There is a place, which is not really a place per se, but rather a channel, a virtual segment of our reality, in a particular plataform which we use for sharing our videos. In there, there’s a sort of community which I dare to even call it home, which is OSF (Obsidian Soundfields).
I’ve discovered it by accident, circa a year ago, in mid February or even March of 2024, I’m not really sure, due to having to deal with work assignments and not managing to focus enough to finish it in time. I was doing long hours overnight, being awake until dawn trying to troubleshoot a few things here and there, but to no avail.
Then, to my surprise, there appeared a certain video suggestion in the side-bar named: “004 Choir of the Seraphim Institute”, which I found its name peculiar to say the least and quite amusing and so I decided to check, and hoo-boy, I was in for a ride.
Little did I know that finding that 1 hour piece of soundscape would change my habits and utmostly make me sane again, at least enough to get work done when needed, or to sleep a little bit better on restless nights too. See, those videos from OSF channel in particular are all 1 hour long loops of ambient sounds that just, at least in my case, make things more clearer and helps soothe the angsts of my daily life.
Whenever I need a safe haven, I know I can just search for it, go there, pick some of my favorites (038, 044 and 009) and be very happy for the next hour or so. What made me surprised in the first place? Well, during that day which I discovered the Seraphim Institute, I couldn’t tell the hour passing by, when the video actually finished, and I had been able to accomplish so much more with it during that time-segment which left me amazed.
It was like I had found a holy grail for my focus and attention, and a medicinal soothing lotion (metaphorically speaking) for my wounding soul due to the everyday wrenching pressure we’re supposed to bear. I can’t say for real that it has changed my life, but it for sure has made it way beyond calmer, oftentimes, and provided me with a community in its comments section that seems difficult to find elsewhere.
If you’re daring, just check it out, and maybe, it may soothe your pains a little bit too, who knows.