"I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful". The primary effect of ecstatic dance is ecstasy itself. During these meetings, worshipers would sing, chant, dance and sometimes enter ecstatic trances. Some Laestadians enter a heavily emotional and ecstatic state during worship. After seeing "Spirited Away" Lasseter was ecstatic. This religion has a strong focus on prophecy and on ecstatic visions. A sombre and yet ecstatic atmosphere permeates his writings. Mind-altering plants and/or excessive dancing were used to attain an ecstatic or mystic state. Attitudes to ecstatic dance have varied widely. Qawwali is a form of ecstatic devotional music. In the early decades of the church charismatic or ecstatic phenomena were commonplace. They were noted for their practice of asceticism which included ecstatic rituals. The middle pier represents Saint James, his face conveying an ecstatic serenity. The tour sold out everywhere and was met with ecstatic reviews. In Ecstatic Kabbalah Metatron is a messianic figure.