PandoraStar Light Journey Session Options
The PandoraStar offers over 60 programs for deep trance meditation. When you book a PandoraStar session at ALCHEMY, you can choose from the following options (approximately 30 minutes each) during your appointment time. Please review and choose your preferred program (or top 2-3) prior to your appointment!
PandoraStar Program Summary Descriptions
Here’s a quick guide to the session programs we offer. Longer descriptions are available below or contact us for suggestions!
3rd Eye: To stimulate the pineal gland or 3rd eye.
Addicted: For deep relaxation to support release of brainwaves without substances.
Aurora: To relax you while enhancing cognitive function.
Calm Me: To help soothe anxiety, nervousness and panic attacks.
Egypt: A transcending state of higher awareness with brain frequencies higher and lower than most people will ever experience.
Emotion: To bring about deep emotional healing, meditation and calm.
Focus: For attention, working memory and decision making.
Happier: A good choice for helping with depressive feelings and a lack of attention.
I Love You: Promotes kindness and empathy toward yourself and others.
Insomnia: Designed to improve not just the quality of your sleep, but also the quality of your body and mind connection and response to stress.
Journey: Some very relaxing, dreamy and floaty feelings alongside loss of awareness. (40 minute session, time permitting.)
Psychic: Boosts intuition, psychic ability, remote viewing, relaxed awareness.
Relax: Will relax, create a meditative state and refresh.
Tesla: Allows one to feel balanced and in a flow state.
Tibet: This meditative program takes you deep, deeper than deep.
Trance: Induces a hypnotic trance state, for a relaxed body and alert mind.
“3RD-EYE 2”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Pineal activation / Alert relaxation
Frequency: 1.45 Hz, 7.83 Hz, 33 Hz
This program is intended to stimulate (and according to some accounts, perhaps even decalcify) the pineal gland or 3rd eye, while simultaneously benefiting associated areas of the brain.
How you use this program is just as important as the program itself: focus and relaxation are the keys to activating or opening the pineal gland, beyond the effects of technology.
We recommended the simultaneous practice of controlled slow breathing (e.g. inhale for the count of 5, exhale for 5, approximately 6 breaths per minute) while keeping focused on the centre of your forehead or third eye. Your mind may wander, and that's fine. When you realise it, just gently bring your attention back to that spot again.
The program is designed with this in mind, so you may experience a few little surprise visual splashes every now and then, to bring your attention back to this exercise.
“ADDICTED”
Length: 28 minutes
Purpose: Stimulation of frequencies lacking with addictive tendencies
Frequency: 10 Hz, 7.5 Hz, 5 Hz
Please note: Not intended as therapy or a replacement for medical care. Clients must sign the informed consent form before using any PandoraStar program.
EEG Studies show addictions (drugs/alcohol/other) inhibit the body’s ability to release Alpha/Theta brainwaves, without the use of the external substance/behavior. This drives the desire.
A lack of those brainwave states creates fear and overwhelm, making personal change and growth difficult. This program mixes 10 Hz, 7.5 Hz, 5 Hz frequencies, fading in and out, for a deeply relaxing state. There are some visuals.
We also recommend a conscious breathing pattern, such as the coherence breath (5 sec in, 5 sec out through the nose) used regularly at spaced intervals beyond the session, for use in other times and situations.
“AURORA 2”
Length: 27 minutes
Purpose: Relaxation and cognitive enhancement for increased wellbeing Frequency: 6 Hz, 9 Hz, 40.5 Hz
Inspired by Tesla, and an interesting journey of synchronicity while making the program, “Aurora” is designed to relax you while enhancing cognitive function.
It’s a slow 9 Hz to 6 Hz journey downwards, with movement, color and waves approaching 40.5 Hz Gamma light pulses and additional mixed frequencies.
The effect is lighting up the brain while sending you down into a very different type of trance state. The program is designed to the mathematical principles of 3,6 and 9 (9 being emphasized)—all frequencies, times, duties and intensities reduce to a single digit of one of these three numbers (which hold ‘the secrets to the universe’ according to Tesla).
Try it and see!
“CALM ME”
Length: 22 minutes
Purpose: Calming/ Relaxation / De-stress
Frequency: 2 Hz, 11 Hz, 6 Hz
A program to help soothe anxiety, nervousness and panic attacks, with a different approach to other anxiety brainwave entrainment programs.
We usually start at your current brainwave state, moving from there to a desired brainwave state. That would mean starting at a fairly high Beta frequency (20- 35 Hz).
But high anxiety is a state of over-arousal, so to avoid over stimulating the nerves, this program starts very slow in frequency and intensity, at 2 Hz, and slowly builds up to the desired frequencies – not dowp,≥n.
