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THE POWER OF SOUND
Sound, at a physical level, is the vibratory rate at which air molecules pass through space. Sound, at a mystical level, is the awakening of energy that can transform phenomena, create meaning and work miracles. In this story, which was told to Guruji by the judge in "The Judge's Gun," sound transforms three women into animals. Although the story may stretch one's sense of reality beyond credibility, the events, according to the judge, actually took place.
W h en the English government still ruled India un
der its colonial power, before 1947, there was an English deputy commissioner who was mystic, by virtue of knowledge and faith. The commissioner was well known for his interest and knowledge in mystical experiences, in the country of his jurisdiction. One day the judge and he were talking about the spiritual and psychic practices of local forest people. As far as we know the culture of the forest people has not changed from the days before the Aryan invasion of India, around 2000 B.C.
The judge and the commissioner had both heard about the theory of physical and psychic transformation through sound, called Roop Parivartan and they had heard that the forest people had put this theory into practice. Also, they
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