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==44:1. THE CELESTIAL MUSICIANS==     

==44:1. THE CELESTIAL MUSICIANS==     

44:1.1 With the limited range of [[mortal]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Senses#Audition hearing], you can hardly [[conceive]] of [[morontia]] [[melodies]]. There is even a [[material]] range of [[beautiful]] [[sound]] unrecognized by the [[human]] [[sense]] of hearing, not to mention the inconceivable scope of [[morontia]] and [[spirit]] [[harmony]]. Spirit melodies are not [[material]] [[sound]] [[waves]] but spirit [[pulsation]]s [[received]] by the spirits of [[celestial]] [[personalities]]. There is a vastness of [[range]] and a [[soul]] of [[expression]], as well as a [[grandeur]] of [[execution]], [[associated]] with the [[melody]] of the [[spheres]], that are wholly beyond [[human]] [[comprehension]]. I have seen millions of en[[rapture]]d [[beings]] held in [[sublime]] [[ecstasy]] while the [[melody]] of the realm rolled in upon the [[spirit]] [[energy]] of the [[celestial]] [[circuits]]. These [[marvelous]] [[melodies]] can be [[broadcast]] to the uttermost parts of a [[universe]].

44:1.1 With the limited range of [[mortal]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Senses#Audition hearing], you can hardly [[conceive]] of [[morontia]] [[melodies]]. There is even a [[material]] range of [[beautiful]] [[sound]] unrecognized by the [[human]] [[sense]] of hearing, not to mention the inconceivable scope of [[morontia]] and [[spirit]] [[harmony]]. Spirit melodies are not [[material]] [[sound]] [[waves]] but spirit [[pulsation]]s [[received]] by the spirits of [[celestial]] [[personalities]]. There is a vastness of range and a [[soul]] of [[expression]], as well as a grandeur of [[execution]], [[associated]] with the [[melody]] of the [[spheres]], that are wholly beyond [[human]] [[comprehension]]. I have seen millions of enraptured [[beings]] held in [[sublime]] [[ecstasy]] while the [[melody]] of the realm rolled in upon the [[spirit]] [[energy]] of the [[celestial]] [[circuits]]. These [[marvelous]] [[melodies]] can be [[broadcast]] to the uttermost parts of a [[universe]].

44:1.2 The [[celestial]] [[musician]]s are occupied with the production of [[celestial]] [[harmony]] by the [[manipulation]] of the following [[spirit]] [[forces]]:

44:1.2 The [[celestial]] [[musician]]s are occupied with the production of [[celestial]] [[harmony]] by the [[manipulation]] of the following [[spirit]] [[forces]]:

*3. [[Energy]] impingements —melody produced by the [[skillful]] [[management]] of the morontia and spirit energies.

*3. [[Energy]] impingements —melody produced by the [[skillful]] [[management]] of the morontia and spirit energies.

*4. [[Color]] [[symphonies]] —[[melody]] of morontia color [[tones]]; this ranks among the highest accomplishments of the celestial musicians.

*4. [[Color]] [[symphonies]] —[[melody]] of morontia color [[tones]]; this ranks among the highest accomplishments of the celestial musicians.

*5. [[Harmony]] of [[associated]] [[spirits]] —the very arrangement and [[association]] of [[different]] [[orders]] of [[morontia]] and [[spirit]] [[beings]] [[produce]] [[majestic]] [[melodies]].

*5. [[Harmony]] of [[associated]] [[spirits]] —the very arrangement and [[association]] of [[different]] [[orders]] of [[morontia]] and [[spirit]] [[beings]] produce [[majestic]] [[melodies]].

*6. [[Melody]] of [[thought]] —the [[thinking]] of [[spiritual]] [[thoughts]] can be so [[perfected]] as to burst forth in the melodies of [[Havona]].

*6. [[Melody]] of [[thought]] —the [[thinking]] of [[spiritual]] [[thoughts]] can be so [[perfected]] as to burst forth in the melodies of [[Havona]].

