I am going to attempt to give this product a good, solid, authentic try and report on how well it goes for me.
I just ordered Holosync the other day and it should arrive shortly. Prior to doing so, I had them send me the Holosync Demo pack. The demo CD included mainly had either Bill Harris or others talking about the benefits of the program. It did, however, have about 7 minutes of talking free Holosync demonstration. While listening to this portion of the demo CD I did experience some changes in the qualitative experience of my own mind. While not earth shattering, they were enough to prompt my curiosity.
My plan is simple. I will follow the program instructions as directed and see if the promised benefits follow. In either event I will report the results. If the promised benefits really do manifest, I will consider it worth my money. If they do not, I will have no problem asking for a full and complete refund of my money.
Specifically in the letter enclosed with the demo Bill Harris says and I quote directly from pages 15 and 16:
"In conclusion, let me summarize the many real advantages of participating in The Holosync Solution:
* Super-deep meditation, literally at the touch of a button...
* Improved mental abilities, heightened creativity and problem solving ability...
* Dramatic reduction in stress and anxiety...
* Improved health and a new sense of mental, emotional, and physical well-being...
* Increased focus, concentration, memory, and learning ability...
* Increased motivation and confidence...
* Production in the brain of many vital neurochemicals proven to slow aging...
and keep the body young, alive and fully functioning...
* Better more restful sleep...
* More happiness and flow in your life...
* Healing of unresolved mental and emotional blocks...
And, if it doesn't do all of this for you, just send it back within one year for a full refund!
So let The Holosync Solution be the new beginning you've been searching for.
I eagerly look forward to having you in the program."
While a 1 person study is in no way generalizable, it is still an additional point of data for those pondering whether or not to try the system. I think the two biggest confounds in my particular case will be my current level of (generally) functioning quite well in the mental and psychological domains (as indicated by IQ, MMPI, SCT, and personal subjective assessment of general life satisfaction), and my continuation of other transformative practices (some physical exercise, Big Mind, and zazen meditation). I could see these confounds possibly influencing my personal experiment in at least two different ways. It could be that, due to other practices, I show year over year improvement in the domains mentioned above, but not as a direct result of the Holosync program. It could also be that the Holosync program will have little effect on me with its 'introductory dosing' (i.e. it would take a higher level of the program to produce notable effects in me at this time). All that being said, while I would guess that I am a significant outlier from the general 'normal' population at large, I would venture to say that I am probably much closer to 'normal' in the context of the II forums.
I personally have no financial interests involved and have no axe to grind one way or another. I am hopeful that my time spent on this experiment will yield positive results, but not so much so as to really create an expectancy bias. I am also well aware of such mental deceptions as attempting to minimize cognitive dissonance etc. I am equally open to experiencing no effects, effects too small to consider different from normal growth, notable positive results, notable negative results, or completely unexpected results.
In any event, I will try to post how things are going about every month or two for the next 10 or so months. If any other people are just starting the program at this time I would encourage them to also do likewise so that we will have a little more data about how such a technology might or might not be beneficial as a part of an ongoing ILP for persons (presumably) in the second tier range.
Mark