Spatial Angle Modulation™
In 2008 The Monroe Institute began to investigate a complementary method of producing consciousness altering effects. We were looking for an audio support technology that would extend the range, scope and flexibility of our seminar programs and educational materials. The new Spatial Angle Modulation™ technology was developed to meet those needs. Spatial Angle Modulation will not replace existing products or programs, but will hopefully provide the
platform for future seminar programs and educational materials.
The Spatial Angle Modulation audio support technology was developed within the context of contemporary scientific revelations about consciousness. The result of this effort is an innovation based on the established principles of acoustic resonance and fits well into our long history of audio guidance systems.
Rather than binaural beating to achieve its effect, Spatial Angle Modulation™ uses a single frequency tone digitally movement-modulated for presentation in a stereophonic field. Using stereo headphones or speakers, the spatial angle of the apparent sound source moves more rapidly than the brain can process as a Doppler shift anomaly. As a result, the brain produces a modulation or change in the tone—a tremolo effect similar to binaural beating. It is this tremolo effect coupled with the size and orientation of the movement arc produced that give Spatial Angle Modulation its ability to influence regional brain activity and
changes in states of consciousness.
In practice, multiple signals (Spatial Angle Modulation arcs at different frequencies and locales) may be presented simultaneously. In addition to controlling the nominal frequency of the sound source and the frequency at which the arc effect is produced, there are several other parameters that can be adjusted to control spatial aspects of the signal and its measurable effects on regional neural activity and consciousness.
This audio support technology provides a means of inducing altered states of consciousness ranging from deep relaxation to expanded perceptual abilities and other "extraordinary" states. When it is combined with other sensory-information techniques (such as sitting in a darkened room), social-psychological conditioning tools (such as group communitas), and educational curriculum (in which new cognitive, “consciousness expansion” skills are learned), it has the ability destabilize the ongoing baseline state of consciousness (usually the normal waking state). And, as the process continues, the stimuli are modified and become patterning forces to engender various altered states of consciousness. Eventually, a new self-stabilized structure—the desired altered state of consciousness—forms and is supported by Spatial Angle Modulation thus providing access to a variety of beneficial applications and personal experiences of expanded states of consciousness. This new technology enables you to move across the "bridge to other reality systems" and integrate your experiences, craft a genuinely meaningful life, realize your true Self and, thereby, benefit all of humankind.