Sunday Service: “Music of the Spheres” June 14, 2026

Pythagoras discovered the workings of musical pitch by way of vibration. He later reasoned that because objects produce sound when in motion, moving planets should also produce sound. Pythagoras thought the sound must be harmonious as the distances relate to musical intervals. However, the sound offers no point of reference with any sense of silence or way to distinguish it from our understanding of silence because it is continuous. Johannes Kepler maintained this metaphor when he said: ”The heavenly motions are nothing but a continuous song for several voices (perceived by the intellect, not by the ear).”

Humanity has come to recognize the role of vibration in spiritual evolution. In the Vedas, the sound of the abstract is anahad, meaning unstruck sound. The sufis named it sarmad, suggesting eternal freedom of soul from earthly bondage. Those who attune to that vibration are freed from the limitations of the senses and the physical body.