Here is an interesting follow-up on Music - Part One. At the time of this question music videos were growing in popularity. William LePar's spiritual source, The Council discusses those and our Christian Rock groups.

Questioner:  I guess I just cannot believe that someone would intentionally do that. (Encode messages into music)

The Council:  Well, have you ever heard of a smokescreen?

Questioner:  Yes.

The Council:  Might you consider that such attention drawn to something like that might be a smokescreen for the real danger?

Questioner:  The real danger being ...?

The Council: The actual words to the music.  You see, raise a big fury about something like that, but do not do anything about the vulgarity, the out and out vulgarity.  Do you see?

Questioner:  Yes.

The Council: Now, you place pictures to music, that is just a double-barreled shotgun of spiritual insanity, because not only does the music drum almost a hypnotic state into an individual, the words are impressed in the Conscious and Subconscious Mind, plus the visual stimulation, you are getting it with both barrels, a little reverse dubbing means absolutely nothing.

Questioner: Then Christian rock groups are doing some good?

The Council: Well, we would consider that brainwashing from one end of the scale and brainwashing from the other end of the scale. Christianity or spirituality does not come from the lips; it comes from the heart.

Questioner:  But does it help?

The Council:  If we were to have to pass judgment on the two, we would prefer the Christian rock groups over the popular music.  At least, you are fighting fire with fire.  But there is the danger with that of becoming fanatical.  Do you understand?  When you realize that the key to spirituality under the present conditions of the world is moderation, that moderation has to be extended across the board.

You must have common sense.  Whenever you become faddish or fanatical about anything, it is an unsafe condition.  It opens the door to unobserved manipulation.  So, although we would prefer to see one aspect manipulated over the other, it is not the ideal situation.  Does that answer the question sufficiently?

Questioner:  Yes.

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