Pachyu
One of the Shamans is the Pachyu.
The word comes from Pa= able to get inside and chyu= capture witches/spirits.
The word comes from Pa= able to get inside and chyu= capture witches/spirits.
- Reciting a ngo (prayer or spell) for someone with a headache.
- Performing an all-day or all-night ritual for a chronically ill person.
- Performing a ritual to protect a family from a potential misfortune of a bad astrological position.
- Making a divination for a client who believes she has been bewitched.
- Performing the three day after-death ritual , the pye.
One of essential instruments of the pachyu is his drum, ngha.
This is often given to him by his pachyu Chiba or teacher so that the new shaman will also be able to make the gods and the spirits hear.
