Having dealt with the subject of planetary numbers we may now consider that of Planetary Sounds, these being an obvious connection between Number, Form, Sound and Colour. Number underlies all forms, all sounds and all colours, for modes of vibration in the same universal medium give rise to all of these. Thus it is said that the Logos or Word gave existence to all living forms. Those who have constructed Sound-forms by means of the Eidophone will readily understand how all forms may be derived from simple or complex sounds. Sound is also related to colour, and there are those who are sensitive enough to see sounds and to hear colours. The seven notes of the gamut are related to the seven celestial bodies, thus— C D E F G A B Sun Saturn Mercury Moon Mars Venus Jupiter The colours answering to these are— Orange Indigo Blue Green Red Yellow Violet The numbers following the order of the gamut bring us once more into touch with the inevitable apposition of the fire and water elements, represented by Mars and the Moon, to which reference has already been made in the preceding chapter. The numbers thus arranged are— Sun Saturn Mercury Moon Mars Venus Jupiter 1-4 8 5 7-2 9 6 3 18 18 9 9 9 Mars If we multiply this number 9 into the number of the signs of the zodiac we shall obtain 108, which gives us the key to the Ashtottaravàk or 108 sounds of the Mantrasara. Let us look at the origin of these, 108 sounds, since they have been much exploited without any specific explanation of their origin. In Indian Astrology there are 27 lunar asterisms or Moon-stations which are each of 13° 20´ in extent. It has already been said that the whole period of man’s life is taken at 120 years, or an arc of 120°, which is one-third of the circle, and by dividing this by 9 we obtain an arc of 13° 20´, which is the extent of a lunar asterism or Moon-station. These Moon-stations were in great repute among the Arabian astrologers, who attached specific influences to them, but in the West they have been entirely neglected. They still continue to form the basis of all Indian calculations, and, as will be shown, are at the root of the planetary sounds. Each asterism of 13° 20´ is again divided into four padams or quarters each of 3° 20´, which is the value of the Navamsha or one-ninth part of a sign of 30°. Now since there are four amshas in each asterism and 27 asterisms in the circle, there are 108 amshas, and these correspond with the 108 sounds. There are five primary vowel sounds, and each of these lasts for 24 minutes, or one Indian hour, which is equal to 6° of the zodiac or one-fifth of a Sign. Therefore the 5 vowels are distributed through the 5 parts of the Sign. The vowels are—