Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special place in the country’s culture. The post In South Korea, shamans are shunned — ...

The man died under mysterious circumstances after participating in a shamanic ceremony. The death occurred following a two-day ayahuasca ritual in the deserted Santa Bona Abbey in Vidor ...

Henry Miller, 19, from Bristol, died in the rainforest after reacting to ayahuasca, or yage, which he drank during a shamanic ceremony. His body was found by the side of the road in the remote ...

“We support the hypothesis that cave paintings were created as part of shamanic rituals involving altered states of consciousness, intended to convey messages to entities beyond the cave ...

s ancient and spiritual custom puts Macedonians on the world map of old ritualistic traditions, along with Shamanic ceremonies held in Siberia, rituals of peoples in South and Central America ...

I will never forget Paja's nervousness as he was preparing for his first shamanic ritual in America, hoping he could reunite with his ancestral spirits. It was so moving to be in the presence of a ...

Putin's faith in mysticism isn't new. Stalin reportedly sought shamanic rituals during WWII, and Russian state media once aired live shamanic healing sessions in the late 1980s. Not all shamans ...