The seven pointed star contains a musical sequence. It involves the two consonant musical intervals between two sounds that are one octave apart - namely, the fifth and the third, as counted from the lower octave not. Counting clockwise in a circle, a e b f c g d a represent a cycle of fifths. counting along the lines of the star, ac, ce, eg, gb, bd and df represent a cycle of thirds. Counting along the points of the star, skipping every alternate point, a b c d e f g a represent the scale. - Secrets of high magic(Melville).