Himalayan sound revelations
Subtitle: the complete singing bowl book
By: Frank Perry ; including cymatic photography by John Stuart Reid
Contributors: Reid, John Stuart
Edition: Second edition, expanded.
Publisher: Polair Publishing
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 509
ISBN-13: 9781905398379
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Singing bowl; History
Description: Study of the sacred instruments of the Himalayan region, covering singing bowls, drilbu (the Tibetan handbell) and ting-sha (small paired cymbals). Covered by this book are more than 290 different styles of bowl and over 60 techniques that can be employed in drawing musical and consciousness-raising sound from them.
Notes: "Second edition, with a new chapter and appendix, September 2016"--Title-page verso.

"Glossary": pages 485-490.

Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-499) and index.
Table of contents: title: Himalayan singing bowls : their history and traditions. My own connections with singing bowls ; Uniqueness ; Subtle awareness ; Bowls in their own context ; Teachers beyond ourselves; title: The development of bells in ancient China. Cast in bronze ; Buddhism in China; title: Tibet. The problem of authentic records ; Tibetan musical culture ; Tibetan ritual music ; A firsthand account ; More testimonies about the bowls in Tibet; title: Ting-sha; title: Drilbu; title: The world of singing bowls. Resonance and entrainment ; Choosing bowls ; Old or new bowls ; Listening; title: Yin-yang; title: Mallets and wands. Striking the bowl ; Stroking the bowl ; Grip and pressure ; Wand diameter; title: The metal of the bowls ; Cleaning bowls; title: Techniques : how to use some more exotic bowls. Ululation ; Water bowls ; Jumping bowls ; Flying bowls ; Yoga bowls ; Harmonizing bowls ; Bowls with unusual forms ; Other techniques, for non-musical settings ; Advanced techniques in a musical context; title: Subtleties of struck and stroked bowls. Symbolism of the struck bowl ; Symbolism of the stroked bowl ; Bowls that sound best either struck or stroked only; title: Bowl stories and subtle dimensions. Chakras, deity and master bowls ; Some examples of singing bowl encounters ; Shy bowls ; Wisdom from my guides ; Unexpected verification ; 'Voice of the great master' bowl ; 'Silver flame' bowl ; 'Silver ray of the great master' ; Crystal tuning bowl ; Correct uses of spiritual bowls; title: Teachings from the bowls. The shape of the bowl ; Aum, and the trinity of Love-Wisdom-Power ; Some more trinities of awareness; title: Elemental bowls. Water and air spirit bowls ; Earth, fire and space element bowls; title: Sound made visible ; Fundamentals and partials; title: Partial exercises; title: Nada yoga. Music of the spheres ; Personal experiences with sound ; The fourfold process of sound; title: Mantra ; Mantras and the three gunas; title: Planet bowls. 'Golden voice of the Sun' bowl ; Planets and elements ; Sound magic, old and new ; Planets; title: More on the chakras ; Practical recognition of chakra links; title: More on bowls and chakras; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A. Metal analysis; title: Appendix B. Categories of singing bowls; title: Appendix C. Dhyani Buddhas; title: Appendix D. Padmasambhava bowl through the CymaScope.