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Motifs

Since 1978, through her investigative work with sound and music, Arden Wilken has identified over 50 motifs that have their own distinctive healing influences. The motifs form the basis of the Inner Sound series of cassettes and CDs.

In musical terms, a motif is a short musical phrase made up of several notes that create a distinctive rhythmic pattern.

INNER SOUND motifs have a simple musical structure. They are based either on the pentatonic (five-note) scale, which has occurred spontaneously in most cultures, or on the Pythagorean seven-note scale. The common element in both these scales is the interval of the pure fifth. This interval has been proven to be the most healing musical interval.

INNER SOUND is a sound healing system based on relative movement.

How Sound Heals

Sound energy, in the form of mechanical waves, is transformed, as it enters through the ear, into electrical impulses, which travel through the network of connective tissue to all parts of the body. The systems of the body, whose resonant quality matches the motifs used, respond through sympathetic resonance.