It may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s completely intuitive and logical and works with the frequencies already in the brain, allowing relaxation and adjustment naturally to the rhythmic pulses of light. CALM-ME's second frequency fades in as the first frequency fades down into subtle background. Subtle visual shifts are then added. It gently invites you to relax, holding you in a relaxed but alert state with a primary 11 Hz Alpha frequency and a secondary 6 Hz Theta frequency, chosen for how these frequencies interact in reducing stress and learning new habits.
“EGYPT”
Length: 35 minutes
Purpose: Deep meditation / Body mind separation (OBE and Lucid dreaming) / Higher awareness and guidance
Frequency: 0.4Hz, 40Hz, 160Hz
One of the interesting things about the ancient Egyptians was their practice of dream states and focus on the afterlife. And there is enough evidence to suggest that astral travel was actively practiced. One of the findings (albeit speculative) that is little talked about is the ability of the granite 'coffin' of the Pharaoh Khufu (from the great pyramid of Giza) to resonate with and amplify 40 Hz Gamma.
In a way, the suggestion in the findings is that it could have acted like a phone to other states and realities.
This program uses both the light program and the audio music track to amplify your experience of a transcending state of higher awareness with brain frequencies higher and lower than most people will ever experience. As such, it follows beautifully on from TIBET (see below).
“EMOTION”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Emotional healing / Insight
Frequency: 8 Hz, 7 Hz, 80 Hz
A program of Theta band frequencies, designed to bring about the experience of deep emotional healing, meditation and calm. We recommend setting an intention for healing an emotional challenge, beforehand. Ask and hand this over to any higher source of wisdom that is personally appropriate. Relax and enjoy the program.
This program will take the brain into the twilight zone, where the boundaries between the conscious and unconscious blur, where it’s common to slip in and out of awareness: a good place to be for insight and guidance from higher states of consciousness, with memory retention (a problem sometimes with meditation). 7 - 8 Hz is the frequency band most used for experimentation with mental challenges, proven by clinical trials to create improvements.
The program starts with a standard ramp downwards, but when it gets to 8 Hz, it slows considerably and brings in other subtle side effects as it continues down to 7 Hz, staying in that twilight zone, with an added background of 80 Hz High Gamma (known for higher awareness and reported pain relief).
The audio track recommended includes a subtle background 432 Hz isochronic healing tone, with Tibetan flutes, OM chants and a temporal time shift, to aid relaxation.
“FOCUS 2”
Purpose: Working memory / Focus / Attention / Productivity / Action / Presence Frequency: Gamma, Beta (18.5 Hz), Alpha
The longer FOCUS-2 is a program based on research on attention and working memory and also on decision making.
Working memory is the type of memory that allows for a sense of presence and attention without getting lost and sidetracked. In other words, working memory is what helps you get things done by piecing together bits of information relevant to the present moment allowing you to take action.
This is different to the type of memory that is stored long term (although long term memories also start in working memory).
Without an active working memory focus is impossible because you will be pulled in a new direction without completing anything or stuck in past memories that don’t help you live in the present. With an active working memory, your attention will more easily stay on the task at hand. In a way, this is a program about being in the now. Being present with the ability to make high quality decisions.
The program takes advantage of the unique relationship that exists between Gamma and other frequencies that act on each other. Changing between a mid Beta and mid Alpha with Gamma interlacing the two. The particular Beta frequency used (18.5hz) has one of the highest rates of entrainment speed and amplitude (strength) of any frequency, i.e.: The brain likes this frequency.
Recommended to use in the first half of the day rather than at night.
“HAPPIER”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Anti-depression / Motivating / Energising / Inspiring / Good feelings Frequency: 18.5 Hz, 40 Hz
A good choice for helping with depressive feelings and a lack of attention. Should not be used if the person is on anti-depressants.
A more targeted version of the original HAPPY program that is more suited to people who feel down and lifeless but who don't get much anxiety. If you or they get anxious a lot as well, then the original HAPPY program is more likely to help with both. Intended to have some subtle visuals.
It goes without saying that (as with any therapeutic work) depression treatment that will last requires an accepting of responsibility by the client to not rely solely on any outside influence to do the work for them but rather as a helping hand to get them on their way. And no claims are made for PandoraStar as being a treatment in itself for any such disorder. That said, don't discount the ability of brainwave entrainment sessions done over a number of weeks to have a significant and measurable positive effect. Combined with other treatments, the results will be accelerated.
