The San healing trance dance remains widely practiced: women clap and sing around a fire while men dance for hours. Healers describe !n/om “boiling” in the stomach and rising up the spine; in trance, the healer’s spirit is said to leave the body on a journey to fight illness-causing spirits. Rock paintings interpreted as depicting trance dancers are thought to be around 10,000 years old. The video argues that these accounts parallel Hindu kundalini, Chinese neidan, and Siberian and Native American shamanic traditions. 🕺🔥
Video argues San trance dance parallels global spiritual practices
Key facts
- The San healing or trance dance remains a widely practiced ritual in southern Africa.
- Accounts describe women sitting around a fire, clapping and singing, while men dance in a circle for hours.
- Healers describe !n/om as “boiling” in the stomach and rising up the spine to the head.
- During the trance, the healer’s soul or spirit is said to leave the body on a journey to fight malevolent spirits causing illness.
- Rock paintings interpreted as depicting trance dancers are thought to date to around 10,000 years ago.
- The video argues that the San practice parallels Hindu kundalini and Chinese neidan.
- It also compares the San accounts with Siberian and Native American shamanic traditions describing heat or energy rising during trance.
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San Healing Dancecultureunplugged.com
The traditional healer dances for hours, gets into a trance, leaves his body to connect with the ancestors and his 'power animal' and returns to the dance
The Trance Healing Dance of the San Peopletrailblazertravelz.com
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Trance Dance of the Santhoughtco.com
The trance dance is a healing ritual that helps cure sickness in people and communities. San shamans feel healing energy during the dance ...
How we heal: The trance dance of Sanartsandculture.google.com
The healers perform the trance dance to cleanse the community of “star illness,” a force that disrupts unity, as well as to treat physical ailments.
The Ju/'hoan trance dancejourneysbydesign.com
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