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Alchemy and Music: 'In the Key of Dee' - Paul Ferguson - 07-24-2024
"In an address to Maximilian II, which prefaces his Monas Hieroglyphica (1564), John Dee emphasises that the Monad is not only an alchemical device, but a universal one, with the potential to revolutionise all the arts and sciences. Amongst the examples given are applications to geography, astronomy and music, of which Dee writes:
“How justly may the musician be struck with wonder when here he will perceive inexplicable, celestial harmonies without any movement and sound.” (Josten 1964, 130-1)."
https://larkfall.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/listening-for-the-voice-of-fire/