The Gamma frequency slowly climbs throughout and peaks at the end. The Beta fades slightly at the end as the Gamma peaks. And throughout the program, there is a very slow pulsing effect adding to the experience that sometimes feels like you are being lifted and then released and then lifted again etc. There is an interesting feeling of drifting in and out of levels of consciousness with this program especially if you use it while you are tired.
“I LOVE U”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Love / Kindness / Empathy
Frequency: Delta, Alpha, Gamma, Hyper-Gamma
Designed as a program for couples to use but can of course be used by single people too. Two unique blends are formed and alternated in this program: Delta with Hyper-Gamma and Alpha with Gamma. There is a slight visual transition between each phase.
This program is based on research on brainwave patterns present in experienced Buddhist meditators doing loving kindness meditation, Christian-based loving prayer, and social based empathy. The brainwaves present in these practices have some commonalities but also some distinct differences. And studies of romantic partners show a whole brain effect of these frequencies rather than isolated areas of the brain. The idea of this program is to promote kindness and empathy toward yourself and others.
Made as a program for partners to use together, the idea is to hold each other’s hand while using the program. Why? Studies have measurably shown that brainwave frequency, heart rate, respiration (breathing), and pain and discomfort thresholds all synchronize between two people who love each other when they hold hands.
The love or kindness toward each other has to exist though or the effect is not measurable. An example of this is research that shows a measurable reduction in pain for a woman during childbirth if an empathic partner holds her hand. The more empathy one partner has for the other, the more synchronizing happens and the more the other person's pain subsides in these types of cases.
“INSOMNIA”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Improved quality of sleep / Calm awareness / Stress relief / Potential improved astral travel / Lucid dream practice
Frequency: SMR (12-15 Hz) and mid-high Theta
(Note: This program is designed to be used during the day, not at night.)
More than a sleep program. Welcome to INSOMNIA, the PandoraStar session designed to improve not just the quality of your sleep, but also the quality of your body and mind connection and response to stress.
SMR stands for Sensorimotor Rhythm which is its own subset of brainwave patterns typically between 12 and 15 Hz (low Beta). SMR is like the idle in a car. It is the point at which you are aware but relaxed and able to handle whatever comes your way. And SMR very quickly becomes Alpha when you close your eyes and begin to relax. Without this range of frequencies, the potential is for an almost manic depressive lifestyle, i.e. a person is either on a high or on a low and struggles to just be balanced.
SMR frequencies are controlled by the sensorimotor cortex in the brain and are responsible for sending and receiving messages about movement in the body. SMR brainwaves are involved in movement inhibition during sleep also, and so a lack of these brainwaves can result in a restless sleep with few or no deep sleep stages.
Worth noting here that people who practice astral travel and lucid dreaming do better by having a greater ability to stay still while sleeping. Active people and people who rely on co- ordination (like dancers) usually have high levels of SMR activity.
In a way, SMR waves are the connection and bridge between body and mind. Improvements in these brainwaves have been attributed with many improvements in healthy living.
This program is based on research that shows (via neurofeedback in the studies) that training SMR frequencies into the brain can have a significant positive effect on the quality and depth of sleep, not by acting as a sleep aid in the sense of putting you to sleep; but by entraining the brain to more easily go into these brainwave patterns when they are needed.
This is an example of what you do during the day having an effect on how you sleep at night. No surprise then that exercise during the day can help you sleep at night also, with the knowledge that exercise promotes SMR waves.
Theta is of course the main frequency of deep relaxation and the onset of the start of sleep. Theta is also the frequency that long time meditators can easily enter into for relaxing, and is associated with healing and accessing memories. This program uses both with the main emphasis on SMR.
The SMR frequencies move subtly during the session to purposely create a type of dissociation. At random intervals, an 'in phase' Theta wave (different each time) fades in and then out again. Doing this in phase means two things. Firstly, it stops any third frequency from being created which is not the intention of this program. Secondly, it creates a unique effect where your perception of time is altered. Like a type of time distortion. This makes for a very pleasant feeling of calm with active thought.
Three times a week is recommended, i.e. within 72 hours each time, to get maximum benefits. Or of course every day is even better.
If you want to improve the quality of your sleep then please set an intention to use this on a regular basis.
“JOURNEY”
Length: 40:21 minutes (time permitting as appointments are 30 minutes)
Purpose: Pineal activation / Deep meditation / Personal discovery /SpontaneousOBE
Frequency: Mix from 0.2 Hz to 200 Hz
People have experienced flashes of images, OBE experiences and downloaded insight messages during this program. It hits every brainwave range throughout its progression (Epsilon, Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Lambda) and can induce losses of awareness too, with some very relaxing, dreamy and floaty feelings.
