A ritual of 9 levels

You can't skip. Only move forward.

The Path walks the nine Solfeggio frequencies in order, from the lowest (174 Hz) to the highest (963 Hz). Each level is a session with a frequency, a geometry layer, a breathing pattern, a one-line intention and a question at the close.

I designed it as a ritual, not as a course. In a course you can jump to the chapter that interests you. In a ritual, the order is part of the thing. Here the order is the frequency: each level sounds higher and draws a denser shape than the one before, and you go up with it.

The names of the levels (Forgiveness, Root, Crown) come from the Solfeggio tradition and from the map of centers on the poster that inspired Cymatica. They are intentions, not effects. What each level does is sit you down for five, eight or ten minutes in front of one specific shape with one specific line in your head. What comes out of that is yours.

174 Hz, Forgiveness, the first level of the Path, in Mandala mode
Fig. 01 · Level 1, Forgiveness. This is where you start.174.00 Hz · F3 −6¢
01RulesHow it works

Rules

Three rules. No tricks.

  1. 01

    Completing a session opens the next level. The session has a minimum duration (5, 8 or 10 minutes depending on the level). The clock runs on the server: if you refresh the page, the session carries on where it was. If you close it early, it doesn't count. There's no penalty; you simply start it again whenever you want.

  2. 02

    Three sessions consolidate the level. The first completed session opens it; with the third, the level gets its star. The star doesn't unlock anything extra. It's the mark that you've been there three times, and that the next level isn't catching you in passing.

  3. 03

    Only one session can be active. If you start Meditate, you can't start a level of The Path until it's over, and the other way round. It's on purpose: one thing at a time.

Free and Pro

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    Free (with an account): level 1 in full, as many times as you want, and a 2-minute preview of level 2, once, with its frequency and its layer open while it lasts. Your progress is saved in your browser.

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    Pro: all nine levels, progress saved in the cloud (you get it back on any device) and the stars.

If you come back after a while

Nothing is lost. The Path has no expiry date and no streak of its own. You pick up again at the level where you were.

Crown at 963 Hz in Mandala mode, the last level of the Path
Fig. 02 · Level 9, Crown. This is as far as it goes.963.00 Hz · B5 −44¢

No skippingYou only move on when you finish the session.

Three sessionsThey settle the level and give you the star.

The nine levels of the Path

Level, frequency, name, breathing, mode and palette, layer and minimum length
LevelHzIntentionBreathingMode · paletteLayerMinimum
01174ForgivenessCoherent 5-5Water · SandSeed of Life5 min
02285CompassionCoherent 5-5Mandala · IceVesica piscis · Pro5 min
03396RootBox 4-4-4-4Chladni · SandCube · Earth · Pro5 min
04417SacralCoherent 5-5Water · PhosphorGolden Spiral8 min
05528Solar plexus4-7-8Chladni · SandFlower of Life8 min
06639HeartCoherent 5-5Mandala · CosmosFruit of Life · Pro8 min
07741ThroatBox 4-4-4-4XY (3:2 ratio) · WhiteAtom · Microcosm · Pro10 min
08852Third eye4-7-8Chladni · IceMetatron's Cube · Pro10 min
09963CrownCoherent 5-5Water · CosmosTree of Life · Pro10 min

Tab. 01 · The nine levels. Layers other than Flower, Seed and Golden spiral are Pro. A ritual of 9 levels.

02Level 1174 Hz · Forgiveness
174 Hz, Forgiveness, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 03 · Level 1, Forgiveness. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.174.00 Hz · F3 −6¢

Level 1 · 174 Hz · Forgiveness

Today I let go of what already happened.

The lowest tone of the nine. The simplest shape. Start here because there's nothing to understand.

Closing question

What are you carrying that isn't from today?

Open 174 Hz in Cymatica
03Level 2285 Hz · Compassion
285 Hz, Compassion, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 04 · Level 2, Compassion. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.285.00 Hz · C#4 +48¢

Level 2 · 285 Hz · Compassion

Today I speak to myself the way I'd speak to someone I love.

Two circles crossing: the Vesica is the shape of two things sharing a center. It sits between two notes and the shape trembles. Let it tremble.

Closing question

What would you say to yourself if you were someone else looking at you?

Open 285 Hz in Cymatica
04Level 3396 Hz · Root
396 Hz, Root, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 05 · Level 3, Root. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.396.00 Hz · G4 +18¢

Level 3 · 396 Hz · Root

Today I notice where I put my weight.

First breath with holds. During the holds, the visual stays still. So do you.

Closing question

What is holding you up right now, without you doing anything?

Open 396 Hz in Cymatica
05Level 4417 Hz · Sacral
417 Hz, Sacral, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 06 · Level 4, Sacral. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.417.00 Hz · G#4 +7¢

Level 4 · 417 Hz · Sacral

Today I let something change.

One semitone above the Root and the shape is another one. Eight minutes: three more than before. You'll notice the difference around minute six.

Closing question

What have you been wanting to move for a long time and still don't move?

Open 417 Hz in Cymatica
06Level 5528 Hz · Solar plexus
528 Hz, Solar plexus, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 07 · Level 5, Solar plexus. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.528.00 Hz · C5 +16¢

Level 5 · 528 Hz · Solar plexus

Today I do one thing, with everything.

The center of The Path and the best known frequency of the nine. Six-fold symmetry: the Flower fits the lines on the plate. First time with the long exhale.

Closing question

What would you do today if you could only do one thing?

Open 528 Hz in Cymatica
07Level 6639 Hz · Heart
639 Hz, Heart, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 08 · Level 6, Heart. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.639.00 Hz · D#5 +46¢

Level 6 · 639 Hz · Heart

Today I listen before I answer.

Thirteen circles. Another frequency between two notes: the shape has a tremor that 528 didn't have. Back to the simple breath; the work is in the question.

Closing question

Who did you leave halfway this week?

Open 639 Hz in Cymatica
08Level 7741 Hz · Throat
741 Hz, Throat, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 09 · Level 7, Throat. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.741.00 Hz · F#5 +2¢

Level 7 · 741 Hz · Throat

Today I say what I think, without dressing it up.

First ten-minute level and first level in XY: two tones a fifth apart draw a closed curve. Hum the note if you want. It's F#5, almost exact.

Closing question

What sentence have you been holding back for days?

Open 741 Hz in Cymatica
09Level 8852 Hz · Third eye
852 Hz, Third eye, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 10 · Level 8, Third eye. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.852.00 Hz · G#5 +44¢

Level 8 · 852 Hz · Third eye

Today I look without deciding yet what I see.

Twelve points inside a hexagon. Metatron's Cube contains the five Platonic solids; here you just look at it. Bring Detail down: this high up, less sand reads better.

Closing question

What do you already know and still haven't told yourself?

Open 852 Hz in Cymatica
10Level 9963 Hz · Crown
963 Hz, Crown, in Mandala mode with the Flower of Life layer
Fig. 11 · Level 9, Crown. Mandala, Flower of Life layer.963.00 Hz · B5 −44¢

Level 9 · 963 Hz · Crown

Today I add nothing.

The highest tone and the densest shape. Ten minutes with the simplest breath, the same one as level 1. When you finish, bring the volume to zero before stopping the tone. And then, if you want, go back to 1: The Path can be walked as many times as it takes.

Closing question

What's left when you stop trying to leave something?

Open 963 Hz in Cymatica
11ClosingWhen you finish level 9

When you finish level 9

You've walked all nine. From 174 to 963 Hz, from the simplest shape to the densest. There is no level 10. There's going back to 1 with what you know now, or not going back. Both are fine.

Back to level 1