Columbian police arrest fake shaman accused of extortion

Columbian police have arrested a man accused of using the cover of shamanism to extort large amounts of money from people. Operating from the city of Florencia, Caqueta, the man is suspected of having duped up to ten people. One woman who came forward to police said the man had taken $30,000 to prevent a ‘bad spell’.

Shamanism on the rise

It’s interesting to see the growth of spiritual beliefs and practises when a country or region emerges from under the yoke of oppression. Shamanism is one such spiritual belief. In the west, the dominance of the Catholic Church led to a severe decline in adherents of pagan religions. Folk practices, medicine men, druids and witches were at the very least […]