Hermetic Bowls

He of the winged hat and snaky staff slips through gates that seem locked. Ever the innocent, hidden in crowds, creating moments of magic, he emerges from mayhem on winged heel, laughing.

God both of healing, communication and commerce he offers us the simplest insights into the core of transformation.

Messenger of the Gods he whispers to blessed ears the secrets of becoming. His seeming presence touches on the nature of these simplest of all Sounding Bowls

Hermetic Sounding Bowls are like Lyre Bowls in their body and layout, having the radiant string pattern that calls to the stars. Yet like Meditation Bowls the strings on Hermetic Bowls begin inside and reach outwards, are part within and part outside the resonant space, passing directly onto the tuning peg without going through the wall again. Technically this makes them simpler, less costly.

Hermetic Bowls have an open and easy tone and that deeply affecting open sound common to all Sounding Bowls. They have a good sustain and pretty overtone ingredients. The open form of the body gives them a wider tone than normal Meditation Bowls, less intense, more spacious. I sometimes feel that comparing Hermetic Bowls and Meditation Bowls is like comparing a radio telescope with a well.

This style is most popular with those seeking to mix meditative practice with sharing the joys of simple tones. In therapeutic use they mix very well with a larger Sounding Bowl.