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benevolent spirits

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benevolent spirits (b·neˑ·v·lnt spirˑ·its),
n.pl according to the Pima Indian healing system, spirits believed to be responsible for recruiting and training shamans, who diagnose illness and direct the clients to other practitioners for treatment.


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Mr Pierce-Jones said he was sure the place was haunted - but fortunately by benevolent spirits.
Performed on consecrated ground like churchyards and cemeteries, the steps celebrate newly reawakened nature, imitating the planting and growth of trees and crops to court the grace of benevolent spirits.
With a little amateur snooping, and helped by the house's benevolent spirits, Marrow gets to the bottom of what ails the house and has a noisy showdown with the head ghost.
 
 
 
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