Photo: Shaman Priestess at Work

On Okinawa the locals believe that everything has a spirit. We happened to be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to catch this photo.

Not only are shaman priestesses rare to find, they tend to be less than happy about their pictures being taken by strangers. You can imagine our surprise when we asked and they agreed.

This is at the very beginning of a ceremony where this priestess channeled the spirits for a local seeking guidance.

It would appear that this rock formation is believed to hold some mystical power.