Dear Zaarin Shaman Byambadorj Dondog,
Thank you so much for responding on my invitation and joining us here. I am humbled....
For the record....
Zaarin Shaman Dondogiin Byambadorj was born in 1947 in Darvi sum of Hovd aimag in western Mongolia. He is descended from the ancient noble Olkhon clan, to which Hoelun, mother of Chinggis Khan belonged. He learned shamanism from his maternal uncle Vanchindorj.
The spirits of his shamanic lineage started calling him in 1967, and suffered much illness until his shaman uncle empowered a jews harp and gave it to him to use for shamanizing. As he received his training from his uncle near his home, as soon as he started his studies he was able to do work to heal disease and spiritual ailments.
When he was presented as a shaman to his own clan, the chief of the water spirits appeared in the form of a yellow snake, an omen that he was to become a great shaman (zaarin).
Byambadorj zaarin works with 7 shamanic spirits passed down from his ancestors, and does shamanic work at the sacred sites "Avgai Mod" in Selenge aimag and "Eej Khad" in Tuv aimag, which are places for shamanizing in honor of the water spirits (lus). He is a very famous and honored shaman among the Mongolian people.
He also has in common with Truedog and myself, that we knew Sarangerel a celebrated Siberian Shamaness (who sadly passed away last year) very well...but I must confess they knew her better than what I did, and that was my loss....
We welcome you!
love and rainbows
Raka