and its multitude of widely unknown uses. i apologise if i am not clear but i have trouble sometimes putting my thoughts into words as i constantly flick between 'channels' so to speak
Wow! Fascinating. You must have won a huge Lottery to have had all these unique instruments made. Pretty cool. Most of us could not even begin to fathom. Congratulations. One problem we just got one tiny sound at the end so we did not know at all how these divinely inspired instruments sound. Sigh...
excellent, greeting from greece
James: Absolutely lovely creations. And oh my, your video speaking in the backrogun literally spoke the words I was going to write. Better to meditate I guess on the experience until it can be experienced.
Thank you for your kindness✨
This just came up on TH-cam. Wow I had no idea you commissioned so many of these incredible music/healing machines. Yeah I can see that it would be nearly impossible to hear this digitally, since some notes you can only feel while the complex harmonics and over tones would take a very very high sampling rate to capture. Then what speaker can reanimate the recording?
You got it Keith✨👌It is absolutely impossible to capture the subtle overtones. produced by hundreds of strings. It can only be experienced Live... while lying on the instrument.
The "haters" complain that I don't play them live.... the fact that they don't understand this & complain is enough for me to delete & permanently "block" them from this channel
This work is all about the subtle & the sublime overtones & respect for this ancient tradition
@@HarmonixHealing I kind of expected your instruments to be this way. I had a long talk one day with one of our pastor's who spent a considerable amount of his life learning about the organ and how it produces sounds you cant distinguish but you can tell is missing when played back even on very good equipment. I can't recall it all but the length of the pipes is a critical part. Our pipe organ is expensive to tune and maintain. Certain pipes have to be replaced after so many years and letting the church get too hot or cold diminishes the pipes as the should not be allowed to expand and contract too much.
@@keithwilliamson8428 Similarly with my Instruments.... they take 3 hours to tune every time I play them.... any change in temperature or humidity will cause the strings to expand or contract... changing the fundamental note of every string (300 of them) so working with any instrument takes tremendous dedication& sacrifice.
Those monochords are amazing :)) i have one question what you thing about Paiste neptune gong and saturn ?? are you using them aswell or only what i can see on your video :)) ??
The akithera mechanism I found in Devon kings nympton England had 3 circles on dial did you see the tones resonate with the planets in our system and the keys must resonate the planets like the instrument you have. Similar when people drew talismans the days of week example Saturn Saturday Saturn closest to earth certain times them rituals were not powerful unless the allotted time was used I wonder if this instrument has same rule ?
well done mr Hopkins. By all means, I thank you for putting the labour, efford and funds to do this.please take under concideration that not all frequencies are ment to resonate at any time.. ( I really hope you know what i 'm talking about). also you'd be glad to know that monochord, μονόχορδον, in greek , means " of one string" so you could try...pollychord ( πολλύχορδον or pollyhordon).
yours trully, George , the Greek organopoios
Enjoy Responsibly!
i'm so glad i found your channel!
Ah, I remember that big 7 foot monochord. I was there at the Quantum Touch Conference a couple of years ago. I hung out with you and Trane after your performance and laid under the table with him while he played it as YOU laid upon it. (helped get it back to your room as well... remember me?)
I would have liked to have been on it too, but being under it was an amazing experience. I think I am going to go and listen to your album right now.
Hope you are well, James. Take care.
Such a sacred feeling comes from watching this and being able to witness your enthusiasm for such important breakthroughs on healing through vibration and music.
Thank you Gentle Deer, Your comments are always so kind & thoughtful
What about the idea of objective Do and micro-tones, are these istruments based on seven basic tones at all? Thanks
1) Thank you for your comment. I understand what you mean when you say that humans have a "sin nature". But this term only applies to the limited body, mind paradigm. The truth is we are MUCH MORE than just that. We also have a "divine nature" that some refer to as the soul.
2) The soul is that aspect of us that is universal, eternal & infinite. At birth this aspect incarnates into this physical, limited & temporary vehicle.
This video was amazing. You seem like a smart guy.
But there is a lot more to the story, which involves the Catholic Church banning what we now know as the "black" keys, because they could be used to create "Devil Chords", and this created the rather absurd "A" to "G" scale with sharps and flats rather than the simple Greek scale where music notes were just 1 to 12. It is a story that encompasses over 2000 years of human growth.
