shaman
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Channeling the music like a crazed shaman, Jagger shimmied and sashayed, owning the stage like few lead singers have before or since.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Once, they brought in a shaman to cleanse the house with sage and cedar during a full blood moon.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Spear dies a hero at the second season’s close, only for a shaman to reanimate him in the third season premiere as a zombie.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
The shaman was sitting cross-legged, but a shiver passed over Lee as he saw that the eagle dæmon was not there near him.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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