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"Circumstantial and oral testimony suggest that the would-be karadji, underwent a complex form of initiation that involved both ritual “death” at the hands of karadji or Oruncha (Spirits), accompanied by prolonged bouts of meditation in the wilderness."<ref>Cowan, James. “Wild Stones: Spiritual Discipline and Psychic Power Among Aboriginal Clever Men” 17, no. 1 & 2 (1985).</ref> | "Circumstantial and oral testimony suggest that the would-be karadji, underwent a complex form of initiation that involved both ritual “death” at the hands of karadji or Oruncha (Spirits), accompanied by prolonged bouts of meditation in the wilderness."<ref>Cowan, James. “Wild Stones: Spiritual Discipline and Psychic Power Among Aboriginal Clever Men” 17, no. 1 & 2 (1985).</ref> | ||
"...emphasis should be placed on the fact that a medicine man's life is one of self-discipline, preceded by training, of social responsibility, and of contact with powerful forces or spiritual beings....His is a profession for which he has been duly prepared and trained."<ref>Elkin, A.P. Aboriginal Men of High Degree. Vermont: Inner Traditions, 1994. p. 15</ref> | |||
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Karadji
Karadji is a term used by Australian Aborigines to refer to their Shaman practitoners.[1]
Syncretic Terms
Notes
Karadji, a.k.a. clever men, a.k.a. "Man of High Degree."
Cowan notes similarities between the Karadji and the culture that surrounds them and teh Taois hsien.
James Cowan recounts how the "Church missionary system and the corrupting influence of his own society" undermined respect and eroded the position in the eyes of the Aborigines themselves, to thepoint that they were seen as nothing more than swindlers and charlatans. [2] As the author points out, this was part of a policy of "cultural genocide that has in consequence al but wiped out traditional Aboriginal life in Australia." (p.2)
"Circumstantial and oral testimony suggest that the would-be karadji, underwent a complex form of initiation that involved both ritual “death” at the hands of karadji or Oruncha (Spirits), accompanied by prolonged bouts of meditation in the wilderness."[3]
"...emphasis should be placed on the fact that a medicine man's life is one of self-discipline, preceded by training, of social responsibility, and of contact with powerful forces or spiritual beings....His is a profession for which he has been duly prepared and trained."[4]
Citation and Legal
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Footnotes
- ↑ Cowan, James. “Wild Stones: Spiritual Discipline and Psychic Power Among Aboriginal Clever Men” 17, no. 1 & 2 (1985).
- ↑ Cowan, James. “Wild Stones: Spiritual Discipline and Psychic Power Among Aboriginal Clever Men” 17, no. 1 & 2 (1985).
- ↑ Cowan, James. “Wild Stones: Spiritual Discipline and Psychic Power Among Aboriginal Clever Men” 17, no. 1 & 2 (1985).
- ↑ Elkin, A.P. Aboriginal Men of High Degree. Vermont: Inner Traditions, 1994. p. 15