Hello All:
I’ve recently added a song to one of my playlists on Spotify. This playlist of mine has nearly six hundred hand-picked
songs that could easily fit under the genres of electronica, new age,
ambient, space music and the likes.
And what song did I add?
Have you ever heard of the song, Planet Caravan, from Black
Sabbath?
Now I know what you are saying. “Black Sabbath??? That’s
a 1970s hard rock band! How does that fit the genres of electronica, new age,
ambient, space music and the likes?”
Well, have you ever heard the song, Planet Caravan?
Slowed down and mellow with an etheric, hypnotic, trancey feel; the song is
definitely a great fit for those who enjoy the genres of electronica, new age,
ambient, space music, etc. Created in 1970, the song was seriously ahead of its
time.
Although Black Sabbath band member, Geezer Butler, has
publicly stated that the song is about floating through the universe with your
lover; many people who appreciate this song have often found themselves intrigued
with a place that they believe is Planet Caravan. If you listen to the way
the lyrics are sung, it vaguely reminds your of some ancient, Native American
prayer than encourages you to project your consciousness outwards to a mystical
place. That place is Planet Caravan.
Give the song a listen if you’ve never heard it. I provide the You Tube video below. I give
Planet Caravan five stars. You need to add it to your collection!
Check out Planet Caravan from Black Sabbath:
Planet Caravan
In the ancient world, it was
understood there to be twelve planets. Gods—or perhaps extra terrestrial
visitors—would have communicated this to ancient people whether it be through visions
or face-to-face encounters. And with this revelation, the ancient understanding
of our solar system was represented with a circuit of evenly-spaced twelve
circles that might remind a modern-day person of a clock. But you see, ancient
people were not aware of which planets were designated as the twelve. They knew
of seven "sacred planets"; in their order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars,
Venus, Mercury, Sun and the Moon. Planets such as Neptune and Uranus were
undiscoverable in ancient times. And ancient people certainly weren't aware of the
debatable Pluto, either.
To make up for the unknown five
planets which had been revealed by the gods; the matrix which represented our
solar system placed Saturn at the twelve and six o'clock positions; the Moon
and the Sun at the three and nine o'clock positions, respectively. Mercury,
Mars Jupiter and Venus were then listed twice on this matrix of twelve planets.
It's been theorized that the order of these circles is based on a perception of
a geo-centric universe in which we observe the planets rising and falling
throughout the months and years.
Fast-forward through the ages;
eventually it was understood and agreed that we live in a Sun-centered universe
in which the planets orbit the sun—Earth being one of these planets. Just about
everyone in the world, today, believe this. But there are people (including
myself, and maybe you) who still wonder of these three mysterious planets that
have yet to be discovered.
There are two hypothetical
planets which can immediately be inserted into these slots of mystery:
1.
Nibiru:
Home of the Nephilim sentient beings; this planet is theorized to be on a
peculiar orbit in which it passes very close to Earth every 3600 years. Nibiru
is Sumerian for "twelfth planet".
2.
Vulcan:
No, not a planet named in honor of Mr. Spock from Star Trek! Vulcan was
actually proposed in the nineteenth century by a French mathematician named
Urbain Le Verrier. He was asked to help explain the strange orbit of Mercury.
Vulcan, he theorized, influences the orbit of Mercury as it crosses the path of
Mercury while closely orbiting the sun. In this right, Vulcan has been dubbed
as the "intra-Mercurial planet".
Nibiru and Vulcan only account
for the first and the second unknown planets of our solar system. So what undiscovered
object in our solar system can be assigned to the third? Well, believe it or
not; credit to the third proposed planet rightfully goes to the 1970s British
rock band, Black Sabbath. The third song in their ground-breaking album,
Paranoid, is a mysterious and very-trippy work titled, Planet Caravan. The band
says that the song is about floating through the universe with one's lover, and
the lyrics can certainly hint to this. But those who enjoy this song can't help
but wonder if there are subliminal references to visiting another place...
perhaps another planet. The treble and vibrato effects of the lyrics are
certainly noteworthy. But pay close attention to the way the singing style
feels. It almost leaves the listener wondering if he or she is being exposed to
an ancient Native American prayer in which our consciousness is being
encouraged to project outwards to a mystical place. Might this place be Planet
Caravan? There are many who agree that they have visited Planet Caravan on more
than one occasion.
Planet Caravan is hypothetical,
and scientists are still in the early stages of establishing its whereabouts in
the solar system. There have been suggestions that Planet Caravan is close to
the Earth; and could very well be a minor planet.
The Twelve Planets of Our Solar System (in their order
from the sun):
1.
Vulcan
2.
Mercury
3.
Venus
4.
Earth
5.
Caravan
6.
Mars
7.
Jupiter
8.
Saturn
9.
Uranus
10.
Neptune
11.
Pluto
12.
Nibiru
