The word shamanic, being associated with pawo and nenjom, is likely to be misunderstood in Bhutan without a couple of examples. From Wordnik.com. [Kuensel Newspaper] Reference
Pamela's jewelry resonates with a kind of shamanic thinking that drives her to spend the majority of her time "uncontrollably" making it. From Wordnik.com. [StyleLikeU: Pamela Love: Skulls, Daggers, And StyleLikeU (PHOTOS, VIDEO)] Reference
Its current owner uses it for her shamanic practice. From Wordnik.com. [Laurel Canyon House Comes With Speakeasy Cave] Reference
The same is true in any number of shamanic traditions. From Wordnik.com. [On Miracles] Reference
And what is the evidence that they are shamanic or sacred?. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Tracking the Shaman Across Ancient Europe] Reference
His shamanic presence inspires love and fear in equal measure. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall online - latest Fall News] Reference
It's all firmly rooted in the frontman's alchemical/shamanic role. From Wordnik.com. [FallNet - was expecting a free tea kettle from Granada TV. It did not materialise.] Reference
Treyill must interpret his shamanic dreams though he fears his power. From Wordnik.com. [_Crossroads_ edited by Mercedes Lackey] Reference
With that in mind, I sign up for a night class on shamanic journeying. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors] Reference
He repeated what Snowstar had told him, without the details about shamanic dowsing. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Gryphon]
A recent definition of prayer from my tai chi teacher who also teaches shamanic practice. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Cunningham: Becoming a Prayer] Reference
This was their first taste of the real thing; a full-scale Storm-calling at shamanic hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Elvenbane]
Eventually, Twister's daddy got wind of his boy's art folly, and he flew into a shamanic tizzy. From Wordnik.com. [Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas]
This is a frantic, unrelenting staccato engineered, she says, to induce the desired shamanic trance. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors] Reference
You must understand that in every culture of the world, flight is one of the greatest of shamanic powers. From Wordnik.com. [The Kaisho]
The future of Yemenite wedding music and shamanic throat tunes lies in the realm of independent releases. From Wordnik.com. [Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Carmen Rizzo Tackles Tuvan Throat Singing] Reference
He's generally regarded as a bad sort, but I wanted to ask him about shamanic flying which he's alleged to do. From Wordnik.com. [Witchdoctors vs DAT machines in Mozambique] Reference
Local superstitious beliefs and shamanic practices had then blended with what was left of Buddhist understanding. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 1 The Spread of Buddhism in Central Asia and Adjacent Regions before the Advent of the Arabs] Reference
Keman's sister was a very demanding child, and what time Alara had to spare was occupied with her shamanic duties. From Wordnik.com. [The Elvenbane]
The born again experiences I had when I was younger were derivatives of the shamanic episodes in my understanding. From Wordnik.com. [Valerie Tarico: Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 4 of 6] Reference
My interest in climate change, sustainability, economic security and human rights is not political, it is shamanic. From Wordnik.com. [Delusional opposition to economic stimulus portends opposition to needed climate change action] Reference
I heartily recommend spending it listening to Terence McKenna explain the shamanic potential of the UFO phenomenon. From Wordnik.com. [Posthuman Blues] Reference
That, of course, was the secret of the shamanic weavings; they held the memory of every shaman who worked upon them. From Wordnik.com. [Winds Of Fate]
One of the presentations was called "Orpheus: shamanic singer", and the speaker read many poems relating to Orpheus. From Wordnik.com. [The WELL: Black Muddy River] Reference
Since half of the shamanic training required memorization of verbal histories, twenty messages would be no great burden. From Wordnik.com. [Widows and Orphans] Reference
From a nomadic, shamanic point of view, the failure of both could only be attributed to their recent persecution of Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 12 The Establishment of Buddhist Kingdoms by the Uighurs] Reference
Stay tuned for Peter's extraordinary report about shamanic rituals involving Soviet military-spec handheld acoustic instruments. From Wordnik.com. [What's up with the] Reference
He explains that the vibrations generated by twanging them take the player to a shamanic state where they enter a different world. From Wordnik.com. [Jew's Harp Day Pt 1: Soviet military-grade psychedelia] Reference
If you look at shamanic cultures throughout the world, many use different substances that don't diminish their experiences at all. From Wordnik.com. [Neurotheology?] Reference
May not be very talked-about in our culture but may be understood in other cultures that have the concept of the shamanic journey. From Wordnik.com. [Random Observations] Reference
A common condition reported in the shamanic trances is the perception of very small hallucinations - "Lilliputian hallucinations.". From Wordnik.com. [Rock Art Convergence] Reference
Occasionally it can be eerily disturbing, like a shamanic take on Santana's version of Black Magic Woman that can raise scalp hair. From Wordnik.com. [Throat Singing And Rock, By Way Of Tuva] Reference
There is a growing movement of people studying shamanic practices in the US and Europe, as well as many other spiritual traditions. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Pinchbeck: Toward 2012] Reference
Uighur Buddhism, like its Old Turk predecessor and the parallel Khitan form, combined Tengrian and shamanic elements into the faith. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 13 The Establishment of New Empires in Central Asia] Reference
They bill themselves as "shamanic rock", which I describe after hearing them as mostly-instrumental jam band-flavored psychedelic rock. From Wordnik.com. [catchup: Thursday-Sat] Reference
Entheogenic substances are psychoactive substances used to enhance spiritual experience in religious, shamanic or other spiritual contexts. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Malerba, D.O. : Medical Marijuana: The Pros and Cons of Legal Cannabis] Reference
He's not a UFO researcher, per se, so it's difficult to tell if he subscribes to a shamanic interpretation or a more corporeal perspective. From Wordnik.com. [Posthuman Blues] Reference
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