Neural Oscillator Synchronization and Resonance Shock as a Gateway to Alternate Realities
Published in Social Sciences
In the inner ear, sound waves vibrate the fluid and fine hair cells, which convert mechanical vibrations into electrical impulses. The brain then evaluates these as sound perception - it is a natural resonance process: mechanical wave → oscillation → electrical signal → perception.
Alternatively, can be stimulated artificially, where the electrical signal directly activates the auditory nerve; the brain still interprets it as sound because the form of the signal matches its expected pattern.
The term "resonance shock" refers to the moment when the vibrations of the body, senses and consciousness align. It is a state of inner coherence between body, brain and consciousness, when all levels of being vibrate in concert.
The mechanical waves in the inner ear activate the hair cells and convert the vibrations into electrical impulses,
while artificial stimulation with an electrical signal can replace this process; in both cases, the brain interprets the signal as sound. Resonance thus occurs when:
1 body (physics)
2 senses (perception)
3 consciousness (awareness)
they'll go into synchronous state.
This moment is not just a brief pulse, but its effect will extend over time its stable state of tuning and coherence.
After resonance, there is a long-term alignment of the nervous system and consciousness: the senses are optimized to receive subtle signals, the brain works in harmony with the body, and a state of internal vibrational coherence is created that allows one to perceive reality "beyond the ordinary."
Consciousness synchronizes with the universal vibration, which can be described as tuning the brain waves to a different temporal rhythm of reality.
Brain Wave Resonance
Every brain produces rhythmic electrical oscillations, known as alpha, beta, theta, delta and gamma waves, which are not just measurable phenomena but represent the basic temporal structure of our perception.
When the brain goes into resonance, its various regions begin to oscillate in synchrony, allowing for smooth coordination of information and promoting a deeper level of integration of perception and consciousness.
The resonance pattern
This term well describes the moment of transition - the point at which synchrony crosses a certain threshold and all rhythms become phase-matched. This state can be seen as an inner connection, an "entry" into a new level of attunement.
After resonance, the system - neural and mental - often stabilizes at the new frequency, meaning that the new tuning persists due to the long-term synchronization of the neural oscillators.
In this attuned state, consciousness no longer functions as an observer, but resonates with what it observes.
Time can be understood as a frequency continuum, where each moment vibrates at a certain temporal frequency. Each reality has its own temporal rhythm, its own unique resonant signature.
The brain generates rhythmic patterns that can be understood as an antenna system capable of tuning into different "time zones".
When the internal frequencies of consciousness coincide with the frequency structure of another layer of reality, a resonant intersection occurs - perception shifts to another reality or time plane. Consciousness does not move through space, but tunes in, like a radio to a different station.
Each deeper tuning brings a new level of coherence, and once a frequency match is achieved, a resonant impact occurs - a moment when the temporal structure "switches" and consciousness, long tuned to a new time level, perceives a different rhythm, a different reality, a different form of "now."
The resonant jolt can be understood as the moment when the phase between external stimulation and internal brain activity flattens, leading to coherence.
If we use an electrical or electromagnetic signal instead of an acoustic vibration - for example, through cranial conduction or direct neuronal stimulation - the brain perceives it as an "internal sound".
The brain itself functions as a network of millions of oscillators - neurons that spontaneously pulse electrically. When an external rhythmic signal arrives, they can entrain, or re-tune, their rhythm.
If the signal carries a temporal structure matching the rhythm of another "layer of reality," the brain may tune to a different perceptual wavelength, causing a shift in frame of reference rather than a movement in space.
Simply: when the external signal, brain resonance and temporal structure coincide, a perceptual wave gate is created - consciousness shifts to a different frequency frame of reality while the original reality remains. The external stimulus, whether sound, vibration or electrical impulse, begins to resonate with a particular brain frequency, resulting in entrainment - the matching of internal and external rhythms.
From a physical point of view, it is a realignment of the oscillator system; from a philosophical point of view, it is a transition of consciousness to another time layer.
The principle is similar to tuning two guitars:
- If one string vibrates and the other has the same frequency, it will begin to resonate.
- In the brain, neuronal oscillators can do the same thing when exposed to specific rhythms
Consciousness and perception can operate within an alternating time frame, which means altering the perception of the flow of time.
