The Next Octave: a Sustainable Economy Encoded in Music

By Stephanie McPeak Petersen

Music and money share an immutable connection. Both systems, encoded with mathematical ratios of creative tension, have the power to produce both harmony and dissonance. Over the centuries, governing philosophies tempering both music and money have created two systems of fiat notes, the values of which have been noticeably distorted. Musical regulations temper our monetary system, while a correlating theory of systemic debt tempers musical pitch. At the center of this controversy sit two powerful philosophers: Plato and Bacon. Plato lured us in with encoded musical ratios built into the political structures of his city-states; can Bacon lead us out with a ciphered trail of breadcrumbs revealing the musical conspiracy of the tritone? If we read between Bacon's lines, we find that tuning music and money with just intervals seems to hold the key to dismantling these debt-based systems and creating a more harmonious and economically sustainable world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09BC8MNRP
• ISBN13: 9798543009659
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 349 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"