Feb 22, 2024
Renowned vocalist and sound healer Flicka Rahn illuminates the hidden power of music frequencies, offering transformative insights into how they shape our mental and physical world. Flicka reveals how the commonly used 440 Hz frequency, established during World War II, might contribute to stress and anxiety, while music tuned to 432 Hz resonates harmoniously with the body's sacred geometry, fostering peace and tranquility.
We explore the universal healing potential of sound, extending beyond humans to all living beings, and provide guidance on how to discern these frequencies in everyday media. Flicka's expertise opens a fascinating dialogue on the intersection of sound, science, and spirituality, challenging us to reconsider the auditory environments we inhabit.
Our discussion further delves into the profound impact of music on the psyche in these tumultuous times. We touch on how music and media can carry energies that influence our mental state and critical thinking, referencing Dr. Masaru Emmoto’s water experiments to illustrate the effect of positive and negative stimuli.
As we ponder the unsettling shift towards transhumanism and the erosion of human connection, personal anecdotes bring light to music's unwavering role in emotional and spiritual growth. From the evocative notes of classic rock to the transcendent beauty of Pachelbel's Canon, discover how music remains a steadfast source of healing and clarity, capable of guiding us through emotional landscapes with grace and power.
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0:01:27 - Sound Frequency Impact on Emotions (79 Seconds)
0:05:19 - Music Frequency's Impact on Living Beings (124
Seconds)
0:10:57 - Impact of Music on Society (89 Seconds)
0:20:30 - Effect of Music Frequency on Emotions (83 Seconds)
0:29:45 - Forces of Light Versus Darkness (75 Seconds)
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* Sound Frequency Impact on Emotions | 0:01:27 - 0:02:46 (79 Seconds)
0:01:27 Ryan McCormick
Based on everything you've come to know about the power of sound,
the power of music, is there a certain frequency or a certain
megahertz sound frequency that is being played throughout various
music, throughout various media that invokes a negative reaction?
And is there one that necessarily invokes a positive reaction?
Because I'm seeing some things where, apparently, if the frequency
is at a lower bit, like a slightly lower level, it kind of has a
catastrophic negative effect on people and if it's tweaked in a
slightly different direction, it has a positive impact. I was
wondering if there's any validity to that.
0:02:07 Flicka Rahn
Yes, let me explain that. Thanks for bringing that up. There's a
certain amount of confusion around that. It is a way of what is
detrimental to the energetic body and also your mind, is a way of
tuning which you've heard the four, 40 tuning. So that is a way of
tuning which is a little bit elevated up, which then causes a
certain amount of stress and anxiety as people hear all of the
music that is tuned to 440 hertz for the A.
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* Music Frequency's Impact on Living Beings | 0:05:19 - 0:07:23 (124 Seconds)
0:05:19 Ryan McCormick
How does a person tell if they're listening to something at 432 or
440? Is there any way you can tell? Are you just generally going to
have unease if you listen to something?
0:05:31 Flicka Rahn
Well, yeah, I would say a lot of it is subjective, Unless you have
a tuning fork or tuning systems. There are some apps that you can
get that will be able to designate if you're listening to music at
432 or 440. But can I hear it? I mean, it's just only my subjective
realization or effect that I say, oh, there's something off with
that music.
0:05:58 Ryan McCormick
Okay, and when you listen to something at any particular vibration,
is that necessarily just impacting human beings? Are human beings
only able to attune to something at a certain frequency and that
affects them? Could that frequency of 440 be better for animals or
certain species of animals? Does every single living species on
Earth basically attune to their own music frequency or is that
something that is a universal?
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Flicka Rahn is an internationally known vocal performer, author, teacher and published composer. She served on the music faculty at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi for 22 years in addition to Brandeis University in Boston, and the Boston Conservatory of Music. As a professional soprano she has appeared with the Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Philharmonic, New York Wagner Society, Minnesota Grand Opera, San Antonio Opera and the Sinfonia de Queretaro, Mexico. She has traveled throughout Mexico with notable Mexican artists presenting Uniting Nations through Music.
Since 2015, Ms. Rahn has been practicing sound therapy at the Integrative Healing Institute in San Antonio. She is a co-founder of the Transcendence Project, co-creator of the Innergy Tuner app and co-author with Tammy McCrary and The Transformational Power of Sound and Music book.
In 2012, as a Fulbright Scholar, she traveled to the Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro in Queretaro, Mexico, and taught courses on American art songs and American musical theater. She returned to Queretaro in 2015 to produce and direct musical presentations at the Proarte Escuela de Danza and the Centro Estudios de Musicales. In 2016, she continued her work in Mexico appearing with the Queretaro Symphony in their annual Opera Gala, performing solos and ensembles with Mexican vocal artists.
She continues to have a large studio of classical vocal students
in Queretaro, Mexico. In 2017, she and Mexican tenor, Andres
Pichardo (add Andres’ link) presented concerts in four cities
throughout Mexico. In 2018, she returned to sing two concerts,
“Amigos Para Siempre,” in Mexico City and Queretaro with tenors,
Alberto Angel and Andres Pichardo.”
As a composer, Ms Rahn’s sacred and secular pieces for vocal
soloists, choirs, and opera companies have been performed at
universities, educational institutions, churches, museums, and
temples. Her art songs are published in the series Art Songs by
American Women Composers.
In 2017, she and fellow musician, Daniel Wyman, recorded and released an album of meditation and healing music under the name The Icaros, and released their debut album Chakra Soundscapes, in 2018. This beautiful musical interpretation was inspired by her experiences of the improvised healing songs of the Shipibo shamans from the Amazon jungle in Peru. The Icaros followed up with the elegantly produced Hymns to Gaia: Honoring the Elements in 2019 and Ascension in August of 2021. The Icaros continues to perform at festivals and events in the US, Mexico and the UK.