Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

Experience the new world and meet new dilemmas, magic, wisdom, truth. All these elements are the background of the Malidona Patrice Some book "Water and Spirit". Here, magic and everyday life reach affinity, necessary tools to survive respect and ceremonies. Writers paint Dagara culture in a very concrete way. This culture can not distinguish between nature and "ordinary". The ancestors make the core of the community and the individual more complicated.

Ceremony is a collective effort to connect shaman, client, and spiritual world. Each shaman usually moves in his or her space, where the statue of God is adorned. It seems to be a doctor's clinic. People frequently visit in a short period of time and use Sherman as a consulting company sometimes telling lucky. She only starts a longer and more complicated ceremony only when Sherman diagnosed a more serious problem. A complete ceremony is the last resort to solving any problem. All the team helped Sherman to do her ritual. They play instruments to help Sherman touch the supernatural world - the most important are drums and cymbals of hourglass, cymbals, rattles and flutes. Through a ceremony with various voices of Sherman: At the most dramatic moment, a loud, cheerful and attractive rhythm can last for several minutes

Sherman is an intermediary between the world and the spiritual world. They represent the ceremonial community, heal people, and help guide the people of Sherman to others. Sherman's life belongs to the village, they are responsible for creating families, communities, and all happiness. World famous shaman and therapist Brant Sekunda established the Deer Dance Foundation in 1979. The goal is to help the Ficolls maintain their tradition of shamanism, maintain their cultural and economic survival, and bring this ancient power and joy to modern wisdom.