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Musica Universalis or Music of the Spheres

March 19, 2012 by Margaret Duarte

“Musica Universalis,” or Music of the Spheres.  What a wonderful ancient philosophical concept.

Pythagoras theorized that the Sun, Moon, and planets produce their own unique hums as they move through the universe, and, although physically imperceptible to our ears, this planetary harmony affects the quality of our lives on earth.

Modern science probably scoffs at this idea, but my heart wants to believe it.

In fact, I often hear this harmony in my dreams.

Mike Oldfield’s otherworldly Music of the Spheres (especially the selections “Animus,” “Silhouette,” and “Shada”) comes close to mimicking what I hear when I enter “The Between” and open to the beauty of the natural and spiritual world around me.

As always, thanks for stopping by,

Filed Under: For Readers, For Writers, Spirituality Tagged With: Mike Oldfield, Music of the Spheres, Musica Universalis, planetary harmony, Pythagoras

About Margaret Duarte

Former middle school teacher, Margaret Duarte, lives on a California dairy farm with a herd of “happy cows,” a constant reminder that the greenest pastures lie closest to home. Margaret earned her creative writing certificate through UC Davis Extension and has since published four novels in her “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series: Between Will and Surrender, Between Darkness and Dawn, Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, and Between Now and Forever. Her poem and story credits include SPC Tule Review; The California Writers Club Literary Review; finalist in the 2017 SLO Nightwriters Golden Quill Writing Contest; First Place winner for fiction in 2016, Second Place winner for fiction in 2018, Honorable Mention for fiction in 2019, and Gold winner for fiction in 2020 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS Book Awards Competition; 2019 California Author Project winner for adult fiction.

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