Revolt Against Rhythm

Consider the revolt against rhythm in poetry and music. Rhythm is biologically based and is part of the divine scheme of things. In art the some spirit produces distortion of basic realities and corruptions of nature. In his novel "That Hideous Strength", C. S. Lewis shows the diabolists who seek to rule England at work on a human soul. Part of the corrupting process is the destruction in the mind of all that is straight, orderly and disciplined; meditation in a room which, in a dozen clever and subtle ways, violates human order is a feature of the training.