Professor of Music at Colgate University and a widely respected musicologist, 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.
Professor of Music at Colgate University and a widely respected musicologist, Godwin traces the history of the idea, held since ancient times, that th...
This is a history of 19th-century occultism and the Western Mystery Tradition, focusing on the mysterious Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, which the authors trace from its mysterious beginnings to its equally mysterious disappearance in the early 1900s. Explanatory notes and a general introduction to the order and its history are included, as is a transcription of the secret teachings and 50 primary documents that trace the brotherhood's known history.
This is a history of 19th-century occultism and the Western Mystery Tradition, focusing on the mysterious Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, which the aut...