shaman
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"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Norway's royal family has been buffeted by a succession of scandals in recent times, including the marriage of the crown prince's sister, Princess Märtha Louise to a self-styled American shaman.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
The Joker, for example, becomes Yoka, a shaman and right-hand man to emperor Moctezuma who can communicate with the gods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
It gives Crystal one of his rare openings for a laugh line, “Say hi to your shaman, wish him a happy 1969 for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
He wore two golden-yellow feathers in his hair holder so others would recognize him for the powerful shaman he was.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
He points to the ayahuasqueros, or shamans of the Amazon Basin, as an example of how humans have engaged in radically different methodologies of discovery for generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Peruvian shamans predict global conflict, a White House shakeup in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
“Historically, Korean shamans are mostly women, which was kind of perfect for us. They were women, but they actually wore male garb, so they were dressed looking like men.”
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
Greek photographer Athanasios Maloukos's portfolio of shamans performing rituals on Siberia's frozen Lake Baikal was the judges' choice in the People and Cultures category.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2024
The two men concentrated on the heart of the llama, and all the gathered shamans also studied the heart intently, speaking to it in praise and trying to listen to its message.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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