Of course, the use of music (and dance with it; e.g., 2 Sam. 6:14–16) to create an altered state of consciousness is a practice of many religious people today, from Whirling Dervishes to Pentecostals, perhaps even the occasional Methodist or Presbyterian. Ancient prophets received their communications in signs, visions, dreams, and words (cf. 1 Sam. 28:6). The first means, which includes the use of omens and divination, is the rarest in the Bible. The clearest example is the priest’s use of the Urim