Week Seven Assignment

1. Are All Vibrations Good?

I'd say some are and some aren't. Nikola Tesla invented and built an earthquake machine that was supposed to be able to match the resonating frequency of the earth and cause an actual earthquake. While it never worked, he had apparently tested it on his own building after learning the resonance frequency and it brought the building down in shambles once the machine got going.

But then there's always the song "Good Vibrations" (I'm surprised I even remember it) that mentions how well people vibe together and such.

So in summation, I say there are good vibrations and bad, but I imagine it's more likely that you'll find good ones.

2. Resonance in my World

What I notice about resonance in my world is that it pretty much happens to me with music. Music is what resonates with me the strongest. Obviously different songs at different times, but always with music. Particularly what catches my ear right now are cover songs by The Beatles (I don't actually like The Beatles (For shaaame, I know)) that pop up on my iPod every so often.

Whenever I hear a song that resonates with me, the skin on my arms and the back of my neck stands up. The first time I noticed it was when I was listening to James Blunt's first album, particularly the song No Bravery. The song is about the time he spent in the military in Kosovo when Slobodon Melosivic was doing everything he did.

It's interesting to note that even though I haven't heard the song in quite a while, looking at the lyrics I'll be posting below, the hair on the back of my neck stood up and prickled as I read it because there's just something about the lyrics and his voice that gets that reaction out of me.

Houses burnt beyond repair,
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another family's turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

3. Connections I can make between Energy and Qi

I think the connection between energy and Qi is implied. I don't think there are really any differences between the two, just different types. Kind of like genres of music. Rock and country are completely different sounds, but they're two aspects of the same thing: music.