INWARD JOY (Eskimo, Siberia)

When one night an unbeckoned, sky-borne fireball descended into her body, triggering a profound shamanic "lightning," the following song spontaneously erupted from Uvavnuk's lips. Thereafter, singing it acted as a great healing force.

The great sea has set me in motion
set me adrift,
moving me like a weed in a river.

The sky and strong wind
Have moved the spirit inside me

till I am carried away
trembling with joy.

from Philip Novak's The World Wisdom.