There exists a Pythagorean instrument played today called the Kanonaki (Ancient Greek: κανών)(Modern: Κανονάκι) which was designed by Pythagoras using his Pythagorean theorem and the Pythagorean constant to determine the pitch and position of playing the Kanonaki. That would go VERY well with Monochord, I bet!
thanks for your comment... do you mean this instrument: th-cam.com/video/8CQDdHIQyIs/w-d-xo.html
Yes, the Qanun is the Arabic name for the Kanonaki
I know, I admire yor dedication. Thanks
Yes I do have a high end recording called, "Golden Ratios"
It can be acquired from my web site
These instruments are tuned according to the Pythagorean teachings regarding the universal phenomena of overtones.
While there is an infinite possibility of ratios hidden within the fundamental note of ANY string... THE most perfect harmonic interval is, "The 5th"... because it is the Essence of "Resolution".
All the strings on my instruments are tuned only & entirely to 5ths. And because there are 100's of strings the instruments generate what I call, "infinite unfolding audible fractals".
Thank you for your kind regards!
Mitchell L. Gaynor MD (an Oncologist) wrote a book called, "the Healing Powers of Sound". He gets tremendous results with patients suffering with "terminal conditions".
Most Hospitals already have Music Therapy Departments.
Although they may not incorporate the esoteric depth of my "approach", these departments get notable results.
It is good to givea people a "Choice" & let individuals gravitate naturally toward their needs.
I have never been one that seeks approval from authority figures.
are you wearing all red as part of the 7 year rainbow fast to rebuild all 7 bodily systems?
I would like to experience a room built around the principals of the body tamboura.
Do you mean that all the intervals in your instruments are equal? And what do mean by "there is an infinite possibility of ratios hidden within the fundamental note"? because every string contains all (or many of) the possible overtones as a result of the harmonious tuning?
@OnnomonnomonnO
InDeed Pythagoras used the phenomena (perfect math) of a vibrating string to teach his disciples the ubiquitous presence (& laws) of harmonics and how it relates to architecture, astronomy, music & math.
According to David Fideler, “Harmonic Proportion… attributed to Pythagoras, exists as a purely universal principle, but it would never have been discovered without empirical experimentation on The Monochord”.
where can we find actual records of the decision for 440? how are the vedic instruments tuned I am interested to know.
sure! I would love to go to the source! are there reliable sources? what is originally left from his work? are you saying that esoteric schools during the history could be defined as Pythagorean? Do they exist even today?
I have recently been experimenting with tuning to 432 as opposed to the standard 440... & have discovered its a phenomenal improvement
Thanks for your insights. I am researching Pythagoras and in reading Richard Norton's book on tonality, he dedicates a chapter to the "music of the spheres." He states, in a rather convincing exegesis on the topic, that the monochord (Kanon) did not exist in Pythagoras' time, nor did he invent it. I found this be a rather surprising claim. Do you have any pertinent info on the invention of the instrument in its earliest form? Harvard Dictionary of Music says that the invention of the monochord is "attributed" to Pythagoras, but stops short of actually confirming that.
Most of the important & credible scholars substantiate that Pythagoras certainly used the monochord to teach students about the universal principles of mathematics as it can be applied to math geometry architecture, astronomy & music.
I do believe however that the monochord (like the Pythagorean Theorem) pre-existed Pythagoras because after 23 years of studying with the Priesthood in Egypt he was the first to bring that wisdom to the West... thus historians attribute it to Pythagoras. Being the only Western Egyptian Initiate is significant.
Just as many things that pre-existed Pythagoras were attributed to him, there are many things that his students discovered after his life span that were attributed to Pythagoras because it was a custom of the time & the culture that the student attribute their discoveries to "The Master".
While I respect Gurdjieff's contributions... (like most, if not all modern Mystery Schools, Brotherhoods, Secret Societies & Western Esoteric Teachings) there is no question he received much of his inspiration & fundamentals form ancient Pythagorean teachings.
Even Plato was a Pythagorean Initiate.
Pythagoras was the ONLY (western) Egyptian Initiate in human history... so I say... go the the source.
Exquisite instruments. Would be lovely to see them played and watch the effect on a person. I presume they are bowed, like a violin?
