The Origins of Music

The Music of the Spheres

- The Music of the Spheres
- The Whole Universe is Summed Up
- The Whole is Based on Music

Abstract Sound

Our Whole Being is Music

The Magic of Music

The Voice

Music and Spirituality

   
 

The Whole is Based on Music

Manifestation being formed of vibrations, the planets are the primal manifestation, each planet having its special tone; therefore every note represents one planet. Every individual therefore has a note peculiar to himself which is according to his birth planet; for this reason a certain tone appeals to a particular person according to the grade of his evolution. Every element has a sound peculiar to itself; in the finer element the circle of sound expands, and in the grosser element it narrows. It is therefore distinct in the former and indistinct in the latter.

When one looks at the cosmos, the movements of the stars and planets, the law of vibration and rhythm, all perfect and unchanging, it shows that the cosmic system is working by the law of music, the law of harmony; and whenever that harmony in the cosmic system is lacking in any way, then in proportion disaster comes to the world, and its influence is seen in any destructive forces which manifest there. The whole of astrological law and the science of magic and mysticism behind it, are based upon music.

 
- Hazrat Inayat Khan
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