shaman
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- noun
- /ˈʃɑːmən/
:
chamán
- By donning the costume and imitating the god, the shaman becomes one with God.
- shaman's spirit
- shamans and medicine men
- shaman's journey
So shamans, intellectual shamans, all shamans are healers.
- So shamans, intellectual shamans, all shamans are healers.
- We talk about moons, shamans, ceremonies.
- And quite often in Saha shamanism, shaman can embody their ancestors voice.
- And then I did this session with my shaman and she said, this is not your thought.
- However, these sources record Chingis shamans finding only bad omens for a March through India.
- Have you done it like through a a shaman?
- I've spent time, tremendous amounts of time with the shaman in the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru.
- They're often the shamans and the seers of cultures for thousands of years.
- So this shaman did give me what we now know is is ayahuasca.
- The power of the shaman, the power of the healer is based on four things.
- I think they saw the shaman saw something.
- I no, I just asked the shaman how much to give them each.
- And it can happen through the guidance of a Yeah, shaman or a plant or whatever.
Examples
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This is a Chumash Indian shaman.
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Whatever their form, the spirits may assist the shaman in any of four ways.
Academic text (1990) -
"I can make you a great shaman, and you can return my people."
Fiction book (1996) -
Thanks to a great shaman.
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The power of the shaman, the power of the healer is based on four things.
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The Hopi shaman at the workshop said that I worry too much.
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And that night, in an ancient ceremony of fire and drums, the tribal shaman presented the boy with a ring of great significance.
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The types of spirits that the shaman may see and summon are many.
Academic text (1990) -
Bhirendra's grandfather had been a powerful shaman who died before Bhirendra was born.
Academic text (1990) -
In many indigenous cultures, the shaman is believed to communicate with the spirit world during rituals.
Synonyms
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A person who says they can talk to the spirits of dead people
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A person who says they can talk with the spirits of dead people
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A woman who heals people and guides them about spirits
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A person who believes they can contact dead people
A person who talks with spirits to heal people or tell the future
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who pretends to have real spiritual powers and uses other people's traditions for money
How Supernatural
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Shaman comes from Siberian languages such as šaman, where it meant 'one who knows' or 'one who sees'. So a shaman is someone who is believed to reach the spirit world to heal people, find answers, and give guidance.