Jeff Volk, Cymatics, Hello Toronto Dowsers! at the ASD!

"Cymatics: A Publisher's Overview of the Geometries of Creation":
This impromptu video, shot on-site at Jeff Volk's book stall where Jeff greets the Toronto Dowsers at the 2008 American Society of Dowsers (ASD) Convention in Vermont, gives a brief overview of some of the exquisite material (not just the stuff he publishes) Jeff uses in his presentations to illustrate the universal principles of creation.

Over the past two years, Jeff, who has published several books, films and other media about Cymatics [www.cymaticsource.com], has become a Convention favorite. His entertaining and informative presentation style and the fascinating video footage of Cymatics phenomena (first introduced by Hans Jenny), vividly portrays the relationship between frequency and form, shape and sound. Cymatics shows how inert powders, pastes and liquids will compose themselves into coherent, harmonic and occasionally life-like forms right before your eyes, as you listen to the sounds that are actually animating this incredible dance of creation.

Cymatics, the study of wave phenomena and vibration, is a rare combination of exciting visual imagery and rigorous scientific method. Watching in amazement as the endlessly fascinating array of forms takes shape through the interaction of matter and vibration, one may begin to understand the principles of the creative process. Yet this is not simply metaphysical speculation; this is entirely replicable. If you use the same material (water, powder, paste) and "animate" it using the same frequency and amplitude, the same pattern or dynamic form will appear, time after time.

In this short video, Jeff shows us some of the materials he has compiled to explain Cymatics. One of his favorite books is Water Sound Images by Alexander Lauterwasser, a contemporary German photographer who has brought Hans Jenny's seminal work in Cymatics into the 21st Century Perhaps Lauterwasser's major contribution, is showing how sound frequencies can create virtual analogues of geometric patterns and forms found throughout nature. These span the spectrum from fundamental pentagonal or hexagonal shapes, to the golden meal spiral, to such elaborate patterns as those which adorn the hide of a leopard or the shell of a tortoise.

While the books are filled with great detail, highlighting both the physics and the metaphysical implications of this wide-ranging field of exploration, what is most impressive is their amazing photographs, and to see the phenomena in motion well, you just have to watch the DVDs!

Aside from his work as a publisher, Jeff is also a poet and a producer. He has helped organize the Cymatics conference held in Atlanta for the past two years, and he occasionally gives multimedia presentations to select audiences. More information may be found at his website, www.CymaticSource.com

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[adriaticseaeyes]

way to go jeff! thanks for the great informative interview!

[phadde]

I myself saw a tortoise shell up close this summer, and was totally mystified. Now, I see the striking resemblance in the photo, my question is: What exactly is the connection? Is it possible to explain? Also, does tortoise patterns help the animal in any way? Camouflage, for instance, could be "done" much simpler.

[reftri]

The camara is going to fast over all the books,,cool stuff,you should make a video of your stuff of how those cool structures are made,,it will be very intresting to see,,how thats made or produce

[FVB4R]

wow thanks for this vid, didnt know we had this whole new science of pattern finding and relating it to all these big themes like "the meaning of life". some people are indeed good at tying things together ^^