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The Devil´s Plowfield
Feb 18, 2006

While coming to deeply consider the nature and practices of Finnic shamanism, it is important to recognise the vital role that shamanic godheads, such as Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen, Lemminkäinen and Joukahainen have played in the Finno-Baltic pagan tradition as well as in the development of deep cosmological understanding and unity within a specific mortal shaman. By this, it is suggested that such divine figures have not only influenced the conception of the shaman's role in the minds of those aspiring to such an occupational position, but that they also influenced the young shaman's personal Weltanschauung.

Additionally, such mortal religious leaders may have influenced popular conceptions of Finno-Baltic pagan cosmology - through their powerful and influential role within pre-Christian communities. Therefore, deep analysis of the cosmology and shamanic practices of pre-Christian Finnish society largely depends upon the accurate mapping of the aforementioned deities, and the recognition of any elements that may have been transferred upon their godheads at a later time due to the contact with other cultures.

Recent archeological research findings prove that there has been continuous settlement in Finland since the mesolithic Suomusjärvi culture, i.e. for about 9,000 years.

I believe the name Finn actually means "Shaman".
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Mia L. (26) 		Saturday February 18, 2006, 3:46 pm
Vaka vanha väinämöinen kauan soitti kanteletta
sekä soitti jotta lauloi
jotta ilmankin iloitsi!!!

the most powerfull singer is the most powerfull Shaman in Finland..

Mia L. (26) 		Sunday February 19, 2006, 9:16 am
..he searches to find the deep births of things, syntyjä syviä, from the undeworld, alinen, and the above world ,ylinen, and when he has them, naming them in his song he shapes and shifts, makes change,magic..thankyou for your songs my friend.

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