plural shamans
1
: a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
2
: one who resembles a shaman
especially
: high priest sense 3
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The series concludes with a look at those who attempted to overturn the state’s legitimate 2020 election results and Arizona’s QAnon shaman, the man in a fur hat and horns who became the face of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
There are special group ceremonies and rituals offered, from forgiving ceremonies, meditative concerts, and awakening rituals, as well as one-on-one sessions with tarot readers, astrologers, and shamans.
—Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 16 May 2024
Every old hippie, astrologist, shaman, and yogi already knows this: Everything is connected.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
But these encounters with a Yaqui shaman were fabricated, and his body of work, originating from his anthropology thesis at UCLA, was discredited and has been extensively debunked.
—Longreads, 21 June 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
There are special group ceremonies and rituals offered, from forgiving ceremonies, meditative concerts, and awakening rituals, as well as one-on-one sessions with tarot readers, astrologers, and shamans.
—Raquel Reichard, refinery29.com, 16 May 2024
Every old hippie, astrologist, shaman, and yogi already knows this: Everything is connected.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
But these encounters with a Yaqui shaman were fabricated, and his body of work, originating from his anthropology thesis at UCLA, was discredited and has been extensively debunked.
—Longreads, 21 June 2024
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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaman. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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