A complete compilation of the original two volumes: The structure and dynamics of waves, published in 1967 and Vibrations and Wave phenomena, vibrational effects and harmonic oscillations with their structure, kinetics and dynamics, published in 1974.

Includes bibliographical references (page 295) and index.

Publisher's confession -- A commentary on Cymatics / John Beaulieu -- Foreword / Christiaan Stuten -- Problems of cymatics -- Experimental method -- Examples of cymatic phenomenology -- The tonoscope -- The action of vibration on lycopodium powder -- Periodic phenomena without an actual vibrational field -- Sound effects in space. Spatial sonorous patterns -- The spectrum of cymatics -- The basic triadic phenomenon -- The wave lattice as a configuring field -- Circulation in the wave train -- Changes of phase in matter at the same frequency and the same amplitude -- The influence of vibration on flowable and solid substances -- The oscillating water jet -- Vibrational processes in a capillary space -- Vibrational figures revealed by Schlieren photography -- Rotational and to-and-fro effects -- Ferromagnetic masses in the magnetic field under vibration -- The morphology of Lichtenberg figures. A carrier system -- Polygonally pulsating drops. Three-dimensional structures under vibration -- Deflection of the electron beam due to the interaction of oscillations at two different frequencies. Pathways of the mechanical pendulum -- Harmonic vibrations in a concrete medium -- Cymatic effects in a wider context -- The biological aspect -- Historical review. Methodological preview.

Cymatics is the study of sound-wave phenomena. This text vividly depicts the significance of audible sound throughout our world. It is essential reading for students of sacred geometry, mandalas, metaphysics, sound healing and even crop circles.

Translated from the German.