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For the first time ever, the sound of a star has been made visible using cymatics. Both the sound and the visual properties of this one-of-a-kind cymatics video are awe inspiring.

Here you can see the beautiful cymatic sound of a star as the fruition of a project by John Stuart Reid in collaboration with Dr Zoltan Kollath who was responsible for preparing the sound file.

The images were created on the CymaScope, a scientific cymatics device created by John Stuart Reid and Eric Larson. To learn more about the CymaScope click here.

Thank you to John Stuart Reid for permission to showcase this cymatics video on the Journal.

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André Steegmans of Belgium has added a beautiful cymatics video of sound waves patterns over at the School of Cymatics.

Try pausing this cymatics video every few seconds as you are watching it, and you will see a completely different, geometrically intricate example of crystal-like sound waves patterns in each frame.

You can watch more of André Steegman’s cymatics videos here at the School of Cymatics.

Artist Pamela Paulsrud talks about how she used cymatics in her papermaking process in this video that shows some of the processes she used to transfer the images she created with cymatics frequencies from plate to paper.

Of her experience incorporating cymatics and papermaking she says, “When I began papermaking years ago it was for the purpose of examining and exploring the creative process from inception to completion. From the formation of sheets, to working with fibers in its various degrees, I was led to create spontaneous marks within the pulp. The medium became an art unto itself and now offers a multidisciplinary approach in my exploration of capturing sound/resonance in paper with cymatics—sound wave phenomena.”

You can see more of Pamela Paulsrud’s work (including more images of her cymatic art) at the artist’s official site here.

To learn how to make a cymatic plate that can be played with a violin bow, click here for instructions.

I’d never really listened to the music of John Cage before, but this morning while experimenting with cymatics frequency patterns and violin music by various artists on last.fm I discovered that his music makes very beautiful, clear cymatics frequency patterns.

The piece here being played through the metal plate is “beautiful things” and you may notice that the frequency patterns look like a series of flower petals.

In this video I was using my iphone and a small amp and driver to create the frequency patterns. The metal plate is 20″x20″ steel, very thin (about the weight of metal flashing), powder coated. It is filmed with a flip camera.

John Cage’s music and the goals he was pursuing with it has certain things in common with the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, the experimental composer who once said,

“How far can we go in making music irregular? Only as far as a small moment when everything falls into synchronicity, and the goes away into different meters and rhythms.”

Karlheinz Stockhausen composed some pieces to include harmonic chanting, or throat singing, and throat singing is one of the best ways to generate cymatics frequency patterns also, as the overtones create some interesting and complex patterns.

If you would like to learn how to create cymatics frequency patterns with your voice, you can learn how to build a simple cymatic sounder with these free step-by-step video lessons.

To learn more about the music of John Cage, go here.

Jodina Meehan Playing Cymatic Plate

She has won a “How To Build A Cymatics Plate” course so that she can build a Chladni cymatics plate as shown in the photo.

Congratulations, Rosemary!

If you would like your own cymatics plate course you can find one at http://cymaticplate.com/go

cymatics poster included in course

All you have to do is type in your name and email in the upper right hand corner of this page, and you could be the 500th. You will get a 10 part cymatic course including materials lists and step-by-step video lessons including:

> How to build a Chladni style cymatics plate start to finish
> How to play your new plate with a violin bow
> How to build a hand held cymatics plate
> How to make a cymatics carrying case
> Printable cymatics art poster
> and lots more…

Plus you’ll be an official member of the Journal of Cymatics, so you’ll get up-to-date insider information about the latest cymatics news and how-tos all year…totally free.

Good Luck!

P.S. If you’re not super lucky today and you don’t win (or maybe you just don’t want to wait to get your course) you can simply get one today by clicking here. (Order your free cymatic sounder instructions there and you will see the cymatic plate course immediately afterward).

Building a Cymatic Didge

He writes, “Latex is a wonderful substance. I ordered some from MJTrends (.30mm black) and build a pvc “soundjeridu”… Using supermarket salt, I got some good results…” Aya, who is the founder of the School of Sacred Geometry in Sedona, achieved his first cymatics frequency patterns by building a simple cymatics sounder, then he bought some larger latex and created this inventive version for use with a digeridoo.

Fitting the Didge into the PVC

You can find instructions to build your own DIY cymatics sounder and a DIY cymatics plate here.

This new cymatics voicebox finally started working beautifully this morning at about 5:45 am…

It’s a simple way to see the sound vibrations of your voice using some minimal electronics. I will be posting some video instructions on how to make this cymatics voicebox soon over at the School of Cymatics.

In the meantime, enjoy the beautiful cymatics images I recorded in my studio this morning!

–Jodina

Stefan Kreuzer of Germany won our 400th Subscriber contest here at the Journal of Cymatics.

Stefan became our 400th subscriber on March 18th, 2010, and won instructions for making his own cymatics plate, as well as the cymatics coffee cup pictured here. Congratulations Stefan!

We were especially happy to send the first edition cymatics coffee mug over to Germany, home of Alexander Lauterwasser, author of “Water Sound Images.”

Those interested in acquiring their own beautiful ceramic cymatics cup can visit the Cymatics Store here.

Special Journal of Cymatics Editor’s Post:

Guess what? The Journal of Cymatics is rapidly growing and building a following of ‘cymatic fanatics’ all over the world! We have followers in France, Mexico, Germany, Austria, California, NYC, Estonia, the Netherlands, and many many more countries as of today. And…

We are currently at 399 subscribers. That means YOU could be the 400th if you sign up for a FREE subscription today. And that means…

If you are the 400th subscriber to the Journal of Cymatics, you will win a copy of my brand new course on How To Build A Cymatic Plate (normally sells for $27)! Plus, I will send you a ceramic CYMATICS coffee cup in the mail.

So sign up today! Those step-by-step instructions could be yours…and even if you aren’t quite the 400th, you will still walk away with a totally free and awesome subscription to the Journal of Cymatics where you’ll stay up to date and informed on the latest exciting cymatics news from around the world.

Just put your name and email in the upper right hand corner on this site. That’s it, you’re in.

Good Luck!

–Jodina
Editor, Journal of Cymatics