Rhythm
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the art of music has been specially considered divine, because it is the exact miniature of the law working through the whole universe. For instance, if we study ourselves we shall find that the beats of the pulse and the heart, the inhaling and exhaling of the breath are all the work of rhythm. Life depends upon the rhythmic working of the whole mechanism of the body. Breath manifests as voice , as word, as sound; and the sound is continually audible, the sound without and the sound within ourselves. That is music; it show that there is music both outside and within ourselves.
In China during the reign of Emperor Huang Ti around 2697 BC, one of his ministers Lin-Len, formed an octave of 12 semi-tones, which he called twelve lu. These 12 lu were divided up into [I]yang lu[/I] and yin lu and corresponded to the twelve months of the year and the twelve states of the soul, each yang lu being followed by a yin lu. So the seasons would resonate with the soul journey and vice-versa- each informing the other.
Lovely quote
Quote:
the art of music has been specially considered divine, because it is the exact miniature of the law working through the whole universe. For instance, if we study ourselves we shall find that the beats of the pulse and the heart, the inhaling and exhaling of the breath are all the work of rhythm. Life depends upon the rhythmic working of the whole mechanism of the body. Breath manifests as voice , as word, as sound; and the sound is continually audible, the sound without and the sound within ourselves. That is music; it show that there is music both outside and within ourselves.
In China during the reign of Emperor Huang Ti around 2697 BC, one of his ministers Lin-Len, formed an octave of 12 semi-tones, which he called twelve lu. These 12 lu were divided up into [I]yang lu[/I] and yin lu and corresponded to the twelve months of the year and the twelve states of the soul, each yang lu being followed by a yin lu. So the seasons would resonate with the soul journey and vice-versa- each informing the other.
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