- Title: Peru shamans see a turbulent 2017
- Date: 30th December 2016
- Summary: LIMA, PERU (DECEMBER 29, 2016) (REUTERS) PERUVIAN SHAMANS HOLDING END OF YEAR RITUAL AT AGUA DULCE BEACH IN CHORRILLOS DISTRICT SPIRITUAL HEALERS PLAYING PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AND SPITTING ON A PHOTOGRAPH OF U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP LUIS ROLDAN, ANDEAN SHAMAN, IN TRANCE AS THEY MEDITATE ON PREDICTION OF TRUMPS' PRESIDENCY VARIOUS OF SHAMANS HOLDING RITUAL WITH SWORDS, FLOWER PETALS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OVER PICTURE OF TRUMP SHAMANS SPITTING ON IMAGE OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND THEN THROWING FLOWER PETALS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JUAN OSCO, PERUVIAN SHAMAN, SAYING "We have seen that the entire world will not be content, will not be in peace, because there will be problems, especially in Donald Trump's administration. He has said he would get rid of the immigrants, the illegal ones, but I see him leaning more toward supporting Israel who he will favour. He will support other countries regarding conflicts. We do not want that. We want there to be peace." VARIOUS OF SHAMANS HOLDING BLOSSOMING RITUAL OVER IMAGES OF DIFFERENT LATIN AMERICAN AND WORLD LEADERS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JUAN OSCO, PERUVIAN SHAMAN, SAYING "I see that (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro will not have a good year. He is not favoured because he completely refuses to call for good elections or put his country in order. Famine will continue. Chaos will continue. (Bolivian President) Evo Morales' government will have favour (in 2017). He will once again try for another re-election and it will go in his favour. Authorities will give him access to the sea. And we also see, aside from Nicolas (Maduro), the year will be favourable for (Ecuador President Rafael) Correa. What does look a bit gloomy to us is Chile. It will not be favourable for it. There will be earthquakes. There will be attacks. Something like that that will affect the country." VARIOUS OF SHAMANS HOLDING CLEANSING RITUAL OVER IMAGES OF TRUMP AND PUTIN VARIOUS OF BELIEVERS HOLDING RITUALS WITH SWORDS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS SHAMANS HOLDING POSTER AND YELLING 'WELCOME 2017'
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- Keywords: shamans predictions 2017 new year Juan Osco
- Location: LIMA, PERU
- City: LIMA, PERU
- Country: Peru
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0015F2SITF
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- Story Text: Peruvian shamans gathered in Lima on Thursday (December 29) to perform an end of the year ritual and tell the world what lies in store for them in 2017.
Beating percussion instruments and chanting over pictures, the medicine men sang and danced on a sandy Lima beach.
The rituals are an end of the year tradition and the shamans used the chance to look into the future, predicting that 2017 would be a turbulent year.
One of the shamans, Juan Osco, said the administration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump would fuel continued war in the world and an alliance between Washington and Israel.
"We have seen that the entire world will not be content, will not be in peace, because there will be problems, especially in Donald Trump's administration. He has said he would get rid of the immigrants, the illegal ones, but I see him leaning more toward supporting Israel who he will favour. He will support other countries regarding conflicts. We do not want that. We want there to be peace," he said.
In Latin America, Osco predicted a difficult year for Venezuela, that has been embroiled in a political and economic crisis, and for Chile.
"I see that (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro will not have a good year. He is not favoured because he completely refuses to call for good elections or put his country in order. Famine will continue. Chaos will continue.
(Bolivian President) Evo Morales' government will have favour (in 2017). He will once again try for another re-election and it will go in his favour. Authorities will give him access to the sea. And we also see, aside from Nicolas (Maduro), the year will be favourable for (Ecuador President Rafael) Correa. What does look a bit gloomy to us is Chile. It will not be favourable for it. There will be earthquakes. There will be attacks. Something like that that will affect the country," he said.
Chile lies on a convergent plate boundary that causes regular earthquakes. On the Pacific "Rim of Fire," it also has the second largest chain of volcanoes in the world after Indonesia, including around 500 that are potentially active.
Last year, the shamans predicted unnecessary attacks in France and throughout Europe, a year of struggle for Venezuelans under President Nicolas Maduro and economic growth for Argentina under Mauricio Macri.
However, they also predicted the U.S. would lift its embargo on Cuba and that Trump would lose the election. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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