by Patti Lightflower
Drumming to the Beat of our Hearts
by Patti Lightflower
Our internal drum beats with us all lifelong . Its rhythm speeding up during moments of great joy and excitement , beating strong and hard at times when we are afraid , and slowing down to a calming steady beat when we are at rest .
I have always been drawn to drums . In my youth I never thought of myself as having or playing a drum , but I always fell for the drummers in the bands . My collection of signed broken drum sticks will attest to that . The urge to get up and move to the rhythm seems to start at the heart and moves to my arms and legs and I just have to get up and move to the beat . We drum our fingers on table tops , tap the tips of our nails , without thought to the glass we are drinking from , and nod our heads to the music on the radio playing in the background , often doing so without conscious awareness .
When asked if I ’ d like to write an article about drumming and tie it into my work as a Hand Analyst I immediately said yes . Then as I wondered how to blend the two , which should be easy , they both involve hands and rhythms . While wondering about this I received an email from a woman whose life has not been an easy one as she suffered at the hands of those that should have been loving and protecting her as a baby and child and young girl . She wondered if I could unravel the story she knew was hidden in her hands . She sent an attachment of some of her writings . Glancing through , these words caught my attention :
“ I hear the beating of the drums since I was a tot . It calls me . I may not know about my heritage but I always felt it .” ~ G . Storm
Telling her about the synchronicity of her request , I asked her if I could include it in my article . I wondered about the tribal aspect , the connection to ancient ancestors that I feel is connected to the heart beat . Do our beating hearts that beat from birth to death carry on a rhythm started long ago .
Our skin is a membrane that covers our entire body and is filled with touch sensors . Most of these
are concentrated in the palms of our hands and in particular the fingertips . Every cell in our body has a membrane containing within its full potential , and works in unison with other cells to create the vibes that to the eyes of the world is our unique individual selves . At the time our hands our developing in the womb so is the brain and heart . The source of the cells that form the heart is the same place where the cells stream out and form the upper limbs . Our hands and hearts have the same origins in our newly forming bodies . No wonder our hearts feel what our hands touch and our hands want to reach out for our heart ’ s desires .
Our earth mother ’ s natural resonance is nearly the same as our own brain frequency . During the early space program it was discovered that being away from earth ’ s frequency caused the astronauts health to decline rapidly . To overcome that they added a machine that simulated the frequency in the space capsule . We must have vibes to thrive .
Historically , the first drummers were women . The earliest known drummer was a priestess named Lipushiau and her instrument was a round flat frame drum played by hand like a tambourine . She was from the city of Ur over 4,000 years ago . Due to the nature of our love for rhythm , I think drum history would go back even further . Rhythm is everywhere around us . Even now in the evenings with the crickets and other insects playing their loudest before the cold weather sets in .
We cannot escape our need for rhythm in our lives . You don ’ t have to be a professional or have lessons to enjoy playing a drum in your own private space or with friends and family . Joining with others in a drum circle offers a special gathering of connection and sharing . Each person contributes their own beat and as we play together , we come together building an energy that feels like magic as our rhythm begins to synchronize and complement each other ’ s .
About the Author : Patti Lightflower is a Professional Hand Analyst practicing in the greater Cincinnati area for over three decades . Her experience
16 Oct / Nov 2016
Drumming to the Beat
of our Hearts
by Patti Lightflower
Our internal drum beats with us all lifelong. Its
rhythm speeding up during moments of great joy and
excitement, beating strong and hard at times when we
are afraid, and slowing down to a calming steady beat
when we are at rest.
I have always been drawn to drums. In my youth I
never thought of myself as having or playing a drum,
but I always fell for the drummers in the bands. My
collection of signed broken drum sticks will attest
to that. The urge to get up and move to the rhythm
seems to start at the heart and moves to my arms and
legs and I just have to get up and move to the beat. We
drum our fingers on table tops, tap the tips of our nails,
without thought to the glass we are drinking from,
and nod our heads to the music on the radio playing
in the background, often doing so without conscious
awareness.
When asked if I’d like to write an article about
drumming and tie it into my work as a Hand Analyst
I immediately said yes. Then as I wondered how
to blend the two, which should be easy, they both
involve hands and rhythms. While wondering about
this I received an email from a woman whose life has
not been an easy one as she suffered at the hands of
those that should have been loving and protecting her
as a baby and child and young girl. She wondered if I
could unravel the story she knew was hidden in her
hands. She sent an attachment of some of her writings.
Glancing through, these words caught my attention:
“I hear the beating of the drums since I was a tot. It
calls me. I may not know about my heritage but I
always felt it.” ~ G. Storm
Telling her about the synchronicity of her request, I
asked her if I could include it in my article. I wondered
about the tribal aspect, the connection to ancient
ancestors that I feel is connected to the heart beat. Do
our beating hearts that beat from birth to death carry
on a rhythm started long ago.
Our skin is a membrane that covers our entire
body and is filled with touch sensors. Most of these
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are concentrated in the palms of our hands and in
particular the fingertips. Every cell in our body has a
membrane containing within its full potential, and
works in unison with other cells to create the vibes that
to the eyes of the world is our unique individual selves.
At the time our hands our developing in the womb
so is the brain and heart. The source of the cells that
form the heart is the same place where the cells stream
out and form the upper limbs. Our hands and hearts
have the same origins in our newly forming bodies. No
wonder our hearts feel what our hands touch and our
hands want to reach out for our heart’s desires.
Our earth mother’s natural resonance is nearly the
same as our own brain frequency. During the early space
program it was discovered that being away from earth’s
frequency caused the astronauts health to decline
rapidly. To overcome that they added a machine that
simulated the frequency in the space capsule. We must
have vibes to thrive.
Historically, the first drummers were women. The
earliest known drummer was a priestess named
Lipushiau and her instrument was a round flat frame
drum played by hand like a tambourine. She was from
the city of Ur over 4,000 years ago. Due to the nature
of our love for rhythm, I think drum history would go
back even further. Rhythm is everywhere around us.
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