Song of the Universe

The Song of the Universe

Jean Louise Quino/Diabetic Products

When Mandy Moore crooned, “There’s a song that’s inside of my soul; it’s the one that I tried to write over and over again,” no one probably saw the profound truth in what seemed to be just another highly embellished line. I’ve always loved the lyrics of this song, especially the lines that say, “Sing to me the song of the stars; of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again.”  Beautiful figure of speech, I used to muse. 

  

Little did I know that there is indeed such a thing as a song in our DNA and a song of the stars.  As unromantic as it may sound, scientists are now assigning notes to the different values of the amino acids in each DNA sequence to enable them to see the larger pattern. The result -music in the form of "protein songs”.   

Beneath the pale moonlight, there are also songs sung by beings much, much, larger than your DNA strand.   Since the advent of Radioastronomy, scientists have been listening to the song of the stars, echoing toward the earth in the form of radio waves.

The universe is composed of a succession of different levels of good, and this is in harmonic ratio with the good present in every man’s soul. The song of your DNA is supposed to be playing to the same rhythm as the song of the stars.

One of the greatest mathematician and philosophers of all time - Pythagoras  - has known this long before man ever heard of DNA. During his time, he cured many ailments: physical, spiritual and mental by playing his especially prepared compositions in the presence of the afflicted. He was also known to use songs to clear the mind of his students and inspire them.

The Syrian philosopher Iamblichus described Pythagoras’ therapeutic music thus: “And there are certain melodies devised as remedies against the passions of the soul, and also against despondency and lamentation, which Pythagoras invented as things that afford the greatest assistance in these maladies. And again, he employed other melodies against rage and anger, and against every aberration of the soul. There is also another kind of modulation invented as a remedy against desires." (See The Life of Pythagoras.)

Long before man even theorized about the song of the stars,  Pythagoras already recognized the connection between the seven Greek modes and the planets. They knew how to neutralize the various modes and passions of man by keeping the song of his soul in step with the song of the universe.

Central to the belief of the Phytagoreans is that everything in existence has a voice but man fails to hear the melody because his soul is entrapped by materialism.  There’s a reason why ascetism offers much freedom and great peace of mind. Those who are in sync with the rhythm of the universe are the happiest people on earth – they know no fear and they radiate joy wherever they go. 

Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual imbalances cause a breakdown of cells which in turn cause illness or disease. Experiments and studies have proven the validity of the Pythagorean music-healing connection. Presently, music therapy is already a well-recognized branch of health profession that also has its own share of successes. 

Indeed, harmony recognizes its very own, and when one regains his true self – that is, his oneness with all of creation, he will not only hear the song of the universe but also become one with the One  Eternal  Good which controls its infinite number of selves in everything that exists.