I love it! This is the stuff that I am also facinated by. I think what your saying is, say you take your perfectly tunned guitar, and then tune down one of the strings 1/4 step. Not a 1/2 step (like A to Ab), but to that tone between the A and Ab. Now ask yourself, why doesn't it sound right when you play a melody accross those 2 strings? You say "because it's out of tune", right. Well who's to say what 'in tune' means? Is it nature or nurture? Something that inherent in music, or have we been programmed since birth to expect those notes? Some might say that it has something to do with they physics of sound, that is frequency wave of an A doesn't jive with the wave of an 'A tuned down just a hair'. But Why Not?
This is not new. Since the Ancient world we have speculated that our relationship with the spiritual world is based on music relationships. As a starting point, check out this link and go from there. Go to the section called 'Celestial Harmony'
http://www.astrology-world.com/kepler.html
One thing to note, no pun intended
, is that most of what we know of music is Western music. Check out the structure of Eastern music. I'm not expert, but if I remember my music theory, they differ fundementally from Western. As far as the timing thing, I think 4/4 is just comfortable for us drones. I have always wanted to work with different poly rhythms, and believe that there are rythems out there that will change your state of consciencness.
On man you got me going! As far as your choices narrowing when a tought begins, I believe 90% of that, for 90% of us, is past influence. Bits and pieces of things we've heard are in us and guide us to those notes. It's why it sounds *right* or *wrong*. I do believe, however, there are those true musical genuises who can connect with the pure stream of music. There are those who play music, and those who let the music play them. The latter group are like filters, and some can become as clear as glass, letting the music come straight through.
Did I get off topic