"Medicine man" is an English term used to describe Native American religious figures; such individuals are analogous to shamans. The term "medicine man" has been criticized by Native Americans, and various scholars. The primary function of these "medicine men" (who are not always male) is to secure the help of the spirit world, including the Great Spirit (Wakan Tanka in the language of t ...

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Geronimo, Geronimo - Biography, Geronimo - Geronimo as Medicine Man, Geronimo - Geronimo in popular culture, Geronimo - Bibliography

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Medicine Man Medicine Woman:

A witchdoctor or shaman.

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Black Elk (Hehaka Sapa) (c. December 1863 – August 17 or August 19, 1950 (sources differ)) was a famous Wichasha Wakan (Medicine Man or Holy Man) of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux). He participated at about the age of twelve in the Battle of Little Big Horn of 1876, and was wounded in the massacre that occurred at Wounded Knee in 1890. Black Elk married his first wife Katie War Bonnett in 1892. She became a Catholic, and all three of their children were baptized as Catholic. After her death in 1903 he too became baptized, ta ...

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The Ghost Dance — also known as the Ghost Dance of 1890 — as noted in historical accounts, is a millennialist spiritual movement among Native Americans in the United States that began toward the end of 1888 and reached its peak just before the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. Although the religion is still practiced, it enjoyed only a short period of popularity. Ghost Dance - History. The movement began with the sounds of a baby crying late at night and its mother dancing around to quiet the child ...

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The origins of the association of Vulcan to alchemy is from Egyptian and Greek mythology. In modern times the Renaissance physician/alchemist Paracelsus re-introduced the mythological figure of Vulcan as the patron deity of alchemy and as symbolic of the hermetic art. To Paracelsus Vulcan was synonymous with both the alchemist/physician’s manipulation of fire, heating and distilling of nature’s properties for medicine, and the transforming power and creative potential locked within Man, the greater invisible Man or a ...

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Hakim, or Al-hakim with the article, is: (al-)hakim is a title in Arabic and some other oriental Muslim languages, but note that there are actually two separate Arabic words which can be transcribed into English as "Hakim" — حكيم ħakīm means wise man or physician, while حاكم ħākim means a ruler, governor, or judge. "Hakim" (حكيم), also written as Hakeem and is a title given to a Herbal Medicine practitioner. The practice of Herbal Medicine is referred to as Hikmat. al-Hakim is also one of ...

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A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures. In traditional Lakota culture the Hanblecheyapi (vision quest, literally "crying for a vision") is one of seven main rites. Vision quest preparations involve a time of fasting, the guidance of a tribal Medicine Man and sometimes ingestion of natural entheogens; this quest is undertaken for the first time in the early teenage years. The quest itself is usually a journey alone into the wilderness seeking personal growth ...

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See: Aspiration (phonetics) Aspiration (medicine) Naturally-aspirated engine Aspiration (long-term hope) - see for example, Robert Goddard's response to the ridicule by the New York Times, 1920: "Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes commonplace." Other related archivesAspiration (long-term hope), Aspiration (medicine), Aspiration (phonetics), Naturally-aspirated engine, New York Times, Robert Goddard

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Cheng Man-ch'ing (WG) or Zhèng Mànqīng (py), 鄭曼青 (1901 - March 26, 1975) was trained in Chinese medicine, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, calligraphy, painting and poetry. He developed lung disease (believed to be tuberculosis) in his twenties and, in an attempt to rid himself of the disease, studied Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan with the famous Yang Ch'eng-fu from 1928 - 1935. He also was ...

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MB may mean: Bachelor of Medicine, an academic degree (Latin Medicinae Baccleureus) Honda MB, a Honda 50 cc motorcycle from the early 1980s Manitoba, Canada: postal code Manned Base, in military parlance Marching Band, a group of people that play instruments while marching in unison to form some kind of picture or shape Martinique: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code Maybe, in Internet Instant Messaging shorthand Medal of Bravery (Canadian decoration post-nomi ...

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Agnodice in Greek legend was a virgin of Athens who disguised herself as a man in order to learn medicine from Hieropilus. She learned to be a midwife from Hierophilus and began to practice as such. She always revealed her femininity to her patients, but never otherwise, and as a consequence she became immensely popular. She was so popular that male physicians put out of work by her practice accused her of corruption to the Areopagus. In court, she revealed her sex, and a law was made to allow all free-born women to learn midwifery. This entry is adapted from the pu ...

