Shaman Spirit Doll

Shaman Spirit is now in my Etsy shop
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The word shaman originated from ancient Siberia and eventually came to be applied to all medicine men and women of indigenous cultures. Shaman comes from the language of the Tungus of North-Central Asia. It came into use in English via Russian.



Shamans are intermediaries between the human and spirit worlds. According to believers, they can treat illness and are capable of entering supernatural realms to provide answers for human beings. Several common beliefs are shared by all forms of shamanism. Such beliefs are that spirits exist and they play important roles both in individual lives and in human society.



Shamanism is based on the premise that the visible world is pervaded by invisible forces or spirits which affect the lives of the living.



As a healing practice, shamanism has been very powerful for both the people of today and those reaching back into the beginnings of recorded history. The reason that it is so powerful is because each healing is tailored to the needs of the individual being healed.



She comes with a faux suede shaman bag. She wears a sterling silver wire wrapped genuine quartz crystal around her neck. Also included with her is a stamped metal tag, set in clay, with the word "Shaman".



Her traveling spirit bag is already completed making her very ready for a journey to a new guardian.



She comes with her sculpted display stand which includes a baked-in authentic "shaman stone", also called "moqui marble". She will also come with 3 more additional moqui marbles in her spirit bag.



What is a moqui marble?

Little is actually known about the origins of Moqui Marbles. In the United States, most of them come from the Navajo Sandstone Formation in the state of Utah. These mostly smooth, eliptical or round balls of compacted sandstone are encased in a "shell" of hematite (an ore of iron). They are also referred to as "Moqui Balls", "Thunderballs" or "Shaman Stones" and come in a variety of sizes ranging from that of common marbles to that of a baseball.

Shaman Spirit Doll will come with 3 marbles like the ones shown here:



In the US, they are commonly called Moqui Marbles after the Moqui Indians who inhabited the lands where they are found. Found during the excavation of ancient ruins around the world, some archeologists believe they have been used for centuries by Shamans and other mystics. There are various theories about how they were formed. Some geologists believe them to be ironstone concretions formed 130 to 155 million years ago.

In the Hopi language, the word "moqui" means "dearly departed one." Legend says that the departed ancestors of the Hopi Indians of the Southwestern United States played games with these "marbles" in the evening when spirits are allowed to visit the earth. When the sun rises they must return to the heavens so they leave the marbles behind to let relatives know they are happy and well.

These are a few shaman stones I have collected over time. One quite large one which is about 3" in diameter and two shaman stones that are a pair (female and male). These stones generate so much energy. During meditation I hold one in each hand and can feel the vibrations. I love moqui marbles!



Shaman Spirit Doll will be added to my Etsy Shop on June 21st at 3:00pm EST.