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I have been interested in the research of Siberian cultures for about twenty years. My main topic is a spiritual culture of nomads who live in taiga, tundra and steppe.I am fascinated by their different ways of thinking and seeing the world and their experience gives me an important inspiration for my life.

There are four main themes of my interest: I talk about these themes during my lectures, workshops and meetings on the occasion of traditional feasts.   
                                                                                                     P. B.

 
PURIFICATION RITUALS
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PURIFICATION RITUALS – way to the universal experience of being human and finding the spiritual essence inside of us

Purification rituals have a tradition in all cultures. They play an essential role in a healing process when it is necessary to clear a patient from the stress of trauma from our past, from the fear of future,  from various negative energies and  - what is most important – open our minds and hearts. 

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Natural Rituals
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NATURAL RITUALS
My interest in the ethnography of Central and South Siberia led me in the past years to the observation of traditional local ritual which is shamanism. The deep internal experience which I gained directed me to the desire to try to introduce something similar to the Czech land.

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THE SOUL – We are hidden inside of things which we create
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THE SOUL – We are hidden inside of things which we create
Nobody of our civilization is doubtful about the fact that everybody has intimate zone that should be closed for other people. But I know cases when people laugh at somebody who is too attached to his cup, his pen or his favourite toy. However native people and their shamans say that a protection of personal things has a deep sense: our soul remains on the things, which we touch and use…

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FIVE ELEMENTS
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FIVE ELEMENTS
The traditional Chinese medicine and the Chinese astrology says that the world is created by five elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood), which are in mutual relationships and bonds. This conception is known by people who contacted the traditional Chinese medicine at least a bit. But the attitude of Tuvinian shamans to five elements is rather interesting. They use knowledge of relationships among them as one of their healing methods.

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TREE SANCTIFICATION RITUAL
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TREE SANCTIFICATION RITUAL 

Those who betray trees die. This is a very specific message which we can understand when we tune ourselves to the world of Nature around us. Trees are important indicators of health condition of enviroment in which we live. People in countries with traditional culture worship trees because trees remind them of their connection with their ground which nourishes their bodies, and with sky where their souls go to.

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