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gain we have taken an exploratory look at the possibility
for toning to create the kind of coherence that we think of
as a global consciousness which might affect the GCP
network. A widely publicized gathering of people interested
in toning was set for February 14, 2008. Once again the
major organizer was Jonathan Goldman, who is the foremost
proponent of toning as a means to spiritual resonance and
growth.
He says, "As in previous World Sound Healing Days, this is a
day when people throughout the planet will take five minutes
to send a Sonic Valentine to the Earth with the heart sound
"AH" filled with the intention of Peace and Love! I think
you will agree that now, more than ever, we need to
consciously project sound to the planet in order to assist
in co-creating peace and harmony."
As was the case for the 2007 event, we set an exploratory
hypothesis test for the 24 hour UTC day. The result has
Chisquare 86101.201 on 86400 df, for p = 0.764 and Z=-0.716.
The outcome is thus slightly negative, and not interpretable
as evidence for an effect for this event. However, the
result is very similar to that for 2007, and moreover has
some similarity of concept to focused meditation events,
which also tend to have a negative trend. Please note also
that for single events our signal to noise ratio is too
small for reliable, so while there is a growing suggestion
of consistency the result should not be taken as evidence.
It seems very clear to me that by far the most sensitive
indicator of effects from meditation or toning events is the
perceptions of people -- we are more sensitive than any
scientific instrument for such effects.
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