From Proto Indo European root mn, which also appeared as mon and men, meaning “mind, thought”, also the ancestor of mind, mania, mention, mentor, Mandarin, monster, monument, mnemonic, and mazda, among many others. The Greek Mousa, or Muses, were spirit genii of the Arts. The Greek term mousikos meant “in the domain of the Muses”, and mousike techne was “the art of the Muses”, and could mean any of the Arts, but particularly music. Latin borrowed this as musica, which became musique in Old French and music in English around 1250.

Music is simply a manifestation of flowing, rounded energy — directed, strong, and sensual.

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