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Chito-ryu (千唐流 - "One thousand year-old style originating in the Chinese 'To' era") is a style of Karate founded by Dr. Chitose Tsuyoshi. As a young man born and raised in Okinawa, Dr. Chitose grew up studying the pre-karate art of Tode (or "tote") from many of the top masters of the period. He later moved to main-land Japan to practice medicine, where Chito-ryu evolved as he utilized his modern medical knowledge of anatomy and physiology to modify traditional techniques to make them both more effective against opponents as well as less detrimental to t ...

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• Chito-ryu - Chito-ryu Around the World
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• Chito-ryu - Links
• Chito-ryu - Chito-ryu Organizations
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• Chito-ryu - Bibliography

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Geronimo is a popular figure in cinema and television. Characters based on Geronimo have appeared in many films, including: Geronimo's Last Raid (1912) Hawk of the Wilderness (1938) Geronimo (1939) Valley of the Sun (1942) Broken Arrow (1950) I Killed Geronimo (1950) Outpost (1951) Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952) The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) Indian Uprising (1952) ...

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The movement began with the sounds of a baby crying late at night and its mother dancing around to quiet the child down back in 1852. The child, Wovoka, claimed that in his dream, he was taken into the spirit world and saw all Native Americans being taken up into the sky and the Earth opening up to swallow all Whites and to revert back to its natural state. The Native Americans, along with their ancestors, were put back upon the earth to live in peace. He also claimed that he was shown that by dancing the round-dance continuously, the dream would become a reality and the ...

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Ghost Dance, Ghost Dance - History, Ghost Dance - Cultural references, Ghost Dance - Paiute foundational traditions, Ghost Dance - Practices and principles, Ghost Dance - Samples, Ghost Dance - Movements with similarities

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In the novel Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, The Ghost Shirt Society is a rebellion against the machine society of a near-future dystopia. The Patti Smith record Easter contains the song 'Ghost Dance'. The 1985 Red Hot Chili Peppers album Freaky Styley contains the song 'American Ghost Dance'. ...

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The Paiute tradition that lead to the Natdia (Ghost Dance) began in the 1870 in the Western Great Basin from the visions of Wodziwob (Gray Hair) concerning earth renewal and the reintroduction of the spirits of ancient Numu (Northern Paiute) ancestors into the contemporary day to help the Numu. This movement continued with additional revelation to a Paiute known as Wovoka (Woodcutter) during a solar eclipse. Central to the Natdia religion was the dance itself — dancing in a circular patter ...

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The dance as envisioned by Wovoka: "When you get home you must begin a dance and continue for five days. Dance for four successive nights, and on the last night continue dancing until the morning of the fifth day, when all must bathe in the river and then return to their homes. You must all do this in the same way. ...I want you to dance every six weeks. Make a feast at the dance and have food that everybody may eat." He also told the dancers to remain peaceful, work fo ...

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Ghost Dance, Ghost Dance - History, Ghost Dance - Cultural references, Ghost Dance - Paiute foundational traditions, Ghost Dance - Practices and principles, Ghost Dance - Samples, Ghost Dance - Movements with similarities

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Despite its bad reputation described above, Cyperus rotundus has several beneficial uses to man, as described below. Cyperus rotundus - Folk Medicine. The plant is used in popular medicine: In the Traditional Chinese medicine it is considered the primary qi regulating herb. The plant is mentioned in the ancient Indian ayurvedic medicine Caraka Samhita (ca. 100 A.D.). Modern ayurvedic medicine uses the plant for treating fevers, digestive system disorders, dysmenorrhea and other maladi ...

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Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus rotundus - General Description, Cyperus rotundus - A Pest in Agriculture and Gardening, Cyperus rotundus - Positive Aspects of Cyperus rotundus, Cyperus rotundus - Folk Medicine, Cyperus rotundus - Modern Uses and Studies, Cyperus rotundus - Food

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Erecting massive stone structures is a well-documented activity of ancient man, from the Egyptian pyramids to Stonehenge, and the natives of Northern America are no different in this regard. What does separate them from the rest is how non-intrusive their structures were. Unlike the usual towering stone monoliths, the natives simply laid down lots of stones on the earth in certain arrangements. One of the more ...

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Medicine wheel, Medicine wheel - History, Medicine wheel - How are they made?, Medicine wheel - What do they mean?

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