60 The Pole Star
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This article is from the Religion-Shamanism FAQ, by Dean Edwards, Stef Jones, Jilara, Jane Beckman, Ann Albers with numerous contributions by others.
60 The Pole Star
In Siberian shamanic tradition, the northern is
sometimes called the peg in the sky or the nail of heaven. It is the
visible point in the sky where the axis mundi connects the Earth with
the heavens. It may also represent the Great or Celestial shaman, just
as it does the Qutb of (the post-shamanic) Sufi traditions of Islam.
According to Siberian traditions this also represents the Great
Celestial Shaman and may even represent a initiatory state in which
the Great Shaman may, on rare occasions, be represented by an
actual physical shaman.
Dean Edwards (deane@netcom.com)
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