Planetary Gong Meditations | About the Gongs

Sound Healing at The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

Gong

No longer for ears...: sound
which, like a deeper ear,
hears us, who only seem
to be hearing. Reversal of spaces.
Projection of innermost worlds
into the Open..., temple
before their birth, solution
saturated with gods
that are almost insoluble...: Gong!

Sum of all silence, which
acknowledges itself to itself,
thunderous turning-within
of what is struck dumb in itself,
duration pressed from time passing,
star re-liquefied...: Gong!

You whom one never forgets
who gave birth to herself in loss,
festival no longer grasped,
wine on invisible lips,
storm in the pillar that upholds,
wanderer's plunge on the path,
our treason, to everything...: Gong!

Rainer Maria Rilke

Experience the power and deeply meditative tones of a "sound bath" with Planetary Gongs and other sound instruments. Offered quarterly and open to the public.

The planetary gongs create extraordinary sounds and vibrations when they are sounded alone or in concert. They are rich with undertones and overtones, representing the Music of the Spheres, something that has been written about by poets, writers and visionaries as far back as Pythagoras. When they are sounded they embrace us with a richness that is at once elusive and familiar, ancient and soothing, our body longs to hear and be embraced by these sounds, and to re-attune with the harmonies of the world.

We offer quarterly planetary gong meditations (also known as "sound baths") on or around the equinox and solstice. These are open to the public and held at the Therapeutic Massage Training Center (TMTC) in Westfield, New Jersey, located at 560 Springfield Ave. Contact info@scentandsoundworks.com for details and directions.

2008 Schedule

Spring Equinox:
Friday, March 21, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Summer Solstice:
Friday, June 20, 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Fall Equinox:
Sunday, September 21, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Winter Solstice:
Sunday, December 21, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Cost is by donation.

Gong Meditation during the
New Moon Ceremony @ CoSM

"An evening of meditation and creative manifestion. The New Moon, a time for setting intentions, will be celebrated at CoSM with meditation and creation. The ceremony will be led by Alex and Allyson Grey."

The Gongs in front of "Journey of the Wounded Healer" by Alex Grey

Maren and Michael with Allyson and Alex Grey

The Gongs in front of "Net of Being" by Alex Grey