shaman
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Wu Shaohua, a 28-year-old from Jiangxi province, was dressed in what one imagines a Tibetan shaman might wear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Culture: Best-selling chronicler of shaman Don Juan ‘left this world’ two months ago in Westwood, agent says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
"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
“I was a shaman when I was alive. I learned how to see things. Ask your alethiometer—it’ll confirm what I say. But remember this about dæmons,” he said, and his voice was intense and emphatic.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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
The shamans, like the one seen in “Squid Game,” usually are mediators to the spirit world using divination or other rituals.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
Mr Verrett has said he is the latest in six generations of shamans and once said he died for four minutes and 25 seconds.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
Over time these shamans became gatekeepers, controlling access to the supernatural realm.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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