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The White Horse of Uffington (Google Earth)<\/p><\/div>\n

Making large ceremonial marks on the land is an ancient practice. Here are examples from Peru, Chile, England, Brazil, Russia, the Arabian peninsula, and the United States<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Making large ceremonial marks on the land is an ancient practice. 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According to Siberian Times (July 1), shamans invoked the ancestors to aid Russia's team in their World Cup match against Spain. As a result (?), Russia won 4\u20133. But then they lost to Croatia a few days later and are now out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"occultism\"","block_context":{"text":"occultism","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?tag=occultism"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Tuvan-shaman-ST.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12347,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=12347","url_meta":{"origin":6955,"position":3},"title":"Interview with Kaarina Aitamurto on Russian Paganism","author":"Chas S. Clifton","date":"August 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Prof. Kaarina Aitamurto, University of Helsinki, is interviewed here for the World Religions and Spirituality Project about her research on Paganisms in Russia. 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