Shamanism is one of the oldest religious beliefs of mankind. This is an amazing phenomenon in culture, the power of shamans is recognized even by those who are skeptical about traditional medicine or extrasensory perception. It is impossible to become such a priest of one's own free will, for this it is necessary to be chosen, to have a predisposition to communicate with spirits. Among the most important rites is the incantation, with the features and essence of which we offer to get acquainted.
Definition
Shamans is a word derived from “kam”, which means “shaman” in Turkic, respectively, shamans is the main activity of a shaman, including immersion in a trance, communication with the world of spirits and healing. Also, this term includes the escort of the soul of the deceased to another world.
Features of the ceremony
We can distinguish several specific features of the ritual rites:
- Publicity. In some villages, it is believed that the more people who are present in sacred action, the more effective the rite will be. Often, spectators cheer the shaman with shouts or songs.
- Accompaniment by music, singing and playing musical instruments: tambourine, drum. The priest himself performed the sacred texts, which, according to him, were bestowed upon him from above.
- Lyrics have a special secret meaning, aimed at opening the door to the world of spirits.
- It is carried out most often in the dark, in the evening or at night. However, if necessary, the ceremony can be held in the afternoon.
- Flailing is a serious ritual, therefore it should be carried out only on special occasions, it is forbidden to flail twice a day.
These features indicate that the shamanistic rite is not an entertaining event, but a serious sacred action.
What were the goals of the ritual ritual?
- treatment of patients;
- protection of the people from evil spirits;
- help in attracting luck on the hunt;
- prediction of misfortunes in a village or a specific family;
- less commonly, weather prediction.
And if attracting hunting luck interested people in the early periods, then seriously ill patients go to modern shamans to heal today.
Ritual preparation
Flailing is an important ritual action, so you should start preparing for it in advance. The process includes several procedures:
- Purification of the shaman himself, his tambourine and the place where the action will take place.
- Fumigation of the room with herbs - this helped to free it from evil forces.
- Water purification is the most important stage of preparation. Often used pre-choked liquid. The shaman himself also bathed.
- In some places it is customary to perform sacrifices to appease the gods.
Only after these preparatory procedures was it possible to proceed directly to the rite itself.
How was the rite
Flailing is a rite, the conduct of which was slightly different in various shamanistic cults, but common features can be found in all of them. The shaman always put on a special outfit, picked up a tambourine.
Having completed the preparatory work, he turned to the spirits, called them for help. It could be the guardian spirits of the house, the patrons of the area, tribe or village, then there was an appeal to the spirits of the Lower, Middle and Upper Worlds and the personal assistants of the shaman. The priest himself fell into a trance at this time.
Then followed the conversation of the shaman with a spirit who came to inspire his body for a while. And the spirit of the shaman himself made a trip to the Lower or Upper world. Everything that happens to him, the priest described in detail aloud, and the people nearby were listening to every word. For the success of the healing ritual, it is imperative that all those present experience empathy and compassion. Observers often noted that during such a ritual, fiery rays emanated from the body of the shaman, which touched the body of the patient. This is energy, healing power, which helped get rid of the disease.
The last stage is the return. The spirit left the earth, and the shaman returned to his body. Often after the ritual, repeated sacrifices were made to thank the invisible helpers.
Features of the ceremony
We offer you to get acquainted with some features of the campaign:
- The most important role in the ritual was played by a shaman tambourine, on which the priest performed a sacred melody. Most often, there were 8 strokes in this instrument, but other combinations were also used. So, you can set the snake rhythm with three slow beats.
- Performing the ritual, the shaman makes movements in a circle: in the direction "south - east - west - north." This direction is symbolized by a creative circle of heaven.
- The second direction is a harmonizing circle of heaven, "east - south - west - north."
- The third direction is the creating earthly circle: "west - south - north - east."
- Finally, the last circle harmonizing the earth: "south - west - north - east."
During each ritual, depending on its purpose, the shaman chose a direction and moved strictly along it. The right choice of circle is a very important issue in the campaign. No less important was the tambourine rhythm.
The meaning of the ritual
What is the meaning of shamanistic shamans? This rite helped to penetrate the world of spirits, ask them for help, so often the ritual was carried out to heal the patient. There are cases when a shaman helped people in the fight against ailments, the treatment of which official medicine could not cope with.
According to the ideology of shamanism, disease and trouble, evil spirits are sent to a person, ordinary people are not able to fight them. Then a shaman comes to the rescue, who has helpers and a patron - Ayami. Thanks to the actions of good spirits, it is possible to stop the disease, purify the person and return him to normal life in the physical world.
Attitude to the rite
Not all modern people believe that the shaman really communicates with spirits. For such skeptics, shamming is a theatrical performance in which the priest uses music, playing a tambourine, special flavors, even hypnosis. He does everything so that nearby people believe in his journey to other worlds.
It is singing and music, rhythmic beats in a shamanic tambourine, which immerse the spectators of the rite in a special state, when it seems that the door to another reality has opened slightly.
Believe it or not in the mystical power of the ritual of shamanistic shamans - everyone decides for himself. However, it is safe to note two facts: a system of religious beliefs, shamanism, has existed for a long time. If other cults, whether totemism, animism, and others, are a thing of the past, then flaming shamans can be found to this day. The second point - often in the course of these rituals people were healed that official medicine could not help. Such facts are documented.
These two circumstances indicate that the shaman's campaigning does indeed have some secret power.