MUSIC AND DEEP FETAL MEMORY
July 23, 2007 by Josh
Our knowledge of embryology tells us that by the second trimester of pregnancy, a fetus begins responding to the sound of the mother’s voice, the music she is listening to, and her heartbeat. In short, we hear long before we can see.
We have eyelids, but no earlids.
And at the other end of the life cycle, patients in a coma have been known to respond by arm twitches or eyelid flutters to a familiar sound.
All through life, we are part of a vast vibrating, pulsating world, affected by changes in the weather, the seasons, day and night.
But it all starts with the heart beat and the rhythm of breathing itself in utero, which later becomes magically transformed into the beat of a drum and the many rhythms of music–and even the subliminal messages communicated by the music of commercials.
What do you feel when you let yourself become aware of certain rhythms in your body or in nature? What do you want to do?
