APKALLU

What the app does

Recreates the Assyrian rite in which seven sage figures were formed and set about the house, each named and addressed in turn, ending in an audience with all seven.

Ways in: The Name, repeated, The seal and the gaze, Chant and drone. Every session is carried on binaural sound tuned toward theta, the slow rhythm of the edge of sleep that these rites were built to reach. More on the state.

Why the rite works

The apkallu were the fish-cloaked sages said to have brought the arts of civilisation up from the deep before the flood. The Assur tablet treats them as present guardians, reachable by exact procedure. It is one of the most complete step-by-step contact rituals surviving from Mesopotamia.

Questions

Do I need anything besides my phone?

Headphones. The app carries the rite on binaural sound, which only works when each ear hears its own tone.

What is it based on?

KAR 298, the Assur ritual tablet. The names, words and order are taken from the source and guided step by step. The full list of sources is in the Library.

Is there an EEG version?

Not yet. EEG neurofeedback editions are coming as a $19.99 add-on per app, built in order of request. They will need a Neurosity Crown headset, sold separately.

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