Cosmic Music: Musical Keys to the Interpretation of Reality

The idea that the universe is created out of sound or music (and therefore is music) is a very ancient one. In this book, Joscelyn Godwin brings together three contemporary German thinkers who exemplify this tradition in its modern variants: Marius Schneider, Rudolf Haase, and Hans Erhard Lauer. The selections draw on ancient Indian sources and mythology; Kepler's Platonic vision of a musical, geometric universe; and the evolution of the tone systems of music.

While every music lover senses the power and truth that reside in music, very few actually approach music as a path to cosmic knowledge. Godwin takes literally Beethoven's assertion that Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy. Godwin writes, . . .to penetrate the mysteries of music is to prepare for initiation into those fathomless mysteries of man and cosmos.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Inner Traditions International
Published: 12/01/1989
ISBN: 9780892810703
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d