Rituale Shamanico in Mongolia - Mongol Shamanic Ritual

The nomads of the vast expanse of the Mongolian steppes shared a vision of the universe and the world of human experience that was characterized by religious concepts, rituals and magical practices that came to be known as shamanism from the word "shaman."

The shaman was a kind of a priest or medium who acted as a conduit between the human world and the realm of the gods, demons, and spirits of ancestors. A person didnt choose the profession of shaman but was selected for the job by a messenger from the spirit world. The arrival of this representative was usually announced by the chosen persons falling seriously ill or suffering hallucinations. A shaman, called in to cure the sick person, would pronounce the patient possessed by a spirit, indicating that he or she had been chosen to be a shaman.

The chosen person was initiated by an older shaman of the same tribe into the lore of magic formulas and the songs and dances, which the shaman used to combat the supernatural sources of evil. During the initiation rite, the newly chosen shaman was given a staff. Its finial was often carved in the shape of a horses head, its lower end in the shape of the hoof. When the new shaman had practiced rituals for a few years, the staff was replaced with a drum. Other paraphernalia of the shaman were successively added to his arsenal.

Any sort of misfortune that came a Mongols way, from hunger and sickness to natural disasters, was seen as devilish mischief caused by malicious demons. Timely offerings, virtuous conduct, and strict observance of taboos would usually be enough to ensure the benevolent attitude of the ancestral spirits. However, on occasion, peace and harmony were disturbed by evil spirits. This was the moment when a shamans assistance was required.

The shaman did not face the forces of evil by himself. He was assisted by an army of auxiliary spirits that protected the shaman and helped him to avoid the traps set by adversaries from the spirit world. It was the number and might of these helpful spirits that ultimately determined the magic and healing powers of the shaman. In a trance induced by alcohol and the smoking of herbs, the shaman undertook his voyage to the dark realm of the demons to subdue the spirit that was the source of the problem. The shaman could also bring back to earth the spirit of someone thought to have died.

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[iarnsaxa85]

I'm rather sad we don't have contextual information from this ceremony. I'm also rather sad the text uses the past tense to refer to world view and shamans in Mongolia.

[Valandinne]

thanks you very mjuch for posting. I feel right at home., great ceremony and the fire spirits were lively!

[LionProductionsTV]

me raven bird

[Shashaylah]

Shamans are not scarey they are just doing work with the spirits. Spirits of the land, spirits of the ancestors, etc. Maybe you are scared because you don't understand what they are doing.

[MrRonGoose]

Scarey i dont know but they help if you let them go inside and you wrk with them, say they are scary after a ceremony with them.

[buttzone]

Shamans are scary when one is actually near them

[KeltoiThomi]

lol

[LionProductionsTV]

I heard him