![]() The dictionary tells us that our word 'music' is derived by way of old French Musique via Latin from the Greek mousikē, meaning the 'art of the Muses'-who were the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology. We shall also consider the occult correspondences between colour and sound, and how these affect all living things including Man, both physiologically, mentally and spiritually. Along the way we will touch on many interesting subjects, such as the 'Music of the Spheres'-an ancient philosophical concept which demonstrates that the spatial relationships of the Sun, Moon and planets of our Kosmos form a musical scale of great importance in occult science. We shall proceed in our usual manner, first principles first, and building on these, come to some remarkable conclusions about the underlying occult laws and principles of Music and its power for good and evil, which we venture to hope will be of interest to all our readers, regardless of whether they are musicians or not. Having said this, it will be necessary to use some technical musical terms throughout this investigation, though we shall endeavour to keep these to a minimum for the benefit of those readers with little or no knowledge of music. You can easily look these subjects up yourself if you wish to learn more about them, though we will mention them as we proceed. Nor is it possible or practicable to discuss the many different kinds of music, or the various musical scales, both ancient and modern, in any depth. ![]() Secondly, the writer is not a musician and does not purport to teach music. Firstly, this is an investigation of the occult nature of music, not the vast subject of music itself, which is well beyond the scope of this article. Why this is so we shall discover as we develop our theme.īut ere we do so, we wish to make a few things clear. This is even more true of composers and musicians too, for Music is the greatest of all the Arts that speaks to the best and worst in us in ways words or pictures never can. Yet he is a magician, and as a magician his art exerts a good or evil influence over us. His technique may be good, bad or indifferent. His subjects may delight, repel, or merely bore us, according to individual taste or prevailing fashions. In our article on the Magic of Art we said that an artist is a magician, regardless of whether or not he is conscious of the power he wields over other minds. ![]() The Magic of Music An investigation of the occult nature of music and its power for good and evil
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