LA VIA DEL GONG

History, Theory & Modern Discoveries of the Gong History of the Gong

Historic research provides us with four main centers - Burma, China, Annam, Java - at least 7 gong shapes and sound structures stem from these regions. Only a few families knew the tradition of gong making as it was passed from generation to generation. The art of making gongs was veiled in a sense of magic. It all started we are told about 6,000 years ago in the Bronze age by a Chinese emperor who had conquered an army and commanded his prists turn the negative weapons of war into symbols of peace and positive vibrations.

An initiatory tool for enlightenment,etheric projection, and exorcism of negative spirits, the gong proclaimed the presence of spiritual royalty, kept the sick from dying, safely transported the deceased to their heavenly home, and was possibly employed in the levitation of heavy stones.

Gong makers believed that a gong could only succeed with the help of higher powers. The gong was an important element in the lives of the people. It still is today. In Asian families, the gong was an attribute of wealth and served as a status symbol. In rites, the gong was used in the evocation of ghosts and in the banning of demons. Touching a gong brought you fortune and strength. In rituals of the Far East, the gong has retained its special significance to this day. Gongs are found in temples, monasteries, private residences, restaurants, and shops.