shamanic
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Her signature massage that incorporates her shamanic rituals costs $750.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Zadie Xa comes from Vancouver, Canada, and her work is inspired by her Korean heritage and the importance of shamanic beliefs.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
For both Christians and the newly converted Turkish Muslims in the period, there was an almost shamanic, magical property to the holy dead that went far beyond doctrine.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
His music ignored genre boundaries, and his singing often sounded like shamanic incantations in an invented language.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024
He was a shamanic outsider who was born to a virgin girl in a village far to the north.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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