Have you ever attended or been involved in a Native American pow wow?

I have been to a pow-wow.

as a musician, you know drums and music can transport you to other worlds.
and other times.

and you feel at peace.

Not to minimize the significance of your experience, but drums can put you in a trance state. I don’t doubt, however, that this was deepened/made more profound by the expert practitioners. The sacred is readily accessible once one learns to recognize it.

I have been to a British pagan ceremony that involved drumming, chanting and dance, and yes, it does invoke a variety of emotional and spiritual responses, regardless of what blood they carry.

Yes, I have been to many PowWow’s.

Every religion recognizes the power of certain types of sights and sounds to enhance emotional reactions. It was not just your Native American heritage.

When Rock and Roll first became popular, religious people condemned it as the devil’s music because of the way it seems to overpower a person’s soul.

I’ve been to one in Winnipeg. The music didn’t really reach to me, because I was busy being enthralled by all the cool outfits and feathers and things. We went to see the performers after, and they showed us the head feathers and everything, and we were told that, while not authentic, they were made pretty much how they used to be made. It was awesome.