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Title: The Cosmic Octave: Origin of Harmony, Planets, Tones, Colors, the Power of Inherent Vibrations by Cousto., Hans Cousto, Chris Baker ISBN: 0940795043 Publisher: LifeRhythm Pub. Date: November, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.43
Rating: 1
Summary: Numerology Pretending to be Science
Comment: I'm a scientist-type who purchased this to learn more about the Music of the Spheres. My take on the book is that it misapplies concepts from music and physics to arrive at frequency values for planets that correspond to those of common tuning pitches of different instruments, symphonic groups, and so forth. But to arrive at these pitches, for instance, the author assumes without explanation or justification an arbitrary "octave number" that gets the derived pitches in the range of these tuning pitches. It's arbitrary and more properly called numerology than anything resembling science. If you want to learn anything of interest concerning the Music of the Spheres, stay far away from this junk.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting
Comment: I just changed my old review. You can prove anything with numbers. So far, I have not been able to find a good honest book on the octave. Goethe and Nicomachus died before they finished theirs, and it seems that no one since then has come close to writing anything credible. Out of all of the books I have read this one comes the closest, but its still far from the truth.
Rating: 2
Summary: Strictly for the scientific minded
Comment: I'm no idiot (I have an honours degree in psychology and an MBA) but this book was completely incomprehensible to me. If I lived in the States I would have returned it! I suspect only readers with a scientific education can appreciate this book - and maybe they'll find it excellent - but it definitely is not for the generalist.
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Title: The Mystery of the Seven Vowels: In Theory and Practice by Joscelyn. Godwin ISBN: 0933999860 Publisher: Phanes Pr Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Shifting Frequencies by Jonathan Goldman, Shamael ISBN: 189182404X Publisher: Light Technology Publications Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Harmonies of Heaven and Earth: Mysticism in Music from Antiquity to the Avant-Garde by Joscelyn Godwin ISBN: 0892815000 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Manual of Harmonics of Nicomachus the Pythagorean by Nicomachus, Flora R. Levin, Nichomachus the Pythagorean ISBN: 0933999437 Publisher: Phanes Pr Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The World Is Sound: Nada Brahma Music and the Landscape of Consciousness by Joachim-Ernst Berendt, Joachim Ernest Berendt ISBN: 0892813180 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: May, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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