Basque country: meeting with Gorka, local shaman

“Benevolence is the most important word”, concludes after an indefinite time – it seems to have stopped – the man with the drum. The instrument accompanies shamans in all latitudes in order to reach the state of trance; this vehicle to access the spirit world. The quest for spirituality guided Gorka Etxarri from an early … Read more

Indonesia. The delicate art of Sumatran tiger shamans

This Sunday afternoon, Sarwani Sabi and his team have just set up a vegetable trap for tigers in the village of Simpang, in the district of Eastern Bakongan, in the south of Aceh. For the past week, an adult tiger has been constantly entering the plantations of the inhabitants. Sarwani came to catch the beast … Read more

The shaman and the doctor: an unlikely alliance to relieve the sick

The shaman and the doctor an unlikely alliance to relieve

Should conventional medicine and alternative medicine oppose each other? the documentary “The shaman and the doctor” shows the collaboration between an anesthesiologist and a Nepalese shaman to relieve patients. The documentary “The shaman and the doctor”, broadcast on Monday October 18, 2021 on France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, addresses questions that concern or will concern each of … Read more

Five victims of the White Wolf shaman accuse him of rape and sexual assault

Five victims of the White Wolf shaman accuse him of

He calls himself the “White Wolf”, shaman of a community he founded near Montauban in the Tarn-et-Garonne but also in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Cyrille Adams is imprisoned in Nîmes. 5 people filed a complaint against him for rape and sexual assault. At the end of January, a call for witnesses was launched by the national police … Read more

Sectarian excesses: “White wolf”, a rapist disguised as a shaman?

the essential In December 2021, Cyrille Adam, better known by his followers as the “White Wolf”, was arrested and indicted. A self-proclaimed shaman within the community he created, he allegedly raped and sexually abused several of his disciples. Five women and one man filed a complaint. Others may follow. He denies everything. The Château de … Read more

La Relax-danSe®, to enter the shamanic dimension of dance

The room is plunged into silence. Participants lie on the ground, lulled by soft music and the voice of the guide. Little by little, the rhythm changes, the bodies find themselves in a standing position, explore the space, meet, create their spontaneous dance individually, then together. This is the visible dimension of Relax-danSeⓡ. But beyond … Read more

Psychology and shamanism in the former Dinéault campsite

Trained by renowned practitioners, Myriam Beaugendre worked in Paris for fifteen years as a psychologist and psychotherapist, in hospitals and in private practice. It was in Paris that she met her husband of Dutch origin, Sebastiaan Metselaar, a former aerospace engineer. Tired of defending big contracts, he dropped everything because he could not give meaning … Read more

Neo-shamanism, “Indigo Child”, “channeling”… The health crisis confirms the great return of New Age excesses

In fact, MIVILUDES points out that “The health crisis had an immediate impact, observable through referrals, more than a hundred of which relate to situations related to the subject. » Coaches, “traditional doctors”, and other gurus of all kinds have proved to be particularly skilled in exploiting the vulnerability of part of the population, adjusting … Read more