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Get your back off the wall
Theoriginal,tleofthisconversa,onwasRhythms.
BackwhenIwass,lltowhitetowrite.1
Rhythm(fromGreek-rhythmos,"anymeasuredflowormovement,symmetry")isthevariaAonofthelengthand
accentuaAonofaseriesofsoundsorotherevents.2
Butweallknowitgoesbackwayfurtheranddeeperthanthat.Backtoafundamentalunderstandingoftherhythmsthatsurround
us.
Ourunderstandingofrhythmisini,allyformedbyaheartbeatnotoursbutourmothersinthewomb.Wewouldlistentoitwith
ourunformedearsorratherwewouldfeelitwithallofourunderdevelopedsenses.3
Everybeat.
Beat-beat.
Beat-beat.
Un,lourownheartswouldeventuallycatchthetuneandbegintosingofitselfandwewouldlistentotwoheartsbea,ngclosely
induet.
Lateroninlifeourrhythmsnotonlyrepresentourheartbeatbutitalsorecallsthewaywewalktalkandinteractwithothers.
Rhythmsevengovernthewaywethinkthedifferentmannersinwhichwestructureoutthoughts.Whetheronebyoneoratthe
same,me4allperfectlylaidoutinrhythmicharmony.
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1. Idontknowwhatitisaboutmusic,butacrossgeneraAonsandgenresthistruthholdsfast:thedarkeryourskin,thehipperyourthing!
2. OfficialWikipediadefiniAon
3. Foranamazingstudyonrhythm,itsrootsanditsinfluence,seeHowMusicWorksbyHowardGoodall.4. IllustraAngthemaindiscrepancyinthoughtpaXernsbetweensexes.ThisobservaAonbytheauthorisabsolutelysubjecAveandnot
supportedbyanydatawhatsoever.
5. Onceagain,checkoutHowMusicWorksbyHowardGoodall
6. ?!yourguessisasgoodasmine.
Therhythmsofourlives.
Thereisevensomeresearch5thatsuggeststhatourstrongestresponsesisnottothoserhythmsthatemanatefromwithinusbut
tothebeatsthatoriginatefromthosearoundus.Rhythmscausedormadebyotherpeoplehavethepowertotriggerdeepwithinourheartsandmindsallpossibleprimalresponseswhetheritsfightflightorsomeotherunmen,onabledesires.6
Welivebyrhythms.Weexistthroughthem.
Weinfluenceothersbythesoundswecreatewithourlives.
Liveslivedloudlybroadcastatwenty-four-sevenlivestreamofaseriesofcomplexrhythmsintothesoulsatmosphere
reverbera,ngagainstandresona,ngwithany-andeverythingitencounters.
Leavingnothingunchanged.
Leavingno-onenottappinghisfeet.
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Feel da riddim, feel da rhyme
WhetheritsBoborDamian8orLucky9orthoseguyswiththemassivebrasssec,onandtheBillyJoelsunglasses10theragamuffincultureanditskeepershavealwaysunderstoodmusictobemorethanmeresyncopatedbeatsplayedtoamathema,calseriesofnotes.
Forthemmusicismagical.
Itisworship.Oritcouldbe.
Wherethetermriddimisusedtorefertomorethanthebeatofthedrumbuttoallthenuancesandsubtle,esofanen,rebacking
trackincludinglayeruponlayeroflowendinstrumentsandsamplescrea,nganintoxica,ngneverendinggroovelayingdownasolid
founda,onfortheyummygoodnessontop.
Wherethetermrhymeisusedtorefertothesome,mesimprovisedalwayserra,cmovementsofaleadsoundscribbledalloverthegrainytexturesoftheriddimcrea,ngachallengingbutbeau,fulexperienceforthear,standaudiencealike.
Whatisinteres,ngtoknowisthatinIndianandAfricanculturesmusicalrhythmsaretransferredorally.Tradi,onalpercussion
instrumentalistswouldhavetolearntospeakorsingtherhythmbeforetheycouldplayit.InWesternculturesclassicalmusicalnota,on
takescareofcommunica,ngaspecificrhythmanditisexpectedofstudentstobeabletoreadmusicwelliftheyareevergoingto
performatanacceptablestandard.
Butwearenothavingthisconversa,onsothatwecouldlearnmoreaboutreadingwereinthistogethertoteacheachothermore
aboutsinging.
