I have been trying a plethora of different methods since last week in attempt to reach my first OOBE. I have experimented a little through use in Binaural Beats in my attempts but I am wondering what the diference is between them and Isochronic Tones. What are the pros and cons of the two? Do we tend to have more success with one or the other? I'm hoping someone could give me a link as well to a good Beat/Tone that has good review. To my understanding I realize that the purpose of the beats/tones is not to do all the work of the AP process but aid in reaching the focused relaxed state. Thank You :-)
Written by the inventor of the DAVID mind machines:
http://www.mindalive.com/articleeleven.htm
He takes a poke against the hemisync-industry founded by monroe, debunking it (binaural beats) as having weaker effectiveness than his method (isochronic tones). It at least it is backed up by some scientific research, however since he wants to sell *his* products one has to take this with a grain of salt.
What in the end is strived for is dissociation. In my opinion BBs are helpfull to quieten the mind w/ monotonic sounds and keeping you from falling asleep - thats it. The rest that monroe did was conventional hypnosis. If you have ever listened to one of his tapes and hypnosis tapes from someone else you instantly see the similarity. Not that this lessens the effect in any way. I just think BBs are overrated, and even monroe himself said they are just a tool for the beginner and are not needed by the more advanced person anymore.
Isochronic tones are not using the calming effect but are rather seem to be using the "information overload" method. Thats similar to a buffer overrun attack on computersystems. While on computers this is used to inject malicious code into the system the human brain disconnects in selfdefence from the data input. Thus the IT obviously cause a stronger (measurable) reaction of the brain.
The inventor of the DAVID mind machines is a advocate of the "the brain creates consciousness" theory while monroe advocated the "the mind is not the brain" theory. They are irreconcilable. The first one tries to hack to brain to manipulate consciousness, the latter tried to disconnect the consciousness from the brain.
I think Isochronic Tones are better because
1. you don't need headphones
2. They entrain the brain quicker and more effectively due to deeper wave forms generated
3. They can entrain the hemispheres independently of each other.
Quote from: M4RT1N on December 23, 2012, 17:43:23
I think Isochronic Tones are better because
1. you don't need headphones
2. They entrain the brain quicker and more effectively due to deeper wave forms generated
3. They can entrain the hemispheres independently of each other.
It's actually personal preference. One works better than others for different people.
For example, Isochronic tones work great for you. They do absolutely nothing for me. So, in me they don't entrain anything.
For me, Binaurals beats have a significantly better effect. Anyway, for your #3, the entire point of using them is to entrain your brain hemispheres to work in unison. :)
Anyway, the best advice anyone can give with these is to simply try out a bunch of each... see which works best FOR YOU.