If we know the basic temporal resonance of reality, we can use an electrical signal to synchronize the neural oscillators so that consciousness remains tuned to our reality or is re-tuned to another.
Each "reality" can be described as a frequency layer - a system of events in which time, space and energy vibrate in a particular rhythm.
When consciousness tunes in, it creates a resonant match with one of these layers.
The tuning of consciousness to multiple realities simultaneously means that consciousness resonates with two or more rhythms, between which an interference pattern is created - frequency interference.
Similar to listening to two tones, when a beat (pulsation) is created, consciousness can then perceive two temporal rhythms of reality and shift or merge between them.
If the brain, or rather consciousness, enters a state of multiple coherence, it can remain anchored in our reality (primary temporal resonance) and at the same time be influenced by another frequency layer, the second temporal resonance, and thus experience two synchronous layers of time flow.
In the brain, this could correspond to a situation where different neural networks vibrate at different but phase-connected frequencies.
When these rhythms are phase synchronized according to a certain ratio, for example 1:5, harmonic coherence is created.
Thus, the resonance of multiple realities is analogous to the coherent interference of multiple temporal frequencies of consciousness.
Consciousness would then not fluctuate between worlds, but interfere between them, creating a common field of perception.
The brain itself is a bio-electrical oscillator, while consciousness is an interference field between reality frequencies.
Resonance arises when the rhythms of individual time frames coincide, and multiple resonances lead to overlapping layers of time, i.e., experiencing multiple realities simultaneously.
The simultaneous tuning of these layers, however, is an unstable state - it resembles a situation where two out-of-tune strings play simultaneously.
If phase balance is not maintained, chaos ensues.
Stable multi-tuning of consciousness would therefore require precise control of frequencies, both electrical and neural, and balance between the hemispheres of the brain.
Each brain has a "time signature", a rhythm of neural oscillators that determines the time frame in which consciousness experiences reality. The Fourier transform could function here as a tool to translate this rhythm from the time domain to the frequency domain, making it possible to determine what frequencies dominate consciousness at any given moment.
By preserving its own rhythm of consciousness, i.e., primary temporal resonance, and at the same time creating a correspondence with another temporal structure, i.e., secondary resonance, a state arises where consciousness does not leave the original reality, but its perception is expanded by another temporal layer. This state corresponds to an interference between two frequency structures, much like waves in music that meet and create a harmony or characteristic "beat".
Here, the Fourier transform could theoretically decompose the brain, or consciousness, into its individual frequency components, revealing its dominant rhythms, which can be described as the "time signature of reality", and thus allowing the theoretical mapping of consciousness to another time layer through the harmonic correspondences between these frequencies.
- Consciousness would remain in its reality but could perceive interference from another time layer.
- This is not a transition or teleportation, but an extension of the perceptual dimension - the ability to perceive "multiple rhythms of time at once".
- Physically, it would look like a change in the synchronisation of neural oscillators on different scales.
When consciousness tunes in to the original reality or another time layer, an interference pattern emerges
Consciousness tunes not only to the temporal frequency, but also to the visual representation of reality
When consciousness synchronizes with multiple realities, neural rhythms interfere.
Thus, the subjective "temporal resonance of reality" is the result of the synchronization and interference of neural oscillators, which can be metaphorically perceived as interference light.
Signal → Neurons → Dual time resonance → Interference light
The signal of the original reality, carried by electrical, vibrational or electromagnetic oscillations, contains its frequency spectrum and forms the so-called time signature of reality.
This signal activates neurons that function as brain oscillators that respond to incoming frequencies and synchronize to create a coherent rhythm of consciousness.
When consciousness simultaneously tunes in to the primary, current reality and to a secondary temporal layer, a dual temporal resonance is created in which consciousness interferes between the two rhythms and allows for expanded perception.
The result of this interaction is the so-called interference light, where the frequencies of neurons determine the colors, amplitudes their intensities, and phases the spatial patterns subjectively experienced as the "temporal resonance of reality".
Synchronizing consciousness with the original reality therefore requires knowledge of its frequency signature, which determines how the neural oscillators must be tuned to produce dual temporal resonance, and consequently the color, intensity, and spatial pattern of the visualized light.
Phenomenology of "interference light"
1. Temporal resonance
- Consciousness begins to oscillate in a rhythm that corresponds to the time signature of a particular reality.