Thisconversa,onisnotabouttherhythmsoflifeasunderstoodinaWesterncontextbutaboutthesubtlesoundsofdariddimsofda
soulasheardontheislandbreeze!
ItsaboutunderstandingtheriddimsofGodofothersandofcoursetheriddimsofyourownheart.
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7. TakenfromthemovieCoolRunnings,WaltDisneyPictures1993
8. Theoriginalragamuffin,thelionBobMarley,passedthemusicaltorchtohissonDamianwhenhepassedawayin1981
9. LocalSouthfricanreggaestarLuckyDubepioneerednotonlythecauseforthemusicoftheislands,butalsothecauseforreconciliaAonand
forgivenessinacountrytornapartmyracialandethnicprejudice,unAlhewastragicallykilledinanarmedrobberyinJohannesburgin2007.
10. UB40,ofcourse-theonlywhiteguysevertocreateanykindofcrediblereggaesound.
Rehearsingalltheaspectsofyourbeingtomoveinsyncwiththeuniverseanditsleadvocalistlearningtofindandfollowtherhyme
amidstthenoise.
Holdingontotheriddimwithallyouvegot.
Rhymingtoyourselfbeforeyouperforminfrontofothers.
Riddim&rhyme.
Nowdat'siery.
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Itsaboutunderstandingtheriddimsof
Godofothersandofcoursethe
riddimsofyourownheart.
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A scientific myth
Biorhythmsareamyth.
ThatswhatmostpeoplesayandbymostpeopleImeanthescien,stsandpsychologistswhogenerallyknowmoreaboutthisstuff
thanmostpeopleandbymostpeopleImeanusyesyouandme.
biorhythm(fromtheGreek-biorhuthmos)isahypotheAcalcycleinphysiological,emoAonal,orintellectual
well-being.11
Biomeanslifeandrhythmwell...bynowweallknowwhatrhythmmeans.Butinthiscontextrhythmmeanstoflowwithregular
movement.
Hereisafact:biorhythmstheoryhasnomorepredic,vepowerthanchanceandhasbeenlabeledapseudosciencebyskep,cs.12
Apseudoscience?Thatmeansawannabescience.
Thusbiorhythmsareamyth.
JustdonttellDr.WilhelmFliess13thatatleastnottohisface.14
Beingoneoftheleadingbiorhythmexpertsintheworldhewouldtellyouallyoueverwantedanddidnotwanttoknowabout
flowingwiththeregularmovementsoflife.Andwhenhesfinishedwithyoualthoughyoumights,llbelievethatbiorhythmsarea
mythatleastnowyoullbelieveitsascien,ficmyth!
Hewouldtellyouthataccordingtothestudyofbiorhythmsoneslifeisaffectedbyrhythmicbiologicalcyclesofbetween25to
35dayslong.Hewouldeventellyouthatthesecyclesinfluenceeveryaspectofyourbeingfromyourphysicalperformanceto
youremo,onalwellbeingandevenyourmentalstate.Hesevenconvincedthatthroughmeasuringtheac,vityofbioelectricityin
yourbodytheycanaccuratelypredictthesecyclessoastocatchyouonyourverybestormoredisconcer,ngonyourvery
worstday.
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InthepastbiorhythmtestresultshavebeenusedtodecidewhichplayerstodrawhentoaackevenindeterminingNASA
launchdatesformannedspaceexpedi,ons.
Biorhythmac,vityismainlyillustratedthroughthreecycleswhichmoveupanddownthegraphof,measyougrowolder.Theymoveindependentlyofeachotherbuteverysooentheyconverseatanul,matehighorul,matelow.
Innormalcasesallthreecyclesmeetattheboomofthegraphonlytwiceinapersonslife,me.
Atbirthandontheexactsameday58yearslater.
Inscien,ficbiorhythmterminologythefirstiscalledanunfavorablecircumstanAaleventandthesecondisknownasthecriAcal
day.
Yourbirth-anunfavorablecircumstan,alevent.
Your58thbirthdaythecri,calday.
Butwerenotheretotalkaboutscien,ficmyths.
11. Wikipedia,ofcoursewhereelsecanyoureadcredibledefiniAonsofpseudosciences?
12. See11
13. TheGermanborndoctor/scienAstpracAcedinBerlininthelate19thcentury.HealsobecameagoodfriendofSigmundFreud,thetwo
workingcloselytogetherduringthedevelopmentofFreudspsychoanalysistheory.
