by Simone Vitale | Aug 25, 2025 | Philosophy of Sound
Mostly, we think of sound healing as something we create, an intentional experience shaped by voice and instruments. A moment set apart from the noise of the world, a carefully curated bath of vibration and stillness. But what about the sounds of daily life, where we...
by Simone Vitale | Jun 3, 2025 | Philosophy of Sound, Science of Sound
Sound, as we commonly understand it, is just a vibration that travels through air, water, or solid materials. It’s what we hear when air molecules move back and forth, creating pressure waves. But in recent years, scientists have discovered that sound is more...
by Simone Vitale | Apr 14, 2025 | Philosophy of Sound
The Music of the Spheres is an ancient philosophical concept that envisions the cosmos as a vast, geometrical system of harmonic proportions, where celestial bodies move according to mathematical principles and generate an inaudible series of tones that together...
by Simone Vitale | Apr 13, 2021 | Philosophy of Sound
The ups and downs of tuning our musical instruments with equal temperament The question of tuning The question of tuning and temperament is a fascinating one in that it is partially scientific (because it involves objective facts about the nature of sound) and...
by Simone Vitale | Jun 21, 2019 | Philosophy of Sound
“Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find…” – The Gospel of Thomas (Nag Hammadi Library) Keeping in mind all the problems, misunderstandings, misuse and alterations surrounding ancient texts such as the one I have just quoted, I still...
by Simone Vitale | Jan 6, 2019 | Philosophy of Sound
If one is old enough to have dealt with cassette tapes, one should remember the unique sound that would occur when pressing the “fast forward” or “rewind” button while the play button was still pressed. That used to be the way one would be able to “scroll” through a...
