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it is used as a matrix of meanings interpreted by 'day-keepers' to discuss social and psychological issues, plan events, name children.
Fascinating stuff. Did/do day-keepers have other rôles outside that of meaning interpretion/divination? Perhaps healing or shamanistic responsibilities - so often there is overlap between people who are healers and capable of intermediation/interpretation.
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yes, the day-keepers are shaman (men as well as women) and head up the ceremonies. they are usually chosen and trained while still young.
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Are you familiar with the work of Stanley Krippner? His work on shamans is amazing - he highlights how the young people trained to be shamans/healers/mystics are often the sort of people who end up severely mentally ill in western culture. I was often v. ill until I learnt to sit
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It sounds like a v.practical, holistic system. Indicative of the sort of communities these things often develop in. Thank you for your very interesting response
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