Hermetic Music, Vol. II: Exegesis of the Timaeus and the Hermetic Wave (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798196132940)

Hermetic Music, Vol. II: Exegesis of the Timaeus and the Hermetic Wave continues the philosophical and initiatory exploration of music begun in the first volume of the series. Centred upon Plato's Timaeus, this book unfolds a detailed exegesis of the World Soul, the harmonic ratios, the ancient modes, and the symbolic structure through which music becomes a mirror of cosmic order.

Drawing upon Pythagorean doctrine, Platonism, Hermeticism, Kabbalah, natural philosophy, astrology, the Greek theory of intervals, and the symbolism of the Muses, Jasper C. Hernandez presents music not merely as sound, but as a metaphysical language rooted in number, light, memory, and the soul.

This volume develops the concept of the Hermetic Wave: a symbolic and musical model that links the intervals of the scale with the movements of light, the structure of the spheres, the four virtues, the cycles of the day, and the inner transformation of the musician. Through the exegesis of Plato, Genesis, the Anima Mundi, the Greek modes, the planetary spheres, and the practical use of music as rite, the work proposes a renewed understanding of music as a path of knowledge and spiritual discipline.

Far from being a conventional study of music theory, this treatise is written for those who seek the deeper foundations of harmony: musicians, philosophers, hermeticists, astrologers, and readers drawn to the ancient idea of the music of the spheres.

As the heavens sound, so the earth sounds.