From aliens to jurualogy: reflections of a potential Guarani-Mbya shaman

Abstract Considering the reflections of a young Guarani who has, as probable destiny, to become a shaman (karai), the bet of this text is ethnographic. Driven from him, a friend that I have been able to follow for about nine years, we are led to diverse speculations about the universe and its inhabitants. Combining a mythopoiesis disposition through philosophical exegeses, and willing to bodily understand whites with his jurualogy, Vera’i has increasingly revealed his propensity for Mbya shamanism, mainly motivated by his family members since his childhood, but corroborated when some came to seek him for healing and treatment for their illnesses.摘要 本文以一位大概率将成为萨满（karai）的年轻瓜拉尼人（Guarani）的思考为核心，采用民族志研究路径展开论述。作为我追随近九年的友人，维拉伊（Vera’i）的思考指引我们围绕宇宙及其世间生灵展开多元思辨。本文结合哲学释经视角下的神话建构（mythopoiesis）思路，并依托其jurualogy实现对白人社群的具身化理解。维拉伊自幼便受家族影响，逐渐展现出投身姆比亚萨满传统（Mbya shamanism）的倾向；后续陆续有民众前来求助他诊疗疾病，这一经历也进一步印证了他的这一倾向。