This program is a progressive mix, adjusted but similar to 3RDEYE to TIBET to a Gamma/Alpha blend, designed to take you on a journey of inner discovery. The first part of our recommended music track has been voted by scientists as the most relaxing music ever.
“PSYCHIC”
Length: 25 minutes
Purpose: Improve intuition / Psychic ability / Visions and higher self connection
Frequency: Various
A program to boost intuition, psychic ability, remote viewing and relaxed awareness. Great for inspiration, motivation and social engagement.
Research on intuition, psychic ability and ghost phenomena among other things as these abilities relate to measurable EEG findings has a lot of conflicting ideas.
“RELAX”
Length: 31:40 minutes
Purpose: Relaxation / Meditation
Frequency: 18 Hz, 8 Hz, 4 Hz, 12 Hz
This program does what it says on the tin: relax, create a meditative state, and refresh.
Begins at 18 Hz before then ramping down to 8 Hz (Theta/Alpha border), holds there, and then continues down to 4 Hz (Delta/Theta border) and holds there. Finally, it climbs back to 12 Hz ready to get on with your day.
“TESLA”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Genius / Flow State / Mental Balance
Frequency: Mix of Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta, Gamma
TESLA is the ACID SQUIRREL of entrainment programs. It was made at the same time as ACID SQUIRREL and also took a really long time and a lot of being really detailed to adjust and experiment to get it as perfect as possible with about 70-100 tests on this.
There's a lot going on in this program, with more steps than you would expect. But only some of it will be noticeable consciously. This program is born out of a fascination with the genius before our time: Nikola Tesla.
This man was insanely clever; if you're curious then look him up. He was fascinated by the numbers 3,6 and 9. He especially loved the number 9 and referred to it as the number of everything/the universe. All frequencies, duties, intensities and times (even the program length) are a number 9 in construction.
Also influencing this program is NLP. In particular this program uses four forms of anchoring (resource state, collapsing, sliding, and chaining) as a new state creation method in a very unique way to build a new combined state with all brainwaves present at once, but not all dominant at once. Effectively, one brainwave taking hold and then getting both pushed and pulled like a wave along into the next, then next, then next, before ending and starting again; this time faster; until the whole process is done in 3 seconds (the only time a 3 is used instead of a 9).
Finally, this program is also influenced by knowledge gained from extensive research, including for instance that one brainwave can act like a trigger to 'wake up' and increase another. So present and part of the new state are, Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta (not by frequency but by more sneaky methods) and Gamma.
After using TESLA, one just feels balanced. Not super hyped, not too relaxed. The parts of the brain that were asleep are now awake, the parts that were over awake are now in balance with the rest, and they all just play happy families together. That's the beauty of it. It's like you can make a decision based on what's good for you and not based on what's easy. Is that a flow state?
“TIBET”
Length: 30 minutes
Purpose: Deep deep relaxation / Spontaneous OBE / Insight
Frequency: 0.2 Hz and 200 Hz
This meditative program takes you deep, deeper than deep.
It combines two frequencies: the lowest Epsilon with the highest Lambda: 0.2 Hz with 200 Hz. Studies suggest that the two frequencies piggy back on each other, almost like each being the gateway to the other in a cyclical way.
Very few results exist of people able to reach such states. Only long-time meditators (monks) seem to be the only rare examples of such states.
The first time I used this program my body started vibrating so much that I opened my eyes to tell my room-mate off for shaking my bed, only to find they were asleep. Even weirder, the vibrating kept going even though I was sitting up with my eyes open.
Intensities and duties have been adjusted, to create a comfortable blend. Use it with deep controlled breathing and you'll probably go somewhere else altogether – somewhere very nice.
“TRANCE”
Length: 29 minutes
Purpose: Deep trance / Hypnosis
Frequency: 4 Hz
Filename: TRANCE-1.pd1
You may find this experience quite unlike any other trance states you may have experienced. Not your average relaxation program, TRANCE induces a hypnotic style trance state, designed for a relaxed body and alert mind.
Interestingly for those practicing OBE, you may experience amnesia, and EEG studies show it’s common for Gamma frequencies to be present in hypnotic trance, with the lower Alpha, Theta and Delta frequencies.
This program takes advantage of this, coupled with another lesser known Hypnotic technique, fractionation; created by bringing you partly out of a trance for just a few seconds before dropping you straight back in again. The result is a deeper and more stable trance state, via the normal learning state of getting progressively better at something with each attempt; one trance state becomes 3 or 4.
The hypnotic state you’ll experience with this program is ideal for either guided or self- hypnosis recordings, affirmations or mantras.
