World Tree
We just remember that the drum represents a microcosm, with its three realms – sky, Earth and the Underworld – and simultaneously shows the means by which the shaman breaks through the levels and establishes a link with upper and lower worlds. Indeed, as we have seen, the sacrificial image of birch (= the World Tree) do not is the only one, and we also met the Rainbow: the shaman ascends into the higher spheres, climbing over the rainbow. Extended to image the bridge over which the shaman moves from one space to another country. In the iconography of the drums dominated by the symbolism of ecstatic journey, that is, travel, implying a breakthrough levels, and therefore a breakthrough to 'Center of the World'. Beats a tambourine at the beginning of the session, pursuing the goal of convening the spirits and 'imprisoned' in their tambourine, represent an overture to the ecstatic journey. That's why diamonds are called 'shaman horse' (Yakut, Buryat). The horse is depicted in the Altai tambourine, it is believed that the shaman strikes the drum, he goes to heaven on his horse. Such a phenomenon we encounter and Buryatia: drum made from a horse's skin and is an animal. According Monch-Helfenu, tambourine Soyot shaman is considered a horse and called hamyn am, literally 'horse shamana'122, and if skin peeled off with a goat – 'goat shaman' (Karagas, Soyots). Yakut legends told in detail about how the shaman with his drum flies through the seven heavens. 'I travel on a wild goat! " – Singing shamans Karagas (Tofalars) and Soyots.
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