Reflection on Integratron

Yo, the Integratron was quite an experience. I went in excited yet skeptical, my nature on most topics of the unknown and experiential. It proved to be pretty awesome – I was expecting to drift to sleep but actually had an intense vision (possible dream…who knows) of me screaming at someone for mixing my paint wrong. Not sure if this is good or bad, but hey it was something, that’s for sure.

            The sound bath has been recreated by multiple bloggers and TV/YouTube personalities, most of them making their own mixed tapes and not actually using any type of bowl for sound. Here is a video:

            A part of our trip to Joshua Tree that I really wish we had been able to do was visit Giant Rock, the 7 story rock that’s energy levels coincide with those of the Integratron, as well as having cracks through the earth that balance power as well, if I remember correctly. The idea of having these earthly natures playing into our bodies while we lay in this building is fascinating; the fact that we are physically so out of tune with our environment is a sad and confusing concept to grasp. It is ironic that we have to remove ourselves so much from our everyday lives to reach a place of peace and enlightenment – maybe that says something about society today.

            These are some videos of varying people’s times at Giant Rock (the first video isa group of people playing weird, sound-bathy music and the second video has some actual scholastic merit to it-discussing the history and what-not):

I really enjoyed reading some of the Google and Yelp reviews about other individuals’ journeys after the fact while planning my next trip. For example:

            “THE ALIEN CRYSTAL VISION SEEMS TO LOVE RELIGIONS: TRIGONAL AND HEXAGONAL CIRCLES SECRET OF THE SINGING BOWL-SHAPED UNIVERSE... FROM JAMES MICHAEL AND VIVIANNE CHAPESKIE “

            “Mind kicked in the balls.”

            “Its like being in a catholic church when you're asked to kneel, close your eyes and pray only you are sneaking a peak at who is really doing it and also thinking about where you're going to eat afterwards.”