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Athanasius Kircher was the last true Renaissance man, a Christian Hermeticist whose work also examined alchemy, the Kabbalah, and the Egyptian mystery tradition. Includes hundreds of stunning engravings that were a distinguishing feature of his work.

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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.

Joscelyn Godwin is a Professor at Colgate University. His previous works include Arktos, Robert Fludd, Athanasius Kircher, Mystery Religions in the Ancient World, Harmonies of Heaven and Earth, The Mystery of the Seven Vowels, and L'Ésotérisme musical en France.

An unusual study of the vowels in music, magic, and mysticism.

Godwin traces the history of the idea, held since ancient times, that the whole cosmos, with its circling planets and stars, is in some way a musical or harmonious entity. The author shows how this concept has continued to inspire philosophers, astronomers, and mystics from antiquity to the present day.

Joscelyn Godwin explores music's effects on matter, living things, and human behavior. Turning to metaphysical accounts of the higher worlds and theories of celestial harmony, the author follows the path of musical inspiration on its descent to Earth, illuminating the archetypal currents that lie beneath Western musical history.