The Greatest Shaman
Shamanism was a primitive religion that had developed from prehistoric worship. At the height of its influence, it had spread across much of the world. The peoples of eastern and western Siberia, Mongolia, and even the Jurchens, ancestors of the Manchus, had once believed in Shamanism. For a long time, Greenland's indigenous inhabitants had also worshipped only Shamanism.
However, with the arrival of foreign settlers and religions, most people in Greenland had now converted to Christianity. Only some Inuit tribes in more remote regions still maintained their old beliefs.
Unlike the major religions popular today, Shamanism had no supreme being like God or Allah. Its theoretical foundation was that all things possessed spirits. The shamans of a tribe could use a series of ancient Divine Descent rituals to communicate with the spirits dwelling in nature, thereby gaining supernatural powers such as prophecy, dream interpretation, and weather control.
In fact, shaman in the Tungusic languages meant "one who dances wildly in excitement," and the word itself described the method shamans used most often for Divine Descent.
After learning the origins of the two, Zhang Heng found it easy to understand why that eagle had suddenly flown in through the window and attacked him. But according to Ollie, even among shamans, very few could communicate with nearby animals anytime and anywhere, much less summon their aid in a crisis.
Especially in recent years, as more and more people converted to other religions, the shamans could all feel their powers constantly weakening. Many dream interpretations and astrological readings they had once been able to perform were becoming increasingly difficult, let alone controlling the weather or communicating with animals and plants. Many shamans had not even been able to deliver a complete prophecy in decades, creating a vicious cycle.
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