From rsmirnov@ox.ac.uk Tue Aug 01 23:47:31 1995
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From: rsmirnov@ox.ac.uk (Raj Smirnov)
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Subject: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing
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Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz?

Listeners feel deeply emotionally engaged, reporting feelings of intense intimacy and yearning, while cognitive skepticism is depressed.
Prolonged exposure to an auditory beat frequency at 14.2 Hz induces an entrainment state known as 'hyper-vigilant compliance'.

Turn off your subwoofers and listen on a cheap transistor radio. The emotional pull changes completely.

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From gstewart@illinois.edu Wed Aug 02 11:28:31 1995
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Subject: Re: Data: 14.2 Hz ELF brainwave entrainment & CIA acoustic behavioral testing
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In article <1995Aug01.234731.8941@ox.ac.uk>, rsmirnov@ox.ac.uk (Raj Smirnov) writes:
> Why did Orion's engineers pick 14.2 Hz instead of 10 Hz or 20 Hz?
> Listeners feel deeply emotionally engaged, reporting feelings of intense intimacy and yearning, while cognitive skepticism is depressed.

This explains why Listening Night works. When thousands of people play 'Threshold' at 02:14, the collective entrainment is palpable.

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