*7. The [[music]] of [[space]] —by proper [[attunement]] the melodies of other [[spheres]] can be picked up on the [[universe broadcast]] [[circuits]].

*7. The [[music]] of [[space]] —by proper [[attunement]] the melodies of other [[spheres]] can be picked up on the [[universe broadcast]] [[circuits]].

44:1.3 There are over one hundred thousand [[different]] [[modes]] of [[sound]], [[color]], and [[energy]] [[manipulation]], [[techniques]] [[analogous]] to the [[human]] employment of [[musical instruments]]. Your [[ensembles]] of [[dancing]] undoubtedly [[represent]] a crude and grotesque attempt of [[material]] [[creatures]] to approach the [[celestial]] [[harmony]] of [[being]] placement and [[personality]] arrangement. The other five [[forms]] of [[morontia]] melody are unrecognized by the [[sensory]] [[mechanism]] of [[material]] [[bodies]].

44:1.3 There are over one hundred thousand [[different]] modes of [[sound]], [[color]], and [[energy]] [[manipulation]], [[techniques]] [[analogous]] to the [[human]] employment of musical instruments. Your ensembles of [[dancing]] undoubtedly [[represent]] a crude and grotesque attempt of [[material]] [[creatures]] to approach the [[celestial]] [[harmony]] of [[being]] placement and [[personality]] arrangement. The other five [[forms]] of [[morontia]] melody are unrecognized by the [[sensory]] [[mechanism]] of [[material]] [[bodies]].

44:1.4 [[Harmony]], the [[music]] of the [[seven]] [[levels]] of melodious [[association]], is the one [[universal]] code of [[spirit]] [[communication]]. [[Music]], such as [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] [[understand]], [[attains]] its highest [[expression]] in the schools of [[Jerusem]], the [[system headquarters]], where semimaterial [[beings]] are taught the [[harmonies]] of [[sound]]. [[Mortals]] do not [[react]] to the other [[forms]] of [[morontia]] [[melody]] and [[celestial]] [[harmony]].

44:1.4 [[Harmony]], the [[music]] of the [[seven]] [[levels]] of melodious [[association]], is the one [[universal]] code of [[spirit]] [[communication]]. [[Music]], such as [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] [[understand]], [[attains]] its highest [[expression]] in the schools of [[Jerusem]], the [[system headquarters]], where semimaterial [[beings]] are taught the [[harmonies]] of [[sound]]. [[Mortals]] do not [[react]] to the other [[forms]] of [[morontia]] [[melody]] and [[celestial]] [[harmony]].

44:1.5 [[Appreciation]] of [[music]] on [[Urantia]] is both [[physical]] and [[spiritual]]; and your [[human]] musicians have done much to elevate musical [[taste]] from the barbarous [[monotony]] of your early [[ancestors]] to the higher levels of [[sound]] [[appreciation]]. The [[majority]] of [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] react to [[music]] so largely with the material muscles and so slightly with the [[mind]] and [[spirit]]; but there has been a steady improvement in musical [[appreciation]] for more than [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:4._THE_VIOLET_RACE thirty-five thousand years].

44:1.5 [[Appreciation]] of [[music]] on [[Urantia]] is both [[physical]] and [[spiritual]]; and your [[human]] musicians have done much to elevate musical [[taste]] from the barbarous monotony of your early [[ancestors]] to the higher levels of [[sound]] [[appreciation]]. The [[majority]] of [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] react to [[music]] so largely with the material muscles and so slightly with the [[mind]] and [[spirit]]; but there has been a steady improvement in musical [[appreciation]] for more than [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:4._THE_VIOLET_RACE thirty-five thousand years].

44:1.6 Tuneful [[syncopation]] [[represents]] a [[transition]] from the musical [[monotony]] of [[primitive]] man to the [[expression]]ful [[harmony]] and [[meaningful]] melodies of your later-day musicians. These earlier [[types]] of [[rhythm]] stimulate the [[reaction]] of the music-loving sense without entailing the exertion of the higher [[intellectual]] [[powers]] of [[harmony]] [[appreciation]] and thus more generally appeal to immature or spiritually indolent [[individuals]].

