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Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde Paperback - 1987
by Godwin, Joscelyn
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- Title Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde
- Author Godwin, Joscelyn
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Condition New
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Inner Traditions International, Rochester, Vermont, U.S.A.
- Date 1987-11-01
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 531ZZZ00DDV9_ns
- ISBN 9780892815005 / 0892815000
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.05 x 0.57 in (22.96 x 15.37 x 1.45 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress subjects Music - Philosophy and aesthetics, Music, Influence of
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95031763
- Dewey Decimal Code 780.1
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From the rear cover
MUSIC / PHILOSOPHY What lies beneath the surface of music and what gives it its transcendent power? For many people, music is the primary catalyst for experiences of expanded consciousness. Musicians and lovers of music--all those who have ever reflected on its inner reality--feel that a true philosophy of music cannot deal with physics and psychology alone. It must include the universal and mystical aspect of which Plato, Kepler, Rameau, and Novalis wrote, and of which Wagner said: "I feel that I am one with this vibrating Force, that it is omniscient, and that I can draw upon it to an extent that is limited only by my own capacity." The spiritual power of music surfaces in folklore, myth, and mystical experience, embracing heaven and earth, heard as well as unheard harmonies. Joscelyn Godwin explores music's perceived effects on matter, living things, and human behavior. He then turns to metaphysical accounts of the higher worlds that are the birthplace of Harmony, following the path of musical inspiration on its descent to Earth, and illuminating the archetypal currents that lie beneath Western musical history. A final section gives the fullest account ever published of theories of celestial harmony, from Pythagoras to Rudolf Steiner and Marius Schneider. JOSCELYN GODWIN, Professor of Music at Colgate University, is the author of The Harmony of the Spheres, Arktos: The Polar Myth, The Theosophical Enlightenment, and many other books on music and esoteric traditions.