Yes I only have one (very high quality) recording, it's titled "Golden Ratios".
It can be purchased on my web site HarmonixHealing
I will include suggestions on how best to use it because it is not to be considered entertainment nor should it be used as back ground music during social engagement.
Thank's for preserving such an art!!
Yes just on (very high end recording) which can be acquired on my web site
We’re making one :)
Do you know the approximate thickness of bed?
Taking instrument making to the next level!! A study well worth investing your time in!! Delicate instruments that require solitude and the meditative state of mind, to achieve the desired effect!!
Where are you based out of? Do you take an apprentice? Im very interested if so in all sincerity.
Wow! It's just breathtaking... I am very interested to hear its sounds and feel its vibrations. It's amazing to see a Pythagoras freak, I believe the knowledge he had was very rare, ancient and meaningful. I want to ask you a question, you probably have encountered the teaching and writings of Gurdjieff and his reviving of the law of seven and its connection to the raw of creation and everything within us and outside us. Did it inspire you and give you more knowledge?
beautiful
Thank You Kind Mermaid
I have never heard of the 7 year rainbow fast... but it sounds very cool.
For years I have been intuitively drawn to monochromatic cloths.
When I wake up... If I "feel" like a certain color... that's what I wear.
Are you located in Los Angeles? Do you offer private sessions?
Thank You So Much!
@mical76 It's crucial to comprehend that this work should not be viewed as "Entertainment" nor do I teach others "how to play" nor should this work be considered "Performance Art" which is defined as "something others watch"
i am so interested to learn these marvelous technics , i have saved 10s of videos that i will listen to hoping to start to understand some .. thank you Dr Hopkins , your explanation makes it easier ...
allow me though , to add a very important information , Pythagoras is not Greek , he was Phoenician and precisely from Tyre in Lebanon.. some claim that he was inspired by the mathmatics from Babylon or from the Egyptians , but people feign to ignore that the first instrument of music made of strings was made by Thor- hermes from Byblos ( GebEL : land of EL ( in Phoenician ) he was the son May who was herself daughter of Atlas who himself was the brother of EL as mentioned up ..
the clay tablets found in Eugarit , prove it , however some claim that his instrument of music was made of one string , while the Greeks claim that it was made of 3 strings representing the summer , winter and the spring ..
NB , the clay tablets date back to the period of time when Eugarit was a Phoenician port , this city was invaded later by Syrians( Assyrians ) and since after there were no Phoenician archeological discoveries where found to the period when it became under the control of Syrians . ..
Thor Hermes is himself Thoth or Tautus for the Egyptians who as they say invented the first 3 letters ,.... he is the son of Hephaestus - ptah ( meaning the conqueror ) who was the first who ruled on Egypt , and built Memphis , and the first pyramid ( the Phoenicians were the first who hewnd stones and used them for building ) in Egypt in a time when the Egyptians used to live in sand houses called " Mastabas" ( ref: sanford Holst ) . and this explains why there were pyramids everywhere in the world like in the Americas , because these were built by the Phoenicians ..
very few know that the Egyptians worshipped the Phoenician Gods and Byblos was their religious capital till the 6th dynasty , and their offerings are still preserved in the temple of Astrate in Byblos ( Astrate is Hathor for the Egyptians ) ...
i'm sorry it's a bit long . but the modern scholars and the latest archeological discoveries show how wrong history is as told by the Greeks and how honest were the Phoenicians philosophers were ( Sanchoniaton , Thor-Hermes and Philo and Porphyry who both butchered the Greeks and accused them of manipulation and creating fictions about the Phoenician Gods which they Myths to give them a Greek identity )
thank you
+phoenician lebanese can you proof that he was not greek? Common knowledge is that he was born on Samos, studied in Babylon and then went to Italy. And can you give sources for your other claims, i´am rather curious.
phoenician lebanese Pythagoras is Greek name and means one who convince the people in agora as in Hyde park.
Yes you are correct... I have given my all to resurrect this glorious ancient tradition
Yes I am saying that esoteric schools throughout history were profoundly influenced by Pythagorean culture, tradition & literature... including the many that exist today... like Masonic Lodges, Rosicrucian Orders & the more "obscure" schools.
Tough crowd sometimes.
