A n American tourist, Aaron Wayne Castranova, aged 41, died on Monday (June 2) in the Loreto region of Peru after ...

The moment Flore-Aël Surun set foot in the Festival du Chamanisme in Genac, France, she had a beautiful feeling, she said. The Festival du Chamanisme, or Shamanism Festival, is an annual event ...

She responds, "Arin, that's a colonial way of looking at shamanism. You learn about it by experiencing it." Helena and Dong-Won bow to the five directions during a pre-ceremony ritual. Center is ...

Capriles concedes that the discovery could well be used to advertise modern ayahuasca rituals aimed at tourists, but he emphasizes the sacred nature of the shaman’s work. “These people were ...

Her parents took her to Thing, who, after purging the evil spirit, began her shaman training. She passed several tests, including the most important, a seven-day fasting ritual called gufa and a ...

Shamanism in Taiwan is thriving because folk religion is thriving. Folk religion is not just a religion in Taiwan; it is part of an accepted worldview. Participating in shamanistic rituals is ...