On the Washington Mall

On the Washington Mall

Recently, Egyptian and Hindu Gods were 'Worshipped' in a Pagan Fire Festival.

A three-day weekend event on the Mall in Washington DC featured a massive seven-headed dragon as an exaggerated symbol of Satan in what one prominent rabbi sees as part of the reappearing battle against paganism, an ancient sin that is creeping back into the western world.

The third annual Catharsis on the Mall, titled a Vigil for Healing, was held as a politically motivated incarnation of the desert Burning Man Festival from which it evolved. Catharsis, held from November 10-12, featured an array of art, music, lectures, interactive exhibits, meditation, healing and workshops. But unlike the Burning Man, held in an isolated desert location, the Washington gathering was politically oriented.

"We sought a local experience that integrated the best of our values with the immediate desire for political and cultural change that brings people to DC," the organizers stated on their website.

The event featured a 70-foot long seven headed red metal dragon on wheels. The dragon, named for the ancient Egyptian god Abraxas, was clearly intended to reference Satan as described in the Christian Book of Revelations. The dragon, like many elements of the event, was previously used at Burning Man, a yearly festival held in the Nevada desert that attracts tens of thousands from around the world.

Other pagan elements of the event included a 30-foot tall "non-denominational" wooden temple that was built and then burned to the ground. At the focal point, directly facing the Washington Monument, was a paper-mache sculpture of "Lord Shiva Natarja", a Hindu god described as "the cosmic ecstatic dancer".

Though these could all be regarded as cultural or artistic elements, the religious connotations were intentional. "There's a deeply spiritual side to what we're trying to do," said Adam Eidinger, a local activist and organizer of the Catharsis events. "Having sacred fire on the mall is a very religious thing."

Almighty God, we pray that You will encircle all of Washington DC with the Holy Spirit and cast down every demon that was manifested at this Burning Man Festival.

God, paganism is evil and debauched so we cry out for Americans to be delivered of this blinded crazed mentality that would tolerate such heinous worship of these false gods brought here from other nations who are living in darkness.

We appropriate the Blood of Jesus that was shed on the Cross when He was crucified and we ask that through the power of the resurrected Christ, America be delivered from all these sins. Cleanse our nation and cause our people to cry out for Your mercy. Glorious Father, let our nation be healed. In the matchless Name of Jesus we pray and trust.

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were open: and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And death and hell were case into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."