Sound Magic: How Vibration Shapes the Body and the Poem
A brief overview of our recent live session
This week’s Live explored a simple but powerful idea: sound affects physical matter, and more importantly it affects our bodies, brains, and heart? Joined by Kim, we have a philosophical conversation on how vibration, frequency, and sound shape not only our nervous systems but also our writing practice.
We opened with the science of infrasound—frequencies too low to hear but deeply felt in the body. They have been used in studies to induce stress and linked to everything from anxiety to ghostly sensations. Then we explored Solfeggio frequencies, like 528 Hz, which some believe support DNA repair, calm, and emotional clarity.
From there, we moved into the brain.
Sound, it turns out, rewires us—remaps our neurological landscapes. Chanting and repetition—especially in meditation—initiates neuroplastic actions. At the same time, conditions like misophonia remind us how sound can provoke extreme …
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