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Gate Keeper is the third audio CD recording of PrimaSounds Music by RCL and the School of Wisdom. Ralph's first two CD's are Life Tuning and PrimaSounds. PrimaSounds Music is a new kind of inner, meditation music, designed to be listened to and felt by the entire body, not just the ears. It creates a "vibration bath" which relaxes the body, cleanses the soul, and clears and opens the mind. Gate Keeper is very different from the first two CDs, in that all of the songs were composed and designed to go together in sequence to emphasize the visionary producing qualities of the music. Gate Keeper contains five songs, each running ten minutes, designed to guide the listener into ten different visionary experiences or dimensions. The name Gate Keeper was taken from the Shamanic culture of the Dagara Tribe located in the heart of West Central Africa. "Gatekeeper" is the title given by the Dagara to the Shamans who open and close the dimensional gates between alternate worlds and realities. According to Dagara cosmology there are five basic kinds of gates that a Shaman may travel through. In each dimension there are countless different worlds and realities, only some of which have been explored by man. The Gatekeepers know the five portals well, and know how to open and close the gates for their fellow shaman to enter and explore. This cosmology was made known to Ralph through his friendship with Malidoma and Sobonfu Somé, shamans from the Dagara Tribe.
In this CD the music itself serves as a kind of gatekeeper, sonically opening and closing the gates into other dimensions. Each of the five songs on the CD is designed to open a different inner gate which the listener can then choose to enter. Once through, the path branches into two directions, one down and one up. The first worlds are lower - the microcosm - representing contact with levels of consciousness that are part of our own. Traditionally these are called the underground worlds: (1) Fire, (2) Mineral, (3) Water-Plants, (4) Nature-Animal, and (5) the Earth itself, Gaia. Each gate also has an upward heavenly direction - the macrocosm. These are realities where consciousness which is more evolved and expanded than our own can be found. Traditionally these are called the heavenly worlds: (6) Ancestors, (7) Elementals, (8) Angels, (9) Muses, and (10) Being in the Universe. All ten worlds go together in a kind of evolutionary "ladder of creation," referred to for instance in the Bible as "Jacobs Ladder." A complete description of these songs-gates and dimensions will be contained in Ralph's forthcoming book on PrimaSounds.
By intense listening to Gate Keeper you can find these five portals within. You can choose to enter and fly, much like a Shaman in trance. It is like jumping through a hoop into another world. There visions and messages of all kinds can be received. New worlds and dimensions can be explored. This can stimulate creativity, self knowledge, and provide lasting contact with intelligences of all kinds from all over the Universe. This is a kind of sacred blessing, not a pandoras box. So don't worry, the sonic portals are a one way door; only you can pass in and out, and it won't happen against your intentions or desires. If a session gets too intense, you can return to "normal consciousness" at any time fairly easily and quickly.
This is music in the tradition of Orpheus, and listening to the CD is like participating in a sacred ritual. Don't try and analyze the visions while they are happening. Wait until they are over for that. Sometimes the "visions" will be visual, sometimes auditory or kinetic - they can take many forms. Frequently the visions involve novel cross-linkage of the senses, called synesthesia, where for instance you see sounds. Higher sensory capacities unknown to most people - so called extra-sensory perception - are also sometimes involved in visionary experiences. You intuit and perceive entities from other dimensions and worlds in entirely new and unusual ways that can not be described in terms of the five senses. These kind of visions are tied into ritual and community, and naturally involve a sense of awe, a sense of the miraculous and the sacred. It may seem like a trip, a dream, or your own personal movie in your head. Go with it and watch, relaxed and detached. Although there may be a tendency for fear to set in, and block these "other-worldly" experiences, if the anxieties are overcome, and the relaxed state is maintained, overwhelming love and joy usually come. Again, if it gets too intense or scary, just turn off the music.
Afterwards take time to think and to talk with your friends about your visions. Try and see how the visions can help you in everyday life. The particular visions that come to you during a listening session come for a purpose, and always have meaning of some kind. With a little help from your friends, counselors and teachers, you can use these other dimensional excursions to tune into your dreams and then make them come true.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SONGS ON GATE KEEPER
Gate Keeper begins by playing the five tone scale. Next there are five 10 minute song-gates. The CD continues by playing the seven individual chakras tones fives times, and concludes with a final, short relaxing song. The five song-gates on the CD are purposefully very intense, and require quality equipment for the full effects.
The first ten minute song-gate is entitled Fire-Ancestors. The name signifies the two worlds into which the gate opens. The first microcosmic world is Fire. This is the zero dimension of the point like photons of light. This song helps the listener to travel to the fire within; the heat and billions of photons that make up your energy field/body. It also opens you to the fire without, from the Earth's molten core, the candle flame, to the fiery photons raining on you from the Sun and countless others stars in the sky. All of these photons - light - both within and without - were created with the origin of the Universe. All were present and created at the Big Bang itself. Their story is the story of the origin of the Universe. These visions allows us to connect with the primal origin of all that is. The worlds of Fire can also be a source of tremendous sensuality, pleasure and intensity. You can literally set your soul on Fire!
The higher harmonic to this song-gate is the world of the Ancestors. That is the macro-cosmic overtone to Fire. Here the higher entities most closely connected with the Earth are found. This includes the personal ancestors of the listeners, departed relatives and friends. More importantly, it also includes any and all Ancestors who are in some way connected with the listener, and their meaning in life, whether known or not. This higher level can be a tremendous source of guidance and teaching.
