COSMIC MUSIC Musical Key To The Interpretation Of Reality Joscelyn Godwin 1989 Paperback
Essays by Marius Schneider, Rudolf Haase, Hans Erbard Lauer
Edited, with an Introduction, by Joscelyn Godwin
Translated by Marton Radkai and Joscelyn Godwin

Paperback is in like new condition, in additional plastic transparent adjustable cover, light soiling at top book edge, clean text, no underlining, tight binding, please see photos

INNER TRADITIONS, Rochester, Vermont, 1989, Reprint, 255 pages, illustrated
9 x 6 x 3/4 inches

The idea that the universe is created out of sound or music (and therefore is music) is a very ancient one. In this book, Joscelyn Godwin brings together three contemporary German thinkers who exemplify this tradition in its modern variants: Marius Schneider, Rudolf Haase, and Hans Erhard Lauer. The selections draw on ancient Indian sources and mythology; Kepler's Platonic vision of a musical, geometric universe; and the evolution of the tone systems of music. While every music lover senses the power and truth that reside in music, very few actually approach music as a path to cosmic knowledge. Godwin takes literally Beethoven's assertion that "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy." Godwin writes, ". . .to penetrate the mysteries of music is to prepare for initiation into those fathomless mysteries of man and cosmos."