Awesome!
Over 10 years ago, I saw a Pythagorean monochord in David Fideler's "Jesus Christ, Sun of God". I inquired in numerous places, but no one knew about them.
Thank you, Dr. J. Hopkins!
+Heru-Tehuti Re inDeed David Fideler is a recognized scholar on Pythagoreanism. At the age of twenty-four, he founded Phanes Press, with the primary aim of publishing The Pythagorean Sourcebook and Library.
You are correct, on page 188 of his book titled, "Jesus Christ, Sun of God" is a photo of a small monochord designed to demonstrate the universal principles of the harmonic overtones series... & the mathematical intervals associated with them.
The instruments I use are large enough for a human being to lie their entire body on it... so that when the instrument is played properly... the individual soul can merge with the infinite universal soul.
James Hopkins
Thank you for your response, Dr.Hopkins.And thank you for the recovery of the ancient therapeutic techniques. When I return to the west coast I will seek out your healing services in Los Angeles.I only wish I knew of them before when I was out there. Thanks again.
+Heru-Tehuti Re Looking forward to your next LA visit
I imagine your poli-monochords could be, after hours, be tuned to a specific person or even a specific disease. It would be very expensive and time consuming but I know it would make a difference. Many years ago I was treated by a healer by using musical sounds.
I am a Doctor of Chiropractic. I received my license in August of 1981 at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles after my prerequisites at Loyola University.
love this video! Thanks for posting!
Can we please see a demonstration with the person lying down this is a game changer
With all due respect, I suggest that this work is NEVER to be considered "performance art". I never even let anyone in the room when I'm playing unless they're directly "receiving" a treatment by lying directly on the actual resonant chamber.
It is almost like asking me if you could please watch someone listening to Beethoven....or to watch someone asleep while they are having the most profound dream. Does this make sense?
Watching me play to them or to "watch the effects" on another person is impossible...& meaningless as opposed to the actual analog EXPERIENCING on the instrument yourSelf
This is the Essence of Pythagoreanism.
& you are correct.... it is literally a game changer
@@HarmonixHealing No worries and I appreciate the reply. It would just be SO interesting to see this in action and the person receiving the treatment reaction - I would LOVE to try this one day if that's possible at all? Thanks again and these tables are RIDICULOUSLY awesome - and could change the world!!
@@dannocares1486 if you ever find yourself coming to the Los Angeles area, email me & we shall set it up ✨👌otherwise here is a link to but the only CD recording of the instrument I made. It was recorded in a $45million dollar sound studio at the Werner Brothers www.harmonixhealing.com/Htm/Order.htm
I would definitely love to try this. I hope I could also contact you when I’m in the area about 2 years from now!
@@HarmonixHealing This is excellent thank you for being so kind
I am sure you have seen how a soprano can break a glass by tuning her voice to the point that the sound resonance fractures the glass. However no glass has exactly the same breaking point. In the same way no body resonates at the same frequency. Intuitively I discovered this fact by experimenting how my chest and my throat receive the vibration from a cello and the harmonic vibration of a fellow singer when performing a duet. I hope you can see where I´m going with this.
Yes... My approach is based on these natural phenomena & universal principles.
totally amazing
After studying w Egyptian Priests for 23 yrs. he brought this wisdom to the West & is credited as being "The Founding Forefather of Western Civilization
Its has been kept a secret that the origins of our western culture are deeply rooted in ancient mysticism by an Egyptian Initiate
Why don't you record something with one of those instruments?
Thanks for your great reply on the 432 vs 440
Your right I spent a decade & a fortune commissioning them & they're are truly exquisite. Museums & Universities have inquired.
The only instrument I use a bow with is the large circular instrument that rotates. All the other stringed instruments I play with my fingers but they're not played like ANY other stringed instrument. I never "pluck" the fundamental note of the string. I play them in such a way to elicit the hidden harmonic overtone series
What exactly are you a doctor of, and where did you get a degree?
It's not based on the Solfeggio frequencies but it is an ancient tuning menthol.
It may be difficult for many people to comprehend but the reason I don't play live the on youtube is because ; I don't want this work to be perceived as "entertainment" or "performance art".
I only play these instruments when a client is actually lying on the resonant chamber... so when I play the strings... they are surrounded by a matrix or cocoon of analog fifths... not a digital recreation.
