Devotional Ministry of Trance

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The Devotional Ministry of Trance, founded in New York City in 2000, is a quasi-religious community who believes that people dancing together to repetitive beats common in trance music may bring one spiritual enlightenment. There are approximately 800 members.

1 Basis
2 Services
3 Recent Focus
4 Media Coverage
5 External Links

[edit] Basis

The basis of the belief regarding trance music and enlightenment is grounded in the most common frequency in trance music, around 140 beats per minute, which is the same frequency as a brain meditating at eight to twelve hertz.

[edit] Services

The free services of the Ministry are held in the open air in parks and forests around New York. Community service is a strong value and Christians, Jews, and Muslims come together in a spirit of peace.

The DMT has conducted around 50 services since 2000 and supports all other groups that promote the ideals of psychedelic and goa trance. The years of 2000, 2001, and 2004 were peak years in which many groups from all over the United States came to the services, played music, and brought art.

[edit] Recent Focus

Although it has faced several police encounters, through donations it now has a large sound system and generator.

The recent focus has been aiding and abetting other groups in New York with sound, power, advice, and promotion.

[edit] Media Coverage

DMT events have been featured on Fox News, the New York Daily News, and the Village Voice. Author Daniel Pinchbeck attended a service in 2004, and wrote about the services in his first book, Breaking Open the Head.