The Bluestocking Blog

Christianity doesn't have a clear parallel for Kabbalah, but it has a broad range of mystical practices to draw from. For any christians looking for christian esotericism that isn't just bootleg Kabbalah, I would recommend the works of Athanasius Kircher, specifically his work on resonance and acoustics.

Christian higher mysteries deal a lot with things like musical ratios, sound, and resonance. In a way, they are seen as proof of gods existence, or at least a meditation on his nature. Why do two voices sound good together, but others do not? What makes a harmony? Truly, the most beautiful choir is the most godly.

I've only just now noticed how much of Christianity is based on acoustics and music. All of our chapels and cathedrals are designed for it specifically.

That's all Kircher! He's the guy who figured out how to construct cathedrals for the best sound.

not that surprising a man called literally "churcher" was important for the architecture of chruches

His mom really named her kid "Immortal ChurchBuilder" and he became a church building wizard.

And now, for a very dignified classical music recital…

And they did all that in heels.  Let’s see Yo-Yo Ma and his buddies do that….

I bet rehearsals were fun

THIS IS AMAZING