Yes I live & offer sessions in L.A.
It can be said that musical compositions are an expression of non-verbal story telling. My approach is to facilitate "The End of All Story Telling".
The best way I can describe it is, "The Golden Ratio is to Structure... what the Fifth is to The Harmonic proportions".
Only after we "drop" human intelligence... (story telling) can we "merge" with universal intelligence. & our "true divine nature".
Yay! How cool!
B) The purpose of these unique Instruments is to facilitate deep "Inner Journeying" & "Spiritual Alignment".
C) This is why I don't frivolously play the instruments on TH-cam.
I follow no single "Path". It is well documented that Pythagoras traveled extensively throughout India, spent 23 yrs as an Egyptian Initiate & 12 yrs w/ Persian Scholars... He brought all this wisdom to the west... He is in fact- the founding forefather of western civilization. Which is why I try to bring peoples awareness to the fact that the origins Western culture is deeply rooted in ancient mysticism.
@munkdo3 Despite the appearance of chaos both in & around us.... there also simultaneously exists, "Perfect Order" (the fact that you can predict exactly where all the planets will be in 10,000 years, at noon, is highly ordered) This Order has Intelligence streaming through it & it's accessible. People like Pythagoras & Leonardo da Vinci referred to his "Perfect Order" as Divine.
Genius!
A) Although it may be difficult for some people to comprehend: It is crucial to understand that the use of my custom made Instruments should NEVER be viewed as "Entertainment", nor is my work to be considered "Performance Art" (which is defined as something others "watch") nor do I teach others "how to play" nor should these instruments (or CD) ever be use as background "new age" music & especially NEVER during "social engagements".
It takes me 3 hours every time I play them before the client arrives... & (all things being relative) they are indeed very expensive. But WELL worth it!!!
how can i contact you
+Virtuoso Doyen At the very end of this video is an web side address
go to my web site & there is an e-mail address you can contact me with
Thank you
+Virtuoso Doyen My web site is www.HarmonixHealing.com
go to "contact" & e-mail me
+James Hopkins Mutual Respect "G"
thankyou!
So I understand that instead of telling just the story of some subjective object/s in the universe you claim to tell THE STORY OF TRUE REALITY or THE STORY OF THE TRUE DIVINE NATURE... Can you supply more details about the golden ratio? How are its divine qualities expressed through music? Does the golden ratio exist purely in our modern pianos? is your instruments' basic tone tuned according to the standard tuning?
440 was decided way back. Every town's orchestra was tuned to a different key, and the pure pythagorean tuning creates a slightly different set of note for every key. But this meant music written in one town didn't sound exactly right when played in a different town. This is what slowly brought about what we call "Meantone Tuning" in the 15th century and 440 and 442 became the defacto tunings for this median agreed tuning. .kylegann dot com/histune is a good reference
Thank you! Wonderful. I often use my tibetan bells at the end of my sessions. The body tambora is fantastic!!!
Chula Gemignani
Healing River Massage, Nevada City
Yes I am well aware my friend. I purposely named them "Monochords" in honor of Pythagoras... who used the one stringed instrument to teach his Disciples about the Universal principles of Math, Geometry, Music & Architecture.
Pythagoras was the 1st person to coin the term "Cosmos". It refers simultaneously to everything in the universe AS WELL AS the Perfect Order throughout it. "Universal Intelligence"refers to that which coordinates everything from the sub-atomic particles to the infinite celestial bodies. It has nothing to do w "human intelligence". "Innate Intelligence" is the force that operates trillions of events in your body without using "human intelligence". Divine refers to this "Universal Intelligence".
I had a very successful career ass a Chiropractor in L.A. for 30 years.... also... for the last 10 years I bought & sold important 20th Century Contemporary "Blue Chip" paintings. If you scroll down a few comments, you will find a detailed answer to your 2nd question. Briefly: I do not want this work to be perceived a "entertainment" or "performance art". The reason I spent 10 years & a considerable fortune to build these remarkable instrumentsis to facilitate deep personal transformation.
I've always considered the work of Pythagorus to be a valuable resource, and that music / sound for hearling and sould-alignment is an area waiting to be explored. Your creations are very inspiring! Music: the language of the universe :-)