14. Thiswouldprovetobeachallenge,sincethegooddoctorpassedawayinOctober1928.
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To flow
Whatthisconversa,onisaboutisspiritualmysteries.
Thedifferencebetweenascien,ficmythandaspiritualmysteryisthis:theoneneedsactualproofofitsexistencetobehelpful.
Ifthereissuchathingasbiorhythmsthenjustmaybethereissomethinglikebioriddimsaswell.Ifbiorhythmsmeantoflow
withtheregularmovementsinlifeIguessanaptdefini,onforbioriddimswouldbesimplyjusttoflow.
Notnecessarilywithregularmovement.
Butinanygivenway.
Notnecessarilyjustinthecontextofourbiologicallives.
Butineverysphereofournaturalandspiritualexistence.
Thestudyofbioriddimsthenwouldcenteraroundtheques,on:howdoIsynchronizemylifesothatitsnaturalfrequencieswill
resonatewiththoseoftheplanetitspeopleandtheirCreator.HowdoItakewhatIvebeengraciouslygivenanduseitto
createthemostgoodintheworld?
HowdoImaximizemylife?
HowdoIflow?
Mywishisthatoverthecourseofthenextcoupleofchaptersourconversa,onwouldleadustoapointwherewebeginto
learnhowtonaturallymovewiththeriddimandrhyme.
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Howtodiscernspiritualmysteryfromscien,ficmyth15andhowtoholdontotheonethatshelpful.
Ihopethatyoualsocanfindthatsweetgroovewherethejamis,ghtwhereyouresonateperfectlywiththephaestriddims
fromdeepwithinyoursoulandwheretheillestrhymesflowthroughyourbeingoutintoaworlddesperateforsomethingtheycandanceto.16
Mayyouseeinhindsightyourunfavorablecircumstan,aleventbechangedintoaunbelievablycrea,veextravaganzaandmay
yourcri,caldaybeoneofclimac,chighsinsteadofcumbersomelows.
Andforgoodnesssakemayyounothavetowaitun,lyour58thbirthdaytoexperiencethat.
Letitbesoonbeforetheyearisoutbeforeyournextbirthdayasyouturnthelastpageofthisbookevennow.
AsyouflowwiththeriddimsmaycriAcalbecomejustanotherwordforeveryandmayyouconstantlylearnnewrhymesabout
themysteriesoflife.
Andpleasenotjustbyreadingaboutthem.
15. InthisinstancescienAficmythcanalsodoubleforpiousreligiousjunk.
16. Yes,IdidmanagetosqueezeallthecoolmusicwordsIveheardthekidssayintooneparagraphyes,Imsorryandno,Idontknow
anyothers,thatsmywholerepertoire.
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It was my first real six string17
Iamnotavirtuosoguitaristneitheranexpertluthier.
IenjoyplayingthoughbutwhatIevenenjoymoreisgoingdowntothelocalmusicalinstrumentshoppickingoutthemost
expensiveguitarsjusttoseeiftheyreallydosoundasgoodasthepricetagwouldsuggest.
Iwouldlistentoendlessexplana,onsfromthesalesaendantaboutwoodqualityworkmanshipandyearsofguitarbuilding
experienceandbrandheritage.TheonlythingthoughthatsomehowgavemetheimpressionthatIwasholdingnotamere
instrumentbutaworkofartinmyhandswasthisonethingresonance.
Ahthereitis.
Resonance.
IftheguitarresonatedwithmeIwouldeventuallywalkoutoftheshopdisgruntledatthefactofnothavingfivefiguresofcashto
laydownforwhatcouldeasilybecomemysoulmateasifthingslikethatcouldbeboughtwithmoney!
Imnottalkingaboutresona,nginametaphoricalsenseofthewordbutaveryliteralone.
IfIcouldfeelthebackboardoftheguitarvibrateagainstmychestasIwouldlightlystrumacrossthestringsIwassold.
WithsomemodelsandnotjustthemostexpensiveonesIcouldevenfeelthelowendnotesvibratethroughthebackboardinto
mybodyhingmyheartatjusttherightspotbeforeitpermeatedmywholetorsowithitsrelaxingfeel.Thetopnoteswould
workitswayupintomyheadteasingmymindwiththepossibili,esofendlessmelodiesandharmoniess,lluncreatedbythe
luckyowner.
