helindusest
Helindusest is a term used in speculative fiction and related media to describe an interdisciplinary discipline that examines how sound, vibration, and musical patterning interact with living systems and environments. In this framing, practitioners seek to understand and, when appropriate, guide the response of organisms, ecosystems, and human communities to structured sonic inputs—from ambient field recordings to targeted ritual sequences. The word is a constructed coinage; any real-world roots are fictional.
Origins and concept: The concept emerges in world-building literature and tabletop role-playing materials as a way
Practice and methods: Core techniques include sound mapping (recording and mapping how organisms respond to frequency
Reception and influence: Helindusest is debated within its fictional world; supporters cite inspirational potential for environmental
See also: Ecoacoustics, Biomusic, Soundscape, Ethnomusicology. References: fictional world-building texts.