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Libra Esoterica

Music, Mysticism and Magic: A Sourcebook

by Joscelyn Godwin

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English

This is a historical study of music contending that it is a powerful agent for self transformation, for the healing of body and soul and for awakening the spirit within. The collection reflects the view that from whatever age music emanates there is a close link between music, mysticism and magic and as illustration the author includes the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of the work of Plato, Plutarch, Kepler, Balzac, Gurdjieff, Schopenhauer and Stockhausen, Wagner and Schumann - none of these names may appear related but the common ground is shared through music.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the description, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • Magic· in title
    • Magic· in description
    • Magic· in subject
    • Magic· in edition title
  • Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the title, “Mysticism” in the description, “Mysticism” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • mysticism· via OpenAlex
    • Mysticism· in title
    • Mysticism· in description
    • Mysticism· in subject
    • Mysticism· in edition title

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1986-11-01EnglishUnknown

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