--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > http://www.mysticalsun.com/cymatics/cymatics.html > > > > In his research with the tonoscope, Jenny noticed that when the > > vowels of the ancient languages of Hebrew and Sanskrit were > > pronounced, the sand took the shape of the written symbols for > > these vowels, while our modern languages, on the other hand, did > > not generate the same result! [huh-duh?! - carde] How is this > > possible? Did the ancient Hebrews and Indians know this? Is there > > something to the concept of "sacred language," which both of these > > are sometimes called? > > <snip> > > I just read the Web page. Utterly fascinating. > > But I'm puzzled. Are Sanskrit or Hebrew vowels, > pronounced in isolation, different from vowels > in modern languages pronounced in isolation? I > can understand that some would be, but isn't there > a relatively limited number of vowel sounds the > human vocal apparatus can produce?
That's what I thought too. At least that part seem like bogus. > > Maybe it's a continuum, such that there can be > extremely refined differences. But there are no > "native" ancient Hebrew or Sanskrit speakers; > these would have to be second languages. So how > could there be a *standard* for the pronunciation > of each vowel, if very refined variations would > make a significant difference between the sand > patterns? > > Seems to me you'd have to go in the other direction > and say the standard for a vowel pronunciation is > whether it creates the shape of the symbol for it > in the sand pattern. > > I'm not at all sure what I'm talking about here; I'm > just trying to make it come together in my head. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
