LTRP Note: The following article describes how teens are “getting high” from listening to certain high frequency digital sounds on the Internet. Basically, what is happening is the sounds are being used as a mantra to take listeners into altered states of consciousness, similar to drug use or contemplative/centering prayer (i.e., eastern meditation). It was the contemplative mystic, Thomas Merton, who compared contemplative meditation to that of an LSD trip. Now, parents have a new worry – their kids getting “high” without drugs. All the more reason for Christian parents to make sure their teens understand the dangers of contemplative spirituality.
In an article Lighthouse Trails wrote regarding Rick Warren’s promotion of contemplative, we referred to Saddleback pastor Lance Witt who spoke of “changing frequencies” when meditating. After you read the article below, we hope you will read the Rick Warren article to better understand what is meant by “changing frequencies” as it ties in with the Atlantic article on teens.
“A new worry for parents – ‘digital drugs’ sold on the Internet”
Press of Atlantic City Media Group
For decades, parents, doctors and school administrators have worried about the dangers of drugs. In the digital age, they’ve got a new arena for concern: Sound waves that, some say, affect the brain like a drug – and cost only 99 cents on iTunes and Amazon.com.
Many scientific experts say they’re unfamiliar with “digital drugs” – sometimes sold under the brand name I-Dosers – and doubt whether sound patterns could have the same effect as chemical drugs. But some parents – and at least one Oklahoma school system – worry that downloading these sounds could be a teen’s first step toward physical drugs.
As proof, they point to YouTube, where hundreds of videos – some of teen “users” getting “high” – have been posted. On the I-Doser Facebook page, users recommend tracks with comments such as, “Last night I did ‘peyote’ and ‘alter-x’ and they really worked.” The I-Doser free software is the second most downloaded program in the science category on CNET.com, with 6,500 downloads in a single recent week. Click here to continue reading.
