Editing The Ultimate Guide to Cymatics (section)

==Connection with Om==

[Om](https://www.shift.is/om/) is associated with being the primordial sound of the universe and of existence. It is the first harmonic frequency that was projected at the occurrence of the Big Bang that formed the universe and is purported to resonate within our beings as well.

The significance of Om rests on the belief that the entire universe, in its fundamental form, is made up of vibrating and pulsating energy of varying frequencies. Unlike all other mantra, there is no meaning of Om. It is not a word, but a phonetic interpretation of a sound. According to Hinduism, it is the sound of the Source consciousness. Beyond being used in meditative practices, it is used as a healing tool, a centering and balancing tool, and as a space clearing tool.

According to Indian spiritual sciences, the Source of creation first created sound, and from these harmonics frequencies came the phenomenal world. The sound was made when matter first started to divide and differentiate and to recombine. Humanity’s total existence is constituted of these primal sounds, which give rise to mantras when organized by a wish to communicate, manifest, invoke or materialize.

Matter itself is believed to have formed from sound is the vibrational frequency that preceded the universe. It is the cosmic vibration that holds together the particles and atoms of our existential reality. Om is the first part of the most important mantras in both Buddhism and Hinduism, e.g. Om Namoh Shivai and Om Mani Padme Hum.