The second song-gate is called Mineral-Elementals, again reflecting the two directions of this gate. Below is the mineral world, the one dimensional, linear, molecular level. The molecular sounds of this world are slowly evolving, regular and cyclic. They also reflect a kind of cosmic journey. You will hear these kind of sounds at the beginning of the song-gate, and embedded subliminally throughout. They ebb and flow slowly like the tides. These are the sounds of the first dimension. This is the world of stones and minerals. Here you will find the crystalline alignment of ordered molecules. Inside you it is the basic DNA crystals - the molecular spiraling lines which contain the coded blue-prints for who you are. It is also your bones, your inner minerals. Outside it is the countless minerals all around you: the stones, mountains, gems and crystals.
The higher harmonic to this song-gate is the world of the Elementals. An example of beings from this higher dimension are what the Dagara people call the Kontomble. (See Malidoma Somé's book Of Water and the Spirit (Tarcher)). In Europe these kind of magical beings are described in myth as trolls, fairies, dwarves and elves. Cultures all over the world contain reports of encounters with such strange and powerful beings. In today's technological culture we might see them as UFO's or aliens. All of these "higher beings" appear to be able to project themselves, almost like a hologram, and assume a variety of shapes and sizes. What you see seems to have a lot to do with what you expect, and how you are able to make sense of something way beyond your normal experience. They are called Elementals because they tend to take forms which appears to us to be related to one of the four elements: fire, water, air and earth. For instance, they may appear to be in the air, like a UFO, or in the ground, a cave for instance, like the Kontomble. Whatever you call them, or however they appear to you when you meet, they are highly evolved, and can be very helpful if they take an interest in you. Typically you can recognize them by the feeling of enormous strength and power they project.
The third song-gate is called Water-Angels, again reflecting the two directions of this gate. Below is the water world; the two dimensional, plane, level of plant life. The tree-like sounds of this world have a quality of water flow, with wave upon wave. It is a kind of slow and steady growth in repeating cycles. At the beginning of this song-gate you will hear these water sounds. Again these sounds are also embedded subliminally throughout. They ebb and flow like the tides. It is the peaceful sound of reconciliation, of the trust and innocence of the Trees. Externally this is the world of plants and trees. Inside you this is the blood flow and liquids. Although you seem solid enough, in actuality most of your body is made of Water. Outside it is the bodies of water all around you, the oceans, lakes and rivers, and the trees and other plant life.
The higher harmonic to this song-gate is the world of the Angels or Cosmic Messengers. Beings at this level are even larger, more inclusive, intelligent and evolved than the Elementals. They seem remote, yet when approached, have an extreme loving quality. They are personal and deeply intimate. If you can make contact, they carry messages about you and for you.
The fourth song-gate is called Nature-Muses, again reflecting the two directions of this gate. Below is the world of Nature, the three dimensional, solid, level of animal life. Here an animal guide will find you. The same animal may come session after session, or a different animal may choose you each time. Be open to whatever type of animal comes your way. They bring lessons of all kinds, and teach about the animal nature that is a part of all of us. The higher harmonic to this song-gate is the world of the Muses - divine inspiration. Beings at this high level - called Muses in the West - are pure creativity. When we are able to tune into their high harmonics we find a virtual cornucopia of creative inspiration. Visions in this upper dimension require your creative side to be open.
The last song-gate is called Earth-Being in the Universe, again reflecting the two directions. Below is the world of Earth, the fourth dimensional space/time level of humanity as a whole. Here you can link up with Gaia - the spirit of the Earth and of our species - and with all other beings in the Universe. A kind of communion with all living beings on this planet can be felt. You start to understand the Earth as a living entity unto itself, with yourself as a part of this larger whole. You have your own special role to play. Let the visions show you why you were born to live on this planet at this time in history. What is your purpose and meaning? How can you serve the Earth and fulfill your potential destiny? Here lessons of community and friendship can come through. The higher octave is the highest level of intelligence accessible to us. This highest Universal level of intelligence is often mistaken for God, but is not. They are finite beings, but the scope of their finite existence is beyond our comprehension, and seems infinite from our perspective. There are many names for this highest of beings, most of them religious. Rather than pick any one, we simply use the generic designation - Being in the Universe. From our human perspective they are all knowing, and can reveal deep truths about our self. Our highest self only can make contact with them. For that reason, unless you are very highly evolved, it is frequently hard to see them, and harder still to remember what is transmitted by them. Usually they appear as godlike beings of great wisdom taking on the human form of an old man or woman.
The CD ends with about ten minutes of the individual tones. It starts with the first chakra and then goes up to the seventh. It repeats this sequence five times, going a little slower each time. This is designed to enhance individual chakra concentration and energy work. The last sequence starts from the top seventh chakra and then works down to the first. This leaves you grounded. At the very end a short tone-play-song - Chakra Play - will leave you relaxed and refreshed. When listening to the individual chakra tones focus your attention on the energy centers and the corresponding places on the body. Sing or hum along to increase the effects. This is an excellent method to localize the bio-energy focal points, or "Chakras," and thereby sharpen attentiveness and balance energies.
For some people these visions will come quickly and easily. For others it will be difficult, and may take sustained efforts over years. If you have difficulty at first, try doing the chakra exercises before listening to the song-gates. Workshops may later be offered to provide personal instruction. In the meantime Ralph welcomes your email comments at: ralph@schoolofwisdom.com.
