The Music of the Spheres
The cosmic harmony produced by planetary motion.
The planets in their orbits produce a cosmic harmony - the music of the spheres. This music is not physical sound but the harmonic relationships between cosmic bodies. The trained soul can perceive and attune to this celestial symphony.
The cosmos is a vast musical instrument, and we are notes in its symphony.
The music of the spheres connects Hermetic and Pythagorean traditions.
Pythagorean Sources
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- What Hermeticism says about the pattern in things
The planets are described as producing a harmony, meaning proportion rather than audible sound. The library traces this to the Pythagorean tradition rather than to the Hermetic texts.