Is it possible for sound to break the chains of enslavement? What if a certain frequency allowed us to activate our spiritual gifts more readily? You may have noticed that there has been an increase in public discourse regarding tuning A to 432 Hz vs 440 Hz vs 444 Hz. A common question that arises is, "What difference does it make?" While it's only about 16 cents one direction (440Hz to 444Hz) or 32 cents the other (440Hz to 432Hz), these slight changes can make a huge impact on our body, soul, and spirit. Music deeply moves us and depending on the frequency, it can move us down a path toward destruction or a path toward wholeness.
Nikola Tesla theorized that the universe was composed of a "symphony of alternating currents with the harmonies played on a vast range of octaves" He said, "If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."[i] The fundamentals of quantum physics demonstrate that all matter has frequency. In fact, every cell in our body carries a frequency; it can be thought of as the vibration of life.
Science confirms what Scripture has spoken; in the beginning, "the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters" (Genesis 1:2). The Hebrew word for hover is rachaph which means to "flutter, tremble, to shake, to be moved."[ii] In other words, the Holy Spirit set the frequency of all matter in motion through His vibration. Sounds were released at the dawn of creation that still hold the universe together through subatomic vibrating strings.
Michio Kaku, co-founder of String Field Theory, says, "Physics is nothing but the laws of harmony that you can write on vibrating strings…Chemistry is nothing but the melodies you can play on interacting vibrating strings…The universe is a symphony of vibrating strings."[iii] It is magnificent to think that we are living amid a grand symphony. This helps explain why frequencies impact us as much as they do.
Sound is powerful! It can impact physical structures, like the walls of Jericho, or a crystal wine goblet. When an Opera singer hits the same note as the natural resonant frequency of the glass, the sound wave causes the goblet to vibrate violently until it shatters. So, if sound can shatter glass and destroy seemingly impenetrable walls, what can it do to our body?
Is There Something to "Good Vibrations"?
Our body is an intricate energy system; we vibrate energetically at a certain frequency. Different cells within our body vibrate to different frequencies. As the Heavenly Father knit us together in our mother's womb (Psalm 139:13), He gave us a song that is unique to our design. When we become out of tune with our life song, we vibrate at a lower frequency. This can lead to sickness, disease, and/or mental illness.
Not only does physical matter carry a frequency, but our thoughts and emotions generate frequencies. Emotions can be thought of as energy in motion (e+motion). The energy generated or depleted by our emotions can directly impact our health. For example, fear, worry, and anxiety are among the lower frequency emotions. These negative emotions contribute to increased levels of stress which then weaken our immune system. When we give room to these negative emotions, we generate incoherent heart beats as measured by ECGs.[iv] The inability to modulate these negative emotions can drain vital energy from our reserves. This, in turn, creates disorder within our bodily systems. We can only sustain disorder for so long before our health begins to deteriorate.
Conversely, if we express the fruits of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control – we raise our vibrations. The fruits of the Spirit involve higher frequency emotions and thoughts. Nehemiah 8:20 says "…the joy of the Lord is your strength." This is not just metaphorical, joy literally strengthens every aspect of our being - body, soul, and spirit.
Music contributes to our overall state of being, either by lowering or raising our frequencies. In my article, The Frequencies of Heaven, I discuss the destructive nature of 440 Hz and the weaponization of music. Not only have we been programmed with harmful frequencies, but the musical frequencies that benefit us physically, emotionally, and spiritually have been suppressed. But thankfully, more and more people are awakening to the beauty of tuning A to 444 Hz.
Benefits of Tuning A to 444hz
Leonard Horowitz has conducted extensive research on the benefits of tuning A to 444 Hz. He states that it is far more acoustically pleasing, it stimulates us kinesthetically, it revitalizes us spiritually, and scientists use it for genetic repair.[v]
The beauty of tuning A to 444 Hz is that four of the solfeggio tones come forth on the instrument.
· G is 396Hz
· G# is 417Hz
· C is 528Hz
· Eb is 639Hz[vi]
The solfeggio tones have healing properties. In particular, 528 Hz is considered the "miracle tone." Notably, this tone is not found when instruments are tuned to 440 Hz or 432 Hz.[vii] Scientists use 528 Hz to repair DNA. More importantly, when Yahweh spoke creation into existence, 528 Hz was key in sustaining life. For example, the sun's frequency harmonizes with 528 Hz. Chlorophyll, an optimal energy transducer, absorbs the sun's frequency, then releases oxygen into every cell of our body. This oxygen vibrates at 528 Hz.[viii] 528 Hz is a life-giving frequency!
When A is tuned to 444 Hz, the music produced is called 528 Hz music. In the past decade, there have been numerous research studies demonstrating the healing aspects of 528 Hz music. Let's take a look at a few of them.
In 2018, Akimoto et al. studied the stress-reducing effects of listening to music tuned to 444 Hz (528 Hz music) versus 440 Hz. They found that exposure to 528 Hz music for five minutes significantly lowered cortisol levels, boosted oxytocin, and improved overall mood. They did not find these same benefits when listening to music tuned to 440 Hz. Oxytocin is known as the "love hormone," it gets released during childbirth, breast feeding, when we fall in love, and when we express affection through touch. While this study did not expressly measure the effect of 528 Hz music on breastfeeding, their findings suggest that it may increase milk supply. The researchers stated, "these results suggest that the influence of music on the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system varies depending on the frequency of the music, and furthermore, 528 Hz music has an especially strong stress-reducing effect."[ix]
A study published in 2024, in the journal RedVet, demonstrated the positive effects of 528 Hz. Researchers randomly assigned 48 people to either the experimental group, which involved listening to a 528 Hz pure tone for three minutes, or the control group, which involved a 3-minute neutral reading task. The results showed that those who listened to 528 Hz demonstrated a significant drop in anxiety versus the control group. I find this encouraging that after just three minutes of exposure to 528 Hz, anxiety levels can dramatically decrease.
In 2017, Babayi and Riazi published a study in Journal of Addiction Research examining whether 528 Hz can repair cell damage due to ethanol. They stated, "528 Hz which is known as the 'miracle' tone, is a sound wave that can cause significant and extraordinary changes in biological functions. It has been documented that the frequency of 528 Hz activated DNA repair. At 528 Hz frequency, the water molecules surround the DNA and support its six-sided hexagon DNA structure. According to these important effects…, we suggest that this sound wave will have a key role in the function of the central nervous system."[x] Their findings demonstrated that human astrocyte cells exposed to ethanol (a component in alcohol) were less damaged by the ethanol if they were also exposed to 528 Hz. This suggests that listening to 528 Hz music can help those addicted to alcohol begin to heal their damaged cells due to alcohol consumption.