[Issue #7] The Pulse of This Very Moment [Series Issue #4]

A layman's exploration into the physiology and neurobiology of PTSD: Rhythm

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“Whatever sound is emanating from anything has a certain rhythm to it. If there is a rhythm to every sound that you hear, obviously there is a rhythm in the reverberation that causes the sound. If there is a rhythm to the reverberation, there is a rhythm to the substance that causes the reverberation, and if there is a rhythm to the substance, there is a rhythm to that which is the source of that substance. The question is, what rhythm are you on?”

-Sadguru

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A couple years back, my wife gifted me a record player. I’d wanted one for ages and she got me, of course, a few vinyls to go with it. I was elated. I pulled out a Chris Stapleton record and ran my fingers along the record’s edges, then along the ridges across the shining black surface. I plopped the disc down on the player and watched the needle lower. Down, down, slow, slow. Then, fuzz, pop, buzz, hiss, …