- This rhythm is subtle, it can take place at the level of delta to gamma oscillations.
2. Neural synchronization
- neurons go into phase coherence, their oscillations begin to reinforce each other.
- This is the key to interference.
3. Interference intersection
- If a second rhythm (second time layer) is added, a phase shift between the two systems occurs.
- Their superposition creates an interference pattern in time and consciousness.
- The brain may interpret it as "light" but not ordinary optical - rather an inner luminosity, a perception of a change in reality.
4. "Grey" spectrum
- The gray color here does not mean missing colors, but a balance between frequencies -
no one predominates, they all cancel each other out and complement each other.
- It is a zero point of interference, where the two temporal rhythms balance each other.
- At this point, consciousness can perceive both realities simultaneously without switching between them.
Gray interference light = a stable state between the two temporal rhythms of reality, where consciousness combines the two layers into one equilibrium resonance.
Secondary resonance interference light
Primary resonance remains stable due to the original neural oscillations, which "anchors" consciousness in the primary reality and keeps the time frame of the original reality consistent.
Secondary resonance introduces a second temporal layer into the neural network as a new frequency signal that interferes with the primary rhythms.
This interference creates a grey interference light that represents the subjective perception of the second reality.
As a result, the primary reality remains stable, while the second reality appears to consciousness as a subtle interference image - "grayed out" - because the neurons must split between the two rhythms. Thus, consciousness does not switch between realities, but perceives both layers simultaneously, creating a state of dual temporal resonance.
Myelination acts as a fast track for electrical signals in neurons, allowing synchronization to propagate more quickly and efficiently between the temporal layers. Each neuron or neural network has its own rhythm, defined by frequency and phase, and for consciousness to be simultaneously attuned to both primary and secondary reality, neurons must respond rapidly to the temporal signature of reality.
Myelinated axons ensure rapid and phase-accurate transmission of signals, resulting in coherence of neuronal rhythms.
This rapid synchronization makes it possible for consciousness to perceive the primary reality and the interfering secondary reality simultaneously; however, without sufficient speed, the interference would not be stable and the subjective "gray interference light" would be unstable or indistinguishable.
Neurons can be simultaneously split between two rhythms, allowing consciousness to perceive multiple time layers simultaneously.
The primary rhythm maintains a stable synchronization with the time signature of our original reality and ensures that consciousness remains anchored, thus maintaining continuity of perception of time, space and body.
Secondary rhythm, on the other hand, introduces a new frequency or phase shift corresponding to a different time layer or reality. This rhythm is subtly inserted into neural activity in an interfering, not interfering, manner.
Neurons do not make an "either-or" decision, but spread their activity between two frequency components, for example, 40 Hz and 42 Hz. The result is beat interference - a rhythm of differential frequency that the brain can subjectively perceive as a gray interference light or expanded state of consciousness.
The primary rhythm holds reality steady, while the secondary rhythm brings a subtle expansion of perception; thus, consciousness does not collapse but expands its phase range and can perceive both realities simultaneously.
It is similar to a musician playing a chord - one note holds the basic resonance while the other creates the harmony.
Consciousness "hears" both frequencies simultaneously; their interference creates the gray light of reality, not a switch, but a harmony.
When two time waves meet with a slight phase shift, a rhythmic "breathing" is created - an interference that allows consciousness to tune in to two realities at once.
The phase shift creates a window of synchronization where both exist simultaneously, and subjective experience extends into the space between them.
Thus we speak of desynchronization of neural oscillators, which means that individual neurons have their own oscillations defined by frequency and phase. With a strong primary synchronization, a stable stream of consciousness towards one reality emerges.
However, when a phase shift or rhythm change occurs, some neurons "disconnect" from the primary synchronization and begin to respond to a secondary rhythm, that is, the rhythm of another reality.
- The result is dual temporal resonance, where consciousness does not switch between realities, but perceives both simultaneously.
The interference between the primary and secondary resonance creates the so-called "grey interference light".
Thus, consciousness does not perceive the two realities separately, but their simultaneous rhythm, which is reflected in the frequency and phase spectrum of neurons, and this desynchronization is therefore necessary for the extension of perception.
-Michael Chodounský (@MikeArgot)
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