by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland
Comment From Understand The Times:
This article is a must read if you want to understand where the Emerging Church is headed. New Age mysticism based on pagan religious practices is now being introduced in churches that are called “Christian.” While the practices that are described in this article are not yet mainstream in the emergent movement, it will only be a matter of time. The delusion described by Paul in 2 Thessalonians chapter two is underway.
Feeling the beat: The spiritual side of drum circles
When drummers gather at an Episcopal church, experience is optional
BY ZACHARY REID
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Offer an odd assortment of drums to 21 enthusiastic novices, and meditative tranquillity would seem an unlikely possibility.
The quiet path to inner peace looks more like a parade route.
With the skill of a seasoned grand marshal, Cory Blake takes the discordant pieces and leads the group into an amazingly alluring beat.
Listen for a few minutes and you understand why shamans use drums to lure themselves into trances.
“It’s a contemplative tradition,” Blake says of the drum circle he’s leading. “It speaks directly to the intelligence of the body.” Click here to read this entire article. (no longer available online)
For more information on drumming (in relation to New Age practices), click here.
