Shamanism

Item from The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The magic system — channeling gods from the Pantheon through altered consciousness, where the power is always available, always free, and always costs more than the person using it can afford.

Also known as: Shamanism, Shamanic Power, Channeling

What They Know

• The ability to channel Pantheon gods — entities of elemental or conceptual power from the spirit world
• Requires altered consciousness to access: meditation, opium, extreme emotion, or trauma — each method has different risks and costs
• The power exchange is asymmetric: the god offers unlimited power, but the cost is progressive loss of self — full surrender means divine possession
• The Trifecta sealed the Pantheon centuries ago because uncontrolled shamanism was destroying civilization — shamans now punch controlled holes in the seal
• Different bloodlines have affinity for different gods — the Speerly bloodline connects to the Phoenix, creating an inherited shamanic potential
• Every institution managing shamanism (Sinegard, Chuluu Korikh, Cike) attempts to control the uncontrollable — all fail in different ways

Connections

• practiced_by — rin
• taught_at — sinegard
• controlled_by — chuluu_korikh
• accesses — the_pantheon

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