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Icouldeasilyimagineaninstrumentlikethatbecomingmypermanentever-presentmuse.
Wewouldmakesweetmusictogether.18
Itgavemeaglimpseofwhatmyhiddenpoten,alwasifonlyIletitfindmynaturalfrequencyandgavemyselftoitsrhythms.
Itresonatedwithme.
17. TakenfromSummerof69byBryandams.Thanks,Bryan,formakingthisthethemesongforagazillionotherwannaberawkstars.
18. NotintheBarryWhite(whocoinedthissubversiveterm,bytheway)sense,morelikeintheJohnMayerorJackJohnsonsense.
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Resonate
Everysinglematerialthinghasanaturalfrequency.
Aspecificsequenceofupsanddownsthatgovernsitsearthlyexistence.
Thisfrequencyisdeterminedbytheobjectsweightformanddensityamongstotherthings.Infacteverysingleaspectofits
physicalmake-upplaysaroleindeterminingitsfrequency.
Havinganaturalfrequencymeansthatanobjectrespondstothatspecificsengsofwaves.Itjustcanthelpitself-ifitcomesin
closeenoughproximitytosomethingelsethatisalreadyvibra,ngatthatsamespeedandintervalsitwillsomehowfinditself
resona,ngwiththefrequencyofthatobjectandthetwowillbegintovibrateasone!
Itisfromthissimplescien,ficfactthatwegetthemyth(idea?)thatifeveryoneonearthwouldbeabletojumpupanddownin
unisonsimula,ngthenaturalfrequencyofourplanetwewouldbeabletogettheearthtoresonatewiththatfrequencyandvibrate
itselfoutofitsnaturalorbit!19
Everythinghasanaturalfrequencyyouhaveonetoo-whetheritsleavesonatreethatsharethissameaributeandwaveatthe
sameintervalsorifitsstringsnexttoeachotheronamusicalinstrumentthatsingthesamenote.
Howeverifitshumansthatstarttoresonatewitheachotherorwithsomegreaterinvisibleforcetheyinevitablybecomean
unstoppableflow20likearagingriver.
Strongenoughtobreakrocksbutfluidlikewater.
Thefinalques,onisthis:doyouknowwhatyournaturalfrequencyis?Orevenmoreimportantdoyouknowwheretofind
somethinggreaterthanyourselfthatyoucanresonatewiththatcangiveyoutheabilitytosingthatsongthathasbeenembeddedin
yoursoulsinceyouheardthefirstrhythms?
Whatresonateswithyou?
19. Thisisatotalurbanmythorisit?IfyoucangetabigenoughcrowdtogetherIwontmissitfortheworld(punintended!)
20. Genesis11v6
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Understand the tune
Tofindyournaturalfrequencyyoullhavetodigdeepintotheprimordialooze.Youllhavetorediscoverthewhywhenandhow
aboutwhatitmeanstobetrulyhuman.
Again.
Becauseitsnotthatweneverknewitsjustthatwesomehowforgotalongtheway.
Tounderstandanything,youmustunderstandaliXlebitabouteverythingthatsurroundsit. 21
Thisconversa,onisnotanaempttoexplaineverythingabouteverything.Itismerelyanaempttoiden,fythemostcrucial
elementssurroundingthemysteryoffindingournaturalfrequenciestotryandexplainprac,calwaystoreorganizeourexistence
arounditsrhythmsandtositbackfeelthevibra,onsandlistentothemostbeau,fuloriginalmusiccomingfromwell...ournewfoundconvic,onsourresul,ngac,onsandeventuallyourhumanlives.
Understandalilebitabouteverything?
Maybejustalilebitaboutthemostimportant.
Themusicthatdefinesourhumanity.
21. Chrisnderson,whensharingavisionfortheTEDConferenceasnewlyappointedTEDCustodian.
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The end.
Thiswas:TheIntroduc,on[Riddimsfordummies]
Next:PartOne[Belongtoothers]
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About the author|MynhardtvanPletsenservesasacommunica,onsandmarke,ngstrategistforvariousministriesnon-profitsandsmallbusinesses.Hewrites
mainlyabouttechnologycrea,vityandspirituality.Some,mesheridesmotorcycles.
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