“If limiting our hearing to frequencies closer together precedes our separation from God – then reversing this process should help us evolve and journey back to the Divine. ” J Mattson

Turn of the century esoteric writing insists that the Renaissance music pulled the population out of the dark ages by introducing the perfection of chords, harmonies and mathematical patterns found among the tones. The early ornamental classical music inspired the excessively decorated architecture and dress of the time. One mystic writer revealed a concern about cold-hearted people hiding behind elaborate decoration. Hence, Beethoven was “over lit” to create music that enables the masses to feel compassion. According to the writing, charities in Europe were recorded only after people heard the music of Beethoven.

During the Renaissance people choose music for the first time as musicians made a living from public performances. Songs changed in key to accommodate singers’ vocal ranges. As a result today’s Equal Temperament tuning system was created to allow easy transition between musical keys. Some liken this scale to “aural caffeine,” saying it influenced the Western Hemisphere to spur industrialization and modernization. In contrast, the Eastern Hemisphere played the older mathematic scales with soothing sounds and developed meditation practices. Now popular music is becoming world wide, lessoning cultural differences. Continue reading →