44:1.6 Tuneful syncopation [[represents]] a [[transition]] from the musical monotony of [[primitive]] man to the [[expression]]ful [[harmony]] and [[meaningful]] melodies of your later-day musicians. These earlier [[types]] of [[rhythm]] stimulate the [[reaction]] of the music-loving sense without entailing the exertion of the higher [[intellectual]] [[powers]] of [[harmony]] [[appreciation]] and thus more generally appeal to immature or spiritually indolent [[individuals]].

44:1.7 The best [[music]] of [[Urantia]] is just a fleeting [[echo]] of the [[magnificent]] strains heard by the [[celestial]] [[associates]] of your musicians, who left but snatches of these [[harmonies]] of [[morontia]] [[forces]] on [[record]] as the musical melodies of [[sound]] harmonics. [[Spirit]]-[[morontia]] [[music]] not infrequently employs all [[seven]] modes of [[expression]] and reproduction, so that the [[human]] [[mind]] is tremendously [[handicapped]] in any attempt to reduce these [[melodies]] of the higher [[spheres]] to mere [[notes]] of musical [[sound]]. Such an [[effort]] would be something like endeavoring to reproduce the strains of a great [[orchestra]] by means of a single [[musical instrument]].

44:1.7 The best [[music]] of [[Urantia]] is just a fleeting [[echo]] of the [[magnificent]] strains heard by the [[celestial]] [[associates]] of your musicians, who left but snatches of these [[harmonies]] of [[morontia]] [[forces]] on [[record]] as the musical melodies of [[sound]] harmonics. [[Spirit]]-[[morontia]] [[music]] not infrequently employs all [[seven]] modes of [[expression]] and reproduction, so that the [[human]] [[mind]] is tremendously [[handicapped]] in any attempt to reduce these [[melodies]] of the higher [[spheres]] to mere [[notes]] of musical [[sound]]. Such an [[effort]] would be something like endeavoring to reproduce the strains of a great [[orchestra]] by means of a single musical instrument.

44:1.8 While you have assembled some [[beautiful]] [[melodies]] on [[Urantia]], you have not [[progressed]] musically nearly so far as many of your [[neighboring]] [[planets]] in [[Satania]]. If [[Adam and Eve]] had only [[survived]], then would you have had [[music]] in [[reality]]; but the gift of [[harmony]], so large in their [[natures]], has been so diluted by strains of unmusical tendencies that only once in a thousand [[mortal]] lives is there any great [[appreciation]] of [[harmonics]]. But be not discouraged; some day a real musician may appear on [[Urantia]], and whole peoples will be enthralled by the [[magnificent]] strains of his [[melodies]]. One such [[human being]] could forever [[change]] the [[course]] of a whole nation, even the entire civilized world. It is [[literally]] true, "[[melody]] has [[power]] a whole world to [[transform]]." Forever, [[music]] will remain the [[universal]] [[language]] of [[men]], [[angels]], and [[spirits]]. [[Harmony]] is the [[speech]] of [[Havona]].

44:1.8 While you have assembled some [[beautiful]] [[melodies]] on [[Urantia]], you have not [[progressed]] musically nearly so far as many of your [[neighboring]] [[planets]] in [[Satania]]. If [[Adam and Eve]] had only [[survived]], then would you have had [[music]] in [[reality]]; but the gift of [[harmony]], so large in their [[natures]], has been so diluted by strains of unmusical tendencies that only once in a thousand [[mortal]] lives is there any great [[appreciation]] of [[harmonics]]. But be not discouraged; some day a real musician may appear on [[Urantia]], and whole peoples will be enthralled by the [[magnificent]] strains of his [[melodies]]. One such [[human being]] could forever [[change]] the [[course]] of a whole nation, even the entire civilized world. It is [[literally]] true, "[[melody]] has [[power]] a whole world to [[transform]]." Forever, [[music]] will remain the [[universal]] [[language]] of [[men]], [[angels]], and [[spirits]]. [[Harmony]] is the [[speech]] of [[Havona]].