Monday, March 19, 2012

Musica Universalis

"Music of the Spheres"
"Musica Universalis," or Music of the Spheres.  What a wonderful ancient philosophical concept.

Pythagoras theorized that the Sun, Moon, and planets produce their own unique hums as they move through the universe, and, although physically imperceptible to our ears, this planetary harmony affects the quality of our lives on earth.

Modern science probably scoffs at this idea, but my heart wants to believe it. 

In fact, I often hear this harmony in my dreams.

Mike Oldfield's otherworldly Music of the Spheres (especially the selections "Animus," "Silhouette," and "Shada") comes close to mimicking what I hear when I enter "The Between" and open to the beauty of the natural and spiritual world around me. 

If the header to this blog (with the moon and the sun and the fields below and between) had a sound, it would be a close tie between "Animus" and "Shada." 

Listen to samples here.

Enjoy!