Rain shamans traveled to Petroglyph Canyon in Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada, believed home of a creator god, where over 300 rock art panels with 1,700 design elements record shamanic visions. In Canada, Petroglyph rock was chosen because groundwater through a 15-foot crack produced whispering sounds. Southern African traditions held that echoing rocks formed a veil to the spirit realm.
Shamanic altered states linked to rock art at Great Basin Canyon
Key facts
- Rain shamans traveled over 400 miles to Great Basin Canyon in southernmost Nevada, believed to be the home of a creator god
- The canyon contains over 40,000 panels of rock art recording shamanic visions
- Petroglyph rock in Canada contains about 900 rock carvings selected because groundwater running through a 15-foot crack produced whispering voice-like sounds
- In southern Africa, rocks were believed to be a veil between our world and the spirit world, with echoes representing the spirit realm
- Preseli in Wales is a noted area for liberty cap magic mushrooms, potentially enhancing the perceived significance of ringing rocks
- Bodmin Moor shows Mesolithic shaping of natural sites as sacred places, with boundaries and later rock art and low walls added
Sources
Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area - Cliotheclio.com
There are 318 petroglyph, or rock art panels and 1,700 individual design elements documented in Sloan Canyon, created by the first Nevadans thousands of years ...
Sloan Canyonnvrockart.art
HRC identified some 318 rock art panels at the site, distributed over approximately a mile. HRC divided the site into four sections (Lower Canyon, Middle Canyon ...
Petroglyph Canyon Nevada in Sloan Canyon NCAlasvegasareatrails.com
With over 300 rock art panels containing 1,700 design elements, Petroglyph Canyon is the showcase of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
Petroglyphs in Sloan Canyon, Nevada | Stock Imagesciencesource.com
This area contains one of the greatest concentrations of Native American rock art in the United States, with more than 1,700 petroglyphs made over a period of ...
Sloan Canyon Petroglyphsblm.gov
Archeologists believe the more than 300 rock art panels with 1,700 individual design elements were created by native cultures from the Archaic to historic era.
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