"n the Mysteries the lyre was regarded as
the secret symbol of the human constitution, the body of the instrument representing the physical form, the strings the nerves, and the
musician the spirit. Playing upon the nerves, the spirit thus created the harmonies of normal functioning, which, however, became discords
if the nature of man were defiled."
the secret symbol of the human constitution, the body of the instrument representing the physical form, the strings the nerves, and the
musician the spirit. Playing upon the nerves, the spirit thus created the harmonies of normal functioning, which, however, became discords
if the nature of man were defiled."