Gamma brainwaves and "unusual" phenomena [View All]

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I've recently had some experiences and read some information that suggest that gamma brainwaves may be associated with paranormal phenomena, and I speculate that there's a lot more than I've seen.

(For anyone who doesn't know about brainwaves but is interested, I put at the end of the post a brief intro where it says "Some quick background about brainwaves.")

I've recently been experimenting with higher (gamma) brainwave frequencies using something called a light/sound (L/S) machine. It's a gadget that generates sounds in headphones and blinking LEDs in goggles at precise frequencies, which is intended to entrain brainwaves to selected frequencies. It works for some people and less so for others; I can tell that it works for me because by using it in meditation, I very quickly and easily go to states where my subjective experience clearly matches the expected phenomena for the frequency.

When I use the L/S machine at about 32-36 hz, I get a sensation in my hands that is like a powerful Reiki-like, healing energy flowing, but it's spontaneous without doing any of the Reiki activation activities. My hands get quite warm and when I put them on my body, it feels like a strong Reiki energy, and has the same kind of effects.

I've also noticed that when I've used gamma range programs on the L/S machine frequently, I start to be more effective, get things done, waste less time, perform better at work, am more creative, and such. The Reiki-like energy is also there in my hands almost all the time, spontaneously without even doing anything.

I've speculated, and now recently I've read some sources on the web that agree, that paranormal phenomena may have some correlation with gamma frequency brainwaves. Tonight I did a gamma L/S session and immediately afterward did a quick trial with psi tester software, and my results were very good--1 chance in 40 of performing as well as I did, and I'm normally a psi-misser.

I also suspect that gamma brainwaves may be at work in doing magick, for any pagans who are reading.

Anyone else have knowledge, sources, experiences, or speculations about gamma frequencies?


Some quick background about brainwaves (very general and simplified, not interested in arguing trivia): Human brains emit electrical signals of various frequencies. Different frequencies are generally associated with different states of mind and consciousness.

Delta, the slowest at about 0.5 to 4 cycles per second (cps or hertz ), are typical of deep sleep. Theta, 4-8 hz, are associated with dream sleep, waking revery and dream-like imagery, deep meditation. Alpha, 8-12 hz, are typical of relaxed wakefulness or light meditation. Beta, 12-30 hz, is the frequency range of normal awake, alert consciousness.

Typically, at any time, one frequency is predominant, but we generate varying amounts of multiple frequencies at the same time. Very proficient meditators (e.g., Zen monks, etc.) can generate approximately equal amounts of the whole range at the same time.

For a long time they thought that 30 hz was the top of the range, and EEG machines didn't even measure anything above that. Relatively recently they've found that we generate higher frequencies, but there's no clear scientific consensus on what the higher frequencies are about, as there is for the four ranges I mentioned before. The higher frequencies are called gamma, and now some people are starting to use multiple terms for various ranges above 30 hz.