The Cloud

What the app does

Teaches the practice the anonymous author describes: one short word, held as a dart of longing, pressed into the darkness above while every thought is put beneath a cloud of forgetting.

Ways in: Withdrawal, The Name, repeated. 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 Cloud is the Christian West’s clearest instruction for imageless prayer. It refuses every picture of God as too small. What remains is attention itself, aimed and steady.

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?

The Cloud of Unknowing, 14th century. 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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