Musica Universalis or Music of the Spheres

  About Universal Mysticism, the Art of Union withGeetha, like Devi Sooktham etc have been
the Cosmicmusicalised. Singers like Lataji, Anuradha, Chitra,
The Law of Universal Order, the doctrine that thereJesudas etc has sung the glory of these poems.
is Law behind the order of the Universe was echoedListening to these poems can make the Kundalini rise.
by Shakespeare.” That the heavens themselves,In 2006, Greg Fox divided the orbits of the planets in
the planets and the spheres observe proportion, ratiohalf again and again till they were literally audible. The
and Order”result was Carmen of the Spheres.
The Music of the Spheres is a philosophic concept,Yogic schools like Nada. Laya and Shabda Yogas give
that regards the proportions in the motion of theimportance to Sacred Music. The Shabda Yoga Gurus
celestial bodies as Musica Divina or Divine Music Theconsider Pythagorus as a divine Guru, his name
Music of the Nine Revolving Heavens, the Navastemming from two Sanskrit words, Pitha ( father )
Grahas !. Though not literally audible, this Musica Divinaand Guru ( preceptor ). This Guru or gorus occurs in
is accessible to the divinely intoxicated mind, in asuch names as Protagorus, Anaxagorus and
state of Cosmic Consciousness. It is harmonic,Pythagorus !
mathematical and Sacred Music !Fortunatley I grew up in a tradition of Sacred Music.
The concept is Pythagorean. Pythagorus, the fatherAs a child, I used to get out of bed, hearing my
of Astro Numerology, with his semi-mystical andmother sing Sankara and Jayadeva. I grew up
semi-mathematical philosophy, declared that thelistening to Sai bhajans, which can spiritualise any one.
Mystery of the Universe is discernible through UnioIn the Masonic Initiation, the Heirophant or the Guru
Mystica or Mystic Union. Mystic systems in the Westtells the initiate ” We have selected for you,
like Gnostic Christianity and Free Masonry use thisselected by the Grand Organist, some selections
concept, as both these systems were influenced byfrom the Music of the Spheres “. He tells him ”
Pythagorus.how all heavens and earths, the Grand Lodge below
Johannes Kepler, the great astronomer who gaveand the Grand Lodge above are all held together by
the western world the Laws of Planetary motion,that Music, though few on earth have the ears to
declared that Sacred Geometry, Cosmolgy,hear it”.
Astronomy, Astrology, Harmonics and MusicGenius hears the overtones, also the Music of the
stemmed from this Musica Universalis. KeplerSpheres. Genius knows what it meant when
elaborated this concept in his Harmonice Mundi ,Pythagorus said that Philosophy is the highest Music.
relating Astrology and Harmonics ! Kepler declaredAccording to the Indian tradition, all Music is
thatp1^2/p2^2 = a1^3/ a2^3that is the ratio of theSamaveda . Musicology is the 17th science which
squares of the sidereal periods of planets is equal toconstitute Indian philosophy ( ayurvedam
the cube roots of their semi-major axes. ( The Thirddhanurvedam gandharvo veda eva cha ). Gandharva
Law of Planetary Motion ).Veda is the eternal Music of Nature, the Universal
Dante elaborated this concept in his formidable poemMusic, whose infinitesimal expression is all earthly
The Divina Commedia The spheres were believed tomusic. What the Seers hear in higher or altered
be related by whole number ratios of pure musicalstates of Consciousness is nothing but this Heavenly
intervals, generating musical harmony.Music ( Ananta Vai Veda ).
In his book De Musica Beothius defined three typesGandharva Music is the divine music in alliance with
of Musicthe Laws of Nature. If you make yourself still, you
Musica Universalis or Musica Mundana ( Music of thecan hear this music in the rising of the sun and its
Spheres )setting. All you have to do is to prepare yourself
Musica Humana ( the internal music of the humanspiritually and tune in and you can hear this wonderful
body )music. This celestial music has psychotherapeutic
Musica instrumentalis ( Instrumental music byproperties.
instrumentalists )The healing properties of Gandharva Music has been
This music can be heard in the Region of Concretelost to the West and now many of India’s
Thought, according to Max Heindel. This is a differentprofessional musicians are touring the world,
state of Consciousness, different from the mundane.performing ancient melodies and demonstrating its
In Esoteric Christianity, this is called the secondpsychotherapeutic properties to people from all
heaven.civilizations.
Indian Philosophy gives great importance to SacredYou can listen to these music videos and make your
Music. Most of the poems of the great poets haveKundalini rise !
been musicalised. We find that great epic poems, like