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
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 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
Maybe the shaman saw something and was concerned because she approached Brown and asked if she could sing to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
When someone falls sick, a shaman can contact the spirit that caused the sickness and try to pacify it or scare it away.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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