April 17

" Water is considered to be a special element for other reasons as well. The lus, the nature spirits of the waters, are very powerful and are invoked in shamanic rituals on certain days of the year. They are believed to be able to remove dangers and bad fortune. During rituals for the lus spirits, water is mixed with milk, tea, and liquor and the lus will dissolve into the water the evil things in the life of the person being treated. The water is then thrown outside in a direction told to the shaman by the lus spirits. Water may also be imbued with spiritual power,and this empowered water is called arshaan. In Mongolia and Siberia some springs naturally produce arshaan, and it is used for many different ailments...Water is traditionally considered to be feminine in essence and is associated with the moon and the trait of bilig, wisdom." I promise to add more tomorrow...


	Through My Eyes Thursday April 17 (I thought we could read for a short while tonight from Sarangerel's book.) " Water is considered to be a special element for other reasons as well. The lus, the nature spirits of the waters, are very powerful and are invoked in shamanic rituals on certain days of the year. They are believed to be able to remove dangers and bad fortune. During rituals for the lus spirits, water is mixed with milk, tea, and liquor and the lus will dissolve into the water the evil things in the life of the person being treated. The water is then thrown outside in a direction told to the shaman by the lus spirits. Water may also be imbued with spiritual power,and this empowered water is called arshaan. In Mongolia and Siberia some springs naturally produce arshaan, and it is used for many different ailments...Water is traditionally considered to be feminine in essence and is associated with the moon and the trait of bilig, wisdom." I promise to add more tomorrow... * courtesy of Sarangerel in her book Riding Windhorses