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Composer cracks Rosslyn's musical code
ANGIE BROWN
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2020832005
A MUSICAL code hidden in mystical symbols carved into the stone ceiling of Rosslyn Chapel has been unravelled for the first time in more than 500 years.
Scottish composer Stuart Mitchell took 20 years to crack a complex series of codes, which have mystified historians for generations. His feat was hailed by experts as a stroke of genius.
The codes were hidden in 213 cubes in the ceiling of the chapel, where parts of the film of Dan Brown's best-seller The Da Vinci Code were shot this week.
Each cube contained different patterns to form an unusual 6√-minute piece of music for 13 medieval players. The unusual sound is thought to have been of great spiritual significance to those who built the chapel.
The melody was unravelled after Mr Mitchell discovered the stones at the bottom of each of 12 pillars inside the Midlothian chapel formed a cadence (three chords at the end of a piece of music) of which there were only three types in the 15th century.
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morgaine_inanna... Composer cracks Rosslyn's musical code
ANGIE BROWN
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2020832005
A MUSICAL code hidden in mystical symbols carved into the stone ceiling of Rosslyn Chapel has been unravelled for the first time in more than 500 years.
Scottish composer Stuart Mitchell took 20 years to crack a complex series of codes, which have mystified historians for generations. His feat was hailed by experts as a stroke of genius.
The codes were hidden in 213 cubes in the ceiling of the chapel, where parts of the film of Dan Brown's best-seller The Da Vinci Code were shot this week.
Each cube contained different patterns to form an unusual 6√-minute piece of music for 13 medieval players. The unusual sound is thought to have been of great spiritual significance to those who built the chapel.
The melody was unravelled after Mr Mitchell discovered the stones at the bottom of each of 12 pillars inside the Midlothian chapel formed a cadence (three chords at the end of a piece of music) of which there were only three types in the 15th century.
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That pretty much says it all... but here's a representative post: http://www.livejournal.com/community/baaaaabyanimals/1270968.html#cutid1
That pretty much says it all... but here's a representative post: http://www.livejournal.com/community/baaaaabyanimals/1270968.html#cutid1
In the post about K.'s belly blessing ritual, I mentioned Kyphi incense. I thought I'd share its ingredients here, as listed at http://www.scents-of-earth.com/kyphi.html:
"Red wine, tupelo honey, sultana raisins, storax bark, saffron, sandalwood, aloeswood, frankincense, mastic, benzoin, cardamom seeds, galangal root, lemongrass, rose petals and more."
Doesn't that sound yummy? It smells absolutely heavenly when burned; I'm not sure exactly what ingredients Glen Hoban used when making the local version of Kyphi that I have, but the above list sounds about right from what I remember him telling me all those many years ago when I first bought it.
By the way, Winnipegers reading this -- does anyone know if Glen is still in the Pagan community and still making incense blends? His product was always first-rate, and I'm starting to run low on several varieties.
"Red wine, tupelo honey, sultana raisins, storax bark, saffron, sandalwood, aloeswood, frankincense, mastic, benzoin, cardamom seeds, galangal root, lemongrass, rose petals and more."
Doesn't that sound yummy? It smells absolutely heavenly when burned; I'm not sure exactly what ingredients Glen Hoban used when making the local version of Kyphi that I have, but the above list sounds about right from what I remember him telling me all those many years ago when I first bought it.
By the way, Winnipegers reading this -- does anyone know if Glen is still in the Pagan community and still making incense blends? His product was always first-rate, and I'm starting to run low on several varieties.