"Last night, I
spent two hours with Axis Mundi founder Sondra Slade, aka “Auntie Matter,” being
tutored by her in “trance drumming.”
Sondra is a marvelous teacher, extraordinary drummer, and
utterly delicious human being. I can confirm that the claims she makes for the transformational
powers of trance drumming
are quite reasonable, as I experienced all of them. My arms and hands
became birds diving and
slicing through time to land on the drumhead of Eternity. I experienced
myself as an Aborigine,
seated with others around a night-time fire. I saw and heard sleek black
panthers prowling and
growing above and around me. A joyous elation flooded my body, mind, and
heart. I can’t
say I stopped thinking, but certainly I can say that thoughts did not define me, nor
limit me, nor prevent
me from entering a sensual world beyond thoughts and concepts, a world of
feeling, rhythm, vibration,
pulse, and primal conscious energy." Robert
Rabbin, Founder, RADICAL SAGES